Enlarge ImageThe Nexus 6P is one of two new Nexus phones unveiled by Google. James Martin/CNET What’s better than one new Nexus smartphone? Two, if you’re Google. The Mountain View, California-based tech giant on Tuesday unveiled a pair of phones: the Nexus 5X from LG and the Nexus 6P from Huawei. The devices were shown …
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Marguerite Reardon/CNET AT&T kept its customer growth engine humming in the third quarter. The Dallas telecommunications giant released early financial figures for the third quarter in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying it added more than 2 million net new customers. That’s just behind the 2.1 million customers T-Mobile CEO John Legere disclosed at an investor conference …
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The Nexus Protect program is an add-on to new smartphones. James Martin/CNET Google on Tuesday unveiled Nexus Protect, a two-year extended warranty program designed to cover your broken smartphones. The program costs $69 for the Nexus 5X and $89 for the Nexus 6P, the two new smartphones shown off at the Internet giant’s event in San Francisco on Tuesday. With …
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Enlarge ImageThe iPhone 6S launch sites included Paris. Stephen Shankland/CNET The iPhone phenomenon endures. Apple said Monday it sold 13 million iPhone 6S and 6S Plus units from Friday through Sunday, the first three days of sales. The tally represents a record for Apple, which sold 10 million iPhones over the same period a year ago when the previous models …
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Enlarge ImageThe BlackBerry Leap, an all-touchscreen smartphone, did not perform well. Josh Miller/CNET The BlackBerry Priv could change everything for the embattled smartphone manufacturer. The Priv, which the Canadian company confirmed Friday will come out in the fourth quarter, is the first of its products to run on Google’s Android mobile software. The device marks a radical departure from BlackBerry’s …
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The BlackBerry Leap was a mid-market smartphone that eschewed the typical physical keyboard for a full touchscreen. Josh Miller/CNET As its smartphone business fades, BlackBerry is reaching out to Google’s Android software as a lifeline. BlackBerry has confirmed that it is building a smartphone that will run on Android, a radical departure from its historic strategy of employing its own …
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Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure is ready for the iPhone launch on Friday. Troy Thomas/Sprint Are you looking for an iPhone 6S? Sprint stores should have them in stock. That’s according to CEO Marcelo Claure, who said he has worked with Apple to ensure ample inventory of new iPhones. “This is going to be the most successful launch from an inventory …
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The Nextbit Robin now works on Sprint too. Jessica Dolcourt/CNET Nextbit, the startup founded by former Google and HTC executives, can now claim that its upcoming smartphone will support all the major US carriers. The startup said on Wednesday that the Verizon version of its Robin smartphone, notable because it taps into the cloud for more storage, will also work …
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Enlarge ImageThe iPhone 6S in a colorful array. Apple T-Mobile is pulling out all the stops to lure in iPhone fans. The nation’s third-largest wireless carrier on Wednesday said customers willing to trade in a smartphone can turn to its Jump On Demand leasing program and pay $5 a month for a base-model iPhone 6S or $9 a month for …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple looks to bring wireless ‘Air Buds’ to the iPhone… 5:38 Enlarge ImageAre the days numbered for the iPhone home button? CNET When Apple co-founder Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007, he touted the elegance of its design, particularly how simple it was to navigate the smartphone from a single point. “On the front, there’s …
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