Sundar Pichai, Google’s head of Android and Chrome, shows off the Moto 360 smartwatch at Google I/O. James Martin/CNET Android Wear, Google’s software for powering smartwatches and new Internet-connected devices beyond smartphones and tablets, is finally here. On Wednesday, Google showed off the LG G Watch , Samsung Gear Live, and Moto 360 smartwatches running …
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Angela Ahrendts serves as head of Apple’s online and physical retail stores. Apple Angela Ahrendts may be the new kid in town at Apple, but she’s already sharing some tips she’s learned. The executive, who took over as head of Apple’s online and retail stores nearly two months ago, on Monday posted advice on LinkedIn for people starting new jobs. …
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Samsung’s new Android Wear device will build on its Gear 2 Neo (left) and Galaxy Gear smartwatches. CNET Google’s wearables push is about to get a big boost. Samsung plans to introduce its first Android Wear device at Google’s developer conference next week, people familiar with the matter told CNET. The wearable will be a smartwatch, much like the Gear …
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Amazon on Wednesday introduced the Fire Phone. James Martin/CNET Amazon’s Fire Phone, already dubbed “yet another shiny black rectangle,” won’t spell the death of Apple’s iPhone or Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones anytime soon. Jeff Bezos, CEO of the e-commerce juggernaut, on Wednesday introduced Amazon’s first smartphone, which displays 3D images and maps, and features a way to scroll through Web pages …
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Samsung executive DJ Lee introduces the Tab S during an event in New York. Sarah Tew/CNET Choosing a Samsung tablet just became a more daunting task — if that’s even possible. The Korean electronics giant on Thursday unveiled two new tablets, the 8.4- and 10.5-inch Galaxy Tab S devices. Both share traits with Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S phone line and …
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Apple hosted its Worldwide Developers Conference last week in San Francisco. James Martin/CNET It’s OK. Apple’s stock hasn’t tanked overnight. Shares of the Cupertino, Calif., company on Monday started trading for the first time after a 7-for-1 stock split. That means the stock recently traded at $92.96 instead of at over $600 like it had been in the past couple …
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Samsung will introduce new tablets at an event in New York. Screenshot by Roger Cheng/CNET It’s tablet time. Samsung will show off its newest device during an event Thursday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The invitation didn’t give many details but included the tagline “Tab Into Color” — which indicates we’ll see a new version of Samsung’s Galaxy …
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Apple unveiled its latest iPhone ad during the Stanley Cup. Apple Apple may not be ready to track your health with HealthKit quite yet, but it wants to remind you how the iPhone can already help you get fit. The Cupertino, Calif., company on Wednesday released the newest TV ad in its “You’re more powerful than you think” campaign. In …
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Samsung showed off a prototype Tizen TV at the Tizen Developer Conference in San Francisco. Nate Ralph/CNET And so Samsung’s big Tizen push begins. The Korean electronics company, which earlier this week unveiled a new smartphone running the open-source operating system, on Tuesday showed off Tizen-based TVs, cameras, and wearables — some of these devices for the first time. The …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple CEO Tim Cook prepares to take the stage at the company’s Worldwide Developer Conference. Tim Stevens/CNET So with the weight of such lofty expectations upon him, did Apple CEO Tim Cook deliver? Not yet. The keynote of Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference came …
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