Nokia Technologies plans to return to the consumer market, focusing on virtual reality rather than the cell phones that made it famous. The Finnish company — what was left of the former cell phone giant after Microsoft bought its handset division last year — on Tuesday night unveiled Ozo, a next-generation camera for capturing 360-degree …
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Medium announces new rules to curb abusive behavior. Nicole Cozma/CNET Blog publishing platform Medium has updated its rules to prohibit activity intended to harass other users, the latest Internet community to crack down on abusive behavior. The social publishing site announced new rules Monday that prohibit public shaming, the posting of revenge porn, or publishing private or confidential information intended …
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella still sees promise in mobile market. CNET Despite rumors to the contrary, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company is not getting out of the mobile market. That was the concern of many after the tech giant announced last week it planned to restructure its mobile phone business and lay off more than 7,800 employees. However, …
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Uber’s app in action. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Ride-hailing service Uber has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit brought by the family of a 6-year-old girl killed in San Francisco in 2013. Sofia Liu was walking in a crosswalk with her family on New Year’s Eve when she was allegedly struck and killed by Syed Muzzafar, an Uber driver at …
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Felix Kjellberg, aka PewDiePie, wants you to chill about how much money he makes. YouTube screenshot by CNET YouTube star Felix Kjellberg wants you to know that he doesn’t care about the buckets of money he’s made. Kjellberg, who goes by the handle “PewDiePie,” is famous for posting videos of himself shrieking obscenities while he plays video games. He has …
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GoPro’s Hero 4 — the newest step to stardom? Sarah Tew GoPro is turning its lens toward beefing up original content with its latest hire. The maker of cameras for adventure enthusiasts has hired Charlotte Koh, the former head of Hulu’s original-content initiatives, to fill a newly created position as head of features and series, according to a Variety report. …
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Samsung had pinned much of its mobile turnaround hopes on its Galaxy S6 line. Juan Garzón/CNET Samsung Electronics said Monday that it expects its operating profit for the second quarter will miss analysts’ expectations as it continues to battle tough competition in the smartphone market. Operating profit for the three-month period ending June 30 will be 6.9 trillion won ($6.1 …
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Apple plans to launch iOS 8.4 and the Beats 1 radio station with Apple Music on Tuesday, according to an Apple executive. James Martin/CNET Editors note (June 30, 2015, 8:09 a.m. PT): The iOS 8.4 update with Apple Music is now live and available for download. In an announcement that is literally music to Apple fans’ ears, an Apple executive …
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The Surge is one of the fitness trackers made by Fitbit, which is going public Thursday. Sarah Tew Fitbit, the first wearable-tech focused company to go public, on Wednesday priced its initial public offering at $20 per share, higher than its previous estimated range per share. The San Francisco-based company, a leading maker of fitness- and health-tracking gadgets, raised $731.5 …
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Snapchat’s Discover feature aims to attract more users with original media content. Jason Cipriani/CNET Snapchat wants to use original content to attract more people. Now it has someone to lead that effort. The company behind the popular messaging app of the same name has hired Sean Mills, the former president of satire website The Onion, to be its new chief …
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