On Thursday Oppo revealed it had sold 50 million smartphones in 2015, with a good deal of those units coming out of South Asia. It’s not so surprising, then, to hear that the Chinese smartphone maker is launching a new line of smartphones designed for India. The camera-focused F1 was released in the populous country …
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Android users are embracing the iPhone. According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, 30 percent of new iPhone buyers had switched from an Android device in the July-to-September 2015 quarter. And this week, Cook reiterated that the trend is accelerating, saying: “We were blown away by the level of Android switchers that we had last quarter [October through December]. It was …
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When Larry Page charges at you with a hockey stick, he doesn’t talk trash. Known for being the silent type, Page is quiet and focused and lets his brother-in-arms, Sergey Brin, do the whooping. That was the dynamic between the duo whenever they played roller hockey, a favorite pastime. But it’s also what defines Google, the company they co-founded in …
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Snapchat is getting old. Literally. In hindsight, there were so many warning signs. First, the Wall Street Journal – a digital newspaper that has an average readership age of 51 — claimed a spot on Snapchat Discover, nestling itself among brands like DailyMail, Vice, and Buzzfeed, who use the platform to target coveted millennials. Then came the White House. On …
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The ZTE Grand X 3 went on sale at Cricket Wireless on Friday. First introduced at CES earlier this month, the handset is a big screen, budget-friendly affair with a $130 retail price. On paper, the ZTE Grand X 3 is not all that extraordinary. Indeed, it runs an older version of Android, 5.1 Lollipop, and features run-of-the-mill internal hardware. …
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Google shelled out some cash last fall after losing and regaining ownership of Google.com. Now the company has revealed how much the slip-up cost. Former Google employee Sanmay Ved purchased Google.com for $12 at 1:20 a.m. ET on September 29. He bought the domain name on the Google Domains registration service website after the company somehow lost ownership of it. …
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Try to launch an iTunes Radio station on your Apple device or your computer, and you’ll now be prompted to subscribe to Apple Music. Launched in 2013, iTunes Radio had been a free, ad-supported way to listen to stations devoted to specific artists and genres. But as announced earlier this month, Apple has turned off the free tap as of …
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Jay Z’s streaming music service Tidal has failed to gain much traction since its launch in 2014, despite having the support of some of the biggest names in the music industry. Nonetheless, in a move that’s sure to at least boost traffic to Tidal’s website (and potentially boost subscribers), Rihanna is giving away her new album in exchange for your …
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With the Chrome browser and Google Drive, my embrace of the cloud is tight. When I’m working or just Web surfing and come across a file I’d like to view, I get frustrated when I am forced to download it first and then open it with another app. With Chrome extension Docs Online Viewer, I can quickly view documents right …
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Apple may try to reignite your flagging interest in the iPad at a mid-March event. The company reportedly plans to show off the iPad Air 3 during the week of March 14, 9to5Mac reported Wednesday. A 4-inch iPhone and new Apple Watch models also rumored to appear, the report said, citing unnamed sources. The iPad Air is due for an …
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If you’re the owner of a Galaxy S6 Edge or S6 Edge+, you can use the heart rate sensor to reject incoming calls. This feature is useful because you won’t have to fumble with a case to press the volume button, or turn the screen on to use the software rejection options. Instead, you can place your finger over the …
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T-Mobile subscribers can now watch even more video without eating into their monthly data plan. On Thursday, the carrier announced that it added Amazon Prime Video, Fox News, Univision Now and the WWE Network to its Binge On service. This means that any videos T-Mobile customers watch from those providers over their mobile device don’t count against their monthly data …
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If you own one of a select few Samsung smartphones and haven’t yet tried a Samsung Gear VR headset, you’re missing out. Honestly, I thought it was just going to be an all-plastic, Samsung-branded Google Cardboard, but the Gear VR delivers an Oculus-powered virtual-reality experience that’s pretty exceptional. I give partial credit to the headset itself, which incorporates some nice …
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You may have a faulty plug adapter from Apple. The company on Thursday issued a recall notice for an AC wall plug adapter sold in certain regions that was shipped with Macs and iOS devices such as iPhones and iPads between 2003 and 2015. The plug adapter was also included in some Apple World Travel Adapter Kits. The recall affects …
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Republican presidential candidates, sans Donald Trump, on Thursday night will take the stage one last time before the Iowa Caucus. The debate is scheduled to take place in Des Moines, Iowa, and will be hosted by Fox News. As was the case for prior debates, there will be two separate events. The first debate will begin at 7 p.m. ET, …
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