Enlarge Image Steve Guttenberg/CNET Last weekend’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2015 at the Denver Marriott Tech Center brought together the world’s very best audiophile gear. The vibe was very upbeat as I chatted with audiophiles ogling the gear, and listening to speakers, headphones, electronics, digital converters and turntables. I’m no fan of wireless speakers, but …
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Amazon already sells tens of millions of products. Why not a handmade, reclaimed-wood coffee table that doubles as a wine rack? With that in mind, the Seattle-based company on Thursday launched Handmade at Amazon, a specialized storefront that promotes only handcrafted goods and the artisans who create them, a market now dominated by much smaller e-retailer Etsy. The program will …
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Enlarge ImageThe latest iMac is expected to look identical to last year’s model. Sarah Tew Apple launched a slew of products during its annual iPhone event last month, but not all of its new devices made it on the agenda. Apple is set to add a 21.5-inch iMac with sharper 4K resolution to its lineup next week, according to Apple …
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Jack Dorsey (left) and Evan Williams (right) at the New York Stock Exchange for Twitter’s IPO in 2013. Williams says the two are getting along. LAN/Corbis Ev Williams is smoothing things over with fellow Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. Just two days after Dorsey was brought back for a second stint as Twitter’s CEO, Williams called him the “best choice” to …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. First up, sorry for the rapid sellouts the last couple days. Whenever a vendor approaches me with a deal, I ask how much inventory is available. If it’s not enough, I pass. But …
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Google is working to make mobile browsing less of a waiting game. Frank May/dpa/Corbis NEW YORK — If you’re reading this article on a mobile browser, it probably took longer to load than you wanted. Google is hoping it can change that with its introduction Wednesday of a technology called AMP, or Accelerated Mobile Pages, which was created to load …
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There have been a lot of interesting takes on redesigning the camera for the 21st century, from the dual-lens Kodak V570 in 2006 to Lytro’s original Light Field camera in 2012 (which got a slightly more traditional overhaul this year) to phone attachments such as the DxO One . But two-year-old startup Light, headed by Dave Grannan (former CEO of …
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Enlarge ImageVirgin Mobile calls on new partners for its rate plans. Virgin Mobile Starting October 9, Virgin Mobile customers will be able to stream music from Pandora, iHeartRadio and Slacker Radio to their heart’s content. The prepaid wireless provider announced data-free music streaming on Wednesday, a feature that gives you unlimited access to music regardless of your data plan. Virgin …
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Enlarge ImageJawbone CEO Hosain Rahman (right) chats with Recode’s Kara Swisher about wearables. Shara Tibken/CNET HALF MOON BAY, California — The future of wearables isn’t just devices on your body. It’s also sensors that you put inside your body to learn more about your health and interact with smart devices in your home. Jawbone CEO Hosain Rahman, speaking Wednesday at …
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Enlarge ImageShaq recommends you don’t do it! Screenshot by Anthony Domanico/CNET If you’re anything like me, you have a difficult time making decisions. In just the latest example of my indecisiveness, I spent about 30 minutes looking at my phone Monday trying to decide where to take my toddler for dinner. Fortunately for all of us decision-averse people out there, …
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Yup, he looks smug. Paramount Pictures Hulu made a deal with Epix that Netflix turned down, so Hulu’s got a whole lot of new movies that just arrived in October. If you haven’t seen “The Wolf of Wall Street,” it might be time. The 2013 movie is based on the true life story of Jordan Belfort — a stock broker …
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Windows 10 Mobile will start rolling out in December, but Microsoft needs a new strategy to stay in the mobile game. Nate Ralph/CNET Microsoft’s Windows 10 Mobile software will roll out just before the year ends, according to a Facebook post from the company’s Lumia team. Following a Microsoft event on Tuesday to introduce Windows 10 devices, several users posting …
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Enlarge ImageRecode’s Ina Fried (left) interviews AT&T Mobility CEO Glenn Lurie at the Code Mobile conference. Shara Tibken/CNET HALF MOON BAY, California — That smartwatch on your wrist may soon have a cellular connection — at least if AT&T Mobility’s CEO is correct. Glenn Lurie, speaking Wednesday at the Code Mobile conference here in Half Moon Bay, predicted most smartwatches …
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Enlarge ImageAndy Rubin, the creator of Google’s Android (right), chats with Recode’s Walt Mossberg at the Code Mobile confernece Shara Tibken/CNET HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — The next major phase of computing will be artificial intelligence, the creator of Google’s Android software predicted Wednesday. Andy Rubin, speaking here at the Code Mobile conference, said mobile isn’t going away as the …
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Amazon’s latest premium Kindle, the Paperwhite. Sarah Tew/CNET RIP touchscreens; long live paper. Waterstones, the UK’s largest retailer of books, has said it will stop selling Amazon’s Kindle e-book readers. “Sales of Kindles continue to be pitiful so we are taking the display space back in more and more shops,” the company’s managing director, James Daunt, told publishing industry site …
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