Enlarge ImageSamsung is discontinuing support for Video Milk, a video-discovery app it launched a year ago. CNET Samsung plans to shut down Milk Video, a video-discovery app for users of Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones. The Korean electronics giant announced Monday it would end support for the app on November 20, a day after the first anniversary …
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Now playing: Watch this: Netflix gets ‘Batman Begins,’ ‘Million Dollar Baby’ and… 1:59 Netflix just released its full information for October. On the Netflix originals front, check out the Netflix original movie “Beasts of No Nation” on October 16. A new season of Netflix’s horror series “Hemlock Grove” should arrive on October 23. For the kids, there is Netflix’s “The …
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Enlarge ImageSamsung Pay works with older retail terminals, not just those with near-field communication chips like Apple Pay. James Martin/CNET Stateside Samsung phone users can now leave their wallets at home. Samsung Pay, the company’s mobile payments service, went live in the US on Monday. The service lets users pay for items using their phones or upcoming Gear S2 smartwatch, …
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Josh Miller/CNET Apple’s latest iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus may be waterproof, two videos posted on YouTube show. Both devices have been given the full-dunk treatment by YouTube user Zach Straley. Straley has posted two videos online — the first showing the phones being submerged in water for an hour each, the second demonstrating how the devices were faring …
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NBN Co. On Thursday a 6,400-kilogram satellite will take to the sky in what will arguably the biggest step NBN has taken thus far in launching Australia’s national broadband network. In celebration of high-speed and widespread Internet, NBN has set up a live YouTube feed that will allow people around the country to watch the satellite’s send off. The launch …
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Enlarge ImageDetail of a screenshot that reportedly shows a do it yourself VR headset powered by Windows phones. Thurrott Microsoft is luring developers to a hackathon in Russia with the promise of a do it yourself virtual-reality headset that appears to be a challenger to Google Cardboard , according to a report. Hackathon participants with successful ideas will be rewarded …
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New South Wales Roads and Maritime Services has issued 40 suspension notices to the registered owners of vehicles that have been “involved in ride-sharing services.” The suspensions targeted UberX drivers. UberX is the ride-sharing arm of the popular Uber hire car and taxi service. UberX allows for private car owners to offer rides for a fee, one that is usually …
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Josh Miller/CNET Apple added another dimension to how we interact with our iPhones. The company is calling it 3D Touch, which in essence, turns your phone’s entire screen into one, big, pressure-sensitive button. The new input method can be used throughout the device, with different actions and results occurring based on the app you’re currently in. Discovering what apps support …
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Facebook is warning users not to fall for a recent resurgence in privacy hoxes. Facebook has always been ripe for privacy hoaxes, and it appears it’s harvest time again on the social-networking giant. Users of the world’s largest social network were inundated Monday with messages on their news feeds reposted by friends that warn if they don’t act fast, Facebook …
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Europe is looking toward a new deal with China to quicken the development of 5G networks. CNET Europe has made yet another deal designed to further the move toward 5G. The European Commission and China reached an agreement Monday to cooperate on the development of 5G, or fifth-generation, wireless networks. Under the terms of the agreement, both parties promise to …
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Like the Moto X Play, the rumored Droid Turbo 2 could be user-customized. Andrew Hoyle/CNET The upcoming Motorola Droid Turbo 2 will be the first carrier-branded smartphone to be sold through Motorola’s Moto Maker tool, reports Android-based site Phandroid. According to a source close to the blog, customers will be able to personalize the Verizon phone with handpicked colors and …
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Now playing: Watch this: The laser razor actually works — but not very well 3:08 Shaving can be the absolute worst, especially for people with sensitive skin. Razors can leave behind razor burn, ingrown hairs and cuts, and when you’ve worn down a razor so that it’s no longer usable, it joins the others in landfills to the tune of …
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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 ImageYahoo plans to proceed with its planned spinoff of stake in Alibaba. Yahoo Yahoo plans to proceed with a spinoff of its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, even if the Internal Revenue Service doesn’t grant it tax-free status. Yahoo said in a regulatory filing Monday that the company’s board decided Wednesday to go ahead with Yahoo’s plan to …
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Enlarge Image GoPro GoPro’s cheapest mountable point-of-view camera is the Hero, a camera that’s so basic compared to the other cameras in the company’s 2015 lineup that its price — $130, £100 or AU$170 — is its best feature. The next camera in the line, the Hero+ LCD, costs $300, £250 or AU$430. That’s a sizable jump, but GoPro adds …
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