Apple yesterday released its first update for iOS 9. If you have yet to take the plunge to iOS 9, then your iPhone may still offer the outdated iOS 9 update on the Software Update screen instead of version 9.0.1 that addresses a number of bugs. Happily, there is a way to skip the iOS …
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Sprint is trying to outshine T-Mobile with its deal for iPhone 6S buyers. Sprint Watch out, T-Mobile. Sprint is aiming to outmaneuver you in the battle to win over Apple iPhone 6S customers. On Thursday, Sprint announced a new deal in which customers who trade in their existing iPhone 6 can score a 16-gigabyte iPhone 6S by paying $1 a …
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Pizza Rat taught us some valuable life lessons, and on Wednesday’s episode of “Conan,” we finally learned how the Internet’s new hero was able to get ahold of that slice of subway pizza in the first place. In the sketch, Pizza Rat channels Remy — the lovable rat chef from “Ratatouille” — and sneaks into a pizzeria. There, Pizza Rat …
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No, this isn’t the beginning of a joke: The pope, a robot and shorter lines shook up the usual iPhone launch day routine. While some Apple fans showed up at stores around the world early, with queues forming days ahead of time in Sydney and San Francisco, many of the lines were shorter than in years past, possibly a sign …
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LG LG Electronics, trying to build up excitement for an Android smartphone arriving in a crowded market, gave the Internet a glimpse of the device’s unusual front face in a teaser video on Thursday. The phone, thought to be called the V10, will debut on 1 October in New York, just days after Google unveils competing phones powered by its …
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So what’s in a name? Apparently a lot to Facebook, which on Thursday renamed its controversial Internet.org website and app to Free Basics. The social network said the renaming was done to make a clearer distinction between the broader Internet.org initiative and the website that provides free basic Internet services to underserved parts of the world. The renaming coincides with …
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Apple’s iOS 9.0.1 fixes several bugs, but there’s at least one more that needs to be squashed. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET A week after pushing out iOS 9, Apple has released the first set of bug fixes for its new mobile software. Available as of Wednesday, iOS 9.0.1 makes several corrections, most notably to the “Slide to Upgrade” item. Some …
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Enlarge ImageSamsung’s new office in San Jose houses the company’s semiconductor business. Samsung SAN JOSE, California — Samsung on Thursday officially opened its newest US offices, giving the company a bigger presence in Silicon Valley. “We really want to leverage the [new site] as the foundation for our presence in Silicon Valley,” Jim Elliott, corporate vice president of memory marketing …
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Now playing: Watch this: Prizefight: Battle of the Specs – iPhone 6S vs. iPhone… 3:13 If you’ve been holding out for a new iPhone — not necessarily the newest, just new to you — this is your time to make a move. With the September 25 release of the Apple iPhone 6S and the iPhone 6S Plus , prices for …
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When architecture graduate students Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta put their minds to developing a product that could help post-earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, they started thinking about light, which is often in short supply in disaster areas. The result was LuminAid, a solar-powered inflatable lantern that is simply brilliant. When folded down, the rubbery plastic TPU lantern is about …
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Enlarge ImageThe Amazon Fire TV can pull in Internet video compressed with HEVC/H.265 technology, but Amazon is also backing development of a competing technology. Nate Ralph/CNET A hurdle standing in the way of streaming high-quality video to your TV and devices just got a little bit lower. That’s because an industry group called HEVC Advance that was seeking to profit …
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Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure is ready for the iPhone launch on Friday. Troy Thomas/Sprint Are you looking for an iPhone 6S? Sprint stores should have them in stock. That’s according to CEO Marcelo Claure, who said he has worked with Apple to ensure ample inventory of new iPhones. “This is going to be the most successful launch from an inventory …
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Enlarge Image CBS News video screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET You can avoid the throngs taking to the streets of Washington, Philadelphia and New York this week to glimpse Pope Francis and still experience his historic visit at home via the wonders of virtual reality. But not without enabling one of the most tone-deaf marketing promotions I’ve seen since the great …
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Enlarge ImageThe iPhone 6S in a colorful array. Apple T-Mobile is pulling out all the stops to lure in iPhone fans. The nation’s third-largest wireless carrier on Wednesday said customers willing to trade in a smartphone can turn to its Jump On Demand leasing program and pay $5 a month for a base-model iPhone 6S or $9 a month for …
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Enlarge ImageHuong Dinh (left), Viet Nguyen (second from left) and other neighbors started camping out for the iPhone at Apple’s downtown San Francisco store on Tuesday evening. Shara Tibken/CNET SAN FRANCISCO — The new iPhone doesn’t hit store shelves until Friday, but some eager buyers have already started lining up. Six Vietnamese people, who say they’re neighbors in San Francisco, …
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