Enlarge Image James Martin/CNET Applemania has been sweeping through China over the past year, with the larger displays on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus increasing the brand’s popularity in the People’s Republic. Now hospitals in the country are taking advantage, offering money for the just-unveiled iPhone 6S in exchange for regular sperm donations. Several …
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T-Mobile CEO John Legere. CNET Subscribers who use T-Mobile’s Simple Global feature to travel to anywhere in Europe and South America no longer have to worry about roaming charges. The carrier announced on Thursday that it has expanded its Simple Global feature to 20 new countries to support 145 countries altogether. That means postpaid subscribers of the plan get unlimited …
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It’s hard to escape the grasp of advertisers online, but browser add-ons like Ghostery want to try anyway. Ghostery disables a website’s ability to track information about you, and is available for Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera. The add-on itself works great, but as Martin Brinkmann from Ghacks.net points out, the latest update includes an opt-out feature that users may …
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iOS 9 adoption is higher than 10 percent, says one firm. But how does that compare with iOS 8? CNET In just a day, the uptake for Apple’s iOS 9 jumped to almost 11 percent, according to the latest stats from analytics firm Mixpanel. Rolled out Wednesday across the world, Apple’s latest mobile software reached an adoption rate of 10.9 …
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Back in 2013, I correctly identified Podcasts as the worst app Apple ever made. Obviously the company was paying attention, because 33 short months later, things are looking up. The new, iOS 9 version of Apple Podcasts boasts a fairly substantial redesign and some much-needed new features. For example, there’s now a tab that shows all the podcasts you haven’t …
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Australia can be pretty confusing when it comes to broadband speeds. On one side, we’ve got the woeful state of our fixed broadband network, with our average speeds placing Australia at No. 42 in the global rankings. But our mobile broadband network is the envy of the world, setting records and world firsts for top speed devices hitting the market. …
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Enlarge Image Jason Cipriani/CNET Content blockers are a hot topic. If you’re unfamiliar, the crux of it is this: Apple now lets developers create apps that can block ads, amongst other things, in mobile Safari. Content blockers can also block images, fonts, ad-tracking tools and videos from loading as you browse in Safari. There’s already a healthy number of content …
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Sprint is expanding its Open World add-on plan with 33 additional countries. Mike Blake/Reuters/Corbis Sprint has fired a new salvo in the wireless industry’s war for world travelers. The fourth-largest US carrier announced Thursday that it has added 33 new countries to its Open World add-on plan, promising customers cheaper voice and data rates as well as unlimited free texting. …
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For me and my iPhone ways, Wi-Fi Assist is a small but most appreciated part of iOS 9. During the summer months, I like to take my dog for a walk and listen to a few innings of the Cincinnati Reds on the MLB.com At Bat app. Because my iPhone clings to the weakening Wi-Fi signal in my house as …
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We spend a lot of time here on CNET’s Crave blog talking about cool gadgets trying to raise cash on crowdfunding platforms like Indiegogo and Kickstarter. Sometimes those campaigns work out, but sometimes they fizzle out and the promise of the Next Big Thing never materializes. I’m glad to say the Aquabot is one product that did see the light …
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Apple and Samsung have been battling over patents for years. CNET A US appeals court on Thursday ruled Samsung should have been banned from using certain patented Apple features in its devices, giving the California company a victory in the prolonged patent infringement suit between the two mobile giants. A jury in May 2014 had determined Samsung infringed three Apple …
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Peace is one app that can block web-based ads in iOS 9. But is there a downside? Ad-blocking apps have soared to the top of Apple’s App Store charts following Wednesday’s debut of iOS 9. A $2.99 app called Peace (£2.29, AU$3.79), which promises to block “most ads and privacy-invading trackers on web pages” is the top paid app in …
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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. Enlarge ImageWell, how was it? HP Believe it or not, nearly every day that I share a deal, I come back later and read the comments. Time doesn’t always permit me to reply, …
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There are two likely suspects if you find your selfies lacking: your face or your phone. Let’s assume it’s the latter. With a low-resolution camera and no flash, it can be a challenge to snap the perfect selfie shot. To aid this important, time-consuming endeavor, Apple has improved the front-facing camera on the iPhone 6S , which will boast more …
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The One M9 is HTC’s most recent flagship smartphone. CNET Just when you thought HTC was readying a high-end killer smartphone for later this year, new details suggest the handset maker may have a more modest device on deck. Sorry, but according to a new set of rumors, it doesn’t appear that 10-core HTC superphone will be here anytime soon. …
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