Go90 is Verizon’s new mobile video service. Sarah Tew/CNET LAS VEGAS — Verizon Wireless subscribers will get an early peek into the company’s new mobile video service. The nation’s largest wireless carrier has sent 5 million of its customers an invitation to Go90, a streaming-video service unveiled Tuesday. Later this month the company plans to …
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The entry-level HTC Desire 520 is exclusive to Cricket Wireless HTC Cricket Wireless is doing its best to attract new subscribers over the coming weeks. Today sees the AT&T-owned no-contract service provider announcing a new smartphone as well as some limited-time promotions. Prepaid carriers have been especially bullish on courting customers lately, through offering new calling features and cost-cutting incentives …
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When you use your phone or tablet to read websites or e-books, you probably use portrait mode. However, when you watch a video, play a game, or look at photos, landscape mode is usually more desirable. Wouldn’t it be nice if your device knew which orientation to use with each app? That’s where Swivel can help you out. Here’s how: …
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The new Apple TV has been outfitted with several new features, but how will it score among consumers? James Martin/CNET The new Apple TV could see its shipments rise to 24 million next year from 10 million this year and 6 million last year, analyst Rod Hall said in an investors note released on Thursday. Unveiled on Wednesday, the next-generation …
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Enlarge Image Zeiss Rather than trickle them out, Zeiss introduced a whole new Milvus line with six — count ’em, six — lenses in it, all with new optical formulas (i.e., the lens configuration) designed for future-proofing against increasing sensor resolutions and claiming increased contrast to support higher dynamic ranges. They’ll only have Canon EF- (ZE) and Nikon F-mount (ZF) …
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Enlarge ImageThe iPhone 6S has a 1,715mAh battery while the older iPhone 6 has a 1,810mAh battery. Apple In advance of Apple’s iPhone 6S and 6S Plus September 9 launch event, CNET was one of several sites around Web that served up polls asking readers what improvement they most wanted to see in the next iPhone. While these polls weren’t …
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I tend to use Apple hardware and Google software. I use Chrome for my browsing needs on my MacBook Pro, for example, despite Chrome being a known as a Mac battery hog. The situation is particularly dire, I find, when watching YouTube videos. During such instances, my Mac heats up to the point where the laptop can no longer stay …
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Apple’s new big-screen tablet may bump up iPad sales over the near future but it won’t lead to an enduring revival, according to analyst Gene Munster. Forecasts from other analysts paint a somewhat rosier outlook. On Wednesday, Apple introduced its latest and largest iPad, dubbed the iPad Pro . Outfitted with a 12.9-inch screen, the Pro is well-suited to run …
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Now playing: Watch this: What is 3D Touch? 1:28 Apple on Wednesday unveiled 3D Touch, a new feature designed to change how you interact with your smartphone screen. Like Force Touch before it, 3D Touch relies on pressure as a way to interact with your device — in this case, the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. Underneath the display, capacitive …
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With the iPhone 6S , you can 3D Touch a Live Photo. (Wait, what?) Get ready for new ways to interact with iPhones, iPads and the Apple TV. In this CNET Update, get all the highlights from Apple’s jam-packed news event, including the new larger iPad Pro and revamped game-friendly Apple TV : Now playing: Watch this: Apple reveals iPhone …
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Enlarge ImageThe new iPhone 6s. Apple Apple announced two new iPhones on Thursday, the 6s and the premium 6s Plus , and at first glance the local Aussie pricing looks shocking. Compared to the iPhone 6 16GB, which landed last year at AU$869, the base 16GB 6s is starting at AU$1,079. The phones only go up in price from there. …
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James Martin/CNET Unless you’re just waking up from a coma, you will have noticed that Apple launched some new iPhones overnight. The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are the upgrades to last year’s models, with some key new features such as the 3D Touch responsive screen and a 12-megapixel camera capable of shooting 4K video. Innovation doesn’t come cheap, however: …
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Enlarge ImageSpeck has a new CandyShell Clear case that fits both the new iPhone 6S and old iPhone 6. Speck The new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus are ever so slightly bigger than the previous-generation iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. We’re talking a couple of tenths of millimeters on height, width and depth. But when it comes to iPhone cases, …
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Enlarge ImageThe 5.5-inch Apple iPhone 6S Plus. James Martin/CNET During its keynote today in San Francisco, Apple took the wraps off its marquee iPhone 6S handset as well as the larger 5.5-inch iPhone 6S Plus. As a successor to the 6 Plus , the 6S Plus is equipped with 3D Touch, an A9 chip processor and a 12-megapixel camera that …
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Enlarge Image NBN The head of NBN has taken aim at broadband naysayers, saying that the country’s broadband network is on track to deliver fast speeds to end users, and that planned upgrades will help to meet Australia’s needs in a streaming-heavy future. Speaking at the annual ASTRA conference for Australia’s pay TV industry today, NBN CEO Bill Morrow also …
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