Enlarge ImageSamsung’s latest premium phone, the Galaxy S6 Edge+. Sarah Tew/CNET Samsung’s chief financial officer, Lee Sang-hoon, has denied reports that the company is cutting 10 percent of its head office staff, saying they will be relocated rather than let go. He spoke in reference to the Korea Economic Daily’s Wednesday report that the company, …
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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. Is the scanner dead, or just evolving? While you chew on that, allow me to share this. For a limited time, and while supplies last, StackSocial has the Doxie Go Wi-Fi scanner for …
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Asus Asus hopes to control 5 percent of India’s smartphone market by 2016, and is using new viral marketing techniques to make it happen. On Tuesday the Taiwanese electronics giant rewarded fans by releasing its Zenfone 2 Laser model ahead of schedule in India — making it available 11 days ahead of its original September 19 release date. The move …
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Today is all about Apple. The company took the stage in San Francisco to give us updates to its popular gadgets and unveil the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, a giant new iPad Pro tablet and a completely overhauled Apple TV. Like most of Apple’s keynotes, the show ran for just over two hours. You’ll be able to rewatch …
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The Apple Store has been taken down ahead of Wednesday’s iPhone event. But it’ll be back up in several hours. screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Apple’s online store is closed for business right now. But don’t worry, it’s not a glitch. That’s Apple’s standard process as it gets ready to unveil new products. Apple shut down its online store early Wednesday …
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James Martin/CNET Wednesday morning Apple used its event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco to introduce a whole slew of new products at once. From new iPhones to an entirely new device for streaming television, the announcements were more expected than surprising. Most confusingly, however, everything announced is available at different times. Below is when you can …
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Sarah Tew/CNET At its event in San Francisco today, Apple said it will release iOS 9 next Wednesday Sept. 16, nine days before the new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus go on sale. The release of the newest version of Apple’s mobile software, which the company first announced three months ago at its Worldwide Developers Conference, follows a unique public …
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Siri now supports the new Apple TV. CNET Those of you who buy the new Apple TV will be able to search for content and find information by speaking your request to the Siri voice assistant, Apple revealed at its latest product launch event on Wednesday. You can search for content based on context, such as “Show me funny TV …
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Enlarge ImageApple’s new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus will be available starting September 25. CNET Apple on Wednesday debuted its newest smartphones, the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, giving the devices a new pressure-sensitive display, zippier processor and more powerful camera. “What we have to show you today is really awesome,” CEO Tim Cook said during Apple’s presentation at …
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Android Lollipop is almost 10 months old but still ranks third in adoption behind its previous predecessors. Nicole Cozma/CNET Android Lollipop is on less than a quarter of all Android devices 10 months after its release. Released on Tuesday, the newest update to Google’s Android Developers Dashboard shows a share of 15.9 percent for Android 5.0 and a share of …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook with the new, larger iPad Pro. James Martin/CNET Today was supposed to be all about the iPhone 6S . For its splashy product launches over the last three years, Apple has turned to a variety of tricks and “magical” features such as its Siri voice assistant or a fingerprint sensor. One thing was consistent: The new …
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Apple is dropping the price of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus by $100 as newer models appear. John Moore/Getty Images Apple lowered the price of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus by $100 on Wednesday as the tech giant unveiled updated versions of the two smartphones. But you can’t get those older models in gold anymore. With a two-year …
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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 Image Raise your hand if you’ve been in this situation: It’s party time, so you queue up your favorite Pandora playlist. Five songs in, suddenly you’re hearing commercials. How embarrassing! The solution, …
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Enlarge ImageApple Watch Sport, in rose gold. Scott Stein/CNET Apple on Wednesday showed off new models of the Apple Watch. The Sport model can now be had in either gold or rose gold in anodized aluminum. The new colors will be offered for the same price as the current silver and gray models in both 38mm and 42mm sizes. We …
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Tinder’s new Super Like feature. Tinder When you need to show someone you don’t just like them, you like-like them, Tinder has introduced a new “Super Like” feature. By swiping upwards on a potential mate instead of left or right, you can show them that you’re interested before they make a decision about whether to like you back. The new …
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