AMD takes aim at the notebook market with new 12

A Dell Inspiron 15 powered by the A10-8700P with 4GB RAM running a League of Legends replay with nary a stutter. Aloysius Low/CNET TAIPEI — Announced Wednesday at Computex, AMD’s latest A-Series processors will come in 3 flavors and are designed for serious online streaming and gaming. The 3 variants come packing discrete graphics cores …

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Think you use a lot of mobile data now? Wait until 2020

Ericsson has a sizeable presence at the Mobile World Congress conference every year. Sarah Tew / CNET By 2020, mobile networks will be virtually ubiquitous. With network speeds jumping up, we may all end up mobile data hogs, according to a mobility report conducted by network equipment manufacturer Ericsson twice a year. Each month, the average smartphone in North America …

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Pinterest attempts to lure shoppers with ‘Buy It’ button

Pinterest’s “Buyable Pins” feature will debut later this month. Victor Ng/Pinterest Pinterest is finally delving into the e-commerce wars by unveiling a much-anticipated buy button. The popular digital-scrapbooking site on Tuesday introduced its “Buyable Pins” feature, which will soon enable shoppers to purchase products directly off Pinterest by tapping a blue “Buy It” button and using Apple Pay or a …

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Music is key for Apple’s big show next week

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is set to make several software announcements at WWDC, its annual conference for developers. Along with operating system updates, it seems likely that Apple will reveal a new layer to iTunes. Watch CNET Update below for a look at what to expect …

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Microsoft announces Windows 10 release date for July 29

After Windows 8, Microsoft watchers have been eagerly awaiting Windows 10. Nick Statt/CNET Almost 30 years after Microsoft shipped Windows 1.0, ditching DOS commands and introducing the world of point-and-click, Microsoft is ready to bring the newest iteration of its operating system to the world, announcing Windows 10 will be released on July 29. Windows 10 has been the source …

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Apple Watch to spur record year for smartwatch displays

Apple Watch has spurred major growth in smartwatch display shipments. Sarah Tew/CNET The market for smartwatch displays will tally record shipments in 2015, and it has Apple Watch to thank for it, according to new data from research firm IHS. A total of 34 million smartwatch displays — the screens that constitutes the watch face — will ship worldwide this …

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Ready, Red Leader? ‘Star Wars’ X

We saw the prototype in action a few weeks ago, and now French creator Olivier C has put the finishing touches on his “Star Wars” X-wing RC quadcopter. Related Links New Millennium Falcon drone is a bigger, better hunk of junk Imperial Star Destroyer drone patrols the skies above France TIE Interceptor drone is the meanest starfighter in the galaxy …

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ARM eyes security firm with focus on Internet of Things, report says

ARM could have its sights set on Sansa for IoT. ARM Chip designer ARM could be looking to acquire a mobile security company that specializes in the burgeoning market for the Internet of Things — which puts computer chips in everday objects — according to a new report. ARM is in talks to acquire Israel-based Sansa Security for between $75 …

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How to reserve your free copy of Windows 10

You can now reserve your free copy of Windows 10, if you meet the necessary requirements. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Microsoft is pushing Windows 10 via a notice suggesting you reserve a copy. In January, the software giant announced that Windows 10 would be a free upgrade to your existing Windows 7 or 8.1 tablet or PC. Now you can …

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Microsoft’s Windows 10 finally has a release date: July 29

Nick Statt/CNET Microsoft has set a release date for Windows 10 to arrive in the summer. The software maker announced Monday that it will begin offering its newest software to power PCs and tablets as a free upgrade on July 29. Windows 10 Mobile, the company’s companion software designed to power smartphones, is expected to arrive later this year. Windows …

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Windows 10 lands July 29 with Start Menu, Cortana, security perks

In two months, Microsoft will return the Start Menu to the world. Windows 10 is arriving for download on July 29 — and it’s a free download for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users. (But if you’re on Windows 7, you have one year to claim your free download. After July of 2016, Windows 7 users have to pay.) Watch …

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Uber makes its way onto Foursquare app

Foursquare integrates Uber’s ride-hailing service into its app. Button People can hire an Uber ride in more places that just the Uber app itself. Apps for Weather.com, United Airlines and Starbucks already point users to the ride-hailing service. Now people will see Uber show up in the Foursquare app as well. Foursquare and Uber announced Monday that they’re integrating their …

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Intel to buy Altera for $16.7B as chipmakers consolidate

James Martin/CNET Intel has agreed to buy fellow chipmaker Altera for about $16.7 billion — Intel’s largest acquisition ever — a move that could provide a boost in its data-server and Internet of Things businesses. Intel said Monday that it will pay $54 in cash per Altera share and that it expects to close the deal in six to nine …

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Apple, Best Buy, other retailers will drop AT&T phone subsidies

Apple is just one of the retailers that will stop offering two-year contracts for AT&T. James Martin/CNET AT&T is slowly saying farewell to the idea of service contracts and smartphone subsidies. The nation’s second-largest wireless carrier on Monday began its push to get its retail partners and authorized third-party retailers to switch to only offering Next, its program that requires …

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These frustrated potholes tweet complaints straight to the authorities

Video screenshot by Leslie Katz/CNET It’s not unusual for an angry driver to let loose colorful invective upon driving over a pothole. But in Panama City, the potholes themselves are talking — and sharing their gripes on Twitter. “I feel terrible. I just caused tire damage to an old lady’s car ,” a pothole recently tweeted on the account El …

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