John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile, speaks at an Uncarrier event in SF on September 10, 2014. Josh Miller/CNET T-Mobile is bringing back the rollover concept. The Bellevue, Wash., wireless carrier on Tuesday unveiled Data Stash, a program that allows you to roll over your unused data. The program goes into effect in January for new …
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Could this be a OnePlus One successor, or is it just a no-name knock-off? Screen shot by Scott Webster/CNET A smaller successor to the OnePlus One smartphone could soon be on the way, suggested by a pair of newly surfaced images. Related Links OnePlus One finally available without an invite OnePlus One review 8 of our favorite smartphone highs and …
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James Martin/CNET Apple has been busy signing up dozens of more banks, retail stores and startup firms to support its new Apple Pay payments system. The company announced the new sign-ups on Tuesday, according to The New York Times, which listed the banks that have joined the mobile-payments system. Banks and credit card issuers that now support Apple Pay include …
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When you explain the concept of T-Mobile’s Uncarrier 8.0 announcement, “Data Stash,” it sounds an awful lot like a rollover program. Remember Cingular? One of its claims to fame was the rollover minute. AT&T That’s what Yahoo’s David Pogue called it — several times — during a webcast interview with T-Mobile CEO John Legere to discuss the announcement. Legere was …
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The Samsung Gear S: don’t expect a new Gear at this show. Sarah Tew/CNET 2014 was a giant year for wearables; in particular, wrist tech. Android Wear. Samsung devices galore. A ton of other fitness bands, smartwatches and even smart jewelry announced on an almost weekly basis. And the Apple Watch announcement. Unlike the Google/Apple duopoly in the cellphone space, …
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Matt Elliott/CNET Stacks have been around since OS X 10.5 Leopard, lending the ability to drag folders to your Mac’s Dock for quick and convenient access. A stack provides one-click access to a folder’s contents. It saves you from having to drill down through your file hierarchy in Finder while at the same time keeping your desktop free from folder …
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Group Text+ and Email+ on an iPhone 6 Plus. Jason Cipriani/CNET Even with the improvements Apple made to the Messages app in iOS 8, and with the ability to create contact groups on iOS, the process for sending a message or email to more than one person could use some work. Two new apps from the developers behind Launch Center …
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T-Mobile’s outspoken CEO John Legere. James Martin/CNET T-Mobile is closing out the year with another Uncarrier event. T-Mobile, the nation’s fourth largest wireless carrier, will hold an “Uncarrier 8.0” event at 7:30 a.m. PT on Tuesday, hosted by CEO John Legere. T-Mobile provided little information about the event, but said it plans to “share how we continue to rewrite the …
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John Falcone Amazon’s Fire TV platform just got a lot more competitive with Roku and Apple TV . The $100 Fire TV box now has the HBO Go app. Amazon says the wildly popular $40 Fire TV stick will get the app in Spring 2015. Amazon promised to add HBO Go by the end of 2015, and it has delivered. …
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The annual Consumer Electronics Show can sometimes be a major showcase for new laptops, desktops and other Windows PCs, but generally only when a major shift in processors or the Windows operating system is due. In other years, PC makers saved their best stuff for the back-to-school or holiday seasons. With a long-delayed fifth generation of Core i-series chips from …
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Well, it’s about to happen. 2015 is the year 4K replaces 1080p. I don’t mean TVs with 4K resolution will surpass those with 1080p resolution in total sales. That won’t happen for another few years, according to most industry analysts. What I mean is that in 2015, 4K TV will replace 1080p TVs as our top recommendations at CNET. Like …
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The $150 Beddit monitors sleep quality by reporting data to a smartphone app. Stephen Shankland/CNET A lot of health monitors supplement your own observations. You can count your steps as you walk, clock your lap time as you jog and scrutinize your heart rate as you bike. But what about when you can’t pay attention because you’re unconscious? I’ve been …
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Instagram Instagram’s delivered an early Christmas present with an app update that adds five new filters. When Instagram was launched in October 2010, the initial filters were designed to give users greater scope when editing lower-quality images from smartphones. Instagram has introduced five new filters to make the most of better image quality. They include: Slumber: Adds haze and desaturates …
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Blizzard Lok’tar ogar! The long wait for Hearthstone on Android has finally come to an end, as Blizzard’s addictive card-duelling game lands on Google’s operating system. Hearthstone, which is a virtual trading card game based on characters and lore from Blizzard’s Warcraft franchise, sees players battling head-to-head in online matches, deploying powerful minions and spells in a bid to deplete …
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Beautiful screen: 2014 was the last time you could buy the last great plasma TV. Sarah Tew Out with the old, in with the OLED. In 2014, I called the LG 55EC9300 OLED TV the best picture I’d ever seen, but I told everyone to run out and buy the much more affordable Samsung F8500 before it disappeared. Both are …
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