The iPhone 6 is racking up healthy preorders in Korea. Apple The iPhone 6 is already proving hotter than the Galaxy Note 4 in Samsung’s home base of South Korea, according to preorder data cited by the Wall Street Journal. Apple’s latest iPhones hit the preorder stage last Friday with all three of the country’s …
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Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Apple’s Touch ID protects your iPhone or iPad by allowing access only through your fingerprint. For those of you with the latest iPhone or iPad, here’s how you set up, enable and disable the feature. Introduced with the iPhone 5S, Touch ID requires you to register your fingerprint by pressing the Home button several times. Once …
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Retailers and credit card companies are betting on two different payment systems, the more popular of which is Apple Pay. James Martin/CNET Apple finds itself in unfamiliar territory: caught in the middle of a long-simmering conflict between retailers and credit card companies as it angles for consumers’ mobile payments dollars. That feud, which CEO Tim Cook called a “skirmish” on …
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Lenovo It takes a lot to stand out from the crowd of wearable fitness trackers in the running to take your money. So even with smartwatch-style features and the ability to unlock your computer, the Lenovo Smartband SW-B100 has some catching up to do. The SW-B100 joins the ranks of activity-tracking wristbands like the Samsung Gear Fit , Fitbit Flex …
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When you’re jamming out to a song on your Android, sometimes it’s nice to learn the lyrics to sing along. Knowing what the artist is saying can also help you better understand the story (if there is one) that’s being told by the track. However, switching between the music player app and your Web browser to look up the lyrics …
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Fitbit’s new Surge smartwatch is set to compete with higher-end offerings from Apple, Samsung and others. Sarah Tew Fitbit, a leading maker of wearable activity trackers that count steps and track sleep, isn’t saying much about its ongoing dispute with Apple. Earlier this month, a report claimed Apple plans to remove Fitbit products from its physical retail stores. The reason: …
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Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick is a clear response to Google’s popular Chromecast, and — to a lesser extent — Roku’s Streaming Stick and Mozilla’s Matchstick. Amazon Amazon is taking more than one page out of Google’s Chromecast playbook as it launched the rival dongle Fire TV Stick on Monday. And if you’re hunting for a killer deal, just be …
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David Burke, VP of engineering for Android, said he thinks most people want a “phablet” but just don’t know it yet. Stephen Lam, Getty Images MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google may be tightening the ties between its operating systems for mobile devices and PCs, but they won’t be merging anytime soon, a senior member of one of Google’s software teams …
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Open Garden It’s hard to imagine being without an Internet connection while we’re constantly surrounded by 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi connectivity. But in poverty-stricken countries, using a smartphone without an Internet connection is a daily reality, and users ration their Internet connection time carefully. Even a fully loaded SIM card and unlimited data roaming isn’t a guarantee, when you could …
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PS Audio’s Sprout. Music Direct PS Audio is an American high-end audio company with a long track record making innovative products, but the little Sprout feels like a fresh start. First there’s the clean look, the Sprout’s aluminum housing frames a real walnut top cover, and the front panel has just two knobs, one handles input selection, the other volume. …
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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also obeys your commands. I want to come with you to …
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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also obeys your commands. I want to come with you to …
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shows off the company’s Fire Phone — a big investment that so far has failed to sell. James Martin/CNET Don’t panic. That’s the advice many Wall Street analysts have for investors after Amazon posted a wider-than-expected third-quarter loss Thursday night and predicted soft holiday-quarter results. The online retailer’s latest numbers come on the back of a …
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Nicole Cozma/CNET This how to was originally published on September 11, 2014. It has been updated with new information. Update (10/17/2014): Twitpic has not been able to make an agreement for their acquisition, and plans to shut down on October 25, 2014. The following instructions can still be used to backup your photos. Update (9/19/2014): Good news! Twitpic just announced …
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Rick Broida/CNET Not long ago, my wife called from work. “I have to get this form turned in before 5, but the printer’s broken. It’s a PDF. I can open it, but there’s no way to fill it out. What do I do?” Been there. PDFs are great for sharing documents, but not always for editing them. That’s not too …
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