Google mounted its Trekker equipment on top of a camel to map the Liwa Desert. Google Google typically captures its Street View images via a car. But in some terrains, you need to rely on a slightly different mode of transportation. In one of its latest treks, the Street View crew traveled across the sandy …
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Comcast’s customer service is being called into question again — and the questioning extends to how it is that the customer got fired from his job. Hezakya Mixologist/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET The idea of losing your job after complaining about your home cable service seems a touch absurd. One Comcast customer, however, says that’s exactly what happened after he …
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The Desire Eye includes two 13MP cameras, one in the front, one in the back. CNET HTC on Wednesday unveiled the new Desire Eye smartphone, a device focused on taking pictures and videos using its dual 13-megapixel cameras. It also came out with a small, handheld camera called the Re. “We believe what you hear about today marks a new …
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The app offers headlines from topics such as World News, Business, Sports and Health. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Google has ported over its news and weather app from Android to the iOS world. Released on Tuesday for Apple’s iOS operating system, the app dubbed simply Google News & Weather displays the current weather and latest general news headlines on its …
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Now playing: Watch this: Make double exposures with your dSLR 2:42 A double exposure is a creative photographic technique where two different images are combined in one frame. Also known as multiple exposures (depending on the final number of images superimposed on one another) you can make these photos in-camera — no Photoshop skills required. Here’s a guide on how …
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Apple has invited reporters to an event on its campus on October 16. It’s expected to unveil new iPads and Macs. Screenshot by Shara Tibken/CNET It’s iPad time. Apple on Wednesday sent out invitations to an October 16 press event on its campus in Cupertino, Calif. It’s widely expected to unveil new iPad tablets and Mac computers, as well as …
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A man and his hi-fi: Ohm Acoustics designer and owner John Strohbeen. Steve Guttenberg/CNET It’s funny — a lot of audiophiles never admit to being audiophiles. Not me — I’ve always been fascinated by sound, especially the sound that comes out of speakers or headphones. Twenty years ago I went to a party that just happened to have a large …
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This is part of an actual AT&T bill, annotated by the FTC. FTC AT&T will pay the US government a fine of $105 million to settle charges over a practice known as mobile cramming. Announcing the fine and settlement on Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission stated allegations that AT&T had billed its customers hundreds of millions of dollars in charges …
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Samsung The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is tough, says Samsung. Hot on the heels of the “Bendgate” controversy that marred the launch of Apple’s rival iPhone 6 Plus , the smartphone-maker has published a video that shows its next major mobile getting pummeled in a series of factory resilience tests. In the video, embedded below, Samsung shows off some of …
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The head of Google X said wearables have to be “qualitatively better” than devices like smartphones CNET Google’s Web-connected headset, called Glass, is still just in its prototype phase, but its reception thus far has been polarizing. Astro Teller, head of Google X, the experimental division of the search giant that makes Glass, on Tuesday opened up about its challenges. …
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NHL The NHL is tackling (sorry, checking) its mobile campaign with total refresh of its app for the 2014-15 season, which starts tonight. It’s no secret, the league’s Android and iOS app was in desperate need of a makeover, and I got an early chance to check out its brand new interface — which is now available in the iOS …
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LG’s EC970T curved 4K OLED TV. LG Despite adding a new mid-range 4K TV just back in August, LG has once again bolstered its Australian offering, this time with entry-level models as well as the curved 4K OLED TVs, previously seen at CES. The two new entry-level models are the 40-inch UB800T and the 55-inch UB820T. The 800T has a …
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HTC wants to create its own social-networking phenomenon. HTC The company on Wednesday officially launched the Zoe video-editing app on Android and said it would come to Apple’s iOS devices later this year. Zoe, which automatically stitches together photos and videos and adds music for a highlight reel, represents the first app to come out of HTC’s newly formed Creative …
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Lisa Su, AMD’s new CEO. AMD AMD named Lisa Su, its chief operating officer, as its new CEO, effective immediately, replacing Rory Read as the struggling maker of PC chips continues its attempt at a turnaround. Read, 52 years old, stepped down as president and chief executive, and as a board member. He will support the transition as an adviser, …
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Nokia Lumia 1520 Josh Miller/CNET Nokia will end production at its last remaining smartphone plant on November 1, the company has confirmed. The Chennai, India, plant will officially halt operations next month after Microsoft informed Nokia that it will no longer use the facility for its smartphone production, the Finland-based company said Wednesday. “Microsoft has informed Nokia that it will …
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