The new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were announced this week, and Apple fanboys and fangirls are trying to figure out how to get their hands on these new devices. But deciphering upgrade programs and figuring out what’s the most economical way to get the new iPhone 6 or the iPhone 6 Plus given …
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Samsung’s 12-inch Galaxy Tab Pro is the closest thing that exists to a supersized iPad. Sarah Tew/CNET Samsung’s first Android tablet — the 7-inch Galaxy Tab — was not a cheap tablet, but it set a precedent for small tablets. This helped ultimately influence the development of Apple’s iPad Mini. But even more significantly, it paved a path for the …
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Two MA Recordings albums, “Departe De Casa” and “Krushevo.” Steve Guttenberg/CNET Todd Garfinkle started out as a musician and landed a recording contract with CBS/Sony in 1986, while he was living in Japan. The relationship with CBS/Sony didn’t continue, so not long after that Garfinkle decided to start his own company, MA Recordings. He bought a custom-made microphone preamp, a …
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Apple Corps Ltd. If you’re under 40, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard the Beatles’ music the way it sounded in the 1960s. All of their music, every note of it, was recorded on analog tape — but all of the Beatles’ CDs and LPs mastered after 1986 were sourced from digital masters. Even the 2012 remastered stereo LPs …
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DirecTV’s Sunday Ticket package is key to closing its acquisition by AT&T. Screenshot by Joan E. Solsman/CNET NEW YORK — Like dominos DirecTV set up just to knock over one after the other, the satellite provider expects a key deal with the NFL closing this year and another with AT&T closing soon thereafter. Chairman and Chief Executive Mike White said …
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Apple’s online store remained down hours after iPhone 6 preorders were slated to start at midnight PT. Screenshot by Shara Tibken/CNEt Editors’ note: For more up-to-date coverage on iPhone preorders, see the following — Apple: iPhone 6 preorders set a record overnight; iPhone 6 presales begin — with US Apple Store caught napping; and For iPhone 6 Plus, big phone …
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AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega is talking up Wi-Fi calls while slamming rivals’ “exploding plans.” Roger Cheng/CNET AT&T will embrace Wi-Fi calling in 2015, according to a top-level executive. The carrier has long been a proponent of Wi-Fi and already partners with companies to offer public Wi-Fi areas for customers, noted Ralph de la Vega, CEO of the company’s mobility …
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The LG L Fino (left) and L Bello (right) PHOTO BY HJK LG is planning to roll out new, L series devices to customers all over the world, the company announced Friday. Starting this week, LG will make the L Fino and L Bello smartphones available to customers in Brazil. It plans to launch the entry-range handsets to customers in …
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Apple wasn’t the only company that had a good day. AT&T broke a record of its own. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have drawn in many interested buyers, scoring record pre-orders for both Apple and AT&T. CNET “This is our biggest Phone, preorder launch day ever,” said Glenn Lurie, CEO of AT&T Mobility, in a statement. This follows …
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John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile, speaks at an Uncarrier event in SF on September 10, 2014. Josh Miller/CNET SAN FRANCISCO — Sprint may boast more subscribers than T-Mobile, but John Legere doesn’t even regard Sprint as his competition. In an interview, the outspoken T-Mobile CEO reiterated his goal of surpassing Sprint as the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier later this year. …
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The iPhone 6 next to its larger Plus sibling. Josh Miller/CNET Chalk one up for accurate rumors. The new iPhone, revealed September 9, is stretching its display and coming out in two sizes: big (4.7-inch iPhone 6) and bigger (5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus). There has been a noticeable trend toward larger screens for smartphones thanks to the phablet phenomenon. It’s …
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Preorders for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus didn’t start at midnight PT on the Apple Store, as the company had planned. Screenshot by Shara Tibken/CNET Apple’s online store came back online early Friday, but it was more than two hours after presales were slated to start for the company’s new iPhone 6 devices. The Cupertino, Calif., company was …
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Apple’s new iPhones already have long wait times for availability. Screenshot by Shara Tibken/CNET The iPhone 6 launch already is shaping up to be Apple’s biggest. The company said in a statement Friday that iPhone 6 and 6 Plus preorders have been higher than ever before. “Response to iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus has been incredible, with a record …
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With no official confirmation, the “Moto X Pure Edition” is pure hearsay. Screenshot by Scott Webster/CNET Motorola may soon offer consumers a “Pure Edition” of its second-gen Moto X smartphone. Related Links Motorola Moto X (2014) Preview An inside look at how Motorola makes mobile devices Motorola COO: Moto phones aren’t going away when Lenovo takes over According to new …
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