Apple CEO Tim Cook walks off stage after speaking during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The pressure is on for him to show “amazing” new devices. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook started saying last year that the world’s most-watched consumer electronics maker would soon deliver “amazing” products that cross into new categories …
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Samsung’s H8000 curved LED TV. Samsung Dick Smith has cut the price on a number of flagship TVs from Samsung, taking AU$1,400 off the price of the brand’s 65-inch curved LED model. The Samsung 65-inch UA65H8000 Full HD Smart 3D LED TV is now on sale at Dick Smith’s online store for AU$3,399, down from AU$4,799, while the smaller 55-inch …
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screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET You can score as much as $300 if you buy a new Moto X or Moto G smartphone and trade in an existing phone with the right value, courtesy of a new deal from Motorola. Available through the company’s trade-in page, the promotion works as follows: Enter the brand of the phone you wish to trade …
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Buying a brand-new smartphone to take advantage of new lower-cost, bring-your-own-device wireless plans from mobile operators doesn’t need to break the bank. This week Motorola Mobility, which is being bought by Chinese manufacturer Lenovo from Google, introduced updates to its popular budget-friendly smartphones the Moto X and Moto G. Just like the original versions of these phones, these new models …
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Motorola takes pains to ensure that you can make a crystal-clear call. Pictured: A room designed to project background noise and a dummy head that can make voice commands and phone calls. Sarah Tew/CNET CHICAGO — Motorola Mobility held a belated housewarming party on Thursday, throwing open the doors to its inner sanctum of mobile-device development. The headquarters, based in …
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The OMA Imperia speaker and OMA electronics. Cynthia van Elk I think it’s a little strange for a man who owns a high-end audio company, but Jonathan Weiss readily admits he doesn’t cater to audiophile customers. There are some of course, but Weiss’ Oswald’s Mill Audio (OMA) designs are far more likely to attract artists, actors, musicians, hedge fund managers, …
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The round Moto 360 is already on sale for $250. Sarah Tew/CNET After months of waiting, Motorola finally launched its Moto 360 smartwatch . At the time we first learned of the event, the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear 2 were its most serious competitors. In just a few short months, the landscape has completely shifted, making way for …
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Forget paying with a phone. The true game changer for mobile payments will be when the technology is inside a watch — a skill that the iWatch is rumored to possess. This CNET Update explores what it takes to prove the worth of a smartwatch, our trust issues with iCloud security, and the challenges for the Moto 360 — the …
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Intel has partnered with SMS Audio, Barneys, Opening Ceremony and now Fossil in its wearables push. Ben Fox Rubin/CNET After unveiling its first luxury smart bracelet this week, Intel said Friday it’s teaming up with watchmaker Fossil Group to push forward wearable technology in the fashion world. The chipmaker said it plans to combine its technology and Fossil’s design capabilities …
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Motorola Chief Operating Officer Rick Osterloh talks up the company’s two new smartphones, the Moto X and Moto G. Sarah Tew/CNET Motorola Mobility President and Chief Operating Officer Rick Osterloh is confident that the Moto X smartphone will be a top player in the market — even if it takes 10 years. “We’re going to keep doing this until everyone …
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CNET Android lost a tiny bit of ground in US market share this summer but still remained way ahead of Apple’s iOS, according to a ComScore report released Friday. The latest report from the research firm pegged Google’s operating system for mobile devices with a 51.5 percent share of the US market for the three months ending with July, down …
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Sprint is expanding its 4G LTE footprint through roaming partnerships it has signed with several rural and regional wireless operators. On Friday, it announced that it has struck deals with 15 new rural wireless carrier partners, which will help it cover an additional 4 million potential customers with its 4G LTE network. Sprint announced initial deals with 12 rural carriers …
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With a blockbuster IFA conference in Berlin under our belts and a Moto 360 smartwatch on our wrists, Apple’s iPhone 6 launch next Tuesday, and T-Mobile’s Uncarrier 7 event on Wednesday, next week’s CTIA Super Mobility Week conference won’t have much in the way of high-profile smartphone news to show for itself. In an experiment to breathe life into the …
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Sarah Tew/CNET I’ve reviewed tons of smartwatches. Or so it seems. And yet, I don’t see many people wearing them. That’s because the whole wearable landscape is embryonic. And, a lot of it’s not very good. By very good, I mean good of the type I’d recommend to my mom or my friend who’s not into tech. Good as in, …
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The iPhone’s Passbook app was a small step by Apple into the mobile-payments world. James Martin/CNET Will this be the year that Apple fully dives into the mobile-payments market? JP Morgan analyst Rod Hall believes so and suggests three different scenarios for how Apple might run such a system. Speculation has run rampant for years over when Apple might introduce …
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