Steve Guttenberg/CNET Led Zeppelin changed the sound of rock music in 1969, and that turned me into an audiophile. Sure, it was the music that first sucked me in, but the “Led Zeppelin” and “Led Zeppelin II” albums were so much heavier than anything I’d heard before. The records of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi …
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Some say that printers are soon to be extinct. Others rant about their hate for the dead-tree format. But if you’re a student, a work-at-homer, or you just appreciate hard copies, the printer still holds a very important place in your home or office. Thing is, you might not necessarily be at your desktop computer when you realize the need …
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The Pebble Steel. Sarah Tew/CNET The Pebble Steel is one of the best-looking, best-performing smartwatches around, and it’s about to get a little less expensive — in a sense. Pebble just announced that the Pebble Steel , in both color variants, will be coming to Best Buy this Sunday, June 15. It’ll also be receiving a bit of a price …
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My iCracked tech met me at the local Starbucks, tools at the ready. Photo by Rick Broida/CNET Broken iPhone? What could be easier than a local tech who comes to you and fixes the handset while you wait? That’s what I set out to learn after repair service iCracked announced a new app that would dispatch a tech to your …
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A Mozilla prototype of a $25 Firefox OS phone built with a Spreadtrum processor. Stephen Shankland/CNET Firefox OS, Mozilla’s ambitious attempt to establish a more open mobile operating system than Google’s Android or Apple’s iOS, is about to hit one of its biggest potential markets: India. Two Indian companies, Intex and Spice, will build a super-cheap $25 Firefox OS phone …
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Is this the iPhone 6 to the right of an iPhone 5S? Jimmy Lin/Weibo/Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Photos purportedly of the iPhone 6 have popped up on Chinese site Weibo courtesy of a former Taiwanese pop star who has shown an uncanny knack for leaking early shots of Apple products. Jimmy Lin, a Taiwanese singer and actor, took to his …
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Powermat spot at Starbucks. Photo by Rick Broida/CNET Come for the java, stay for the wireless juice. Starbucks said on Thursday that it would roll out Powermat’s wireless charging station in its Starbucks and Teavana shops. The deployment will begin in the San Francisco Bay Area this year and expand to other metropolitan areas in 2015. Starbucks’ decision could go …
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The LG G3 could be here in a matter of weeks. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Verizon is expected to start selling the flagship LG G3 smartphone on July 17, according to a new report. Related Links The LG G3 in America: Where to buy LG’s new superphone in the US LG G3 preview Comparing the LG G2 and the new LG G3 …
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Qualcomm is introducing a new chip that will make it easier for wireless subscribers to get access to speedy 4G LTE wireless data service in their homes. On Wednesday, the company introduced the new FSM90xx SoC (system-on-a-chip), a low-cost chip that’s inexpensive enough for device makers to include in Wi-Fi routers. By placing the 4G LTE technology in inexpensive consumer …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET The Google Play Store app is frequently updated in the background, without you ever realizing it. Updates to the Play Store have included everything from random bug fixes to streamlining the application permission dialogue box. No matter the case, it’s always nice to know you’re running the latest version of the app. Because of how the Play Store …
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Samsung’s Gear 2 smartwatch. Sarah Tew/CNET Samsung and Pebble are dominating the US smartwatch market. Samsung has carved out a hefty 78 percent of the $96 million in smartwatch sales seen in the US since October, with Pebble accounting for around 18 percent, NPD said Wednesday. The market researcher didn’t specify who owns the remaining 96 percent, but Sony and …
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Sarah Tew With Google’s Chromecast device finally available in Australia, the next step has been to ensure that there are some local services worth using on it. In the US there are the usual suspects of Netflix, HBO Go, Hulu, and so forth, but in Australia we’ve mostly been running on promises. Foxtel’s Presto movie service was looking at a …
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You can download ITV Player today. Roku Lovers of “Celebrity Juice” and “Coronation Street” rejoice: from today you can stream your favourite telly programmes for free with the launch of ITV Player on Roku boxes and the Now TV Box , which is made by Roku. Roku sells a variety of streaming devices, including its Streaming Stick and Roku 3 …
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Aloysius Low/CNET If you’ve been lusting after the near-unobtainable, CynogenMod-powered OnePlus One , the bad news is that you’ll have to wait a little longer. Lucky OnePlus One invitees recently received an email that said that there would be a delay in shipping the initial batch of smartphones, due to a major software update and that the company was “still …
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Razer There’s one place in the world where you don’t hear much about wearable tech: E3. Razer, the PC gaming hardware company, is the exception: the Razer Nabu , a smartwatch-fitness band, with two OLED displays on the top and bottom and Pebble-style call and notification capabilities, was unveiled back at CES in January. It still hasn’t been officially launched. …
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