Andrew Hoyle/CNET The G3 is LG’s latest flagship phone , hoping to tempt your cash from your wallet with a strong lineup of specs, including a ludicrously high definition 5.5-inch display, quad-core processor and a camera that uses an infrared laser to assist its autofocus. That’s right, a laser. That may seem like a bizarre …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. iOS 8 will give the iPhone newfound calling support through the Wi-Fi network. Screenshot by Nate Ralph/CNET Newfound support in iOS 8 for Wi-Fi calling means that T-Mobile will finally be able to offer the service to its iPhone-toting customers, which Android and …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. CNET There was no iWatch at Apple’s WWDC. No wearable technology item at all. But that doesn’t mean one isn’t coming. In fact, there were more signs than ever that Apple is closing in on every part of wearable tech except for the …
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We expect to see more of the Liquid Leap at Computex this year. Scott Stein/CNET TAIPEI, Taiwan — While the venerable Computex trade show has been increasingly focused on mobile for some time, the huge influx of wearable technology is a real surprise this year. The show doesn’t start until tomorrow, but the opening International Press Conference today held some …
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Sony plays it coy with upcoming smartphone. Sony Sorry, Samsung. It looks like Sony has co-opted the term “next big thing” for now. Sony has taken to its blog and social media accounts to tease its next smartphone, likely the Sony Xperia Z2 Ultra, a successor to last year’s Xperia Z1 Ultra . Related Links Sony Xperia Z2 review Sony …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. James Martin/CNET Zilch. That’s exactly what anyone tuning in to Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference for any product announcements got on Monday. New MacBooks? Sorry. A new iPhone? Nope. That fabled iWatch? Please. But that didn’t mean Apple came to its big spring show …
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Is it love that persuades techie cities to marry Apple? Apple Your loins are possibly still throbbing after the multifarious, multicolored announcement at the Apple WWDC presentation. Either that, or your fists are curling in heated woe at how much techies seem to care about this. Whichever it may be, I feel sure that such a concentration of Apple products …
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Now playing: Watch this: Nexus 7: How Google took on the iPad 4:14 It’s no secret that the first Android tablets were something of a let-down — costly, bulky machines that were rushed onto shop shelves by manufacturers desperate to fight Apple’s iPad. In the latest episode of CNET’s Adventures in Tech! we explain how Google turned that all around, …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple targets the connected home with HomeKit 1:24 Apple wants to make it easier to manage your home automation devices, so that you can lock doors, dim lights, and adjust your thermostat from your iPhone or iPad. On Monday, the company announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco that it has added functionality in …
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Telstra Telstra introduced data sharing to customers late in 2013 with the launch of new Data Share packages that could be bundled with its Every Day Connect plans. However, users that wanted to share their data plan with additional devices such as tablets were required to pay $10 per device per month for the privilege. Just one day after Optus …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. James Martin/CNET Apple on Monday unveiled the next iteration of its mobile operating system, iOS 8, at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. The software is available in beta for developers starting today, and for the public for free this fall. …
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Shutterstock/Pressmaster YouView times two: BT customers can now watch YouView in different rooms with the option of a bonus box for an extra £5 per month — that should solve a few arguments when the World Cup kicks off any day. BT’s Extra Box plugs into a telly in a different room to your main TV, so you can watch, …
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LG’s WebOS TV. LG Electronics LG’s WebOS has found a new life for itself driving sales of smart TV sets. More than 1 million of LG’s WebOS-enabled smart TVs have been sold since the lineup debuted in March, the company announced Monday. LG said it expects sales to hit 10 million units by the first half of 2015. That’s not …
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The Acer Liquid S1 is one of three Android phones headed to Canada. Acer Three unlocked, Android-powered Acer Liquid smartphones landed in Canada on Monday, aimed at more price-conscious users seeking style but not necessarily all the speeds and feeds. Running Android 2.2 Jelly Bean on an HSPA+ network, this threesome ranges in price and power, but all come in …
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The Samsung Z smartphone runs the Tizen operating system. Samsung Samsung’s first Tizen smartphone is finally here — well kinda. The Korean electronics giant said late Sunday that it will launch its first smartphone powered by the open-source software in the third quarter in Russia. The phone, called the Samsung Z, will ship in other markets at a later date, …
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