Sarah Tew/CNET For most of the last decade, Nike has juggled two distinct narratives. On the one hand, it’s still a traditional sportswear corporation that now makes more than $25 billion a year thanks to its in-demand shoes and apparel. On the other, Nike had become an Apple-emulating trailblazer in the uncertain but hopeful market …
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An AT&T store in Manhattan. CNET/Marguerite Reardon AT&T wants to get into show business. The company said on Tuesday that it was partnering with media holding company The Chernin Group to create a joint venture that would acquire, invest in, and launch online video services. The two companies have committed $500 million in funding for the venture. It’s the latest …
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Attractive enough to ditch the old iPhone? CNET Given what we know about people’s fierce loyalty to either Android or iOS, you might assume that most people who upgrade to the new Samsung Galaxy S5 are exchanging an old Galaxy S3 or other older Android phone for the latest and greatest out of South Korea. But according to a survey …
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Nike’s FuelBand Sarah Tew/CNET Apple and Nike may be secretly working on a new smartband, a new report claims. The two companies have been working together on a wearable device that will launch toward the end of this year, Geektime is reporting, citing sources familiar with their plans. However, Apple and Nike aren’t working on the long-rumored iWatch, the sources …
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The LG G Watch comes in black, or white and gold. LG LG wants you to take its new G Watch for a spin. You can get a good look at the forthcoming wearable gadget with a spinny 360-degree panorama image that you control, on a new promotional webpage made by LG. LG is slowly teasing the smartwatch, last month …
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CNET Here we go again. Almost two years after Apple and Samsung faced off in a messy patent dispute, the smartphone and tablet rivals will return to the same San Jose, Calif., courtroom and appear before the same federal judge who presided over their 2012 case to argue once again over patents. The trial, which begins March 31, is the …
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Apple and Samsung are battling over patent infringement in a San Jose, Calif., court. Shara Tibken/CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — Google has provided funding to help Samsung defend itself against Apple’s patent-infringement claims, emails between the two companies revealed Tuesday. Google patent attorney James Maccoun, in deposition testimony presented by Apple in court here, authenticated emails between Google and Samsung …
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Samsung has accused Apple’s FaceTime of infringing a video-transfer patent. Apple SAN JOSE, Calif. — Venice isn’t just a picturesque city in Italy. It’s also the code name used for Apple’s FaceTime technology. Roberto Garcia, an Apple engineer currently in charge of iMessage, on Tuesday revealed details about the company’s development of the FaceTime video calling program. Along with the …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Despite news of Nike bailing on Fuelband hardware in the future, the Nike+ Fuelband isn’t going anywhere right now. And it’s still a very functional fitness tracker with some stylistic appeal, even if it’s iOS-only. But what if you use Android? What if you don’t want a Fuelband, but you want something like it? What are your options? …
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The family that watches together, embarrasses together. HBO/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Have you ever watched a lesbian sex scene with your mother? Please, I’m not trying to pry. I just wondered because HBO is wondering the same thing. Would your mom turn away? Would she start up a conversation about how approving she is of same-sex relationships? Or would …
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Fan TV When Fan TV was announced back in May of 2013 , it sounded too good to be true: ditch your cable box for a small streaming puck that can access all your cable and streaming video content in a truly slick interface. The only problem was Fan TV didn’t have any agreements with cable or satellite providers, making …
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The DP65E34 represents one of a new wave of inexpensive big-screen TVs. Sanyo Yesterday Sanyo announced the DP65E34, a 65-inch LCD TV that’s currently selling at Walmart for $998. That’s a very low price, especially for this time of year, months from Black Friday and the traditional sale season. On the other hand, there’s no telling how good a TV …
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Apple and Samsung are battling in a San Jose, Calif., court. Shara Tibken/CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — If Samsung infringed all five of Apple’s patents, the Korean company should pay only about $1.75 per unit in royalties, not the $40 Apple has demanded, an expert testified Monday. Judith Chevalier, a professor of economics and finance at the Yale University School …
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CNET Update tracks the trackers: Now playing: Watch this: Why Nike is pulling the plug on FuelBand 2:55 In this episode of Update: Learn why Nike’s FuelBand is out of gas. The shoemaker fired engineers that worked on the fitness-tracking bracelet and plans focusing on software. The latest FuelBand model came out less than six months ago, but this move …
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Apple and Samsung are battling in court over patents. CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — Samsung on Monday kicked off its patent infringement suit against Apple, presenting evidence and testimony to argue the iPhone maker copied two of its patents. The Korean electronics maker rested its defense against Apple shortly before 2 p.m. PT Monday before starting arguments for its own …
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