As Bing has done for Microsoft, an Apple search offering could unify Siri and Safari results. “The Arsenio Hall Show”/YouTube screenshot by CNET Recent reports indicate that Yahoo may be gearing up to become the default search provider on iOS. Today, the iPhone’s default browser — Safari — has search powered by Google. When the …
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Sarah Tew/CNET So you want to buy a fitness tracker? Maybe you should wait on that. Suddenly, it looks like a good handful of fitness band companies are in a state of flux. Nike’s future in FuelBand hardware is coming to an end. Fitbit is lacking its top-end product, the Fitbit Force , after a recall this winter. Basis has …
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Samsung has filed for six trademarks in Australia, including five words and a new logo. (Credit: Samsung) Samsung has applied for several trademarks in Australia, including a number of words and a new logo for its UHD curved TV. As reported by trademark blog TMWatch, the company has filed applications to trademark the words “Plot”, “App Connect”, “DTOC”, “Citron” and …
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Would you wear this smartwatch? Rufus Labs I’m not one to shy away from technology that stands out. I admit to checking my grocery list on an iPad while wheeling a shopping cart around the store — more than once. Years ago, I owned a honking big watch with a built-in compass, light, and thermometer. But it never really went …
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The creator of smartphone-controlled robotic toy Sphero has launched an initiative aimed at teaching kids programming, robotics and maths. (Credit: Orbotix) Orbotix — the company behind the robotic Sphero and Ollie toys that can be controlled via iOS and Android apps — has announced the launch of SPRK, an education initiative aimed at using Sphero to teach kids essential knowledge …
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HTC introduced three sizes of its original One last year. Josh Miller/CNET The rumor mill for the HTC One M8 mini is heating up and the newest tidbit of information points to the smartphone being carried on Verizon. The news comes via the well-known Twitter-based leaker @evleaks. In a tweet Monday, he wrote, “HTC One M8 mini going to Verizon.” …
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos with the company’s Kindle Fire HDX tablets. Will a phone follow? CNET After years of rumors, speculation, and back-alley whispers, Amazon may finally be ready to unveil its first smartphone . The time couldn’t be better for Amazon to enter the fray. Related Links Amazon Phone rumor roundup: Everything you need to know Rumored Amazon smartphone …
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Apple’s iPhone 5S. Josh Lowensohn/CNET Apple is unlikely to show any sales growth when it reports second-quarter results on Wednesday. At least, that’s the take from a collection of 37 different analysts. Polling analysts for their predictions on Apple’s second fiscal quarter, which ended in March, Fortune found an average revenue estimate of $43.5 billion. That forecast is actually a …
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Microsoft’s former CEO Steve Ballmer and Nokia’s former CEO Stephen Elop in 2012. Sarah Tew/CNET Nokia expects to close the sale of its devices and services business to Microsoft on Friday, April 25. Revealing the news on Monday, Nokia said that the transaction is now subject only to certain customary closing conditions. Related stories Microsoft reportedly plans to rename Nokia …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S5 via MetroPCS Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Consumers who want a contract-free Galaxy S5 have yet another option. Samsung’s new flagship phone is now available through MetroPCS, which sells phones for those who don’t want to be saddled with the usual two-year agreement. As such, you’ll have to pay the full retail price up front, which is $649 …
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Square Square, the mobile-payment startup started by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, may sell itself to a much larger company, a new report claims. Over the last several months, Square has been secretly holding meetings with major technology companies, including Google, Apple, and eBay’s PayPal, to explore the possibility of a sale that could extend well into the billions of dollars, …
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Apple’s iPad Mini with Retina Sarah Tew / CBS Interactive How would Apple’s iPad Mini fare in a world with not just one, but two, bigger-screen iPhones? Apple is expected to bump up the screen size on its next iPhone. Recent rumors even claim the company will unveil two new models later this year — one with a 4.7-inch screen, …
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Now playing: Watch this: Keep secret Galaxy S5 photos under lock and key 2:09 There’s more than one reason why you’d want to sock away certain photos, videos, and other files on your phone. It’s OK, I’m not here to judge, just to tell you how to hide said documents from view on your Galaxy S5 . It’s pretty simple, …
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You might have been hearing a lot recently about HbbTV — especially in relation to FreeviewPlus — but what does the service actually do and how will you get it? FreeviewPlus uses the HbbTV standard.(Screenshot by CNET Australia) What is it? HbbTV stands for Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV and it’s the standard that FreeviewPlus is based on. What it means …
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This could be the best $30 you ever spent on a dongle. Sarah Tew/CNET I have mixed feelings about the Google Chromecast. On the one hand, it’s cheap. In fact, today, it’s really cheap: Amazon has the Google Chromecast for $29.99 shipped (if you’re a Prime subscriber, otherwise pad your cart to at least $35). That’s only $5 off the …
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