New HTC One sees double with two rear cameras

CNET Update is double the fun: Now playing: Watch this: New HTC One sees double with two rear cameras 2:55 In this episode of Update: Learn the purpose of the two backside cameras on the new HTC One, according to a flier published by GSM Arena. Follow the streaming radio race to see which music …

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Amazon updates first

Sarah Tew/CNET Amazon released a software update Tuesday for the first-generation Kindle Paperwhite. The the e-reader now supports many of the popular features of Amazon’s second-gen Paperwhite, including Goodreads integration, FreeTime parental controls, and Page Flip. The update also brings a Smart Lookup feature and Cloud Collections, which lets users organize content in to custom categories. The Paperwhite update is …

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Nokia X Android phone makes its debut

The Nokia X Android phone. Sarah Tew/CNET Smartphone shoppers in India are the first ones able to purchase the new Nokia X handset. Offered as of Monday at a price of 8,599 rupees ($141), the new Android-based smartphone targets the midrange market, according to the Economic Times. That range typically sees phones sell for between 7,000 and 15,000 rupees, and …

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Digging for Atari’s ‘corporate shame,’ the buried E.T. games

An original E.T. game cartridge, signed by the lead designer. Millions were made, and most of them were buried in a New Mexico landfill after the game was deemed one of the worst ever. Daniel Terdiman/CNET AUSTIN, Tex.–E.T. wants to go home. But first there will have to be a massive excavation of a city’s garbage dump. As is part …

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Easily mount your HDTV

Now playing: Watch this: How to easily mount your TV 3:50 When I moved into my new place, I left behind my ancient, embarrassingly small TV. I jumped up to a 47-inch HDTV, which is still modest by today’s standards, but big enough where I had good reason to worry about it toppling over — especially with a kid in …

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How to quickly hide unused icons on Apple TV

Jason Cipriani/CNET As Apple continues to add more content options to the Apple TV, the main screen is starting to feel a bit overwhelming. Not everyone takes advantage of all the different apps (or channels, or services, or icons) on the Apple TV, making it helpful to hide some icons. In the past, hiding an icon required a lengthy process …

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Amazon said to be adding a music

Amazon’s online MP3 store could soon host a music streaming service. Screenshot by Dara Kerr/CNET Amazon is said to be looking to create its own version of Apple’s popular iTunes Radio. According to The Wall Street Journal, the e-commerce giant has reportedly been in talks with major record labels to create its own music-streaming service. The service would reportedly be …

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BBC iPlayer gets a new look

The online face of British television has had a makeover, with a new look for UK online catch-up and streaming service BBC iPlayer, home of shows like Doctor Who, Sherlock, Call the Midwife and The Musketeers. Following the license fee-funded broadcaster’s announcement that comedy and reality-driven TV channel BBC Three is moving online, the iPlayer online service has been overhauled …

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LG G3 could be dustproof and water resistant, report indicates

The LG G2 (pictured) successor may better hold up to life’s demands. CBS Interactive LG’s successor to the G2 could be both water resistant and dust-proof, according to Korea’s ETNews. Presumably, the handset will be known as the G3 and make its debut in the second half of the year. Hardware specifications are a bit muddy at this point, however …

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Sony Xperia Z2 comes with free Bravia TV on UK’s Vodafone

Now playing: Watch this: Sony Xperia Z2; a 4K shooting, waterproof powerhouse 1:34 Phones really are getting bigger. Why, buy the new Sony Xperia Z2 from UK network Vodafone and it comes with a 32-inch screen! Well, sort of: the first 3,000 people to order the 5.2-inch Z2 from Vodafone get a 32-inch Sony Bravia television thrown in for free. …

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Sony tempts Xperia smartphone owners with snazzy themes

The Triflat Xperia theme has sleek, colorful style. Brian Bennett/CNET Love your new Xperia phone’s water-proof design but not so much its software UI? Apparently Sony feels your pain. The company has been at it again, touting the virtues of its Xperia Theme Android skins. First announced as part of Sony’s Xperia phone upgrade to Android 4.3, the device maker …

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Prince: You can’t get down with technology in your hand

Getting down is a little like getting up. You have to free yourself from all mental concerns. You have to liberate yourself from your cocoon of safety. And you have to believe that once you start moving, the world will accept you for who you are. How, though, can you possibly get down with a phone in your hand? This …

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Paym transfers money to a phone number, no bank details needed

LDprod/Shutterstock Not keen on handing out your bank details when your friends owe you some money? Want to split a bill with buddies but don’t know their numbers? Nine UK banks have signed up to Paym, which launches in spring and lets you send money to someone from your phone knowing only their phone number. Paym, pronounced ‘pay-em’, lets you …

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HTC One successor pops up in online photo gallery

The successor to the HTC One is on display yet again through a series of leaked photos. Sarah Tew/CNET The all new HTC One has showed itself off yet again, albeit unofficially, through new photos leaked online. Posted Sunday on a Chinese Weibo site as reported by French tech news site NowhereElse.fr, the latest series of photos reveal the front, …

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Samsung Galaxy S5 could be stung by Korean carrier ban

Samsung’s Galaxy S5 Andrew Hoyle/CNET Samsung’s Galaxy S5 might have some trouble getting out of the gate when it hits store shelves next month. Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy S5 in Korea on April 11. But on Friday, South Korea’s communications watchdogs instituted a 45-day ban, starting this week and extending to May 19, that bars the country’s carriers …

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