Twitter today invited developers to a platform-focused event at its headquarters early next week, where it plans to show off new features. The event — which begins at 6:30 p.m. next Tuesday and is scheduled to run until 9 p.m. — is not open to the press, the company said. The company offered no other …
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True story: Attracted by the sounds of Star Wars, my kids wandered over to where I was playing a game on my iPad. “What’s that?” they asked. “Star Wars Pinball,” I said. “What’s pinball?” they replied. I told them pinball was a game people used to play at the arcade, before video games came along. They said, “Whats an arcade?” …
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Have no fear if your BlackBerry Z10 needs to be repaired. Repairing the latest smartphone from BlackBerry is a snap, according to iFixit,which rates the Z10 an 8 out of 10 on its scale of repairability, something the firm notes is rare for a smartphone. The BlackBerry Z10 represents one of the company’s last chances at a turnaround, and marks …
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The only thing better than a chat with friends is a free chat with friends. And you’ll soon be nattering gratis as Facebook brings free VoIP calls to its mobile app — as long as you’re not on Android. To call one of your Facebook friends, open the Facebook Messenger app, look up up the chum you want to chat …
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Evernote Premium, the paid service from the productivity app maker, is coming to all of Deutsche Telekom’s customers in Germany. Evernote announced the deal today, saying that all of Deutsche Telekom’s nearly 60 million customers will receive a one-year Evernote Premium subscription. Evernote has signed similar deals with a host of other international carriers, including NTT Docomo in Japan and …
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The launch of the HTC One has been stymied by a limited supply of cameras. HTC chief marketing officer Benjamin Ho confirmed the component shortage in an interview with the Wall Street Journal yesterday. “Our friends in the media have been asking why there has been a delay in shipments for the new HTC One, whether there is a component …
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iPlayer is getting its first exclusive program, starring none other than comedy leg end Peter Kay. Kay is behind Car Share, a new sitcom that you can watch on your phone, tablet or computer before it arrives on your television. Kay has directed the six half-hour episodes of the new series, his first for the BBC after success with Channel …
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Now playing: Watch this: Watch YouTube videos on Roku 3:41 Of the 750-plus channels Roku has to offer, there’s one big guy missing from the pack: YouTube. Considering its front-and-center presence on other platforms — like Apple TV and Samsung Smart TVs — its conspicuous absence might seem odd. But, Roku’s CEO offers a logical explanation, noting that “YouTube insists …
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The Jawbone Up is a popular fitness tracker — a wristband that tracks your sleep and step count, with a companion app that allows you to log additional exercise and keep a food diary if you want. It will hit Australian stores in April. The Jawbone Up. (Credit: Jawbone) It’s been out in the US for a while, with an …
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T-Mobile continues to rev up the changes it’s got in store for customers. The wireless carrier today seems to have finally done away entirely with contracts for wireless customers. This follows earlier moves that had allowed options including either a traditional two-year contract or no contract at all. The shift is part of a broader transformation that CEO John Legere …
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The Pebble smartwatch has finally started to arrive in the hands of its buyers, only for some customers to find that their watch is having problems — not the least of which is bricking after shutdown. The glitch-screen issue.(Credit: Bill Adler) After many fits and starts, the Pebble smartwatch has finally started arriving in the hands of eagerly awaiting customers …
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Optus has become the first Australian telco to offer BlackBerry’s newest handset. BlackBerry Z10. (Credit: CNET/Josh Miller) BlackBerry’s Z10 smartphone is now officially available in Australia, with Optus pipping the other telcos to the post of being the first to offer the new handset. New customers can pick up a Z10 with no handset repayments on the $100 or $130 …
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Last September, CNET’s Matt Elliott told you about SnipSnap, a rather ingenious iOS app that turns printed coupons into mobile ones. It’s been a long wait, but SnipSnap has finally made its way to Android. And if you shop for anything, anywhere, ever, that should come as very good news. SnipSnap is like a digital coupon wallet: instead of schlepping …
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The HTC One did much to impress in my full review. Its Full HD screen is crisp and clear, the interface is neat and the sturdy metal body feels much more luxurious than its plastic predecessors. One area I wasn’t bowled over by was the camera, so I thought I’d take some time to get a closer look and see …
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Photo enthusiasts already pleased with the iPhone’s generally superior camera can be forgiven for getting excited about the possibility of shooting photos in the higher-end raw file format. Cypress Innovations on Wednesday released a new app called Digital Negative that might raise that very hope by offering a way to take photos that are stored in Adobe Systems’ DNG format …
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