(Credit: Hammacher) Not only does this device allow you to listen to cassettes on your iDevice, it also allows you to convert the music to MP3. Do you have a bunch of cassettes languishing in a dusty box in your garage, suffering the exile of obsolescence? You can’t get rid of them, because they’re from …
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Quick: What’s on your iPhone 5 wish list? A bigger screen? 4G connectivity? Better battery life? Phbbblltt. Those are no-brainers. What I really want is an iPhone that can stretch to meet my every need — and I don’t mean that figuratively. To see what I’m talking about, check out this iPhone 5 concept video. It starts off with a …
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Buying an e-reader? Great! Here are some shopping tips and features to keep an eye out for. (The Reader image by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, public domain; CBSi) E Ink versus LCD One of the first things to think about is what you’re comfortable reading. Some people are happy with a back-lit LCD screen, such as what you’ll find in a tablet, …
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One of the questions we’re most commonly asked about e-readers is where in Australia one can obtain ebooks. (Credit: Amazon) We have great news! The internet is global, so there are websites worldwide from which you can purchase and download books. One important thing to note is that not all e-readers support all file formats. There are a number of …
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Mobile users are increasingly downloading free apps, a new study from research firm Gartner has found. The company announced today that 45.6 billion apps will be downloaded worldwide in 2012. Out of that, a whopping 89 percent, or 40.6 billion, will be free apps. The remaining 5 billion will be downloaded after users purchase them. Last year, free apps accounted …
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Now playing: Watch this: Inside Scoop: Few surprises with iPhone 5 unveiling 2:19 Editors’ note (September 12, 2012): It’s official, folks. The iPhone 5 is for real. Our first impressions, plus additional full coverage. Well, it’s been a long time coming. Tomorrow, Apple is expected to finally announce the next iPhone. Whether it’s going to be named the iPhone 5 …
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Samsung has confirmed its flagship phone the Galaxy S3 will receive the update to the latest version of Android, known as Jelly Bean, as soon as October. If you can’t wait that long then the 4G version will be available with Jelly Bean as standard. Samsung doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to updating its Android phones, …
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VoIP provider Viber has hit a new milestone. The company announced today that it now has 100 million worldwide users taking advantage of its free phone calls, texting, and photo-messaging services. It’s not clear if those users are actively using the service or have just signed up. Still, the company claims to handle over 2 billion minutes of calls and …
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Nokia may offer entry-level Windows Phone 7.5 devices by year’s end, according to DigiTimes. Citing the usual “industry sources,” DigiTimes said the new phones would be aimed at consumers in emerging markets, who are considered more price-sensitive. The hardware requirements for Windows Phone 8 are stricter than those for its predecessor, demanding a dual-core processor and support for near-field communication …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE 4G speed test 1:07 Everything Everywhere has a new network, which it will be using to beam the UK’s first ever 4G service to you. It’s called EE (no, really), and we’ve given it the speed-test treatment ahead of its official launch in a few weeks’ time. Hit play on the video …
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Nokia Siemens Networks is in talks with various companies to sell of its business support systems as the network equipment maker looks to unload noncore units and focus on mobile network equipment. The company — a joint venture of Finnish handset maker Nokia and Germany’s Siemens formed in 2007 — is also looking to sell its applications business, Nokia Siemens …
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Sprint today confirmed that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean rollouts have begun for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Samsung Nexus S 4G. The updates will be made available to consumers over the air and will not require Samsung Kies. According to Sprint, Android 4.1 will download in the background and notify users when it’s ready to install. As we first learned …
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Nokia’s Lumia 920 is set for a November launch in Europe. Sarah Tew/CNET U.K. network operator Everything Everywhere, which runs the Orange and T-Mobile brands in the UK, has announced the first commercial 4G LTE network across the country. The company, which will now be known as EE, will launch the service in 16 U.K. cities — including London, Manchester, …
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In addition to HTC, LG will be holding its own New York press conference on the morning of September 19. It will also be hosting a coinciding event on September 18 in Seoul, South Korea. Another look at the LG Optimus G. LG Though details are sparse, leaked press photos of the LG Optimus G suggest that the company will …
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Apple continues to be the industry’s top device maker, at least in the number of ad impressions recorded by Millennial Media for its September Mobile Mix report. For the second quarter of 2012, Apple took home a leading 31 percent of all ad impressions (the number of times an ad is displayed). The iPhone retained its top spot among the …
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