Enlarge ImageHTC’s latest flagship handset, the One M9, isn’t helping the company succeed. Andrew Hoyle/CNET The second quarter of 2015 was not kind to HTC as revenue for the Taiwanese phone maker slid significantly and its profits from last year turned to losses this time around. The company’s revenue reached NT$33 billion ($1.04 billion) worldwide …
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I don’t have the most difficult of last names to pronounce, but I’ve heard my fair share of it being butchered. Those with more difficult names share in my experience and frustration, I’m sure. Facebook has a feature tucked away on your profile aimed at teaching others how to pronounce your name, but you need to set it up before …
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Microsoft has ported its Outlook app to the Apple Watch. Microsoft Microsoft has cooked up a version of its Outlook email app for the Apple Watch. Launched on Thursday, the latest version of Outlook for iOS supports the Apple Watch with several useful features. You can glance at your email, receive notifications of new email and use preset replies to …
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If you have been spending portions of your day listening to Beats 1 radio, then you may occasionally want to go back and replay a particularly good hour of radio, or listen to a show that you missed. Apple Music has offered playlists of the songs from previously aired Beats 1 shows, and now it has full replays that let …
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Enlarge ImageDonald Trump takes a jab at Jeb Bush as Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker looks on. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Onstage Thursday night in Ohio at the first GOP debate, the leading Republican presidential candidates debated the issues, political correctness, and of course — Trump. There were plenty of digs and zings, but who really scored points and caught …
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Watching a movie on a DVD may seem archaic in this streaming age, but you shouldn’t have to pay a fee to play a DVD on your computer. For many people, the Windows 10 upgrade doesn’t come with software to play a DVD movie. Microsoft is charging $15 for the program in its app store, but you don’t have to …
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Daniel Terdiman/CNET Couch potatoes with a Chromecast streaming stick can now take advantage of even more channels, including HBO Now. Cord-cutters with an HBO Now monthly subscription and a Chromecast device have access to the network’s full lineup of TV series and movies using its Android and iOS apps, making it one of the easiest ways to catch up on …
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Enlarge Image IFA, the huge Berlin tech show that’s Europe’s equivalent of the Consumer Electronics Show in the US, opens in early September, just a few weeks away. And that means it’s high time for rumors, speculation and leaks of the tech to be announced there. To that end, CNET has obtained two photos from a person familiar with Huawei’s …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. This is an update of a deal I first wrote about early this year. Not only is the price a bit lower, a few areas have been clarified (and, ahem, corrected). What do …
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CNET Microsoft has introduced a DVD Player app for Windows 10 for people who still want to pop in a good, old-fashioned disc to watch a movie. Officially rolled out July 29, Windows 10 has won praise for introducing several new and interesting features, including the new Start menu, the Cortana voice-activated digital assistant and the Edge browser. But it’s …
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