Samsung may unveil a Plus version of its Galaxy S6 sooner than expected. CNET Samsung Galaxy S6 phone buyers waiting for a version with a 5.5-inch screen might get their wish fairly soon. The Korean mobile phone maker is reportedly planning to unveil the Galaxy S6 Plus, a variant of the Galaxy S6 with a …
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If you listen to the marketing from TV manufacturers, it seems TVs with 4K resolution will deliver a massive boost in picture quality. And, if you’re lucky enough to actually have a source of real 4K video — one with the same 3,840×2,160-pixel resolution as 4K TVs — you may well be able to see additional detail. (4K TVs — …
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TAIPEI — If you tend to find yourself with parched lips and your doctor nagging you to drink more fluids, this smart water bottle from Singaporean company Oaxis may be just the thing you need. Besides keeping track of how much water you drink, Oaxis also plans to put in sensors to detect the temperature and purity of the liquid, …
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The LG Tribute is but one of multiple smartphones offered with Sprint Prepaid. CNET Sprint is the latest wireless provider to dip its toes in the pool that is rollover data. Tuesday sees the carrier introducing a new feature, Monthly Rolling Data, for its Sprint Prepaid brand. The new benefit comes with all Sprint Prepaid plans starting at $35 per …
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Windows 10 Home users may have no choice but to install updates. screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET In Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, Microsoft gives you the ability to control when or even if you want to download and install updates. But that seems to be changing with Windows 10, at least with the Home edition. A new Windows 10 specifications …
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Amazon offers free shipping on small items, no membership required. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In the face of growing online delivery competition, Amazon has begun offering free shipping on small items like makeup and mobile phone accessories, without requiring a minimum order or a subscription to Amazon Prime membership program. Thousands of products weighing less than 8 ounces will ship for …
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The Amazon Fire TV and game controller can now be used to play games on GameFly’s new streaming service. CNET Amazon and GameFly want to help you start playing. GameFly, which lets customers rent video games through the mail, on Tuesday unveiled a new service to stream video games right to TVs, exclusively through Amazon’s Fire TV streaming-media player. People …
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Accessory Genie Generally speaking, laptop speakers are just as bad as TV speakers — if not worse. They’re smaller, of course, and usually direct the audio down instead of forward. Obviously you can plug in a pair of headphones, but what if you want to gather a friend or two round the laptop to watch a movie or music video? …
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It should be pretty hard to get this screen protector scratched. Aloysius Low/CNET TAIPEI — On a tiny stand here at the Computex trade show is Moxbii, a Taiwanese company that specialises in screen protectors. While I normally give such exhibitors a miss, the company caught my eye — specifically, its claim that its Metearmor screen protector is as good …
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Intel’s Kirk Skaugen holds up a RealSense module at Computex 2015. Nic Healey/CNET TAIPEI — Intel’s RealSense 3D camera might just be gaining popularity on the new models of PCs, laptops and tablets hitting the market, but the company has far bigger plans for the multi-lens scanning, depth-sensing technology. Intel first showed off RealSense for CES 2014 before throwing the …
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