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HTC One M9 teardown reveals it’s really hard to fix

HTC again gets low marks for repairability. iFixit The HTC One M9 may be a looker, but don’t try to pry it open for repairs. HTC’s latest flagship smartphone, which launches across carriers on April 10, earned one of the lowest repairability scores from iFixit, a firm that tears down and analyzes gadgets to get a better look at the …

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How wireless carriers will keep the Final Four hooked up

A close-up of the Luneberg Lens Antenna. AT&T As March Madness peaks with the Final Four games on Saturday, the wireless carriers are working to bring their own A-game when it comes to network coverage. High-profile events such as the Super Bowl, South by Southwest or the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s men’s basketball tournament have become chances for the wireless …

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YouTube tips we bet you didn’t know

Paul F. Tompkins on YouTube. Nicole Cozma/CNET It’s easy to spend hours watching YouTube videos about, well, pretty much anything. Using your mouse to adjust a setting isn’t exactly slow, but in some cases, the keyboard shortcuts are much faster. Here is a list of the best YouTube keyboard shortcuts you should start using right now: These shortcuts work when …

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Apple Watch’s Swiss debut delayed by patent snag

The Apple Watch Edition starts at $10,000 and goes as high as $17,000. CNET Apple may have to wait a little longer before it can go toe-to-toe with the luxury watchmakers in their home country. The launch of Apple Watch could be delayed in Switzerland, known as the birthplace of luxury watches, due to a patent owned by watch brand …

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Apple’s iPad turns 5: Where does it go from here?

The iPad Air 2 is Apple’s latest flagship tablet, but the device hasn’t done much to bolster slumping sales. Sarah Tew/CNET When Steve Jobs showed off what he called the “truly magical and revolutionary” iPad in 2010, no one guessed just how quickly it would take off. The 3-year-old iPhone may have been a surefire hit at the time, but …

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Could Windows go open source? A top Microsoft engineer says ‘definitely possible’

Windows 10 is closed for now, but an open-source version apparently isn’t out of the question. Screenshot by CNET The impossible is actually possible at Microsoft, one of the company’s engineers claims. Speaking at the open-source-focused ChefCon this week, Microsoft engineer and Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich said something unheard of: “it’s definitely possible” that Windows could eventually go open source. …

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LG: Next flagship phone to sport vastly improved 5.5

LG will outfit its next flagship phone with a higher-end screen. LG Display LG will outfit its next flagship phone with a screen that promises major improvements in just about every way. The new QHD (Quad High Definition) LCD display “represents a quantum jump in terms of key features,” LG Display said Friday. Those features include brightness, color gamut, contrast …

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The complete guide to pre

With the launch of Apple Watch in full swing, you probably noticed that this Apple product launch is very different from that of the iPhone or iPad. For starters, the only way to order a Watch is through the online Apple Store. There’s also the added step of trying the Watch on in stores, if you want. If you’d like …

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Get an Apple TV and $10 Target gift card for $69

TV not included. Apple Just when you thought Apple TV was dead in the water, Apple lowered the price of its set-top box, struck an exclusive deal with HBO and started adding new channels. Is there more to come? That’s the question. And if there is, will you need a new Apple TV box to take advantage of it? I …

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