Apple’s MacBook isn’t the only shiny new laptop in town using a USB Type-C port. CNET Update looks at the new Chromebook Pixel , which you can find sold on Google’s new online store. (And sold at Google’s first retail shop-in-a-shop in London.) Now playing: Watch this: Google’s Chromebook Pixel joins the USB-C club 2:58 …
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Motorola Two years ago, Motorola launched the Moto Maker online studio, inviting users to create a personalized Moto X phone using custom hues, patterns and engravings crafted to order at the company’s Texas factory. When it launched, the tool was only available for AT&T customers in select areas, but today Motorola expands the service to include the Moto 360 smart …
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Commonwealth Bank Commonwealth Bank has officially introduced an update to its CommBank mobile app allowing customers to make Tap & Pay payments on any Android phone with NFC. After a soft launch that came off the back of an app update on March 4, the feature is now available on any Android smartphone using Android 4.4 (KitKat) or later. The …
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The CIA has long sought entry into iPhones and iPads, according to leaked documents. Sarah Tew/CNET The Central Intelligence Agency has spent years trying to find a back door into Apple’s mobile devices, according to documents provided to The Intercept by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. The CIA has focused its efforts on cracking the security keys used …
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How is each Apple Watch designed? YouTube/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Apple is offering not just one but three different flavors of its new smartwatch. And just how did the company create all three versions? The Apple Watch lineup includes the entry-level Sport edition, the mid-range Apple Watch model and the high-end Apple Watch Edition. All three are designed using different …
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iPhone owners that don’t own an Apple Watch now have an app to remind them that they don’t own an Apple Watch. It’s not often we get two mobile operating system updates in one day. This CNET Update roundup covers the new features in Android 5.1 and iOS 8.2 (which cures a security bug). Also, learn about the USB Type-C …
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A transmitter beams infrared light to awaiting receivers on devices around a coffee shop or your home. James Martin/CNET In a few years, charging your device wirelessly will be as simple as doing nothing at all. That’s if wireless charging startup Wi-Charge gets its way. Related links Magnetic fields make wireless charging a whole lot cooler Say hello to Rezence, …
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Is your piggybank looking a little nervous? James Martin/CNET Tim Cook and pals have stepped forth from their aluminium tower, revealing — at last — the nitty gritty on when the Apple Watch will debut around the globe, as well as a brand new MacBook with only a single port. Here’s what UK tech fans need to know. Apple Watch …
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iOS 8.2 fixes a ten-year-old security hole. CNET Apple has patched a recently discovered security hole that has been around for more than 10 years. Released on Monday following the company’s Apple Watch event, iOS 8.2 includes a fix that resolves the security bug known as “FREAK.” The bug could have left users of Apple’s mobile Safari and Google’s Android …
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MIT Media Lab A prototype device developed by researchers at MIT’s Media Lab would allow the blind to read with their finger without having to learn Braille. The FingerReader, mounted on the user’s finger, is equipped with a number of sensors that allows it to read text on a page on behalf of the reader. While using a computer, a …
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