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How to take a screenshot on Android Wear

Jason Cipriani/CNET Taking a screenshot of your Android Wear watchface is a convenient way to show off your new gadget. Unfortunately, taking a screenshot on an Android Wear device isn’t all that convenient. In fact, you can’t take a screenshot on your watch without connecting it to a computer and using a the command line …

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Nokia Lumia 930 and 635 get Australian pricing

The Nokia Lumia 930. CNET Microsoft Devices — still popularly known as Nokia, despite the acquisition — is getting ready to launch two new Lumia smartphones into the Australian market. The first is the Nokia Lumia 930. This is the latest flagship device for Windows 8.1 — a sturdy metal construction topped with a 5-inch Full HD OLED screen. Inside …

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LG’s G Watch headed to Verizon too

LG’s G Watch CNET Verizon Wireless and AT&T will both end up selling LG’s newly announced G Watch. Unveiled last week, the $229 G Watch is already available for preorder in the Google Play Store with an estimated shipping date of July 3. But mobile carriers also are showing interest in the new smartwatch. AT&T already lists a “Coming Soon” …

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Samsung unveils four new Galaxy smartphones

The Galaxy Core 2 has mid-range specs. Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics bolstered its Galaxy line of smartphones with four new devices, providing some lower-tier options for people looking to avoid the high price tag of its flagship Galaxy S5 . The tech giant on Monday unveiled the Galaxy Core 2, Galaxy Star 2, Galaxy Ace 4 (called the Galaxy Trend …

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Android podcast apps worth a listen and a look

Related Links Five Android apps that prolong your smartphone’s battery life Customize Android’s icons with Nova Launcher Customize your Android home screen experience Podcasts are the perfect way to enjoy radio shows, news, and other broadcasts. And, in an age where a majority of us have smartphones, there’s no shortage of apps to deliver our on-demand audio. I’ve gathered a …

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Why iOS 8 is the next step in Apple’s master plan

Now playing: Watch this: iOS 8 reveals Apple’s master plan 4:29 Open. Relaxed. Compromising. These are words you might easily have applied to Apple, having watched it unveil iOS 8 , the next version of its iPhone and iPad software, earlier this month. With extensions letting apps talk to each other and third-party keyboards getting the Cupertino thumbs-up, it seems …

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Sony TV head sees profitability by end of fiscal year

Sony Sony’s television division, which will be spun off Tuesday into a new subsidiary known as Sony Visual Products, will finally turn a profit this fiscal year, its chief executive believes. Although he stopped short of saying just how much of a profit the Sony television business would generate, chief Masashi Imamura told reporters in Japan on Monday that a …

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Foxtel’s Presto app now Chromecast ready

CNET When the Chromecast launched in Australia at the end of May, Presto announced that it would have Chromecast compatibility coming for its service by July. That’s up and running as of today, along with an Android Presto app that’s available on selected tablets. According to Presto, it is the “only official launch partner” from Chromecast. EzyFlix, a relative newcomer …

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