Apple and Samsung have sued each other for infringement. CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — Google engineers have never copied Apple’s iPhone features for use in Android, an executive from the software giant said Friday during testimony in the Apple v. Samsung patent-infringement trial. Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google vice president of Android, walked the jury through early …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET “Do not disturb” (DND) is quickly becoming a feature found on all flagship smartphones. When enabled, the feature prevents your phone from alerting you of incoming messages or calls, avoiding any interruptions during a meeting. Or more importantly, you can schedule DND mode to turn at night while you sleep. During the setup process for the Galaxy S5, …
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos with the company’s Kindle Fire tablet line. CNET Amazon, in another move beyond its retail roots, plans to release a smartphone in September, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The long-rumored device would thrust Amazon into the highly competitive smartphone market currently dominated by Samsung and Apple. The company would introduce the new phone in June, …
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One of Lenovo’s previously announced handsets, the K900. Lenovo Lenovo has plans to launch a midtier smartphone featuring the increasingly-common gold finish making its way to more and more handsets. Lenovo will announce at some point soon the Golden Warrior S8, the Android Headlines blog site reported Friday, citing reports and leaked images out of Asia. The device will reportedly …
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Josh Miller/CNET The Galaxy S5 is on sale today across the globe, giving phone fans the chance to exchange their cash for Samsung’s fifth flagship. More Galaxy S5 Galaxy S5: Everything you need to know Galaxy S5: CNET’s definitive review Samsung Galaxy S5 camera shootout versus HTC One M8, iPhone 5S Galaxy S5: Where to buy April 11 (that’s today, …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Amazon’s online store is sold out of its new streaming-media box Fire TV until next week, the company said Friday, attributing the problem to unexpected popularity and not supply chain problems. The difficulty with Amazon declarations of popularity is the company seldom provides hard figures to back them up, and this is no exception. An Amazon representative said …
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Samsung’s marquee smartphone has even more software tricks than ever. Josh Miller/CNET Meet the Samsung Galaxy S5 Hands-on with the Galaxy S5 Galaxy S5 FAQ: Everything you need to know GS5 camera is so far, so good Unlock the GS5 with a finger swipe Galaxy S5 has the pulse on your pulse Comparing the GS5 to the iPhone 5S, LG …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Will your Nike FuelBand soon be a collector’s item? Nike, which expanded its focus from sportswear to technology with its wrist-worn FuelBand fitness tracker two years ago, has held serious discussions about exiting the market for wearable hardware, a person familiar with the matter told CNET. Nike currently sells its flagship device, the Nike+ FuelBand SE, for $150 …
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A look at Project Ara. Google Google has taken one step closer to launching its Project Ara modular smartphone design. The company on Wednesday announced that the first version of its Project Ara Module Developers Kit (MDK) is now available for free to developers. The MDK, 0.10, is “a very early version,” Google says, but will still provide developers with …
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Now playing: Watch this: Set up the fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S5 2:45 Similar to the iPhone 5S , the Galaxy S5 includes a fingerprint scanner located in its home button. Fingerprints can be used to unlock your device, access private content on your phone, verify your identity when purchasing content from Samsung, and even to authorize transactions with …
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