The Apple Watch has been quicker off the blocks than the original iPhone and iPad, says Apple. Josh Miller/CNET The Apple Watch is off to a better start than the original iPhone and iPad. That’s according to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who said sales of the wearable to consumers exceeded the unit sales of the …
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A countdown clock on Jet.com has been ticking down for days before the official launch. Jet.com Is it possible to beat Amazon at its own game? That’s the multibillion-dollar question e-commerce newcomer Jet.com is looking to answer. Jet’s much-anticipated website opened for business Tuesday, with its bold claim that it can undercut prices from just about any online retailer — …
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Hey Twitter, why did you kill off our background images? screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Does Twitter look a bit more plain now? It’s not just you. On Monday, Twitter started removing the background image or wallpaper from the pages of Twitter users. Specifically, your Twitter timeline and Notifications page no longer sport whatever background image you may have set up. …
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To win regulatory approval for its $49 billion bid to buy satellite TV provider DirecTV, AT&T has agreed to stricter Net neutrality rules and a promise to expand its fiber-optic-based broadband network to more customers. CNET/Marguerite Reardon Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said Tuesday that he is recommending that his four fellow commissioners approve AT&T’s bid to purchase DirecTV. …
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Verizon wants to add a third leg to its core businesses of delivering wireless and wired broadband services: video. A Verizon installation in New York from last year as it looked to promote its upcoming video services. Roger Cheng/CNET The nation’s largest wireless carrier is poised to launch its mobile and online video service in late summer, according to Verizon …
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Chooseblocks The beautiful thing about a PC is that it can be customised for your needs. You need better graphics capabilities? You can upgrade your video card. Running out of memory? You can install some more. Heck, you could gut the entire case and fill it with entirely new components if you wanted. With the ubiquity of mobile devices now, …
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You can grab the Microsoft Band for 25% off at Target, but only this week. Sarah Tew/CNET Consumers interested in the Microsoft Band fitness tracker can save $50 via a Target sale that runs this week. Normally selling for $200, the Microsoft Band is now on sale at Target for $150, a full 25 percent off the regular price. The …
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Instagram is revamping its website to mimic its mobile app. Instagram Instagram’s website is finally catching up to its mobile app. The photo-sharing social network announced Monday that it’s updating its website with a comprehensive search feature. Before today, Instagram users on the Web could only browse photos and see who liked the pictures. Now, users will be able to …
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Apple Watch sales may be lackluster for now, but wait another couple of years, says one analyst. Apple Apple Watch sales might be low at this point, but at least one analyst expects gangbuster demand in another two years. Apple’s new wearable devices have been “disappointing for some investors,” Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said in an investors note released …
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No more guesswork. Both ends of this Micro-USB cable are reversible. Winnergear Here it is, 2015, and we’re still waiting for reversible USB. Although Type-C connectors promise to stop the one-way-only madness, the ports themselves have yet to arrive in any meaningful way — and even those don’t address an equally vexing plug problem: the other end. Specifically, you know …
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