Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge isn’t easy to repair, according to iFixit. Josh Miller/CNET The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is not especially friendly to DIYers, according to iFixit. The smartphone, set for release on Friday, was the subject of a teardown from iFixit, which sells repair parts and offers free online repair guides to electronic devices. …
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Uber asks US court to toss out alleged rape case from India
Uber is trying to sidestep a lawsuit tied to an alleged rape in New Delhi, India. Uber Car-hailing service Uber has asked a US court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a customer who was allegedly raped in India last year by one of its drivers. Uber on Monday filed for the dismissal in US federal court, according to Reuters, …
Read More »LG to let 4,000 people ‘test drive’ G4 before launch
The LG G4 will be here before the month is out. LG LG has dialed up a novel way to drum up consumer buzz for its latest flagship smartphone before its expected launch later this month. The South Korean handset maker announced plans Tuesday to choose 4,000 people in 15 markets to “test drive” the LG G4 for a few …
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Microsoft Over the years I’ve said some pretty uncharitable things about Microsoft Office, but it’s not the software I dislike — it’s the price. To my thinking, Microsoft continues to charge an unreasonable amount for a package that’s overkill for many users. Okay, so what’s a reasonable price? This: For a limited time, and while supplies last, E-Tech Galaxy (via …
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Twitter on the Galaxy Note 3 Photo by Nicole Cozma/CNET Hopefully you’re in full spring cleaning mode, because it’s time to do a bit of optimization — and possibly deletion — on your social-media accounts. We’ll start with making sure you have a recent password on your account, then unlink some unnecessary apps, and finally cut the cord on services …
Read More »Android Lollipop to flavor AT&T’s HTC One M8 starting Tuesday
Android Lollipop is finally reaching AT&T HTC One M8 users. Google Owners of the HTC One M8 phone on AT&T should be on the lookout for a shot of Android Lollipop as of Tuesday. A Monday night tweet from HTC vice president of product management Mo Versi said that the latest version of Google’s mobile OS is finally launching for …
Read More »Spring cleaning: Turn old movies and video games into cash
Jason Cipriani/CNET Over the years it’s easy to accumulate a stack of video games and movies. Eventually, games you used to love are thrown to the side after you beat the big boss for the millionth time. And movies lose their luster once you’ve memorized the entire flick, line-by-line. While DVDs make for fun drink coasters and game cases make …
Read More »How to enable conversation view in Gmail for Android
Jason Cipriani/CNET Google last week announced an update to its Gmail for Android app. The headlining feature being added in the update was a unified inbox that was long missing from the app. For some, the ability to view all of your email accounts, be it an Google or IMAP/POP account (iCloud, Comcast or the like) in the same place …
Read More »Apple reportedly will push customers to order Apple Watch online
Apple apparently would prefer that its customers order the Apple Watch online. Apple Apple is purportedly telling its retail store employees to encourage customers to order the Apple Watch online. Preorders of the Apple Watch are set to start Friday. The watch will then be available online or by reservation in Apple stores starting April 24. However, “store inventory will …
Read More »LG teases improved G4 camera lens
The LG G4 will be here before the month is out. LG LG’s next-gen flagship smartphone, the G4, is expected to launch on April 28. How do we know? It’s simple: LG can’t keep quiet over the handset. Related Links LG plans to launch high-end smartphone to surpass G4 LG: Next flagship phone to sport vastly improved 5.5-inch LCD LG …
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