Verizon subscribers will now be able to snag the Nexus 6. Verizon Wireless Verizon has finally joined the other major US carriers in offering the Nexus 6 phone. In a news update thanking all Nexus fans for their patience, Verizon confirmed that the Nexus 6 will be up for sale online starting this Thursday and …
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InMobi works cross-platform, including with iOS, Android and Windows Phone operating systems. InMobi Google is looking to bolster its business in mobile ads with the possible acquisition of an India-based startup, according to a report. Google is currently holding acquisition talks with InMobi, the India Times reported Tuesday, citing people who claim to have knowledge of the discussions. Those talks …
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A waterproof version of the Galaxy S6 could soon arrive at AT&T’s door. Sarah Tew / CNET AT&T could offer a waterproof version of the recently introduced Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone, reports SamMobile. Related Links Editor’s take: Samsung Galaxy S6 Samsung swings big with overhauled Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge The Samsung Galaxy S6 just killed two of my favorite …
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Snapchat dials up a $200 million investment from Alibaba. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has made an investment in Snapchat that could value the ephemeral message service at $15 billion, sources confirmed Wednesday. Alibaba has invested $200 million in the startup, which specializes in messages that vanish after they are read, according to people with knowledge of the …
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iTunes and other Apple services are having a bad day so far. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Apple’s iTunes and App Stores and other online services experienced major hiccups throughout the day Wednesday, a rare occurrence for the world’s most valuable technology company. Apple’s major online stores — which include the Mac App Store and iBooks Store — became unavailable for …
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Sony’s PlayStation Mobile business is going away — for good. Sony Sony has decided to shutter its mashup of Android and traditional portable gaming. PlayStation Mobile will stop distributing content after July 15, Sony announced on its support forums on Tuesday. In-app purchases and the re-downloading of purchased content will cease after September 10, the company said. PlayStation Mobile, which …
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As part of its fight against harassment, Twitter has banned posting of revenge porn. James Martin/CNET Twitter is stepping up its battle against user abuse and harassment with new rules that prohibit the posting of revenge porn — images of nudity or sexual acts posted without the subject’s permission. Twitter said Wednesday it would lock user accounts and hide content …
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The Nixplay Edge can also be rotated for portrait viewing. Nixplay Digital photo frames are awesome. Well, good digital photo frames are awesome. The junky, expensive, complicated ones of yesteryear? Not so awesome. And yet I think it was precisely those early-generation efforts that soured people on the idea. Thankfully, here in 2015, frame makers have gotten a lot smarter, …
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Yep, you can finally play Cards Against Humanity online, thanks to Canadian designer Dawson Whitfield. Cards Against Originality Cards Against Humanity is a great card game for adult time, one perhaps best described by its creators as a “party game for horrible people [that is] as despicable and awkward as you and your friends.” But it requires that you to …
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AT&T’s mobility headquarters in Atlanta. Sarah Tew Looks like a lull in the price war between the US wireless carriers. After a particularly cutthroat holiday period, the carriers are raising fees and paring back on promotional offers. “It seems to have stabilized,” AT&T Chief Financial Officer John Stephens said at an investor conference Wednesday. “I feel whole lot better about …
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