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Android Wear to become more Apple Watch

Motorola’s Moto 360 is among the devices running Google’s Android Wear. The operating system is reportedly getting Wi-Fi support. Motorola Google’s Android Wear software for wearables will soon get some updates that will make it act more like the software on the upcoming Apple Watch, according to a new report. Google is planning to bring …

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Apple Watch’s design is its ‘killer feature’

The design of the Apple Watch is more significant than its technology, says one analyst. James Martin/CNET The Apple Watch’s killer feature is actually its overall design and not any specific functionality, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. In an investors note released Monday following the Apple Watch event, Munster said that investors may have missed the device’s killer …

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Twitter opens Hong Kong office with eye on China’s ad dollars

Twitter, which has its headquarters in San Francisco (shown here), has a new office in Hong Kong. James Martin/CNET Twitter may be banned in China, but that won’t stop the company from trying to do business there. The social-networking service has opened an office in Hong Kong with an aim to expand its advertising revenue through partnerships with Chinese companies, …

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What we now know

Apple’s “Spring Forward” event on March 9 was supposed to fill in the missing details on the company’s new Apple Watch , which it initially unveiled back in September. However, Apple being Apple, decided to leave us with a number of unanswered questions and keep the mystery going. However, unnamed Apple spokespeople have been giving bloggers and journalists tidbits of …

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HTC One E9 specs and images leak: 5.5

The purported image of HTC E9 as reported on Engadget. Engadget Taiwanese smartphone-maker HTC may have only just revealed the M9, its latest flagship, but a number of leaks from China suggest the upcoming HTC E9 might be a strong competitor for your attention. China’s telecommunications regulator TENAA has posted an image of the E9, revealing a phone that’s flatter …

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Optus offers free Netflix subscription for mobile and home customers

The Optus Zoo may have closed for business, but the provider is making sure its customers still have plenty to entertain them. Popular video-on-demand service Netflix starts streaming in Australia on March 24 and Optus will be offering a free six-month subscription for the service to new and re-contracting customers on both home broadband and mobile. While iiNet’s data-free offering …

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