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 …
Read More »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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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 …
Read More »Comparing music storage services from Apple, Amazon, Google
Now playing: Watch this: iTunes Match vs. Amazon Music vs. Google Play Music 1:32 Apple, Amazon and Google all have services that let you access your music in the cloud. Files can be scanned from your personal library and will then be matched with the same song in the cloud. If a song isn’t available in the catalog, however, you …
Read More »Apple’s $10,000 question: How to stop Apple Watch from becoming obsolete
Apple CEO Tim Cook reveals the 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition will range from $10,000 to $17,000. Tim Stevens/CNET Apple expects some iPhone owners to shell out more than $10,000 for a smartwatch. And it hopes they don’t care if it becomes outdated in a year. The Cupertino, Calif., electronics giant on Monday revealed pricing for the three models of …
Read More »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 …
Read More »‘Game of Thrones’ season five to be simulcast in over 170 countries
HBO When season five of HBO’s award winning hit “Game of Thrones” premieres on April 12, it won’t just be on US screens. HBO has announced that it will be providing a simultaneous global broadcast of not only the first episode, “The Wars to Come,” but all ten episodes of the upcoming season. The simulcast will occur in over 170 …
Read More »Download files to your Mac that you find on your iPhone
Matt Elliott/CNET I spend an increasing amount of time browsing the Web from my iPhone or iPad and less time doing so on my MacBook. I occasionally come across a ZIP, PDF or another file that I’d like to download but can’t on my current device. In such instances, I either make a mental note to double back to the …
Read More »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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