September, 2015

• 15 September

  Hidden iOS 9 features

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Hidden iOS 9 features 1:56 iOS 9 has many new features to discover. Here are some hidden tips, tricks and features inside the new OS. Change video recording resolution: Go to Settings > Photos & Camera > Record Video and select from the options 720p HD at 30fps, 1080p HD at …

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• 15 September

  Cloud

  

  The call of a cloud-based smartphone is proving irresistible for some. Startup Nextbit, which reached its Kickstarter funding goal of $500,000 on its first day, said late Tuesday that it has now raised more than twice that amount. After hitting its original goal two weeks ago, the company had promised to provide free quick chargers with each of its Robin …

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• 14 September

  Google found to ‘abuse’ dominant market position in Russia

  

  Google faces more antitrust scrutiny in Europe. Richard Levine/Demotix/Corbis Google may have to change the way it does business in Russia, if a local watchdog has its way. Russia’s antimonopoly agency said Monday the search giant violated federal law — specifically, it called out what it sees as an “abuse of dominant position” — in the country, according to a …

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• 14 September

  Android Wear to rise as smart wearables surge

  

  Enlarge ImageThe Moto 360 Sport was on display earlier this month at the IFA electronics show in Berlin. Sarah Tew/CNET By the end of this decade, the battle between the Apple Watch and rival Android smartwatches will be a much tighter one. That shift will come as consumers get more familiar with smart wearables, still a very new type of …

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• 14 September

  Microsoft spotlights ‘Windows 10 eligible’ smartphones

  

  Which current Windows Phone devices will make it to Windows 10? Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Will your Windows Phone handset be able to make the leap to Windows 10? Microsoft has been revealing which phones will be capable of running the mobile edition of Windows 10, and new information can be found on the company’s website. A link called “Windows …

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• 14 September

  Bear selfies force a Colorado park to close

  

  We were warned last year, people. And yet here are we are again. It seems enough of us have been ignoring the common-sense advice to stop taking selfies with large, dangerous wild bears in the background that one popular Denver-area park has taken the serious measure of closing to the public. “We’ve actually seen people using selfie sticks to try …

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• 14 September

  AT&T Mobility chief: Don’t get too excited about superfast 5G wireless yet

  

  Enlarge ImageAT&T Mobility CEO Glenn Lurie believes we should hold off before talking up 5G wireless technology. Claudia Cruz/CNET LAS VEGAS — AT&T is not impressed with 5G wireless technology. At least, not this soon. Verizon last week made waves when it said it would conduct field tests using 5G technology next year and committed to . That timeline is …

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• 14 September

  Amazon Echo teardown gets inside the smart speaker powered by the cloud

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Cracking Open: Amazon Echo 5:04 Part speaker, part microphone, part “Star Trek” computer in your house, the Amazon Echo is a surprisingly handy “smart” appliance. But how did Amazon give an otherwise ordinary Bluetooth speaker a brain? To learn what really makes this speaker “smart,” we’ll need to crack it open. The Echo is 9.25-inches tall …

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• 14 September

  ACCC proposes broadband monitoring to promote competition

  

  NBN As the construction of the country’s national broadband network marches on, Australia’s competition watchdog has proposed a new broadband monitoring scheme to promote competition and to help consumers get the complete picture when it comes to their internet service. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission piloted a broadband performance monitoring and reporting program from March through until May this …

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• 14 September

  How to get transit directions in Apple Maps on iOS 9

  

  Enlarge Image Jason Cipriani/CNET Three years after Apple broke away from bundling Google Maps into iOS, its replacement, Apple Maps, is finally getting proper public transit directions. Users were forced to rely on third-party apps such as Citymappper or Google Maps in order to get around. The added functionality is part of Apple’s iOS 9 update for iPhone, iPad and …

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