September, 2015

• 8 September

  Samsung quietly releases its Galaxy browser app on Google Play

  

  Google Play screenshot by Daniel Van Boom/CNET It may be the world’s biggest smartphone maker, but not all of Samsung’s movements are highly publicised. In something of a mysterious move, the South Korean electronics behemoth recently released its mobile browser on Google Play without any official announcement. The app, called Internet for Samsung Galaxy, has …

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• 8 September

  Facebook wants Pages to be your go

  

  Enlarge ImageFacebook’s new Pages features turn it into a sort of personal website for businesses. Facebook Facebook is expanding the information businesses can advertise for free, hoping to lure more of its 1 billion daily users to the website’s promotional service. The social-networking giant said Tuesday it will begin allowing businesses to use its Pages profile service to promote products …

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• 8 September

  What’s the hottest iPhone model on the market?

  

  One year after its release, the iPhone 6 is the most popular iPhone model around. James Martin/CNET Apple’s iPhone 6 is the most popular iPhone out there, according to a new report. The iPhone 6 holds a leading 30 percent share among all iPhones on the market, mobile marketing and analytics firm Localytics said on Tuesday. Released last September with …

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• 8 September

  Casio’s G

  

  Enlarge ImageThe G-Steel series is available in six different models. David Carnoy/CNET Casio’s G-Shock watch line is known for its shock-resistant structure, but in recent years the company dipped into the more luxury watch market with some $1,000-and-up metal-body models under its MT-G and MR-G lines. However, according to Casio, G-Shock fans have been asking for something a little different, …

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• 8 September

  This unique case makes your iPhone’s back touch

  

  Enlarge ImageThe HandyCase in action on an iPhone. HandyCase Think about it. When holding a phone or tablet, 80 percent of your fingers wind up on the back of it, while your two stubby little thumbs wind up on the touch-sensitive side of the device. A case designed to work with the latest iPhones, the iPad Mini and the iPad …

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• 7 September

  Telstra brings home phone calls to mobile devices with T

  

  Enlarge ImageThe T-Voice app brings home phone calls to mobile devices. Telstra As home phones and landlines give way to the rise of mobile, Telstra has announced a new app that will let customers make and receive calls via their home phone using a mobile or tablet device. The T-Voice App is available for ADSL and NBN home broadband customers …

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• 7 September

  How to use the Google Docs Research tool on Android

  

  Google Google just added a new Research tool to its Docs app on Android. The new tool will allow you to place quotes or images in your documents without leaving the app. This is very handy if you’re working on a longer research project, a party invitation, or a worksheet for students. Here’s how to use the new tool: Tap …

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• 7 September

  Steve Jobs narrates drone fly

  

  A year ago we got an early peek over the fence at Apple’s huge new spaceship-inspired circular campus building under construction courtesy of an intrepid drone pilot. Twelve months later, another unmanned aerial spy reveals just how much progress has been made. This latest video from YouTuber Duncan Sinfield gives us a tour of “Campus 2” in Cupertino alongside audio …

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• 7 September

  Continuing downward spiral, HTC is removed from Taiwan’s Top 50 index

  

  The HTC One M9, the company’s 2015 flagship phone, has not sold well. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Beleaguered HTC’s woes just keep piling up. Following dwindling market share and a plummeting stock price, on Sunday it was announced that the smartphone maker is to be removed from the Taiwan Stock Exchange’s FTSE TWSE Taiwan 50 Index. The index is a list of …

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• 7 September

  BBC plans music discovery service and iPlayer for kids in new vision for the future

  

  Enlarge ImageUK artist Ella Eyre performs at the BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend this summer. Rune Hellestad/Corbis The future of the BBC could include a new music discovery service and an iPlayer for kids, as the venerable, publicly funded broadcaster races to reshape itself in the face of government cuts. Established in 1922, the British Broadcasting Corporation faces the challenge …

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