John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile, speaks at an Un-carrier event in SF on September 10, 2014. He could be new BFFs with Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen. Josh Miller/CNET T-Mobile and Dish Network, two mavericks in their respective industries, could make for a potent duo. The nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier and second-largest satellite-TV provider are in …
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4 June
What’s new on Australia streaming services in June 2015
Daryl Hannah in a scene from Sense8. Murray Close/Netflix Winter isn’t just coming — it’s well and truly here. But on the plus side, while previous winters were pretty stark when it came to content streaming options, there are so many options this year since the local industry upped its game. So as you dust off the slow cooker, pull …
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4 June
This gold
The Formartti iPhone case costs more than the phone it’s meant to protect. Aloysius Low/CNET TAIPEI — Formartti’s gold-plated jewel-encrusted iPhone cases don’t come cheap. With a minimum price of 70,000 New Taiwan dollars — that’s around $2,270, £1,275 or AU$2,930 — for the basic model, everyone will know just how loaded you are (though they may have some doubts …
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4 June
Green scream: The top 10 Shia LaBeouf motivational mashup videos
Shia LaBeouf told the Internet to “JUST DO IT!” and they did, only he probably didn’t mean for them to do it to HIM. Video screenshot by Danny Gallagher/CNET What happened to Shia LaBeouf? He went from being the precocious little kid on the Disney Channel’s “Even Stevens” to a pseudo movie star who seems more content with trying to …
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4 June
Apple Watch to hit retail stores, expand to more countries in June
Apple Watch may soon be on many more wrists. Sarah Tew/CNET Customers around the world will have more ways to get their hands — or wrists — on Apple Watch in the coming weeks. Apple Watch will be available in Apple’s brick-and-mortar retail stores within two weeks, the company announced on Thursday, ending months of speculation on when it’ll finally …
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4 June
Which edition of Windows 10 will you get for free?
Microsoft is doling out Windows 10 as a free upgrade to users running Windows 7 or 8.1. But the edition of Windows 10 that you receive will depend on which edition of Windows you’re running now. Microsoft is counting heavily on Windows 10 to erase the bad memory of Windows 8. As such, the company has made the unprecedented move …
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4 June
Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo rumored with mid
Get ready for yet another Samsung Galaxy S5 model. Josh Miller/CNET Just when you thought Samsung had completely moved on from the Galaxy S5 family, a new rumor pops up to suggest otherwise. Related Links Samsung Galaxy S5 review Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge or S5 — which do I choose? Alleged Samsung Galaxy S6 Active specs and images surface …
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4 June
Nudgemail emerges from beta with a surprise: It’s free
Nudgemail is going to be free — forever. Screenshot by Don Reisinger/CNET Nudgemail, the inbox-based reminder service, is coming out of beta Thursday with a surprise. Nudgemail will be free for all users, despite earlier statements that a premium version would be offered to help pay for the service, CNET has learned. Founder Jeremy Toeman offered a personal promise on …
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4 June
Open links in the right app with the Opener iOS app
Matt Elliott/CNET Sure, Android can perform this action all by its lonesome, and there are rumors that iOS 9 may include such functionality, but until then, iOS users can use Opener. This $1.99 app (£1.49 in the UK, AU$2.49 in Australia) lets you open links in their corresponding app, skipping the annoying Web view along the way. Opener makes it …
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4 June
Apple’s 2015 developers conference: What we expect
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Workers at the Moscone Center in San Francisco prepare the venue for Apple’s developers conference, kicking off June 8. James Martin/CNET There won’t be a new iPhone or iPad, and there definitely won’t be an Apple Car. But what Apple’s developers conference on …
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