Demand for graphics for PC gaming — including Nvidia’s GeForce GPUs — have helped Nvidia’s financial results even as PC sales wane. Sarah Tew/CNET Winding down its wireless modem business will cost Nvidia this year — unless it can find a buyer. Nvidia on Thursday said restructuring charges related to exiting its Icera operations will …
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7 May
Google closes in on Android M, the next flavor of its mobile OS
The next version of Android will apparently follow Lollipop with a tasty name that starts with the letter M. CNET Whatever candy Google chooses as the nickname for its upcoming Android M update, it seems that M may also stand for “workplace.” On Wednesday, the search giant posted its lineup of events for its I/O conference, scheduled to run from …
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7 May
Chinese authorities pay visits to Uber offices
Uber Uber is said to be facing a new series of investigations in China, according to a report from Reuters. Chinese authorities paid visits to offices of the US-based taxi-hailing in China’s Guangzhou and Chengdu provinces on April 30 and May 6, respectively. The visits appear to be related to China’s zero-tolerance policy for unlicensed taxi drivers, and Chinese authorities …
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6 May
Xiaomi’s Mi 4i will hit Asia as early as May 12
Xiaomi’s Mi 4i is an Android Lollipop smartphone clad in polycarbonate. Aloysius Low/CNET If you live in either Hong Kong or Singapore and have been waiting for Xiaomi’s Mi 4i since it was released two weeks ago in India, the Chinese smartphone maker announced that the $205 phone will hit these markets on May 12. Announcements for Taiwan, Indonesia and …
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6 May
We put the LG G4’s camera to the test in Paris
Andrew Hoyle/CNET The LG G4 is the Korean company’s latest flagship phone, packing a supercharged quad-core processor and a higher-than-HD, slightly curved display into a body that you can have wrapped in real leather. One of its most impressive features is its camera, which has been given a decent boost from last year’s G3 — that’s what we’re taking a …
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6 May
Xiaomi Mi Note Pro to go on sale in China on May 12
The Xiaomi Mi Note is a premium phone that’s half the price of current flagships. Aloysius Low/CNET Earlier this year at a launch event in Beijing, Xiaomi announced the Mi Note phablet and the Mi Note Pro, a more powerful version of the Mi Note. The Chinese smartphone maker did not disclose the launch date then, but has today announced …
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6 May
Google mobile searches now outstrip those from PCs
Mobile searches are outshining those from PCs in several countries, says Google. Google Google now sees more searches from mobile devices than from PCs, the company said in a blog posted on Tuesday. “Billions of times per day, consumers turn to Google for I want-to-know, I want-to-go, I want-to-do, and I want-to-buy moments,” the search giant said in its latest …
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6 May
New Millennium Falcon drone is a bigger, better hunk of junk
French maker Olivier C is back with another one of his amazing “Star Wars” drones, and this time he’s showing off a bigger and even better version of his first build, the Millennium Falcon. Related Links ‘Star Wars’ snowspeeder drone protects the Rebels in France Imperial Star Destroyer drone patrols the skies above France TIE Interceptor drone is the meanest …
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6 May
Case/off: These Samsung Galaxy S6, Edge cases pass the picky
I tested out a bunch of cases for Samsung’s two flagship phones. Josh Miller/CNET I pretty much despise most phone cases, but it isn’t because of common tropes that they “destroy to the handset’s pristine form,” or cost more money than they should — although there’s that, too. My issue is that I find the majority of cases unbearably ugly, …
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6 May
iOS 9 leaked details allegedly point to redesign for Siri
Siri could get more colorful in iOS 9. Josh Miller/CNET Siri may look more colorful when Apple unveils the next edition of iOS. As expected, Apple has been mum about which changes and new features could show up in iOS 9, the next version of its mobile operating system for iPhone and iPad users. Apple is expected to unveil iOS …
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