James Martin/CNET Preorders for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge will begin on Friday, March 27, at AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. Verizon will open preorders on April 1. Samsung’s latest smartphones can be picked up online and in-store on April 10. Both the Galaxy S6 and its curvy sibling will be available on all …
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26 March
Apple eyes iPhone trade
A Foxconn worker assembling an Apple product in China. Apple Apple is turning to one of its top manufacturers to help boost sales in China, a new report says. As early as March 31, Apple and Foxconn will introduce a program that would allow current iPhone owners to trade in their devices at an Apple Store, Bloomberg is reporting, citing …
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26 March
Microsoft nabs a Web win, in a tiff over touchscreens and mice
Chrome lapel pin Stephen Shankland/CNET A decade ago, Microsoft was the laughingstock of the Web: its Internet Explorer browser was old, insecure and slow, and the company didn’t even bother with a browser group trying to advance what the Web could do. My, how things have changed. Microsoft on Wednesday scored a victory in the Web world: Google reversed its …
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26 March
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Myoungsup Han, head of Samsung Electronics’ imaging team, unveils the NX1 camera in 2014. The camera can shoot 4K video compressed with the HEVC/H.265 technology. Stephen Shankland/CNET Maybe you won’t be watching that 4K streaming movie, shooting that 4K video or buying that 4K TV as soon as you thought or at the price you expected. That’s because of a …
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26 March
O2 customers to see Channel 4 shows 48 hours early in 4OD relaunch
Student-com “Fresh Meat” is one of the shows appearing on All 4, the replacement for 4OD. Channel 4 O2 customers will soon get to see new Channel 4 TV shows like “Peep Show” and “Made in Chelsea” two days before anyone else. The channel’s online catch-up and on-demand service 4OD is relaunching as All 4, and in the process a …
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26 March
Festo unleashes new robotic swarm of ants and butterflies
Festo The family of animal robots created by German robotics company Festo is growing. As part of its Bionic Learning Network, the company has introduced two new robots: a swarm of ants that can operate cooperatively, and a butterfly robot that leverages the insect’s lightness. The ant robots — called BionicANTS — are not just inspired by the insect’s physical …
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26 March
Sprint CEO: Without Net neutrality rules, we’re toast
ATLANTA — Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure praised the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to implement rules governing the open Internet — which includes wireless data — arguing that his company couldn’t survive without them. Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure says that the FCC’s new Net neutrality rules are necessary to keep AT&T and Verizon in check. Marguerite Reardon/CNET “Unless there is light-touch …
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25 March
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Get your binge-watch on with T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. Josh Miller/CNET T-Mobile, in an attempt to sway customers in its direction, will toss in $100 worth of video-streaming service with its Samsung Galaxy S6 . Not just any service, mind you, but one of the biggest names in the space: Netflix. Related Links Samsung Galaxy S6 …
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25 March
Facebook’s ‘On This Day’ helps you relive the past
Facebook’s new “On This Day” feature lets you relive the past. Facebook You can travel back in time to a certain day via a new Facebook feature. Known as “On This Day,” the feature displays status updates, photos, posts from friends, and other items that you shared or appeared in on this date in the past, Facebook said Tuesday. For …
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25 March
How to place a call from iOS 8’s Notification Center
Addial on an iPhone 6. Jason Cipriani/CNET Addial is a small app with one claim to fame: placing calls from the Today panel in iOS 8’s Notification Center. Once you install the app, you’ll need to add the widget to the Today panel in your iPhone’s Notification Center. You can do this by following the instructions here. Once it’s added, …
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