Not everyone is into the watch form factor. Jason Jenkins/CNET You can’t turn around in the tech world without stubbing your toe on a new piece of wearable tech. We’ve come a long way from the early days of calculator watches to a whole environment filled with fitness trackers, smartwatches, and Google Glass. Despite the …
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11 July
Beefier LG G3 being advertised in Korea
Will LG bless its home turf with a souped-up LG G3? lgbestmall.co.kr While the LG G3 is just making its way to the US now, Koreans can already register for a faster, more powerful version. Related Links Is a souped-up LG G3 already in the works? Verizon picks up LG G3, G Watch on July 17 AT&T tap LG G3, …
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11 July
Surprise! Sprint’s LG G3 already in stores, gold shade and all
Sprint’s exclusive Shine Gold shade of the G3 is also in stock. Sprint If you’ve been checking off the days until you can get your gold LG G3 from Sprint, you can drop that marker and grab your car keys instead. Sprint announced on Friday that it has started selling the Quad HD-screen smartphone in stores and online today, a …
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11 July
Tizen faces another delay as Samsung Z fails to launch
The Samsung Z is the first smartphone powered by Tizen software. CNET Samsung’s own-brand Android rival Tizen faces another setback as the Samsung Z failed to make an entrance in Russia this week. The Samsung Z is the Korean company’s first smartphone to be powered by Tizen software. Tizen has been passed around the technology industry for years as various …
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11 July
Leaked iPhone 6 sapphire screen tough, but not unbreakable
This supposed iPhone 6 screen is tough but not invincible. Video screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET Earlier this week, I nearly had an anxiety attack over the prospect that the expected iPhone 6 would sport a sapphire screen impervious to even the most creative methods of torture-testing, which has became a passionate hobby of mine in recent years. This excited panic …
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11 July
Why the 6
Sarah Tew/CNET Google has made Android Wear. Samsung has released its Gears. And halfway through the year, the world of wearable tech — and smartwatches — still looks like a complete mess. I’ve tried them all, or most of them. And one has remained on my wrist after all the others: the Pebble Steel . Yes, Pebble. The small start-up …
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10 July
Verizon picks up LG G3, G Watch on July 17
Verizon calls up LG’s flagship G3 for July 17. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Verizon joined a number of US carriers on Thursday in announcing the upcoming availability of the LG G3 smartphone and G Watch . Both devices arrive at retail stores on July 17, but customers can pre-order them online immediately. Related Links LG G3 review LG G Watch review Whatever …
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10 July
iWatch production delayed until November, says analyst
Apple’s iWatch should look a lot better than this illustration. CNET Apple’s iWatch will enter mass production in November, according to a research note issued Thursday by noted KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, later than previously predicted. While earlier reports had predicted that the smartwatch would go launch as early as October, Kuo’s note said the revised prediction was the result …
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10 July
Samsung supplier accused of using child labor, again
Samsung’s Galaxy S5. Josh Miller/CNET Samsung is once again on the defensive about allegations of child labor at one of its suppliers. US activist group China Labor Watch released a new report (PDF) on Thursday that details children working in assembly lines at a factory called Shinyang Electronics in Dongguan, China. Samsung has responded to the report saying it will …
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10 July
TSMC starts shipping mobile processors for Apple
Apple’s A7 processor from Samsung. Apple Apple has finally started breaking ties with Samsung and its mobile processors, according to a new report. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), a mobile chipmaker that signed a deal with Apple last year to make processors for the company, has started shipping those components, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing people who claim …
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