June, 2014

• 30 June

  How to take a screenshot on Android Wear

  

  Jason Cipriani/CNET Taking a screenshot of your Android Wear watchface is a convenient way to show off your new gadget. Unfortunately, taking a screenshot on an Android Wear device isn’t all that convenient. In fact, you can’t take a screenshot on your watch without connecting it to a computer and using a the command line …

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• 30 June

  Nokia Lumia 930 and 635 get Australian pricing

  

  The Nokia Lumia 930. CNET Microsoft Devices — still popularly known as Nokia, despite the acquisition — is getting ready to launch two new Lumia smartphones into the Australian market. The first is the Nokia Lumia 930. This is the latest flagship device for Windows 8.1 — a sturdy metal construction topped with a 5-inch Full HD OLED screen. Inside …

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• 30 June

  Sharp dedicates an entire LCD plant to Apple: Executive cites ‘volatility’

  

  Sharp is a display supplier for Apple’s iPads, including this Mini Retina model. Sarah Tew/CNET A Sharp is allocating a large chunk of its LCD production to Apple — but it isn’t terribly sanguine about the prospect, a company executive said on Monday. The entire output of the Japanese display maker’s Kameyama No. 1 plant “goes to just one company …

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• 30 June

  LG’s G Watch headed to Verizon too

  

  LG’s G Watch CNET Verizon Wireless and AT&T will both end up selling LG’s newly announced G Watch. Unveiled last week, the $229 G Watch is already available for preorder in the Google Play Store with an estimated shipping date of July 3. But mobile carriers also are showing interest in the new smartwatch. AT&T already lists a “Coming Soon” …

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• 30 June

  Samsung unveils four new Galaxy smartphones

  

  The Galaxy Core 2 has mid-range specs. Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics bolstered its Galaxy line of smartphones with four new devices, providing some lower-tier options for people looking to avoid the high price tag of its flagship Galaxy S5 . The tech giant on Monday unveiled the Galaxy Core 2, Galaxy Star 2, Galaxy Ace 4 (called the Galaxy Trend …

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• 30 June

  Android podcast apps worth a listen and a look

  

  Related Links Five Android apps that prolong your smartphone’s battery life Customize Android’s icons with Nova Launcher Customize your Android home screen experience Podcasts are the perfect way to enjoy radio shows, news, and other broadcasts. And, in an age where a majority of us have smartphones, there’s no shortage of apps to deliver our on-demand audio. I’ve gathered a …

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• 30 June

  New York subway cell coverage stinks, but here are the best lines

  

  Global Wireless Solutions engineer David Devault with a portable benchmarking system. Roger Cheng/CNET The New York City subway system may run 24 hours a day and represent the most efficient means to get around the metropolis, but it has long been a sore spot for anyone looking to continue their cellular calls. That has changed a bit over the last …

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• 30 June

  Why iOS 8 is the next step in Apple’s master plan

  

  Now playing: Watch this: iOS 8 reveals Apple’s master plan 4:29 Open. Relaxed. Compromising. These are words you might easily have applied to Apple, having watched it unveil iOS 8 , the next version of its iPhone and iPad software, earlier this month. With extensions letting apps talk to each other and third-party keyboards getting the Cupertino thumbs-up, it seems …

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• 30 June

  Sony TV head sees profitability by end of fiscal year

  

  Sony Sony’s television division, which will be spun off Tuesday into a new subsidiary known as Sony Visual Products, will finally turn a profit this fiscal year, its chief executive believes. Although he stopped short of saying just how much of a profit the Sony television business would generate, chief Masashi Imamura told reporters in Japan on Monday that a …

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• 30 June

  Foxtel’s Presto app now Chromecast ready

  

  CNET When the Chromecast launched in Australia at the end of May, Presto announced that it would have Chromecast compatibility coming for its service by July. That’s up and running as of today, along with an Android Presto app that’s available on selected tablets. According to Presto, it is the “only official launch partner” from Chromecast. EzyFlix, a relative newcomer …

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