Now playing: Watch this: Amazon’s new “3D” Fire Phone turns heads 4:36 In an industry already saturated with numerous manufacturers, Amazon stands out with its first plunge into the smartphone market. Offering the usual perks for Amazon Prime members, the Fire phone adds a bevy of cool, new features to elevate your smartphone experience. The …
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18 June
Access your computer desktop from any Android device
Now playing: Watch this: Access your desktop from an Android phone or tablet 2:22 With Google’s Remote Desktop app for Chrome, accessing a PC or Mac from any Android device is easy, and doesn’t require installing any clunky desktop software. The setup process is simple, taking roughly five minutes and little technical knowledge. With the goal of remotely controlling a …
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18 June
Firefly is the Amazon Fire Phone’s secret weapon
James Martin/CNET Nobody ever said Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was discreet. With Wednesday’s unveiling of the e-commerce giant’s long-rumored smartphone, the Fire Phone , Amazon has waded waist-deep into a battlefield of entrenched incumbents with ecosystems chock-full of services and software Bezos would love to supersede. Related Links Amazon’s big bet: How a smartphone intensifies war with Apple, Google Amazon …
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18 June
Mobile video watching up 532 percent in two years, study says
Ooyala Smartphones and tablets are playing a key role in the consumption of online videos, a new study from video technology company Ooyala shows. During the first quarter of 2014, 21 percent of all online video-plays around the world were completed through mobile devices or tablets, Ooyala reported Wednesday. In the first quarter of 2012, that figure was at 3.4 …
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18 June
Apple TV price slashed by 20 percent in UK and Europe
Apple Apple has dropped the price of Apple TV by 20 percent in the UK and Europe in the face of competition from Google, Roku, and Sky’s Now TV. Apple’s media-streaming set-top box has had its price slashed to £79 in the UK or €99 in Europe. The price remains the same in the USA. I stream you stream Best …
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17 June
New Sony Xperia Z2 camera app turns on live YouTube broadcasts
Sony’s new camera app provides live YouTube broadcast capabilities. Sony Mobile For some of you, nothing beats the rush of broadcasting your life in real time. For those people, Sony released a new camera app on Tuesday for its Xperia Z2 smartphone . Called Live on YouTube, the free app lets users broadcast live video streams directly to YouTube. Related …
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17 June
Facebook pokes at Snapchat again with new app: Slingshot
Slingshot is Facebook’s latest take on the ephemeral app. Facebook Facebook is trying once again to catch Snapchat’s wave. The social-networking behemoth is launching on Tuesday a new app called Slingshot that allows people to share short-lived photos and videos with one another. This concept, which caught fire through competitors like Snapchat, encourages people to share less carefully edited photos …
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17 June
Korea’s SK Telecom launches 225 Mbps broadband
SK Telecom and Nokia show off its new speed record of 3.8Gbps at Mobile Asia Expo. SK Telecom Already spoiled by ridiculous wireless network speeds, South Korean customers will now be able to enjoy speeds up to 225 Mbps starting this week when SK Telecom, Korea’s biggest mobile operator, rolls out a new broadband LTE-Advanced service. While current mobile connections …
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17 June
Japan manufacturers said to gear up for Apple and iPhone 6
Manufacturers are getting ready to make a 5.5-inch Apple device. Apple/Screenshot by Brooke Crothers/CNET Activity at Japan-based machine tool manufacturers and component suppliers is brisk for the next-generation iPhone. But it’s not all good news, according to Japan’s Nikkei business daily. Domestic orders for industries connected to the next-gen iPhone are “booming,” Nikkei said in the online Japanese-language version of …
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17 June
Surface Pro 2 prices drop as Surface Pro 3 nears
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 Sarah Tew/CNET Microsoft has trimmed the prices of its second-generation, Intel-based Surface Pro 2 tablets just ahead of the beginning of delivery of its Surface Pro 3. Microsoft cut prices on some of its Surface Pro 2 models sold in the US by $100 each and others by $200. The 64 GB, Core i5-based Surface Pro …
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