Sarah Tew/CNET Good news, bad news for Google: Chromecast is holding onto its slice of the streaming-video device market even as new rivals like Amazon’s Kindle Fire TV emerge, but Chromecast is being used less and less, according to new data. As demand for video online increases and accessibility to TV on the Internet expands, …
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10 June
Vizio unveils slimmer, sleeker 2014 M
Sarah Tew/CNET Vizio has announced its 2014 M-Series television , which features a couple of significant changes over last year’s model, but it’s mostly about the picture. Firstly there is no 3D, and secondly the local dimming backlight system has morphed from edge-lit to full-array, with up to twice the number of dimmable zones. As David Katzmaier noted in his …
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10 June
How to prepare your TV for watching the World Cup
David Katzmaier/CNET The world is now officially crazy for football (aka soccer) in the month-long, quadrennial frenzy of competition known as the FIFA World Cup. Sure, hundreds of thousands of people get to see the matches in person in Brazil, but hundreds of millions more will watch on TV all over the globe. If you plan to be one of …
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9 June
My date with iCracked on
The iCracked app lets you request an on-site repair tech. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET Take it from me: a busted iPhone can ruin your whole day. I’ve seen firsthand the results of a brush with concrete, and I know from experience that DIY iPhone screen repair is difficult and often unsuccessful. It’s also time-consuming. If you need your phone fixed …
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9 June
Spurred by Amazon launch, T
T-Mobile’s revised invite to press T-Mobile T-Mobile has heard the cry of mobile industry-watchers and officially changed the location of its fifth Uncarrier unveiling from Los Angeles to Seattle. The move and revised invitation come on the heels of news of fellow Seattleite Amazon’s own launch event the same day. T-Mobile’s new outreach to journalists reads: Our Seattle neighbor Amazon …
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9 June
Siri tips and tricks that don’t require iOS 8
Now playing: Watch this: 11 tips to get the most out of Siri 3:28 Siri will offer iPhone and iPad users several new features and enhancements when we all get our hands on iOS 8 later this year . Among them are voice activation, 22 new dictation languages, and song recognition via Shazam. But even now Siri may be capable …
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9 June
Don’t freak out. Here’s why Apple’s stock is below $100
Apple hosted its Worldwide Developers Conference last week in San Francisco. James Martin/CNET It’s OK. Apple’s stock hasn’t tanked overnight. Shares of the Cupertino, Calif., company on Monday started trading for the first time after a 7-for-1 stock split. That means the stock recently traded at $92.96 instead of at over $600 like it had been in the past couple …
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9 June
Uber adds ability to pay for rides, earn points with Amex rewards
Uber/American Express Uber is often in the headlines for its scuffles with the government and the taxi industry, and expensive surge pricing, but the myriad controversies isn’t scaring away big partners, including credit giant American Express. The two companies announced a partnership Monday that lets iOS users in the US rack up American Express loyalty points, or spend them, on …
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9 June
Boost Mobile adds waterproof Kyocera Hydro Icon
Boost Mobile’s latest smartphone is not afraid to hang by the pool. Boost Mobile Boost Mobile on Monday announced its latest Android-powered smartphone, the waterproof and dust-proof Kyocera Hydro Icon. Related Links Boost Mobile overhauls prepaid plans to stay in competitive mix Boost goes international with new Minute Packs Samsung Galaxy S5 hops on Boost, Virgin Mobile for $600 Powered …
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9 June
Sorry. Amazon, T
T-Mobile Amazon and T-Mobile may have press conferences on the same day and in the same city, but their announcements will won’t be linked in any way. T-Mobile sparked a bit of conspiracy theorizing when it suddenly moved its Uncarrier 5.0 event, set for June 18, up to Seattle where it would draft behind Amazon’s own Seattle event, also scheduled …
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