Josh Lowensohn/CNET Intel has had practically no presence in the smartphone chip market over the last several years, but that could change in 2015, the company’s chief executive told Recode in an interview published Friday. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich acknowledged to Recode that his company has a minuscule stake in the smartphone chip market at …
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6 June
Man drops phone down toilet, then drops self. Stuck for six hours
These toilets are especially difficult to maneuver. AutisticGlobetrotting/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET No, I’m not going to show you the pictures. We’ll simply discuss the philosophy here. The facts appear to be these: a man in the city of Jianyang in Sichuan province, China, availed himself of the public restroom. In circumstances that might be familiar to some, at the …
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6 June
iOS 8 will let you scan credit cards via the camera
Tim Stevens/CNET Buy an item online via your future iOS 8-enabled iPhone or iPad, and you’ll be able to scan in your credit card information to seal the deal. Unveiled at the Wordwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple’s upcoming new version of iOS will add a new feature to Safari for scanning a credit card using the on-board camera, as …
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6 June
How to stream the World Cup
Wikimedia Commons People all over the world are preparing for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The tournament is set to begin on June 12 in Brazil and will run through the middle of July. In the United States, all 64 matches will be broadcast live in English on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN 2, and in Portuguese on ESPN Deportes. ESPN …
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5 June
Is this Google’s much
An alleged photo of Google’s rumored Nexus 8 tablet. MyDrivers.com Google’s much-rumored Nexus 8 tablet may have just popped up online via a couple of spilled photos and some key details. Photos leaked by Chinese website Mydrivers.com show what is purportedly the Nexus 8 tablet wrapped up snugly in an outer case, according to G for Games. Most of the …
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5 June
Samsung, Barnes & Noble team up on tablet design
Meet the new Galaxy Tab 4 Nook, a team effort from Samsung and Barnes & Noble. Samsung/Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble, the bookseller that has struggled to establish itself in the tablet market, is calling on Samsung for some help. The companies announced Thursday that they will launch co-branded tablets with a mouthful of a name: Samsung Galaxy Tab …
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5 June
Google struts out Project Tango tablet for developers
Google’s Project Tango tablet Screenshot by Richard Nieva/CNET Google on Thursday took the wraps off a tablet that has 3D mapping and sensing capabilities, and plans to make the device available to software developers in late June. The gadget is in connection with Google’s Project Tango, an initiative to push the bounds of virtual experiences and realistic mapping on mobile …
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5 June
Microsoft promises lower prices on Windows tablets, phones
Dell’s Windows 8 Venue 8 Pro tablet CNET Windows tablets and smartphones will be cheaper this year, according to Microsoft. Prices on 7-inch, 8-inch, and 10-inch Windows tablets will become more competitive, Nick Parker, Microsoft’s vice president of OEM partners, said at this week’s Computex Asia trade show, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. “We’ll reach price points that are …
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5 June
Mozilla: Money will prod phone makers to keep Firefox OS current
Firefox OS 1.3 is the latest version of Mozilla’s open-source, browser-based mobile OS. Stephen Shankland/CNET Mozilla thinks it’s got an incentive to keep smartphone makers releasing new versions of its Firefox OS mobile operating system: money. The nonprofit organization contracts with handset makers and carriers to bring Firefox OS phones to market, and it’s structuring those partnerships to make sure …
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Fitbit designer: Wearables will help us become ‘more human’
Now playing: Watch this: Fitbit designer Gadi Amit: wearables will help us become… 5:06 Gadi Amit is the president and principal designer at NewDealDesign, a San Francisco studio responsible for creating the look and feel of products such as the Fitbit, Lytro camera and yet to be released Project Ara smartphone. Rather than having an army of wearables running up …
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