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June, 2014

  • 2 June

    Is the LG G3’s laser

    Andrew Hoyle/CNET The G3 is LG’s latest flagship phone , hoping to tempt your cash from your wallet with a strong lineup of specs, including a ludicrously high definition 5.5-inch display, quad-core processor and a camera that uses an infrared laser to assist its autofocus. That’s right, a laser. That may seem like a bizarre …

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  • 2 June

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    This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. iOS 8 will give the iPhone newfound calling support through the Wi-Fi network. Screenshot by Nate Ralph/CNET Newfound support in iOS 8 for Wi-Fi calling means that T-Mobile will finally be able to offer the service to its iPhone-toting customers, which Android and …

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  • 2 June

    WWDC and iOS 8 hints point straight to an Apple iWatch

    This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. CNET There was no iWatch at Apple’s WWDC. No wearable technology item at all. But that doesn’t mean one isn’t coming. In fact, there were more signs than ever that Apple is closing in on every part of wearable tech except for the …

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  • 2 June

    Computex 2014 bets big on wearables

    We expect to see more of the Liquid Leap at Computex this year. Scott Stein/CNET TAIPEI, Taiwan — While the venerable Computex trade show has been increasingly focused on mobile for some time, the huge influx of wearable technology is a real surprise this year. The show doesn’t start until tomorrow, but the opening International Press Conference today held some …

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  • 2 June

    Sony starts teasing its ‘next big thing,’ likely Xperia Z2 Ultra

    Sony plays it coy with upcoming smartphone. Sony Sorry, Samsung. It looks like Sony has co-opted the term “next big thing” for now. Sony has taken to its blog and social media accounts to tease its next smartphone, likely the Sony Xperia Z2 Ultra, a successor to last year’s Xperia Z1 Ultra . Related Links Sony Xperia Z2 review Sony …

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  • 2 June

    Here’s what we learned from Apple’s WWDC

    This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. James Martin/CNET Zilch. That’s exactly what anyone tuning in to Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference for any product announcements got on Monday. New MacBooks? Sorry. A new iPhone? Nope. That fabled iWatch? Please. But that didn’t mean Apple came to its big spring show …

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  • 2 June

    Apple is the choice of techie cities, study says

    Is it love that persuades techie cities to marry Apple? Apple Your loins are possibly still throbbing after the multifarious, multicolored announcement at the Apple WWDC presentation. Either that, or your fists are curling in heated woe at how much techies seem to care about this. Whichever it may be, I feel sure that such a concentration of Apple products …

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  • 2 June

    How Google’s Nexus 7 saved Android tablets (video)

    Now playing: Watch this: Nexus 7: How Google took on the iPad 4:14 It’s no secret that the first Android tablets were something of a let-down — costly, bulky machines that were rushed onto shop shelves by manufacturers desperate to fight Apple’s iPad. In the latest episode of CNET’s Adventures in Tech! we explain how Google turned that all around, …

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  • 2 June

    ​Apple introduces HomeKit for iOS 8

    Now playing: Watch this: Apple targets the connected home with HomeKit 1:24 Apple wants to make it easier to manage your home automation devices, so that you can lock doors, dim lights, and adjust your thermostat from your iPhone or iPad. On Monday, the company announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco that it has added functionality in …

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  • 2 June

    Telstra cuts data sharing costs for business customers

    Telstra Telstra introduced data sharing to customers late in 2013 with the launch of new Data Share packages that could be bundled with its Every Day Connect plans. However, users that wanted to share their data plan with additional devices such as tablets were required to pay $10 per device per month for the privilege. Just one day after Optus …

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