Is it too big? UrAvgConsumer/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET As we drift into the post, post-PC era, it’s odd that phones still have the power to excite. We may not want to admit it, but when we see a new little oblong with a single button and a touchscreen, we can’t help but shriek like …
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28 May
GreatCall’s Splash and Jitterbug5 help seniors stay safe and connected
The GreatCall Splash personal medical alert device. GreatCall Mobile company GreatCall released two new devices Wednesday which are aimed at seniors and those with special needs, the GreatCall Splash and the Jitterbug5. The former is a waterproof device that can call for help with the press of a button, while the latter is a basic, easy-to-use cell phone. Related stories …
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28 May
Beats celebrates Apple sale, but not all Beatsniks are pleased
And the Beats go on. Beats By Dre/Twitter screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET How they celebrated. “Both overpriced trash,” offered Cornelius Washington. “It just sucks Apple sucks up alot of things and i find the music quality in Ipods/phones crappy,” mused Jeremiah Johnson. “Ugh, going to feel dirty everytime I hook my Studios up to my @HTCUSA One,” said Nobody (real …
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28 May
iPhone device aims to detect eye disease, prevent blindness
The EyeGo is being tested in China, India, and Mexico. CNET Over the past year, a small team of researchers at Stanford University has been tinkering with iPhones, Legos, and 3D printers. Their efforts have resulted in a new device that has the potential to prevent blindness in millions of people. Called the EyeGo, the inexpensive device is an adapter …
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28 May
Could Netflix pop up on Comcast? Maybe in a few years
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts talks with CNBC’s Becky Quick at the 2013 Cable Show. CNET/Marguerite Reardon Comcast Chief Executive Brian Roberts teased the idea of streaming-video services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime coming to Comcast, as part of a platform that sounds like the holy grail of home entertainment. In a Q&A session at the Recode technology conference in …
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28 May
You can be the Audiophiliac for a day 2014
Steve Guttenberg/CNET The Audiophiliac is almost seven years old, and it hardly seems possible, but I’ve written over 1,100 posts. Last July, I asked my readers to spout a bit of their own wisdom and be an Audiophiliac for a day. It’s time we try this again: just write a “think piece” about analog, digital, your first hi-fi, low- or …
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27 May
Foxconn makes 4G play with $390M stake in Taiwan telecom
Jay Greene/CNET Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn, plans to buy a stake in Taiwanese mobile telecoms operator Asia Pacific Telecom in order to strengthen its position within the 4G telecoms industry. The manufacturer, which supplies Apple with components for its iPhone and iPad mobile devices, is planning to shake hands on a deal with Asia Pacific worth …
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27 May
Apple wins patents on Game Center, iPhone Burst Mode
A look at Apple’s Burst Mode patent drawings. Apple Apple’s patent war chest has grown ever larger with a boatload of new intellectual property granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Monday. In total, Apple was granted 59 patents on Monday, according to Patently Apple, which keeps track of the company’s patent filings. Two patents were of …
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27 May
Apple urges hacked users to change passwords
Apple The hack affected a number of Apple users across Australia and New Zealand (as well as people using Australian devices overseas) and saw iPhones, iPads and Macs hit with messages threatening to wipe the devices unless US$100 was paid to a fake PayPal account in the name of Oleg Pliss. Apple has released a statement on the hack to …
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27 May
PayPal reassures customers after Apple hack
PayPal The hack emerged in recent days as iPhone, iPad and Mac users took Apple’s online support forums to raise the alarm, pointing to an error message that popped up on affected devices saying they had been “hacked by Oleg Pliss”. The error demanded that US$100 be paid to a PayPal account (linked to a Hotmail address) in order to …
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