Now playing: Watch this: Are heart rate monitors on fitness trackers accurate? 5:04 There may be a problem with your fitness tracker: it could be misreporting your pulse. Mine did, though it took a cardiologist to tell me so. As I stood on a treadmill in his office with an EKG machine connected to my …
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22 May
Apple fixes ‘server
Apple’s iMessage problems might be one step closer to being addressed, if a recent statement from the company is any indication. Speaking to Recode in a story published Thursday, an Apple spokesperson said that the company “recently fixed a server-side iMessage bug which was causing an issue for some users.” The spokesperson went on to say that Apple has another …
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22 May
LG G3 QuickCircle is a wireless charging window on your phone
The LG G3 QuickCircle case. LG What’s through the round window? It’s the LG G3! LG’s new flagship phone the G3 will be revealed on Tuesday, and LG is releasing glimpses of the new phone in the lead-up. Today, the South Korean unveiled the QuickCircle case, a wireless charging case that lets you use the phone without opening the flap. …
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22 May
Motorola Moto 360 smartwatch valued at $249 in contest
Motorola’s Moto 360 smartwatch. Motorola Motorola has tagged its upcoming Moto 360 smartwatch with a value of $249. A new contest from Motorola Mobility, dubbed the Moto 360 Design Face-Off, is dangling the Android Wear watch , which is slated to launch this summer. The contest, which started May 21 and ends June 24, promises to award the grand prize …
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22 May
Football kits of the future sport high
It’s all kicking off in the world of wearable technology — and the sporting outfits of the future could have built-in technology to make games even more exciting. It’s just a few days to go before the world’s best soccer players gather in France for Euro 2016, so to get in the mood click through the gallery below to see …
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22 May
LG G3 hardware details leak online ahead of announcement
The LG G3 looks to be a hardware lover’s dream. GSM Arena We’re going to have to try really hard to act surprised come May 27, when LG debuts its LG G3 smartphone. The last few weeks have given way to leaked specs for nearly every facet of the device, both internally and externally. Related Links Leaked LG G3 images …
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22 May
Best Buy kicks off Microsoft Surface Pro 3 preorders
Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Anyone who wants to snag Microsoft’s upcoming Surface Pro 3 tablet can now purchase one through Best Buy. The retailer’s website shows the latest Surface as available for preorder. Microsoft began selling the Surface Pro 3 on Wednesday and mentioned that preorders would pop up at some third-party retailers as well. Although you can preorder the …
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22 May
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The LG G Flex will be one of the first phones to get Voice over LTE for T-Mobile. Josh Miller/CNET Hot on the heels of AT&T’s first voice over LTE, or VoLTE, phone announcement, T-Mobile has a launch of its own. Its VoLTE service kicks off in the carrier’s headquarters city of Seattle, on three phones: the LG G Flex …
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22 May
Uber reportedly in talks to raise $500M for $12B valuation
Uber On-demand car service Uber is apparently shifting gears on its financing ambitions. The 4-year-old company, whose app allows customers to request rides in private cars, is in discussions with a group of fund managers to raise about $500 million, financing that would give the startup a valuation of about $12 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Investors …
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22 May
Why are Sony and Samsung keeping 4K content to themselves?
Sony/Samsung Both Samsung and Sony, leader and major player in TVs respectively, have huge amounts of money invested in 4K. Right now, 4K TVs represent potentially big profits, not costing that much more to make than 1080p LCDs, yet selling for much higher prices. One of the main reasons 4K adoption is slow is the lack of content. The same …
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