Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai Stephen Shankland/CNET Sony will soon spin off its TV business, but that is not the first step to a sale, CEO Kazuo Hirai cautioned investors and reporters in Japan on Thursday. Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, Hirai said that while he’s not interested in shuttering or selling Sony’s television …
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22 May
‘Godzilla’ director to helm first standalone ‘Star Wars’
LucasFilm and Disney announced today that ‘Godzilla’ director Gareth Edwards will helm the first standalone ‘Star Wars’ film. LucasFilm “Godzilla” director Gareth Edwards will helm the first of a series of annual standalone “Star Wars” movies that will start hitting theaters in late 2016. In an announcement on StarWars.com, LucasFilm and Disney said Edwards will direct the as-yet unnamed film, …
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21 May
Apple’s best iWatch strategy: Reinvent the iPod
Sarah Tew/CNET Apple hasn’t had a new iPod since 2012. There were two that year, debuting alongside the iPhone 5: an updated iPod Touch and a redesigned Nano. It’s been a while. And during that time, the iPod line’s share of Apple’s revenue — once the company’s bread and butter — continues to fade. Meanwhile, even as rival companies like …
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21 May
Secret finally out on Android! Wait, why is this cool?
Eric Mack/CNET For the past few months, I’ve been cut out of the Cool Kids Club. That all changed on Wednesday when the covert sharing app Secret finally became available on Android, and internationally after being available only on iOS in the United States up until this point. Now, with Secret downloaded on my trusty Moto X, I’m left wondering …
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21 May
Samsung Galaxy S5 glimmers on US carriers in gold
The copper-colored Samsung Galaxy S5 comes to the US at last. Sarah Tew/CNET Yes! Samsung has broken the US’ dry spell when it comes to the more colorful versions of its Galaxy S5 smartphone . Customers can snap up the gold GS5 starting May 30 from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, US Cellular, and Verizon, though only through retailers for the latter. …
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21 May
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active gets sporty in leak video
The S5 could be about to get active. A new leak appears to show a sporting spin-off of the Samsung Galaxy S5 in action. Videos posted online by TK Tech News purport to show an AT&T — the US network — version of the S5 Active, alleged to be a follow-up to last year’s rugged version of the S4. The …
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21 May
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T-Mobile customers can write up a storm with this data-connected slate. Josh Miller/CNET Hey T-Mobile customers, are you ready to wield that stylus like a pro? Good. Because starting June 4, you’ll be able to buy the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet (the latest 2014 edition) on the carrier’s data network. Related stories Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet (2014) The write …
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21 May
Fitbit rules 50 percent of the world’s wearable market
Fitbit Force. Sarah Tew/CNET Fitbit appears to be a tour de force in the wearable world. New numbers released by analyst Canalys on Wednesday show Fitbit devices accounted for nearly 50 percent of the world’s 2.7 million wearable band shipments in the first quarter of 2014. Apparently, the recent kerfuffle and recall over allergic sensitivities to the Fitbit Force had …
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21 May
Simon & Schuster deal boosts ‘Netflix of digital books’ wannabes Scribd and Oyster
Fledgling e-book subscription services Oyster and Scribd got a big boost as Simon & Schuster, Inc., one of the “Big 5” publishers, announced today that its backlist e-book titles are now being made available to consumers via the subscription services. Both companies are vying to become the Netflix for digital books and have all-you-can-read plans for less than $10 a …
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21 May
iPhone buying interest continues to drop, says survey
Apple’s iPhone 5S. CNET The number of people looking to buy an iPhone over the next few months has dipped yet again, according to a new survey from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. Polling 1,016 consumers in the US last week about their intended smartphone purchases over the next three months, Munster’s team found that 34 percent expect to buy …
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