CNET With the latest app additions to its lineup, Google Glass is striving to become more of a travel companion. As announced in a Google+ blog on Thursday, Google Glass wearers can now tap into Foursquare, Tripit, and OpenTable, apps all designed to take some of the hassle out of planning and navigating your latest …
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15 May
Samsung teases possibility of a new tablet
Screenshot by Roger Cheng/CNET Samsung has yet another device up its sleeve. The company sent out invitations to the media to its “Samsung Galaxy Premiere” event, set for June 12 in New York. While the invitation offers scant detail, the tagline “Tab Into Color” suggests a new version of its Galaxy Tab line of tablets. Samsung has been eager to …
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15 May
Set up SMS, iMessage alerts on Google Glass
Jason Cipriani/CNET From almost day one, Glass Explorers who have only ever known iOS have asked Google to allow for SMS and iMessage to be viewed on Glass. Most even asked for complete send and receive integration. Sadly, iOS in its current form will not allow for third-party apps to send content through the Messages app. But as many have …
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15 May
Windows Phone beats BlackBerry in North American Web traffic
Chitika Microsoft’s Windows Phone mobile operating system has surpassed BlackBerry in yet another market stat. Surveying all recent Web traffic generated by smartphone operating systems in North America, Chitika found that Windows Phone finally inched past BlackBerry to earn the No. 3 spot behind Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems. Related stories BlackBerry teases new high-res, square screen device …
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15 May
Google Glass for travel: Foursquare, TripIt, OpenTable and Field Trip (hands
Google Anyone can buy Google Glass right now, as long as they’re in the US and have $1,500 (£900, AU$1,600) burning a hole in their wallet. And if you do, what are you going to use it for? Travel, perhaps: the latest Glassware updates focus on going out and doing things all around you. Foursquare, TripIt and OpenTable all have …
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15 May
Xiaomi Mi Pad is a $240 plastic iPad Mini lookalike
Aloysius Low/CNET BEIJING — If you ever wondered what the iPad Mini would be like if Apple decided to make it look like the iPhone 5C , well, look no further. The Mi Pad , from the Beijing-based company Xiaomi, is probably the closest you’re going to get to a plastic iPad. The Wi-Fi only 7.9-inch slate strongly resembles the …
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15 May
Vudu unveils ability to share cloud
VUDU Vudu has announced its users can now “loan” their digital movie and TV collections to up to five first-time users with the new Share My Movies service. The service uses digital locker service UltraViolet to share your collection, and instead of requiring your friends to use your username and password, it lets you send them invites via email. Each …
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14 May
Google Glass handed out to medical students at UC Irvine
Dr. Warren Wiechmann, assistant clinical professor of emergency medicine and associate dean of instructional technologies, will oversee implementation of the Google Glass four-year program at UCI. Steve Zylius/UC Irvine The fledgling Google Glass is slowly working its way into the mainstream, and one place that people should get used to seeing the device is in hospitals. Several medical institutions have …
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14 May
Samsung shows Apple how to do sports
Cristiano Ronaldo in training. Samsung/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET There are only two types of people in the world: those who watch the World Cup and those who should be ordered to do community service for their refusal to watch the World Cup. Samsung has been building up to the event for quite a while. It’s been teasing a game …
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14 May
Can an ordinary Joe replace a busted iPhone screen?
Cement 1, iPhone 0. Rick Broida/CNET Late last week, my barely 2-month-old iPhone 5S made an unfortunate new friend: the driveway. The dog yanked hard on his leash, the phone went flying, and sure enough: spider-glass cracks from top to bottom. This was despite my iPhone 5S residing in a seemingly durable wood case. Crap. My busted iPhone 5S alongside …
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