China-based telecommunications company Huawei will spend a serious amount of cash this year trying to improve its brand image. Speaking to Reuters in an interview published Wednesday, Huawei marketing vice president Shao Yang said his company “will spend $300 million on marketing” this year. That followed comments made last month by Eric Xu, Huawei’s acting …
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23 April
Facebook gets thumbs
The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset Oculus VR Facebook has gotten the OK from US antitrust officials to move forward with its purchase of Oculus VR, maker of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. The deal was apparently on a list, spotted by Reuters, of other proposed transactions that scored approval from the US Justice Department and the FTC. Currently …
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23 April
Google Play Music comes to AirPlay devices via hack
DoubleTwist DoubleTwist, a San Francisco company with a self-proclaimed vision to “offer music without boundaries” is getting closer to achieving that goal with a new hack for Google Play Music. With some help from a DoubleTwist plug-in added to a Google application programming interface (API), users can stream Google Play Music to AirPlay-enabled devices, like the Apple TV. Google Play …
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23 April
Apple has sold 20 million Apple TV units, CEO says
Apple TV. CNET Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook laid out some impressive numbers in making the case for why Apple TV is no longer a “hobby.” In total, Apple has sold 20 million units of the media-streaming box. Last May, Cook revealed that the company had sold 13 million units. By comparison, Roku has sold 8 million of its streaming-video …
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23 April
Fitbit’s wearable lead stays strong despite Force recall
Sarah Tew/CNET Despite the recall of Fitbit’s Force fitness tracker in February, the device maker is still out front — and its lead among wearable fitness trackers is growing, not shrinking. “According to the latest NPD Group Retail Tracking Service report, Fitbit’s market share is higher than it was before the launch of Force,” Fitbit said in a statement given …
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23 April
Apple’s new iPhone 5S ad: Complete with song about oh, really?
It’s hugely useful. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I will avoid the issue at hand for as long as possible. I will focus on the fact that Apple has released a brand-new ad for the iPhone 5S. It is a very, very fine ad. It features some splendid scenes in which the iPhone 5S does splendid things with the help …
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23 April
Apple’s Cook: It means more to get it right than to be first
Apple CEO Tim Cook has promised great things are in store for the company. Josh Lowensohn/CNET Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday again promised that exciting new products are ahead for Apple and that investors should be patient as the company perfects all the details. He noted that it takes longer for Apple to make products because it cares about …
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23 April
Sprint aims to make all its devices unlockable by February
CNET Starting next February, Sprint customers should be able to unlock any phone or tablet offered by the carrier. In a recent update to its unlocking FAQ page, the carrier specifically states that “Sprint is working to ensure that all devices developed and launched on or after February 11, 2015 are capable of being unlocked domestically.” As covered by blog …
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23 April
Motorola ships 6.5 million phones in 2014 thanks to Moto G
The cheap-as-chips Motorola Moto G Sarah Tew/CNET More people are saying “Hello, Moto.” Motorola’s new boss Rick Osterloh has revealed on Twitter that the troubled company “shipped 6.5 million devices globally in Q1”, meaning the first three months of the year. Motorola’s lineup is headed by the Moto X , which US phone fans can personalise with the clever Moto …
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23 April
Worries subside as chip designer ARM predicts boost in smartphone sales
Samsung Semiconductor ARM Holdings, the company behind the vast majority of chips found in today’s mobile devices, experienced slumping financial performance at the end of 2013, prompting some to wonder if the high-end smartphone market was softening. But now, it appears everything is just fine. Speaking to Reuters in an interview published Wednesday, ARM’s Chief Financial Officer Tim Score said …
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