And now there’s one more bill. Brian Welsh/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET If you ever decide to date a whole football team, the Buffalo Bills might not be your first choice. It’s not that they’re not handsome men, full of the usual muscle and joie-de-vivre of footballers. It’s that they might get a little clingy. …
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23 April
Apple tops estimates, announces 7
Apple’s headquarters are located in Cupertino, Calif. James Martin/CNET Apple on Wednesday posted better-than-expected quarterly results, said it would return more cash to shareholders, and announced a 7-for-1 stock split. “Our underlying business performance was even stronger than our reported results imply,” Chief Executive Tim Cook said during a conference call with analysts. The Cupertino, Calif., tech giant said it …
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23 April
Who’s ‘Next’? Customers are stepping up for AT&T’s no
More people are signing up for Next to get early upgrades for phones like the new HTC One M8. Sarah Tew/CNET T-Mobile may have started the trend of making its customers pay for their own devices, but AT&T is running with it. AT&T said 40 percent of its smartphone gross customer additions and upgrades went with its Next monthly installment …
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23 April
Samsung Galaxy K Zoom slims down S4 Zoom in leaked pics
A leaked photo klaiming to be the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom kamera tieba.baidu.com/ Like a photographic print slowly revealing itself in the darkroom, the first glimpses of the rumoured Samsung Galaxy K Zoom are appearing online. Samsung promises “a new mobile product” at a launch event one week from today in Singapore. The launch is teased with the tagline ” …
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23 April
HTC One M8 draws fans of Apple, Samsung, but mostly HTC, survey says
Is the HTC One M8 the phone for everyone or just for fans already in the know? Sarah Tew If you’re buying an HTC One M8 , odds are you’re a satisfied HTC customer coming back for more. At least that’s the finding of a survey of consumers using UK-based CompareMyMobile, which functions like an online aggregator of gadget trade-in …
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23 April
Roku brings YouTube to all current
Sarah Tew/CNET YouTube has long been a thorn in the side of Roku, but that’s officially coming to an end. Roku announced that YouTube is now available on all of the company’s current-generation streamers in the US, Canada, UK and the Republic of Ireland. YouTube was first added to the flagship Roku 3 box in December of 2013, and the …
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23 April
The LP revival gets its groove back at Blue Note
Blue Note Records was founded in 1939, and the label went on to record some of the greatest jazz albums of the 20th century. The roster ranges from legends like John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, and Miles Davis, to in our time Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash, Amos Lee, and my favorite jazz guitarist, Charlie Hunter. Blue Note at its …
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23 April
Prime, Kindle users are big spenders on Amazon
CNET Amazon Prime and Kindle users are providing a healthy boost to the retailer’s sales, at least based on a recent survey conducted by research firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. Polling 500 consumers who bought items at Amazon last quarter, CIRP found that those with Prime subscriptions spent twice as much money as did non-Prime shoppers. Further, Kindle users spent …
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23 April
Roku is master of the streaming universe
CNET Update has the power: Now playing: Watch this: Roku is master of the streaming universe 2:55 In this episode of Update, get the breakdown on Amazon’s deal to stream HBO shows on Prime Instant Video. Amazon Prime subscribers will have access to stream older HBO shows. It’s the first time HBO shows can be streamed outside of HBO’s service. …
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23 April
Siri in the works for Apple TV, iOS 7.1 code reveals
Apple’s Siri, the virtual personal assistant that’s currently available in the company’s mobile product line, could be making its way to the Apple TV set-top box, if a newly discovered code string is to be believed. An entry in the iOS 7.1 software development kit (SDK) mentions Siri support for the Apple TV, 9to5Mac is reporting after confirming its existence …
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