The iOS 7.1.1 update is available on several of Apple’s devices, including the iPhone 5S and 5C. Apple Apple continues to finesse its Touch ID fingerprint scanner, along with other features, in a minor update to its mobile operating system on Tuesday. The iOS 7.1.1 update is the iPhone maker’s first since it released iOS …
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22 April
Despite profit drop, China Mobile customers balloon to 781M
At least China Mobile is selling the iPhone. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET China Mobile may be growing in leaps and bounds, but the company announced on Tuesday its lowest quarterly profit in five years, due in large part to declining revenue per user. China Mobile’s revenue hit 154.8 billion yuan ($24.8 billion) during the first quarter of the year (PDF), …
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22 April
Amazon smartphone could be controlled by tilting this way and that
Amazon could follow the Kindle Fire HDX with a smartphone CNET The oft-rumoured Amazon smartphone could be controlled with a twist of the wrist, as new reports claim it will work by tilting the phone hither and thither. Earlier reports suggest that the rumoured Amazon device would be packed with cameras and sensors. Now BoyGeniusReport quotes a source suggesting that …
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22 April
Spin, bend, drop, type: Logitech unveils quartet of iPad cases (hands
Sarah Tew I’ll admit I have a soft spot for Logitech: its keyboard accessories are among the best out there, and I’ve always found their build quality to be excellent. Logitech has announced four new cases today, and they’re all focused on specifically practical functions. I’ve been trying two of them for the past few days on an iPad Air …
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22 April
Chinese Pozible campaign beats target in under a minute
Aussie crowdfunding group Pozible is now open for business in China and one of its early campaigns has proven immensely popular. (Screenshot by Nic Healey/CNET) Meet the Gyenno One. It’s a fitness tracker — a wrist-based device that monitors sleep and physical activity. It’s waterproof, syncs wirelessly and also functions as a watch. To back it at its lowest tier …
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22 April
With FuelBand exit, Nike signals the limits of tech’s appeal
Sarah Tew/CNET For most of the last decade, Nike has juggled two distinct narratives. On the one hand, it’s still a traditional sportswear corporation that now makes more than $25 billion a year thanks to its in-demand shoes and apparel. On the other, Nike had become an Apple-emulating trailblazer in the uncertain but hopeful market for wearable technology with its …
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22 April
AT&T wants in on online video
An AT&T store in Manhattan. CNET/Marguerite Reardon AT&T wants to get into show business. The company said on Tuesday that it was partnering with media holding company The Chernin Group to create a joint venture that would acquire, invest in, and launch online video services. The two companies have committed $500 million in funding for the venture. It’s the latest …
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22 April
Who’s buying the new Galaxy S5? Lots of iPhone owners
Attractive enough to ditch the old iPhone? CNET Given what we know about people’s fierce loyalty to either Android or iOS, you might assume that most people who upgrade to the new Samsung Galaxy S5 are exchanging an old Galaxy S3 or other older Android phone for the latest and greatest out of South Korea. But according to a survey …
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22 April
Apple’s next act: Team up with Nike on a ‘smartband’?
Nike’s FuelBand Sarah Tew/CNET Apple and Nike may be secretly working on a new smartband, a new report claims. The two companies have been working together on a wearable device that will launch toward the end of this year, Geektime is reporting, citing sources familiar with their plans. However, Apple and Nike aren’t working on the long-rumored iWatch, the sources …
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22 April
Take the LG G Watch for a spin on its new teaser website
The LG G Watch comes in black, or white and gold. LG LG wants you to take its new G Watch for a spin. You can get a good look at the forthcoming wearable gadget with a spinny 360-degree panorama image that you control, on a new promotional webpage made by LG. LG is slowly teasing the smartwatch, last month …
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