April, 2014

• 19 April

  Is music ever worthy of your full attention?

  

  Singer CC Coletti, listening Nicholas Prout A couple of weeks ago Geoffrey Morrison and I wrote about listening to music from totally opposite perspectives. He started with ” Music multitasking: How ‘background’ listening enhances life,” and I countered with ” To listen to music or not: That is the question.” Apparently, we’re not done; on …

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• 18 April

  Samsung expert compares Apple’s patented phone features to car cup holders

  

  Apple and Samsung are back in court. Josh Miller/CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — An Apple study to determine whether people would buy phones to get certain Apple patented features is similar to asking people to choose a car based on its cup holders, an expert hired by Samsung testified Friday. David Reibstein, chaired professor of marketing at the University of …

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• 18 April

  Six ways Apple can fix what’s ‘broken’ about the iPhone

  

  Designer Martin Hajek’s renderings of possible iPhone 6 models.Martin Hajek Apple will announce at least one new iPhone this year, perhaps as early as the WWDC in June. Based on the latest rumors and the natural evolution of the product, a larger screen is all but definite. But what else? Except for the fingerprint sensor built into the iPhone 5S, …

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• 18 April

  Four apps that can transform any Android device into a Galaxy S5

  

  Josh Miller/CNET There has been a lot of talk about Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone. The Galaxy S5 is filled with new and exciting features, which have helped make it one of the hottest products available today. Whether you’re not eligible for an upgrade or simply aren’t interested in the Galaxy S5, there is still a way to get some of …

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• 18 April

  Best time to trade in your old Galaxy S phones? Right now

  

  If you’ve been thinking about trading in an older Samsung Galaxy S device, now is the time to lock in your price. According to the trade-in site Nextworth, older Samsung Galaxy smartphones are at their peak. But prices are likely to start dropping in the coming weeks. In this edition of Ask Maggie, I talk to a NextWorth executive who …

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• 18 April

  Get the most out of the Galaxy S5’s camera

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Get the most out of the Samsung GS5’s camera 3:53 If you’re like most people, including myself, you probably take tons of pictures with your smartphone. From trips out with our friends, to our lunch, to selfies, our handsets have become our main tool for snapping photos and capturing our lives. Related Stories: Samsung Galaxy S5 …

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• 18 April

  3D

  

  Nokia Nokia has combined 3D printing and Easter to create a new, sweet rendering of its logo. The company on Thursday published a YouTube video showing how it used software to render a 3D version of its logo, which was then transmitted to a 3D printer. The 3D printer was outfitted with liquid chocolate and created what the company is …

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• 18 April

  Exclusive: Nike fires majority of FuelBand team, will stop making wearable hardware

  

  Sarah Tew/CNET Nike is gearing up to shutter its wearable-hardware efforts, and the sportswear company this week fired the majority of the team responsible for the development of its FuelBand fitness tracker, a person familiar with the matter told CNET. “As a fast-paced, global business we continually align resources with business priorities,” Nike spokesman Brian Strong said in an email. …

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• 18 April

  Analysts predict decline in iPad sales

  

  Apple’s iPad Air Apple Here’s something you don’t hear often: Apple’s year-over-year iPad sales may have dipped during the first three months of 2014, according to analysts. A bevy of analysts chimed in on iPad sales expectations in the first quarter, and they collectively peg Apple’s sales at 19.3 million units, representing a 0.7 percent decline compared with the same …

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• 18 April

  HTC taps ex

  

  The HTC One M8 Google Play edition. Sarah Tew/CNET HTC is looking for a little of that Samsung Electronics marketing magic. The Taiwanese smartphone maker has hired Paul Golden, the former head of marketing for Samsung’s US mobile division, as an adviser to HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang, CNET confirmed. The hiring was first reported by Bloomberg. HTC could use the …

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