April, 2014

• 17 April

  Twitter uses MoPub for big push in mobile ads

  

  The new ad feature in action on Twitter. Twitter Twitter is making a significant push into mobile ads, thanks to its mobile advertising exchange MoPub. Twitter on Thursday said it’s new “mobile app promotion suite” makes it easier for advertisers to promote their mobile apps both on Twitter and through the thousands of mobile apps …

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• 17 April

  Seven tips on customizing your Samsung Galaxy S5

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Customize the Galaxy S5 like a pro 2:53 There are plenty of ways to personalize an Android phone — through downloading third-party apps or even more drastically, downloading ROMs — but the Samsung Galaxy S5 gives you a handful of built-in options that don’t require you to install a thing. You may remember some of these …

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• 17 April

  Samsung and Amazon give away free ebooks with Kindle for Samsung

  

  Amazon is behind a new Samsung-specific Kindle ebook service. Josh Miller/CNET Samsung and Amazon are getting together for a new chapter for ebook fans: they’re co-authors of a new ebook service called Kindle for Samsung. Kindle for Samsung is described as a “custom-built ebook service” for Samsung devices, working on the Samsung Galaxy S5 and any phone or tablet running …

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• 17 April

  Apple confirms CarPlay support for aftermarket systems

  

  Consumers who want to add Apple’s CarPlay technology to their existing vehicles may soon get the chance. Now at the bottom of Apple’s CarPlay Web site is a notice that reads: “you’ll soon be able to add CarPlay to your current car with an aftermarket system,” listing Alpine and Pioneer as the two manufacturers. Related stories Apple aims at reimagining …

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• 17 April

  Google: Try on Glass before you buy with free home kit

  

  Google offers select users a try-before-you-buy kit. Josh Miller/CNET While many people are probably thinking about buying Google Glass , $1,500 is a lot of money to throw down for face gear without ever trying it on. It’s not like people can walk into a shop, test it out, and see how the computer-enabled eyeglasses fit and feel. So, Google …

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• 17 April

  Apple driving move to 64

  

  Apple’s 64-bit A7 processor: TSMC’s co-CEO said that Apple is driving the industry to 64-bit. Apple Apple has moved the mobile device industry to 64-bit, an executive from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said at an earnings conference. “If you observe the mobile device industry, in the past six months we do see the…conversion to 64-bit [in processors] after the Apple …

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• 17 April

  Asus Chairman Jonney Shih: ‘We do far more with plastic’

  

  The face of Asus: Chairman Jonney Shih. Aloysius Low/CNET JAKARTA, Indonesia — Striding confidently onto the stage at the company’s ZenFone launch this week was Asus Chairman Jonney Shih. Well known for being the face of the company, it was Shih, not Jerry Shen, the current CEO of Asus, who announced the new Android-powered smartphones to the media. As Shih …

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• 17 April

  Nokia stops sales of Lumia 2520 tablet over electric shock fears

  

  Nokia is warning owners of the Lumia 2520 tablet to stop using the charger. James Martin/CNET Nokia has suspended sales of the Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet over fears that the charger could give you an electric shock. Anyone with a Lumia 2520 in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Russia, Switzerland and the UK is “strongly advised to suspend use of the …

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• 17 April

  Uber begins charging customers $1 ‘Safe Rides Fee’

  

  Uber In the name of safety, Uber has upped its UberX fares by $1. The on-demand car service announced Thursday that starting this week all UberX customers will see an extra “Safe Rides Fee” on their receipts. “From the beginning, we’ve always been committed to connecting you with the safest rides on the road,” Uber wrote in a blog post. …

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• 17 April

  AT&T calls on ‘lab’ stores to lead a retail revolution

  

  AT&T’s lab store located in its Mobility headquarters in Atlanta. Roger Cheng/CNET ATLANTA — AT&T wants its stores to earn the same reputation for quality as the Ritz-Carlton hotel chain, which prides itself on offering five-star service. That goal would have been laughable less than two years ago, when Consumer Reports called AT&T the worst wireless provider in the country. …

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