Shazam may be partnering with Apple on a song-identifying feature for iOS. Shazam Siri may soon be able to tell you what song is playing. Apple plans to update its iOS mobile operating software with a feature that identifies the title and artist of a song, according to a report from Bloomberg. The Cupertino, Calif., …
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16 April
Samsung email pointed to Steve Jobs’ death as ‘best opportunity to attack iPhone’
The late Steve Jobs. Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET Samsung’s VP of sales operations for its US mobile division saw the reaction to the death of Steve Jobs as an opportune time to strike back at Apple. In a document revealed this week as part of the current court battle between Apple and Samsung, Michael Pennington, head of national sales for Samsung …
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16 April
Volvo taps AT&T to add cellular connection to cars
AT&T’s Drive Studio in Atlanta. AT&T Volvo is the latest automaker to sign up with AT&T, which will provide a cellular connection to cars rolling on to the showroom floor this summer. Volvo and AT&T signed a multi-year agreement for wireless connectivity. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. It’s the latest win for AT&T, which has pushes its advantage …
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16 April
AT&T threatens to skip the incentive spectrum auction
CNET/Marguerite Reardon AT&T has threatened to not participate in the upcoming incentive spectrum auction if the Federal Communications Commission adopts rules that set aside spectrum for smaller carriers. In a filing with the FCC on Wednesday, AT&T said that it has never declined to participate in a spectrum auction in the past. And it said it has no intention to …
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16 April
Amazon Fire TV teardown reveals pop
Following in the footsteps of the Apple TV and the streaming media players from Roku, the Fire TV is a small black box. It’s 4.5 inches square and just over 0.5 inch thick. There’s really nothing much to see on the front and sides of the box, but along the back you’ll find a bevy of connectors. There’s a power …
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16 April
LG halves Curved OLED TV price in six months
LG has announced a $2,000 cut in the price of its flagship 55-inch Curved OLED TV, down to a new recommended retail price of AU$5,999. (Credit: LG) The reduction is the second major slash in pricing for the product since it was first brought to the Australian retail market in October 2013. The price of the 55-inch model (55EA9800) at …
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16 April
Music multitasking, part 2: Why music anywhere, anytime, is awesome
Geoffrey Morrison I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised. Every time I try to start a debate on the Internet, it devolves into “Well, I didn’t read this but you’re stupid.” I’m paraphrasing. Barely. A few weeks ago Steve “The Audiophiliac” Guttenberg and I decided to have a bit of a debate, on the “correct” way to listen to music. …
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15 April
‘I just don’t care,’ says texting driver who hit cyclist
It’s a distraction. Jon Hwang/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I fancy if I broke someone’s back, I’d care. At least a little. But I confess that I am not Kimberley Davis. She is the 21-year-old Australian woman who drove her car while texting, struck a cyclist, and offered this observation: “I just don’t care because I’ve already been through a …
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15 April
Galaxy S5 costs $256 to build, says teardown report
The Samsung Galaxy S5. CNET Samsung spends around $256 to build the Galaxy S5, which it then sells for $600. At least that’s the bill calculated by research firm IHS in its teardown of the new phone. As described by Recode, which got an early glimpse of the teardown report, IHS found that the manufacturing cost, or bill of materials, …
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15 April
Google sells out of ‘Cotton’ Glass model in hours
CNET Google’s one-day Google Glass sale has proven to be a success. In just a few short hours, the white “Cotton” version of the wearable has sold out. “Wow, what a morning! We’re happy to see so many new faces (and frames) in the Explorer Program,” the Google Glass team wrote on its Google+ page. “Just a quick update that …
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