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11 March
Amazon updates first
Sarah Tew/CNET Amazon released a software update Tuesday for the first-generation Kindle Paperwhite. The the e-reader now supports many of the popular features of Amazon’s second-gen Paperwhite, including Goodreads integration, FreeTime parental controls, and Page Flip. The update also brings a Smart Lookup feature and Cloud Collections, which lets users organize content in to custom categories. The Paperwhite update is …
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11 March
Nokia X Android phone makes its debut
The Nokia X Android phone. Sarah Tew/CNET Smartphone shoppers in India are the first ones able to purchase the new Nokia X handset. Offered as of Monday at a price of 8,599 rupees ($141), the new Android-based smartphone targets the midrange market, according to the Economic Times. That range typically sees phones sell for between 7,000 and 15,000 rupees, and …
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11 March
Digging for Atari’s ‘corporate shame,’ the buried E.T. games
An original E.T. game cartridge, signed by the lead designer. Millions were made, and most of them were buried in a New Mexico landfill after the game was deemed one of the worst ever. Daniel Terdiman/CNET AUSTIN, Tex.–E.T. wants to go home. But first there will have to be a massive excavation of a city’s garbage dump. As is part …
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11 March
Easily mount your HDTV
Now playing: Watch this: How to easily mount your TV 3:50 When I moved into my new place, I left behind my ancient, embarrassingly small TV. I jumped up to a 47-inch HDTV, which is still modest by today’s standards, but big enough where I had good reason to worry about it toppling over — especially with a kid in …
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11 March
How to quickly hide unused icons on Apple TV
Jason Cipriani/CNET As Apple continues to add more content options to the Apple TV, the main screen is starting to feel a bit overwhelming. Not everyone takes advantage of all the different apps (or channels, or services, or icons) on the Apple TV, making it helpful to hide some icons. In the past, hiding an icon required a lengthy process …
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11 March
Amazon said to be adding a music
Amazon’s online MP3 store could soon host a music streaming service. Screenshot by Dara Kerr/CNET Amazon is said to be looking to create its own version of Apple’s popular iTunes Radio. According to The Wall Street Journal, the e-commerce giant has reportedly been in talks with major record labels to create its own music-streaming service. The service would reportedly be …
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11 March
BBC iPlayer gets a new look
The online face of British television has had a makeover, with a new look for UK online catch-up and streaming service BBC iPlayer, home of shows like Doctor Who, Sherlock, Call the Midwife and The Musketeers. Following the license fee-funded broadcaster’s announcement that comedy and reality-driven TV channel BBC Three is moving online, the iPlayer online service has been overhauled …
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10 March
LG G3 could be dustproof and water resistant, report indicates
The LG G2 (pictured) successor may better hold up to life’s demands. CBS Interactive LG’s successor to the G2 could be both water resistant and dust-proof, according to Korea’s ETNews. Presumably, the handset will be known as the G3 and make its debut in the second half of the year. Hardware specifications are a bit muddy at this point, however …
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10 March
Sony Xperia Z2 comes with free Bravia TV on UK’s Vodafone
Now playing: Watch this: Sony Xperia Z2; a 4K shooting, waterproof powerhouse 1:34 Phones really are getting bigger. Why, buy the new Sony Xperia Z2 from UK network Vodafone and it comes with a 32-inch screen! Well, sort of: the first 3,000 people to order the 5.2-inch Z2 from Vodafone get a 32-inch Sony Bravia television thrown in for free. …
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