Spotify is setting its mobile app free. The streaming music service said Wednesday that it would allow anyone on an iOS or Android tablet or smartphone to use its app free of charge. The new service launches Wednesday. Previously, users could only listen to Spotify’s desktop or browser-based program for free, and only premium members …
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11 December
Two gifts under $100 for the audio enthusiast
Forget Black Friday, the best deals can crop up at any time, and today we’re looking at two great audio products recently reduced to just $99: the Audioquest Dragonfly and the Logitech UE Smart Radio. Last year, the Audioquest scored raves with its Dragonfly USB DAC/headphone amp — or soundcard to the rest of us. This is a compact USB …
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10 December
How Google Glass works: now and tomorrow
From a prismatic head-up display (HUD) to waveguide displays to direct retinal projection, we look at how Google Glass works now and it will in the future. Google Glass in action. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) The Google Glass Explorer Edition is now out in the wild, with the 2000 early adopters busily exploring the world of (and with) Google Glass. The …
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10 December
Apple and Samsung devices go $0 down at T
T-Mobile is making it a little bit more affordable to buy an Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy S4. Certain Apple and Samsung products will drop down to no money down at T-Mobile starting Wednesday, the company said today. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can I Get My Carrier to Do It? Best T-Mobile Deals Available Now …
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10 December
Nokia Lumia 2520 bests Surface 2 in Windows RT display duel
Nokia’s Lumia 2520 tablet has an impressive screen, easily beating the mediocre display of the Microsoft Surface 2 in a DisplayMate test. (Credit: Nokia) DisplayMate’s testing of the only two new Windows RT tablets available this year shows a huge display performance gap between Nokia’s excellent Lumia 2520 and the mediocre Microsoft Surface 2. DisplayMate’s president Dr Raymond Soneira didn’t …
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10 December
Nexus 7 tablet now comes in white, Wi
Today we’re introducing a new *white* Nexus 7; available on Google Play in the US, UK & JP: http://t.co/YiFOKws9ci pic.twitter.com/U2Xm1cX2X4 — Google Nexus (@googlenexus) December 10, 2013 American, British, and Japanese tablet buyers looking to go beyond basic black can now snap up Google’s Nexus 7 tablet in white, the company announced through its Twitter account on Tuesday. The device, …
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10 December
LG’s G Pad 8.3 offers Google Play Edition with Android 4.4
Google is giving you a reason to take a second look at the LG G Pad 8.3. Google and LG on Tuesday unveiled a Google Play Edition of the G Pad 8.3, complete with Android 4.4, or KitKat. Related stories TV in the Bathroom: Technically Doable but a Very Bad Idea Best Laptop for 2022: The 15 Laptops We Recommend …
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10 December
Phones and tablets OK to fly but airlines won’t name a date
Phones and tablets have been cleared for takeoff as European watchdogs publish new rules on electronic devices, but airlines are keeping quiet on when we could actually start playing with our gadgets as we take to the skies. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has updated its guidelines, as promised last month. The new rules allow for the use of …
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10 December
Vuzix and Nokia create ‘waveguide’ smart glasses
Earlier this year, we took a look at how Google Glass actually displays an image and what technologies might be powering it in the future. The differences between waveguide and “traditional” smart glasses optics, according to Vuzix, along with the M2000AR. (Credit: Vuzix) One of the ones mentioned — and mentioned specifically by Google in its patent application for Glass …
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10 December
iBeacon launches in Apple Stores, badgers you as you shop
Apple has launched a natty new feature that helps you while you shop in its stores. Or badgers you with pesky prods, depending on how you look at it. It’s called iBeacon, and it aims to help you shop by tracking you as you traipse around the store. It’ll give you updates on deals, and tell you whether you’re eligible …
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