The 800,000 Galaxy Gear smart watches that Samsung has shipped aren’t necessarily on the wrists of consumers just yet. The figure represents the number of watches sold to retail and partner stores — not to end users. (Credit: Brian Bennett/CNET) The Korean Yonhap News Agency reported the clarification, with The Verge confirming with Samsung’s head …
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19 November
Sky Go gets South Park, Geordie Shore and more
New channels are go! Sky Go adds 14 new channels today, streaming South Park, Geordie Shore, Red Dwarf and more from Comedy Central, MTV, Dave, and others to Sky customers on their tablet and phone when they’re away from their dish. That brings the total number of channels you can watch while you’re out and about to a possible 57 …
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19 November
Xbox One in the living room: The dazzling, erratic everything box
Walk into your living room, say “Xbox on,” and your Xbox One, TV, and sound bar automatically power on. Sit down and say “Xbox Watch ESPN,” and the cable box automatically turns to ESPN and fills the TV screen. It feels futuristic, but in a retro way. It’s the kind of thing someone in a Disney “Home of the Future” …
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19 November
Price comparison: Every current 4K TV
This time last year there was a grand total of two 4K/Ultra High Definition TVs on the market. LG’s 84LM9600 and Sony’s XBR-84X900 sold for $20,000 and $25,000, respectively. Now there are more than 20, ranging from 39 inches for barely more than $500 all the way up to 85 inches for $40,000. On November 17 numerous major-brand models dropped …
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18 November
Smartphones: When is ‘big’ too big? (Smartphones Unlocked)
Now playing: Watch this: Lumia 1520 brings quad-core to WinPho 3:44 I’ve handled a lot of oversize smartphones in my years as a reviewer. That’s a bit of a trick statement, I’ll admit, since both handset screen sizes and our perception of them as large or small have grown throughout the years. Today, phablets like the 5.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Note …
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18 November
How to get the best photos from Android 4.4 KitKat
Get your hands on the stock version of Android 4.4 KitKat and you’ll find there’s a new camera app for recording your life on the move. It’s not a revolution in photo-snapping technology, but there are some neat new features that you should make yourself aware of. We’ve also covered a few of the options that have been carried over …
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18 November
Samsung planning three
Three is the magic number — that’s according to new insider reports suggesting Samsung has a smart phone with a three-sided screen planned to appear as soon as next year. Bloomberg reports that two people familiar with the plan have confided the new device will take advantage of an upgraded version of Samsung’s Youm screen technology. A Youm curved screen …
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18 November
AT&T temporarily shuts down Galaxy S4’s Android 4.3 update
AT&T has taken down its Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update, according to a new report. Related posts As Worries Grow Around Russian Cyberattacks, Update Your Operating Systems Bill Gates’s top mistake? Letting Google’s Android rule the world (The 3:59, Ep. 576) All the different Android versions through the years Every Android version from the T-Mobile G1 to Android …
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18 November
Android and Tizen will coexist, Samsung insists
Tizen, Samsung’s own mobile operating system, will not replace Android on the company’s phones, but rather will coexist with it, according to Alvin Kim, principal engineer at Samsung Electronics. Speaking at the Samsung Developer’s conference in London, Kim explained that Samsung will focus on Android as it always has, with Tizen developing alongside. Crucially, Kim promised that both platforms “will …
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18 November
Source code snippets open door for raw photos on Android
Android device owners might be able to take photos in a higher-end raw format in the future, according to details tucked away in the source code for the mobile operating system. As spotted by Ars Technica, Google programmers have been working on a revised camera interface that exposes new features to Android app programmers. Among the features in the “new …
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