Last month I shared my thoughts on “How to talk to Siri the right way,” the idea being to better understand — and work around — some of Apple’s voice assistant’s limitations. With the arrival of iOS 7, however, we’ve got a smarter, more capable gal Friday (or, if you’ve changed Siri’s voice, guy Friday). …
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23 September
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If you own a Moto X phone designed for T-Mobile’s network, today is your lucky day. Motorola has just pushed a fresh camera software update to this model of its flagship handset. According to Motorola, the update will improve overall photo quality, such as white-balance and color accuracy. Specifically the phone should exhibit better exposures in outdoor and strongly backlit …
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23 September
Where did Spotlight go in iOS 7?
Jason Cipriani/CNET Spotlight is a universal search box on iOS devices that makes it possible to quickly search for and find an app, contact, or e-mail directly from the home screen. In previous versions of iOS, users would swipe to the left of the main home screen to access the search box. In iOS 7, as you may have already …
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23 September
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is ‘the best phablet’ in CNET review
Our sister site CNET Asia has given the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 the review treatment, calling the company’s massive new mobile ‘the best phablet in the market’. The third generation of Samsung’s Note smart phones gets an Editors’ rating of four stars out of five in the review, which praises the bright and vibrant 5.7-inch 1080p display, as well as …
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23 September
How to reduce background motion, Parallax on iOS 7
Jason Cipriani/CNET When Apple unveiled iOS 7 during its annual World Wide Developers Conference back in June, one of the first features shown off was a background that moves as you move your phone. The feature, called Parallax, shifts the point of view of your background image and icons to match how you’re holding the phone. Instead of being a …
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23 September
BlackBerry to go private in $4.7 billion deal
BlackBerry is going private. Say hello to the new BlackBerry Z30. BlackBerry BlackBerry said Monday that it had entered into a deal with a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings that valued the company at $4.7 billion. Under the deal, shareholders would receive $9 a share in cash, a slight premium to the $8.23 that the stock is currently trading …
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23 September
How to create, share slo
Jason Cipriani/CNET When Apple announced that the iPhone 5S was going to come with the ability to capture slow-motion video, I was excited. Slowing down films of my kids has always been something I enjoyed doing, but I had to use various third-party apps or import the clips into iMovie in order to accomplish it. Now, with the iPhone 5S …
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23 September
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has better battery, new accessories
Microsoft has made a new version of its Surface Pro tablet, that it claims is 20 per cent faster than the previous model. Microsoft Surface Pro 2 The Surface Pro 2 has new Intel Haswell chips, and features a kickstand that folds out to extra angles, in a bid to make the tablet more comfortable to place in your lap. …
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23 September
Apple sells 9m new iPhones, 200m upgrade to iOS 7
Apple has broken analyst estimates and reported a record-breaking 9 million iPhone 5s and 5c models sold in the first weekend. Plus, 200 million users upgraded to iOS 7. Nine million new iPhones sold on launch weekend. (Credit: Apple) In a statement released on Monday in the US, Apple announced it has sold a combined 9 million units of its …
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23 September
Apple’s A7 processor in the iPhone 5S is made by Samsung
Apple still relies on arch rival Samsung for the chips powering its iPhones, it seems. The A7 SoC (system on chip) beavering away inside the iPhone 5S is made by Samsung, according to Chipworks. Apple signed a deal with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) earlier in the year, so we were expecting a shift away from Samsung for the iPhone’s …
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