August, 2013

• 8 August

  Revert back to previous version of Google Maps on Android

  

  Jason Cipriani/CNET Earlier this week Google posted six tips for the new Google Maps. We covered it here, and if you go down to the comments, you’ll find that a lot of users aren’t happy with the changes made to Maps. There’s even a Facebook page dedicated to hating on Google Maps 7. Hate on, …

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• 8 August

  Uber travels to Johannesburg to add fifth continent

  

  Uber, the on-demand car service that made a name for itself in major cities across the U.S., is now available in its fifth continent. The company on Wednesday announced that it has launched its car-hailing service in Johannesburg. According to the company, South African football player and African Cup of Nations winner Mark Fish was the first to use the …

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• 8 August

  Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom smartphone camera shootout

  

  When Samsung launched the Android-based Galaxy Camera, it seemed like it was only a matter of time before it made a smartphone with a zoom lens. And it was. Part smartphone, but mostly camera, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is aimed at those who really don’t want to carry a second device, but really want a zoom lens (a 10x …

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• 8 August

  Transfer data from iPhone to HTC One using HTC Sync Manager

  

  Jason Cipriani/CNET Transferring data from an iPhone to an Android device isn’t all that straightforward in most cases. Granted, users are likely to use iCloud, Google, or another cloud service to store personal information such as contacts and calendars. But what about those who don’t use a cloud service, or those who want to easily transfer photos, videos, and even …

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• 8 August

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  John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile, had the room with his first F-bomb. The event was last January’s Consumer Electronics Show, and scores of reporters, bloggers, and photographers had come to hear what Legere had to say in one of his first public appearances since his appointment as CEO in September. Expectations weren’t high. The audience, gathered in the typical Las …

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• 8 August

  Nvidia CEO: We’re working hard on Surface 2

  

  Even with a dud in the Surface RT, Microsoft is cooking up a sequel, a chip partner confirmed to CNET on Thursday. Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang told CNET that his company is “working really hard” on the second-generation Surface with hopes it will be more successful than its predecessor. Related stories: Nvidia’s Tegra mobile-chip revenue falls off a cliff in …

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• 8 August

  Ubuntu Edge price cut to £445 after ‘supplier negotiations’

  

  Crowd-funded smart phone Ubuntu Edge has dropped its price, in a bid to harvest more backers before its funding period reaches an end. The mobile, which will only become a reality if it can harvest $32m (£20.5m) in the next 14 days, now costs $695 (roughly £445) — a price that’s down to company Canonical renegotiating with suppliers. The price …

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• 8 August

  HTC One X+ starts its Android 4.2.2 update

  

  Now playing: Watch this: The beefed up, quad-core HTC One X+ 2:36 HTC has begun issuing an Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update for the HTC One X+, according to a number of reports. Related stories HTC One X+ review Android 4.2.2: A better Jelly Bean rolls into the wild HTC expects Sense 5 for select 2012 phones The high-end smartphone …

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• 8 August

  Here’s what Samsung’s iWatch rival could look like

  

  This is what the Samsung Galaxy Gear could look like. The mock-up above shows what we could expect from the hotly-anticipated smart watch that talks to your Android phone. The rumoured wrist-worn smart device is tipped to run a cut-down version of Android on a small curved screen that displays alerts and messages, so you don’t have to get your …

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• 8 August

  Isis, American Express want to turn your phone into a wallet

  

  American Express is integrating its Serve payment application with the Isis digital wallet to give people more options for making payments, the companies said Thursday. American Express and Isis had already been working together on the mobile wallet since 2011. And today the companies announced another aspect of that partnership. When the Isis digital wallet launches nationwide later this year, …

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