Now playing: Watch this: Smart TV 101: the user interface 3:09 From voice and motion control through to pointer and touchscreen remotes, and on to completely new-look layouts, the smart TV has changed the way we interact with our TV.
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June, 2013
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23 June
Game of Thrones: the once and future king of BitTorrent
It’s certainly not news that Game of Thrones is popular with the BitTorrent community. (Credit: HBO) Back in April, when the most recent season kicked off, we saw the premiere episode set its own “swarm record” for total number of seeders and leechers. This sparked all manner of debate about why people seemed to be downloading Game of Thrones illegally …
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22 June
Has Samsung gone too niche with its new GS4 smartphones?
Samsung has expanded its Galaxy S4 family of products to appeal to niche markets, but consumers will likely find trade-offs in certain specifications and functionality in these devices. The company has been touting the expanded family of Galaxy S smartphones for a couple of months now. But earlier this week, at its event in London, Samsung specifically talked up the …
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21 June
Dish confirms it is abandoning Sprint takeover bid
Dish Network put the last nail in the coffin of its unsolicited bid for Sprint Nextel. Earlier this week, the satellite TV provider said that it was dropping its effort to buy Sprint in order to focus on its acquisition of upstart wireless provider Clearwire. In a regulatory filing Friday, the company confirmed that it is walking away from its …
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21 June
Samsung Galaxy S4 won’t get any more spin
The sun is setting on the Samsung Galaxy S3. Samsung is winding down production of the popular Android phone, while revealing there won’t be any more spin-offs to the Galaxy S4. Samsung has just unveiled the camera-focused Galaxy S4 Zoom, stripped-down Galaxy S4 Mini, and waterproof Galaxy S4 Active. But there won’t be any more S4 smart phone sequels to …
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21 June
Turn your Kindle Fire into an Android 4.2 tablet
For a long time I’ve been a fan of N2A Cards, which sells a simple plug-and-play way to turn Barnes & Noble’s Nook tablets into full-blown Android tablets. After all, if you’ve got good hardware, why not unlock its maximum potential? Now Kindle owners can get in on the action. N2A’s new N2Aos service will install Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) …
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21 June
HTC enlists Iron Man Robert Downey Jr
The HTC One is made of aluminium, but HTC is set to recruit an iron man to advertise it — yes, the folks at High Tech Computers are reported to have signed Avengers and Sherlock Holmes star Robert Downey Jr as the face of their phones. Fresh from the success of Iron Man 3, 48-year-old Downey Jr is reported to …
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21 June
Four summer blockbuster games that don’t suck
These days, big-budget blockbuster movies are usually accompanied by story-driven mobile games. They usually tie in with the movie plot in many ways, and sometimes they put you in the shoes of the main character. The idea behind these types of games is great, but more often than not, they are completely disappointing. With that in mind, I found four …
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21 June
FAA to loosen rules on in
Airline passengers may be able to use their favorite electronic gadgets from takeoff to landing if new FAA guidelines come to pass. The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to ease the restrictions on the use of certain devices at lower altitudes, according to the Wall Street Journal. Citing “industry officials and draft recommendations prepared by a high-level advisory panel to …
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21 June
BlackBerry 10.1 OS update for Z10 phone posted in error
Now playing: Watch this: Unboxing the BlackBerry Z10 3:39 BlackBerry Z10 owners on AT&T still can’t get the latest update to the BlackBerry operating system. Earlier on Friday, the BlackBerry OS 10.1 update for the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone was rolled out via AT&T. But that update was actually posted in error, a BlackBerry spokesperson told CNET. BlackBerry now advises Z10 …
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