Apple and Nokia officially buried the hatchet on Tuesday. In a joint statement, the two companies announced they have settled all patent disputes and agreed new terms that should see them work together harmoniously for many years to come. Under the new agreement, Nokia will provide network infrastructure products and services to Apple. Apple, for …
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Apple: Supreme Court shouldn’t consider another Samsung case
There’s no need for the Supreme Court to get involved in Apple v. Samsung again, at least according to Apple. The iPhone maker on Monday filed its response to a Samsung petition for the nation’s highest court to consider yet another aspect of the two companies’ long-running patent dispute. Samsung in March asked the Supreme Court to look at a …
Read More »Headphone deal: Bose SoundTrue Around
Android users take note: Bose is selling its Around-Ear II wired headphones for Samsung and Android devices at a closeout price of $70. We’ve seen Black Friday sales on this headphone for $80, so this is as low a price you’ll get for this comfortable full-size headphone, which comes in blue or charcoal. Its list price is $180, but it’s …
Read More »Apple asks holdouts to switch to iPhone because, well, because
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Yes, Apple will even get some movers to help you. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET The cell phone business seems so ancient these days that it’s easy to believe the sides are entrenched. You’re either an iPhone person who mocks anyone who has …
Read More »Apple should fear Google. Here’s why
Google revealed a cascade of exciting innovations to its Google universe this week at the annual I/O developer conference. Apple should be quaking in its boots. The search and software giant is making tremendous strides in AI through Assistant; image search and detection through Google Lens; web search through Instant Apps; and search through Jobs on Google. In other words, …
Read More »12 ways to improve iPad battery life
The iPad offers excellent battery life but after so many charges, battery life invariably begins to fade. How can you keep your iPad’s battery running for a good, long time on a single charge? Let us count the ways: 1. Lower screen brightness Apple states, “There are two simple ways you can preserve battery life — no matter how you …
Read More »Most iPhone users will buy another iPhone, Morgan Stanley survey finds
Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S8 vs. Apple iPhone 7 5:42 A recently published survey by Morgan Stanley shows that 92 percent of iPhone users are “somewhat likely” or “extremely likely” to upgrade their phone in the next 12 months plan on getting another iPhone. The research note was distributed on Wednesday and later picked up by CNET. Apple’s …
Read More »Google Android O: Should the iPhone be worried?
Last year after Google announced Android N (which became Android Nougat), I wrote that Android had blown past the iPhone and iOS. Granted, it was deep in the iOS 9 era, just a few weeks before Apple unveiled iOS 10 at its own developer conference. But with N, Google wowed me with its better search, better AI than Siri and …
Read More »Google’s emoji to get much needed redesign in Android O
Goodbye yellow blobs. Hello, new Google emoji. Yes, that’s right. Google’s finally changing its hideous old emoji for the next version of its mobile software, Android O. Instead of blobs where it’s almost too difficult to tell what the face is actually doing, the new emoji will look more like what you get on an Apple iPhone or a Samsung …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy C10 may sport dual rear cameras
While Samsung fans await the company’s next premium phone, the Galaxy Note 8, it seems like a different phone may steal some of the Note’s thunder. The next Galaxy C series phone, assumed to be called the Galaxy C10, is rumored to get dual cameras. If this speculation pans out, this would make it Samsung’s first phone with the feature, …
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