CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. The Samsung Gear IconX employs a carrying case that also recharges the ‘buds. Samsung You’ve heard of Apple‘s …
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Apple on Wednesday released the first firmware update for its wireless AirPods ($165 at eBay). The update bumps the firmware from 3.3.1 to 3.5.1, but without a change log it’s hard to know what Apple fixed, changed or added. The update was first spotted by a Reddit user. If you’ve had your AirPods connected to your iPhone in the past …
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Apple hasn’t dramatically changed its iPhone design in two years, but customers don’t seem to care. The world’s highest-valued company reported another record-setting quarter, thanks to strong sales of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Apple broke its record for most iPhones sold in a quarter, hitting 78.3 million, ahead of analysts’ expectations. Also on the show, we talk about …
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Super Mario Run, Nintendo’s first mobile game, was supposed to be a smashing success. But although it’s hit 78 million since its December 15 release on the iPhone last year, only 5 percent of players paid the $10, £8 0r AU$15 to unlock the full game, Bloomberg reported. (Get Nintendo’s full earnings report here.) The 5 percent figure is about …
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Familiarity breeds comfort. At least, that’s the case with the iPhone 7. Apple hardly changed the body of its flagship phone, yet consumers cozied up to the device like never before. Apple sold more iPhones than ever before — 78.3 million — and snapped a three-quarter streak of iPhone unit sales declines. Analysts had expected the company to sell 78 …
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Apple is back on top. The company overtook Samsung as the world’s top smartphone vendor in the final three months of 2016, according to Strategy Analytics. The iPhone maker captured 18 percent of the global market in the December quarter, said the firm. Apple on Tuesday reported it sold 78.3 million iPhones in the fourth quarter, snapping a three-quarter streak …
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Now playing: Watch this: Alexa will take your next Starbucks order 1:33 You don’t have to be embarrassed about admitting to another human being that you want a grande caramel frappuccino with extra whipped cream and a triple shot of vanilla syrup. Starbucks now lets you order via voice command or text through its iOS app or Amazon’s Alexa. It …
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Now playing: Watch this: The easy way to check if a phone is lost or stolen 1:04 Planning to buy a used iPhone or iPad? If you’re buying it from an individual, whether locally or from a source like Ebay, things just got a little trickier. Enlarge Image Where have you gone, Activation Lock checker? Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET For …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s ‘theater mode’ debuts on a smaller screen 1:24 Get ready to be a little less annoyed by all of those Apple Watches in movie theaters. Maybe. Apple on Monday introduced a beta version of its WatchOS 3.2 software to developers, letting them take advantage of new features Apple will eventually distribute to all Apple Watch …
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Apple’s online tool meant to help prevent the use of lost or stolen iPhones may have actually aided phone thieves. Apple has removed the Check Activation Lock Status page from iCloud.com. The change was noted Sunday by MacRumors. The page let people check the status of an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch by plugging in the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment …
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