Google has reached an agreement with HTC, but it isn’t the much-rumored deal to buy the handset maker. Instead, the tech giant is paying the struggling Taiwanese phone maker $1.1 billion in cash to hire certain HTC employees, many of whom are already working with Google on the Pixel line of phones. Google will also …
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Apple’s September 12 event will undoubtedly be dominated by the iPhone. But let’s not forget: a new Apple TV and new Apple Watch are widely expected to be unveiled, too. While smartwatches seem to have gone into a slumber lately, many companies have suddenly gotten back in the game: Fitbit has a new fitness smartwatch. Garmin’s got one, too. Samsung’s …
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Apple didn’t invent the portable music player, but the company’s iPod was the category’s first true mass-market phenomenon. But in the post-iPhone era, iPod sales have continued to plunge — which is why Apple finally pulled the plug on sales of the iPod Shuffle and the iPod Nano yesterday. So what now? Of course, these models will still be available …
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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. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Twitter! This iPod has…wait for it…shuffled off this mortal coil. Josh Miller/CNET Did you hear the news? Apple has officially …
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It’s the end of an era. Apple appears to have quietly discontinued its iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle. Earlier Thursday, the webpages for both devices were redirecting to a page for the iPod Touch. They now point to Apple Music. Both the Nano and the Shuffle were variations on Apple’s famed MP3 player, the iPod. The Nano was like a …
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By now, I’m sure you’ve heard: Apple finally put the iPod out of its misery. The iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle have met their logical end, following the iPod Classic (2001-2014) into gadget history. The Touch remains the only iPod-branded product in Apple’s line. (And that name has always felt like a stretch — it’s really just a Wi-Fi-only iPhone, or a 4-inch iPad, if you will.) Not even …
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The original iPhone hit stores on June 29, 2007 — and the world hasn’t been the same since. If that sounds like hyperbole, consider this: You’re probably reading this on an iPhone or its chief rival, an Android phone. You’ve seen countless photos or videos in the past 24 hours — on social media, on TV news — that were …
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Editors’ note: The story below was first published on January 9, 2017, to mark the 10th anniversary of Steve Jobs announcing the original iPhone. We’re republishing it to mark the June 29 anniversary of that first iPhone going on sale. It’s so small. When you think of a phone, you’re probably imagining something wide, larger-screened, beefy. This thing I’m holding …
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A few weeks back I wrote about Catalyst’s strangely awesome AirPods Case, a protective waterproof cover for the AirPods charging case. Turns out it wasn’t the only new accessory for the AirPods. Like other hot Apple products in the past — even products that are accessories themselves — Apple’s distinctive white ‘buds seem to be spawning an entire cottage industry …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Casey Neistat, man of the (YouTube) people. Samsung has Oscars history. Its Oscars night all-star selfie featuring almost everyone who believe they’re anyone even made the president jealous. President Obama, that is. On Sunday, Samsung tried to ensure it’s seen as cool again …
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