Now playing: Watch this: USB feels the need for double speed 1:25 Enlarge Image The HP Spectre x360 has two oval USB-C ports, the same ports you’ll see on new phones from Samsung, Google and others. Stephen Shankland/CNET If you’re the type of person who copies hundreds of photos or mammoth video files to your …
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Qualcomm is defending itself against critics who say its patent dispute with Apple is really about quashing competition. Earlier this month Qualcomm filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission, accusing Apple’s iPhones of infringing six of its mobile patents. As part of the filing, Qualcomm wants the ITC to ban the import of certain iPhones that don’t use …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Did Xai Thao buy a defective iPhone 4S? A lawsuit alleges that was the case. Josh Miller/CNET Exploding phones were all the rage after Samsung’s Note 7 debacle last year. But Samsung is hardly alone among phone makers that have seen, at one …
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Intel has jumped into the fray surrounding the Apple-Qualcomm patent spat by accusing the world’s biggest maker of mobile phone chips of trying to use the courts to snuff out competition. The chip giant made the allegation late Thursday in a public statement (PDF) to US International Trade Commission. The commission had requested the statement as part of its investigation …
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Amazon is getting into the social media game, but this network is more about shopping than sharing pictures of your kids or latest meal. Dubbed Spark, the new Instagram-like feature encourages Amazon customers to post images, stories and ideas about products they like. Other users can then react to the posts with comments and “smiles,” much as one would “Like” …
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There’s nothing worse than having your laptop shut down in the middle of a big meeting, while writing an important email or halfway through streaming the latest binge-worthy Netflix series. Fortunately, battery life for laptops, tablets and hybrids continues to show steady improvement, with systems regularly hitting the 10-hour mark and beyond. Improvements to Intel’s Core i-series CPUs, as well …
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You may be not thinking about going back to school yet, but Apple is. Apple’s back-to-school promotion is back, and this year the company is offering education discount pricing and free giveaways to college students and their parents, as well as faculty and staff of K-12 institutions. Eligible customers will be offered one free pair of either Beats Solo3 Wireless, …
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The global PC market continued its downward spiral in the second quarter of 2017, registering its 11th consecutive quarter of declining shipments and continuing the longest slump in the PC industry’s history. PC makers shipped 61.9 million personal computers in the quarter, a 4.3 percent decline from a year ago, according to numbers released Wednesday by research firm Gartner. The …
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For the past few months, I’ve been sitting on a couple of Apple gift cards. Now that the company has refreshed nearly its entire line of Mac computers, it seemed like the perfect time to get rid of them. But there’s a problem: I’m trying to choose between the new 12-inch MacBook and the entry-level, MacBook Pro sans Touch Bar, …
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If Qualcomm wins its latest legal battle against Apple, it could be a lot harder to buy certain iPhones in the US. The company plans to file a complaint with the US International Trade Commission, accusing Apple’s iPhones of infringing six of Qualcomm’s mobile patents. As part of the filing, Qualcomm wants the ITC to ban the import of certain …
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