Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also obeys your commands. I want …
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There are a lot of reasons why sound bars are taking over home audio, but one of them is increasingly obvious: AV receivers are terrible. I’ve reviewed a lot of them for CNET, and while receivers are fine for enthusiasts who know what they’re doing, they’re a frustrating experience for everyone else. Most technology gets better over time, but AV …
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg isn’t too fond of Tim Cook’s recent comments. James Martin/CNET Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg apparently disagrees with Apple CEO Tim Cook’s claim that free services which are supported by ads turn people into products. “A frustration I have is that a lot of people increasingly seem to equate an advertising business model with somehow …
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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also obeys your commands. I want to come with you to …
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GPNE’s suit included the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad 2, iPad 3 and iPad Mini. CNET Apple on Wednesday defeated GPNE in a patent-infringement trial, with a jury determining the electronics giant’s devices didn’t infringe mobile technology owned by the nonpracticing entity. Apple, which called GPNE a patent troll, said in a statement that it was “pleased” by …
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Apple Pay is Apple’s payment system that stores your credit card information on your compatible device so you can pay for things without having to whip out that plastic card you keep in your wallet. Compatibility The Apple Pay system is two-fold; it lets you pay for things using your device in stores and in apps. The most recent iPhones …
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Spotlight suggestions in Apple’s Yosemite operating system. Apple Responding to concerns that Apple was automatically collecting user location and search query data through its latest Mac operating system, the company issued a statement Monday clarifying its customer data collection policies. Not long after OS X 10.10 Yosemite was released, customers began expressing privacy concerns about the revamped version of Spotlight …
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Bose filed suit against Apple’s Beats over headphone patents in July. CNET Bose and Apple’s Beats have agreed to settle a patent lawsuit related to noise-canceling headphones that was filed by Bose in July. In a court filing in the US District Court for the District of Delaware, attorneys for the companies said “they have settled their respective claims” and …
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A drawing used in Apple’s patent application to describe a new kind of digital remote control. US Patent and Trademark Office Apple says today’s remote control is outdated. The numbered buttons on the remote were great when channels had numbers, but now many streaming services instead use graphic interfaces to show off channels, movies and TV shows. Also, searching for …
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Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET As you’ve probably heard, today is iOS 8 launch day. As you might have discovered, although the new operating system is contained in a 1.1GB download, you can’t install it unless your iPhone has nearly 6GB of free space. That was the message I faced today upon trying to commence an over-the-air update. Traditionally, less space …
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