Having a hard time keeping up with everything Netflix is putting out? So is the company’s budget. Netflix on Monday celebrated its biggest gain ever in subscribers for this time of year, in a report detailing its finances for the third quarter. But on the heels of a price increase, the company vowed to keep …
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Samsung appears to have bounced back from its Galaxy Note 7 disaster — in a big way. The South Korea electronics giant said it expects to record its biggest operating profit ever in the third quarter, thanks largely to continued strong demand for memory chips. The company said its operating profit will come in at around 14.5 trillion won ($12.8 …
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AT&T‘s foray into the online streaming video business is slowly gaining ground. The Dallas telecommunications giant disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it had added a net 300,000 customers to its DirecTV Now streaming service in the third quarter. That’s compared to the 491,000 customers it added in the first half of the year. Overall, the company …
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At this point, a deal between wireless carriers T-Mobile and Sprint seems all but inevitable. The talks are close to wrapping up, according to Bloomberg, which pegs an announcement coming by the end of the month, likely during one of the companies’ earnings reports. The two sides are just deciding on the final exchange ratio for the stock swap deal, …
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With technology increasingly intertwined with all aspects of business, CNET@Work can help you — from prosumers to small businesses with fewer than five employees — get started. The self-employed worker is becoming increasingly popular among software vendors. And there’s a good reason for that. There were 15 million people self-employed in 2015, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. …
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The 256GB and 512GB versions of the iPad Pro cost $50 more now than they did before Apple‘s big Tuesday iPhone event. As is standard operating procedure on big Apple announcement days, Apple’s online store went offline a few hours before the event so it could be fully updated with the new cavalcade of products immediately following their unveiling. But …
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Everyone laughed at AirPods when they were announced a year ago. Now, consumers are buying them faster than Apple can make them. While Apple doesn’t provide specific sales data, the latest report from NPD analyst Ben Arnold says that AirPods are leading the category of totally-wireless earphones by a huge margin. Specifically, 85 cents of every dollar spent so far this year on the category …
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One phone not enough for you? You can snag a second LG G6 or V20 on T-Mobile‘s Equipment Installment Plan when you add a line, the company said Friday. The LG G6 is available for $20 down and $20 a month, while the V20 is available for $0 down and $20 a month. But the second phone isn’t free immediately. …
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For the past three years, each September has brought us two new iPhones: the “regular” 4.7-inch model, and the “extra large” 5.5-inch one, with a bigger screen and better camera. This year? A long-rumored, radically redesigned iPhone may finally be on deck. To picture it, imagine if the 5.5-inch screen of an iPhone Plus could fit in the body of …
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The wait for the next iPhone may not be as long as feared. Despite rumors the so-called iPhone 8 may be delayed until October or later, Apple released its earnings report and provided a rosy revenue forecast for the current quarter. That bit of financial wonkiness suggests Apple expects at least some new iPhone to perk up sales. Whether it’s …
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