HTC has confirmed plans to launch six or seven new phones in 2017, but the so-called ‘HTC 11’ won’t be amongst them. In an interview with Engadget, a senior HTC executive revealed that we can expect plenty of new phones ...
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2016 saw some great smartphones released, and while some were better than others, battery life among most handsets remained fairly standard. But it looks like Lenovo is intent upon innovating in that area, as its upcoming P2 handset will ...
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Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) totaled 70.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, posting an on-year decline of 1.5%, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device ...
Samsung retained its global smartphone crown in the third quarter, despite the monumental recall of its Galaxy Note 7, according to a pair of reports released Wednesday. Vendors shipped 362.9 million phones worldwide in the third quarter ...
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If you couldn't justify spending the money to replace your old iPhone with an iPhone 7, you're not alone. And if you feel somewhat left out because of it, you're also not alone. Giving your old phones an iPhone 7 makeover is reportedly on ...
Apple's revamped line of MacBook Pro laptops -- its first major update in more than four years -- will keep the standard headphone jack as one of the ports. That means you'll be able to plug in any pair of headphones -- except for Apple's ...
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All the ports are both Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C Think of the USB-C connector kind of like a duplex. It has a USB-side and a Thunderbolt 3-side. Thunderbolt 3 allows you to connect your Mac to displays, transfer data quickly between ...
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You're probably wondering if the new MacBook Pro's fancy new secondary screen will eat away at the laptop's battery life. We are, too. But I wouldn't worry -- it's an OLED screen, and OLED screen technology can be surprisingly efficient ...
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Someday we'll live in a truly wireless future, where everything is interconnected. Speeds will be so fast -- 5G and WiGig -- and the chipsets so cheap and plentiful that everything from your coffee maker to your garage door opener will have ...
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The "iPhone 8" could have wireless charging. While it has been previously reported that Apple will introduce wireless charging into its phones, Foxconn Technology Group, one of Apple's main manufacturing partners, is making wireless ...
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David Grissam was worried he'd have to quit his job. Grissam had steadily been losing his hearing, which was a serious problem for the 911 dispatcher based in Norman, Oklahoma. It had gotten to the point where normal hearing aids didn't ...
If you want to save a few bucks on a not-exactly-new iPhone, Apple has a new option for you: refurbished models. The company has long sold refurbished Macs, but iPhones now are on Apple's refurbished products site, too, a change MacRumors ...
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Lego has an amazing new home in the heart of London's Leicester Square. Andrew Hoyle is joined by new voice, CNET's video producer Jonathan Garnham, to find out why the store is so wonderful and why adults still love Lego. Katie Collins ...
The iPhone 7 is easily one of the best phones of 2016. It delivers peppy performance, more storage capacity than its predecessors, water resistance, a resilient battery, exceptional cameras (especially the iPhone 7 Plus model) and a host of ...
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Apple was granted a patent on Tuesday for "flexible display devices," which could someday lead to a bendable iPhone. The proposed designs envision a foldable device -- remember flip phones? -- with an organic light-emitting diode screen. ...
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