Apple Apple’s press event has concluded, and we have learned a great deal of new information about the company’s first smartwatch. One of the most interesting things we saw on the Apple Watch was a new feature called Digital Touch. This allows two Apple Watch users to communicate with one another without texting or calling. …
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James Martin/CNET It’s official. The Apple Watch will last up to 18 hours with normal usage. Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed the information during the company’s “Spring Forward” event in San Francisco. Battery life was one of the biggest mysteries surrounding the Apple Watch. Cook had previously hinted that the Apple Watch would need to be charged nightly. CNET Apple …
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James Martin/CNET Today is the day. Apple is holding a special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco. The company will be filling in the missing details for its new Apple Watch , which was originally unveiled at an event last September, along with some other goodies. Here’s everything you need to know: Tuning …
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Nike Nike on Friday announced four new hardware partners for its Nike+ health and fitness app. Watches, activity trackers and fitness equipment from Garmin, TomTom, Wahoo Fitness and Netpulse will be able to sync with the Nike+ Running App on Android and iOS beginning on March 9. The move to open the platform will give Nike+ users the freedom to …
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The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco. James Martin/CNET Apple will be holding a special event on March 9 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco. As the time-themed invite suggests, the company is expected to announce the final details for its new Apple Watch , which was originally unveiled at …
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Screenshot by Dan Ackerman/CNET The wait is over. PlayStation 4 owners can now stream HBO movies and shows right on their consoles. Sony on Tuesday announced the long-awaited launch of HBO Go on the PlayStation 4. The service had been available on both Sony and Microsoft’s last-generation consoles and arrived on the Xbox One this past November. PlayStation 4 owners, …
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Sarah Tew/CNET A Motorola executive hinted to CNET at the International CES trade show last month that the Moto 360 may soon be offered through the company’s MotoMaker website. Motorola has been expanding the MotoMaker service to more countries over the past year; however the customization options have thus far been limited to the company’s Android smartphones. As first reported …
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Dan Graziano/CNET Plex is one of the most powerful and popular apps available on Roku . It doesn’t have the name recognition of Netflix or HBO Go, but Plex claims it’s ranked as one of the top five apps on the platform, and is used on more than 1.4 million Roku devices. Compared to the slick Plex apps on other …
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Now playing: Watch this: Block ads from appearing in apps on your Samsung Smart… 1:03 Another week, another problem with Samsung’s Smart TVs. Fresh off the heels of the company’s recent “spygate” scandal, reports have surfaced that claimed Samsung was placing ads inside of apps on some Smart TV models. One such app affected by this was Plex, an app …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Users on Lenovo’s forums have discovered that the Chinese company has been preloading some consumer PC models with a software called Superfish Visual Discovery. In short, the software tracks your searches and browsing habits (even on secure sites) and uses this information to place additional advertisements on the sites you visit. It’s unclear what models have come preloaded …
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