Now playing: Watch this: Eyes-on with Samsung’s bending 105-inch UHD TV 1:22 BERLIN — Not everyone is convinced that curved TVs are the future of entertainment, but nevertheless Samsung is betting big on the swooping-screen tech, expanding its lineup of curved televisions, and showing off a bendable 105-inch ultra high-definition monster here at IFA. “We …

Technics is best known for hi-fi and DJ equipment. Panasonic The European tech scene is welcoming back an old pal, as Panasonic revives its Technics high-end audio brand in the region, using this week’s IFA tech trade show in Berlin to crow about two new hi-fi system series. The new gear represents the first new hi-fi products under the Technics …

Now playing: Watch this: How the Galaxy Note changed smartphones 3:59 Phones today are enormous — gigantic slabs of glass that only just squeeze into our pockets. More than any other, one device pioneered the bigger-is-better phone philosophy. Hit play to see how Samsung’s Galaxy Note changed the smartphone status quo. Ready for more Adventures? iOS 8 reveals Apple’s master …

Sky British broadcaster Sky has given its set-top box interface a fresh lick of paint, adding “Suggestions” — a new option that recommends programmes to watch based on what you’ve been recording and downloading. For instance, Sky says, if you’ve been watching a lot of a Kevin-Bacon-em-up “The Following”, you’ll be advised to investigate crime dramas like “Luther.” Sky, which …

Sarah Tew/CNET A spot of good news for those itching to get their paws on Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 tablet — the software giant has confirmed the precise date that its powerful tablet will arrive in 25 new countries. Shoppers in the UK, Australia and 23 more territories will be able to buy Surface Pro 3 tablets with Intel Core …

Jason Cipriani/CNET You don’t need me to tell you that the smartwatch is a sci-fi dream. From “The Jetsons” to “Knight Rider” to “Power Rangers”, barking orders at a wrist-worn communicator has long been held up as a paragon of the high-tech future we must surely be drifting towards — as inevitable as augmented-reality retina implants, hoverboards or a violent …

Now playing: Watch this: iOS 8 reveals Apple’s master plan 4:29 Open. Relaxed. Compromising. These are words you might easily have applied to Apple, having watched it unveil iOS 8 , the next version of its iPhone and iPad software, earlier this month. With extensions letting apps talk to each other and third-party keyboards getting the Cupertino thumbs-up, it seems …

Andrew Hoyle/CNET The 4G version of Motorola’s excellent Moto G smartphone is on sale in the UK today, giving Brits the chance to snap up a high-powered mobile at an extremely tempting price. The 4.5-inch Moto G 4G is out now at Phones 4U, which says it will be charging £160 for a SIM-free version of the phone, or £150 …

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David Katzmaier/CNET The BBC will broadcast three World Cup matches in Ultra HD, but sadly the public won’t be able to get in on the action. More World Cup tech How to prepare your TV for watching the World Cup Google Maps kicks off the World Cup with Street View flair The trial is designed to help the Beeb figure …