Apple’s music service has finally arrived for Android, so now you can rock out to the 30-million song catalog or tune in to live radio on Beats One. Even more importantly, Apple Music offers the first official way to stream music you’ve purchased from iTunes on an Android device. The app is technically Apple’s third-ever …

Gone are the days of standing on a street corner and thrusting out your hand to get the attention of a cab. For many urban city dwellers, hitching a ride is as simple as whipping out your phone, tapping in an app, and waiting for a black town car or pink-mustache-flaunting Prius to arrive. Look around any major city and …

T-Mobile is putting on show before the year comes to a close. Uncarrier X, a live event hosted by CEO John Legere, will take place November 10 at the Shrine Theater in Los Angeles. T-Mobile’s Uncarrier shows are usually a rambunctious affair with lots of energy (and some profanity) from Legere, who typically talks about new initiatives and services from …

Android 6.0 Marshmallow delivers clever new tools and features, such as Now on Tap and power-saving Doze mode. Though it made its official debut in early October 2015, not all Android phones will get it immediately, or at all. Unlike iOS updates from Apple, which arrive on iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches on the same day, Android updates are a …

Back in my day, the only places to discover a new song or album were the radio and Tower Records. Today, I don’t have to look any farther than my phone thanks to Cymbal. This up-and-coming social music discovery app wants to help you find new music through recommendations from your friends, artists and the community of music fans. It’s …

CNET Apple Music debuted in June, with an assertion of that it is the music service to end all music services. It has a few good things going for it; it includes hand-curated playlists, has an exclusive live radio station and it’s already installed on iOS gadgets. In the months since its launch, however, Apple Music’s reception has been lukewarm, …

James Martin/CNET Google announced during its Nexus event in San Francisco Tuesday that Android 6.0 Marshmallow will start to roll out starting next week, during the beginning of October. The update, which includes Android Pay, redesigned app permissions and Google Now on Tap, will be available for the Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7, Nexus 9 and Nexus Player. It …

Now playing: Watch this: Chromecast now works with Google Photos 2:00 During its Nexus event Tuesday, Google also announced a few big updates to Google Photos , the photo storage service it debuted earlier this year. Sharing is improved, you can display photos on your TV and there’s a new tool to organize your photos. Already a great tool for …

Now playing: Watch this: The easiest ways to back up your files 1:15 Creating a backup of your precious and important files is crucial. It minimizes the risk that you’ll lose your tax documents, baby’s pictures and school work in the event of theft, fire or hard drive failure. Backing up files and photos isn’t hard, but with several different …

This week, Office 2016 arrives for Windows and the software is a major upgrade to the previous versions of Microsoft’s productivity suite. If you’re eager to use the new apps, they are available now, but first, you have to figure out how you’ll purchase them. Long gone are the days of grabbing a box of CDs at the store — …