Instagram on Thursday added the ability to call out specific people within its photo story feature. In a move to outdo the functions of competitor Snapchat, Instagram now enables users to share photos and videos they’ve stitched together and tucked inside their app’s personal stories profile. Like many social media tools, you target individual friends …

Want a TV thin and light enough to stick to the wall like a poster? You might not have to wait long. A leak seems to indicate that LG could begin selling its futuristic “wallpaper” OLED (organic light-emitting diode) TV next year. As reported by flatpanelshd, the website of the WiFi Alliance has revealed what appear be all of LG’s …

This year, the Opera browser added an option to block online ads. The newer Brave browser goes farther, blocking them by default. But Google would rather fix the problems with ads than strip them off websites. “We feel like there are a lot of challenges in advertising. There are a lot of wrong ways,” Darin Fisher, vice president of Chrome …

You’ve probably never heard of LeEco. But the Chinese company, an unconventional mashup of Apple, Amazon, Paramount, Tesla and Netflix to millions of consumers in China, has plans, big plans, to dominate your home. That’s why it hosted a splashy coming-out party in the US last month at which it unveiled phones, TVs, a smart bike and even a trailer …

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Cheeps! Today’s deal is all about something old mixed with something new — indeed, a marriage of sorts, and I’m curious to hear …

YouTube launched an app for watching its videos in virtual reality on the brand-new Daydream View VR headset made by shared parent company Google. The catch is that, at least for now, you can’t check out the app unless you have the Daydream View, a device released Thursday that only works with Google’s new Pixel phone. So, sorry to anyone …

As Bose phases products out, you typically see deals on them — especially heading into the holiday season — and today Best Buy has the company’s well-liked SoundSport in-ear headphone on sale for $40 (in charcoal color). There’s a small catch, however. This model doesn’t feature an inline remote with microphone for making calls. And for some people that will …

If you’re an aspiring DIY interior designer, you could be getting some help from 3D room-scanning technology. 3D depth-sensing cameras like Google’s Tango tech on the upcoming Lenovo Phab 2 Pro can do things normal cameras can’t, like create an on-the-fly accurate 3D model of a space that could later be used to overlay interior decorating designs or even modeling …

Donald Trump is the president-elect, and social media can’t believe it. Election Day is still sending shockwaves across Facebook and Twitter after the Republican candidate defeated Hillary Clinton in a highly unexpected victory. With a 2016 election that played out across social media, Americans are looking to the online platforms once again to talk about what happens next. Social Cues …

Despite the fact that most people have not used one of Apple’s new MacBook Pros, there are some creative professionals — including graphic designers, photographers and video editors — who are already disappointed by them. For them, it’s all about the specs. Apple’s new machines don’t feature the latest Intel and Nvidia processors, don’t offer more than 16GB of memory, …

Adobe Systems’ photo-editing software for Android just took a big step toward matching the abilities of its heavier-hitting sibling that runs on personal computers: the ability to edit just about any photo taken in a raw format. Most folks are fine with JPEG-format photos, but higher-end cameras and now some high-end phones, too, can take raw photos that preserve the …

Now playing: Watch this: This Samsung foldable phone may become reality in February 0:49 Enlarge Image The rendering shows a hinge on the back of the device, which gives the phone an axis to fold on. Samsung Enlarge Image When folded, the phone resembles a Microsoft Surface Book. Note the small gap. Samsung The next-generation flip phone could be foldable. …

So, social media (and all media actually) got it wrong with the predicted outcome of the US presidential election. Enlarge Image #Calexit was trending nationally on Twitter Wednesday morning. Screenshot by CNET But it’s moving onward and upward…or at least westerly in the case of #Calexit. The Brexit-inspired hashtag for a movement calling for California’s secession from the US is …

T-Mobile is giving you the chance to buy one Samsung Galaxy S7 and get another one for free, but you have to act this weekend. On Wednesday, T-Mobile announced its buy-one, get-one (BOGO) program, but as with most “free” promotions you’ll have to mind the fine print. Starting Friday, November 11, at 6 a.m. PT, anyone who picks up a …

Gone are the days of clean, ad-free messaging platforms. The latest social network to open up inbox advertising to marketers is LinkedIn, with news Wednesday that its Sponsored InMail is now a self-serve option open to any individual or business, regardless of size. The service had previously been available only as a managed service to some enterprise clients, according to …