Another week, another Star Wars-branded thing. But this one’s pretty fun: little foldable Google Cardboard VR viewers with character art, and they don’t cost a dime…if you’re a Verizon customer in the US, and can find one in a Verizon store. The price of virtual reality has basically hit free. The New York Times gave …
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Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus could help alleviate at least some headaches for travelers flying on United Airlines. The airline said Wednesday it will hand out iPhone 6 Plus smartphones to more than 6,000 customer service representatives. Slated to start next year, the rollout will give reps the ability to help customers with travel-related issues at any of United’s hubs in …
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Now playing: Watch this: iPad Pro after one week: Can it replace your laptop? 2:49 “Why would you buy a PC anymore?” said Apple boss Tim Cook, ahead of the launch of the iPad Pro, Apple’s gigantic, powerful tablet that — the company asserts — could replace your laptop. Do those claims stack up? CNET Senior Editor Andrew Hoyle has …
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Amazon on Wednesday announced an update to its line of Fire tablets that adds new features for both late-night readers and parents with young children. The over-the-air update will begin rolling out today for the company’s Fire HD 10, Fire HD 8 and Fire tablets. Studies have suggested that blue light from tablets and smartphones can prolong the amount of …
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Looking for a meme image or GIF you saw a few months back? Wish you could quickly find it again without saving it in a bookmark or in your phone storage? Google understands. Now, when you search for an image in Chrome on Android, you can save it for easy access later. Think Pinterest, but without comments and re-pins (yet?). …
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The Schiit Ragnarok stereo integrated amplifier is the Audiophiliac Component of the Year, and it doesn’t have a remote control. I didn’t know that when I requested the amp for review, but alas, Schiit didn’t bother to design a remote. Strange, but as soon as I started listening to the Ragnarok I fell in love with it. Before the CD …
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YouTube may have its eye on movies and TV shows to beef up interest in its fledgling video subscription service amid an increasingly competitive market for online video. YouTube executives have met with Hollywood studios and other production companies in recent months to discuss licenses for new content, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal, which cited unidentified …
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It was a landmark year for proponents of an open Internet, but that doesn’t mean the debate over Net neutrality has been to put to bed. After nearly a year of intense debate about how to regulate Internet traffic, the Federal Communications Commission in June put into effect a set of Net neutrality rules designed to ensure that all Web …
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Have you bumped into any trouble attempting to upgrade to Windows 10? A pair of updates from Microsoft may offer some help. Released Tuesday, the updates contain improvements to the software that handles the transition from your current version of Windows to Windows 10. Making the upgrade to Windows 10 as simple as possible is critical to Microsoft, which is …
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Samsung is kicking off a new phase of its plans for virtual-reality tech with the release of a dedicated Web browser for its Gear VR headset. Samsung Internet for Gear VR is an app that lets people browse the Web in a panoramic environment and immerse themselves in the Internet without actually downloading content to their phones. The app, set …
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The only thing better than watching “Star Wars”? Actually visiting a galaxy far, far away, of course. And the best way to do that (for now, at least) is by strapping on a virtual-reality headset. Good news: For a limited time, Verizon stores are giving away free Star Wars-themed Google Cardboard VR headsets. If you don’t have a store close …
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“How interesting could a lamp made from an old tractor headlight be?” That’s the first question that came to mind when I heard from Andrew Chivote, inventor of the Lampster, a lamp now halfway through an extremely successful campaign on Kickstarter. Then I saw the Lampster and it was love (I guess you could even say love at first light …
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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. Enlarge Image Verizon’s Star Wars promo freebies aren’t bad at all. Scott Stein/CNET I saw Star Wars at the tender age of 9, …
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You could be forgiven for thinking Adobe Systems just killed Flash, the software that for years delivered video, ads and games to Web browsers. On Monday, the company renamed its Flash Professional developer tools Animate, making a once-powerful brand name a historical footnote. Journalists weighed in with lines like “RIP Flash,” “Adobe is finally ready to say goodbye to Flash” …
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December has the usual mix of Christmas-related titles to keep the kids entertained, but our pick is Netflix’s “A Very Murray Christmas.” The Bill Murray-led musical comedy is a Netflix Original and packs George Clooney, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock and Miley Cyrus around the same Christmas dinner table, which can only be a recipe for shenanigans. Speaking of Amy Poehler, …
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