GoPros are very versatile cameras, but can also make for some less than watchable video if there’s too much camera shake or vibration. There are a few handheld gimbals — devices that mechanically stabilize camera movement — available for the little action cams such as the FeiYu Tech G4S and WenPod GP1, but the Aetho …

Optus is hoping to solve a broadband bugbear of renters and regional Australians with the launch of a new Wi-Fi modem powered by its 4G Plus network. Designed as an “out-of-the box” solution for those who move regularly and don’t want the hassle of continuously connecting and disconnecting their service, the Home Wireless Broadband modem can also be used by …

Fresh from its June launch in Brazil, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is hoping to make a splash in a totally new continent — Africa. This time, however, Xiaomi won’t be on its own. It will work with the Mobile in Africa Group to sell two of its smartphones in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. The budget-friendly Redmi 2 and the …

The Mexican holiday Day of the Dead traditionally focuses on honoring deceased loved ones through elaborate altars covered with offerings to summon the spirits of the dead. Sometimes, however, Día de Los Muertos altars pay tribute to flip phones. A few feet away from me here at CNET’s San Francisco headquarters, my colleague Tania Gonzalez is typing away at her …

As you begin downloading apps on the new Apple TV, you’ll want to take the time to rearrange the layout. Doing so will ensure that you have your favorite or most used apps quickly accessible. Unlike previous-generation Apple TV devices, you can now move apps in and out of the top-shelf, which had previously been reserved for Apple’s own apps. …

The quick setting tiles in the notification shade on Android 6.0 Marshmallow let you easily toggle Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and several other features. Depending on the device you’re using, some of these toggles may not be useful to you. Thankfully, you can customize them, but you’ll need to enable the System UI Tuner first. To enable the System UI Tuner: …

The Internet is trying to ruin “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Every day seems to bring more (and more detailed) news, rumors, photos and trailer dissections, to the point where it’s almost impossible to avoid spoilers. So what’s my option? Stay off Facebook, Twitter and just about every blog and news site until December 18? Please. Instead, I’ve installed Spoiler …

Among the changes that happened between Android 5.0 and 6.0 is the placement of the buttons for clearing the app caches and data. The app cache stores elements of apps or websites, so they can be loaded quickly when you use them next. In apps like Google Maps or Chrome, this cached data can really start to eat away at …

Football fans will no longer have to subscribe to Foxtel to get their English Premier League fix, with Optus announcing Monday that it has snagged the exclusive broadcast and digital rights for the three years, starting in August 2016. The deal will see Optus offering live broadcast coverage as well as broadband and mobile access for all 380 EPL games …

Apple is temporarily trimming the price of its Apple Watch by $50 when someone buys it with a new Apple iPhone, an uncommon discount from the tech giant. But don’t race to the online store to place your order: The limited-time promotion is available only through in-store purchases and only at certain retail outlets in the Boston and San Francisco …

Amaysim is promising to add more value to its mobile plans with a restructure that adds sweeteners like more data, international calling minutes and lower prices across its array of “one decision” plans. The announcement is timely for Australia’s fourth largest telco and largest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), which is set to celebrate its fifth birthday this month. Across …

Life’s list of tech frustrations has to include discovering that your new smartphone won’t work wherever you need it. That’s especially maddening for world travelers, whether they’re businesspeople, military personnel, students on study abroad programs or vacationers. The advent of 4G LTE promised to unite the globe under a common network technology. But the way different governments have allocated wireless …

Fans of binge watching and political drama should clear their schedules this month as every single episode of Aaron Sorkin’s “The West Wing” lands on Stan, along with a host of comedy shows such as “Inside Amy Schumer” and “Drunk History.” Presto meanwhile offers up the first two seasons of “Twin Peaks” and the complete “Band of Brothers” miniseries. And …

Yesterday was Halloween, but now it’s already time for Christmas. Well, Christmas and holiday shopping, anyway. In the past few years, we’ve seen that Black Friday deals are no longer exclusive to the day after Thanksgiving, and 2015 seems on track to continue that trend in a big way. Many retailers will be offering sales for the entire months of …

If you frequently run programs in administrator mode, dealing with the User Account Control (UAC) – the pop-up window that asks you if you’re sure you want to let this program make changes to your computer – can get annoying. While you can set up specific programs to always run in administrator mode (thereby bypassing this pop-up), there’s no easy, …