Aerosense will use drones — like this prototype — to capture images and data for business cutomers. Sony/ZMP Sony is ready to take off with a new drone company that will offer services to business customers. Sony’s mobile-devices division, Sony Mobile, plans to launch a drone company called Aerosense with Japan-based robotics company ZMP, the …

“I have a responsibility to do what I can to bring more than just entertainment to the table,” LeVar Burton says. The Web is “the most powerful tool invented in the history of civilization, so why not use it for the highest good for as many souls as possible?” James Martin/CNET News LeVar Burton cried when his Kickstarter campaign for …

Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET There are myriad ways to open programs in Windows 10 — use the Start menu/screen, pin shortcuts to the taskbar, or use Cortana. But if hands-free isn’t your thing, you can also use keyboard shortcuts. Here’s how to create keyboard shortcuts for programs and apps in Windows 10 (this also works in older versions of Windows). Sarah …

Amazon and Netflix want you to watch their streaming-video services using next-gen video technology that enables superhigh resolution. But a new patent-licensing organization has announced a new fee that could put a damper on such efforts. To enable the next-gen high-resolution video, the computing industry had largely settled on the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard to compress video down …

T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray calls the company’s new text message feature a “wake-up call for the old carriers.” CNET/James Martin T-Mobile on Wednesday introduced “Advanced Messaging,” which adds a set of bells and whistles to the traditional text message. Advanced Messaging, which T-Mobile said runs on a standard that any carrier can use, allows you to fire off group messages …

Video screenshot by Anthony Domanico/CNET Could a team of robots beat a team of humans in a game of soccer? One robotics competition is actively working to make that happen, hopefully in our lifetime. That organization is RoboCup, which puts on an annual event showcasing some of the best and craziest advances in the robotics industry. The 19th annual RoboCup …

The Apple Watch owns three-quarters of the smartwatch market, says one research firm. Josh Miller/CNET Analysts are divided over how many smartwatches Apple sold last quarter, and the company hasn’t revealed any numbers. But at least one research firm believes Apple is now the dominant smartwatch maker. Apple Watch shipments hit 4 million units last quarter, according to a forecast …

Need to fix a showerhead? Amazon — yes, that Amazon — can help. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Amazon’s handyman service is getting a spit-shine. The e-commerce company said Wednesday that Amazon Home Services — its hub for hiring plumbers, painters and electricians through its website — has expanded to 11 new US cities, including Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. The …

Apple’s Tim Cook says the iPhone has many more years of strength. CNET Sales of the Apple iPhone may have missed Wall Street’s lofty expectations, but the smartphone’s future remains extremely bright. That’s the message CEO Tim Cook wanted to offer Tuesday evening after his company reported its latest quarterly earnings, revealing iPhone sales of 47.5 million, below analysts’ estimates …

Sarah Tew/CNET For the last couple of months, the official July 29 launch date for Windows 10 has been drummed into our heads. In recent weeks, however, that date has come to look more like the starting line than a finish line. According to Microsoft, that July 29 date is when the first wave of Windows users will be able …

AT&T to offer the Surface 3 starting from July 24. Sarah Tew/CNET AT&T became the first US carrier to sell the 4G LTE version of the Microsoft Surface 3 tablet, it announced on Tuesday. Arriving on July 24, it’ll cost between $400 and $600, depending on how you buy it. Related Links Microsoft Surface 3 review What does AT&T’s $100 …

Verizon posted its secod-quarter results on Tuesday. Verizon Verizon’s customer growth may be slowing, but the company isn’t going anywhere. The nation’s largest wireless carrier added more than 1 million net new retail customers, down nearly a third from a year ago. The growth, however, was good enough to reclaim some bragging rights over at least one rival. Verizon shares …

Panasonic/Microsoft Whether it’s ogling at your digital photos in incredible detail, taking in entire spreadsheets at a glance, or partaking in some high-resolution fragging, using an Ultra HD 4K TV as a computer monitor has its benefits. There are a few things to keep in mind, however, including your PC’s capabilities, scaling and magnification — text in native 4K is …

The first full-length trailer for Pixar’s “The Good Dinosaur” is here, and the cutesy dinosaur-befriends-human movie looks set to take viewers on an emotional journey to Feels-ville. Related Links Watch the first trailer for Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Dinosaurs, in space! Trailer tours the vast universe of No Man’s Sky “The Good Dinosaur” imagines a world in which dinosaurs and …

Nicole Cozma/CNET Using a mobile hotspot means that you’ll have Internet access on your tablet or laptop when you leave home or work. But what if you don’t have signal, or you forget your hotspot on your desk? That’s when you may be looking for an open hotspot out in the wild, and WifiMapper — newly available on Android — …