Ride-sharing service Uber was at the center of a flurry of controversies in 2014, and they’re not calming down in 2015. Uber Car-hailing service Uber has something to celebrate — and something to complain about. A court in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday revoked a government ban on Uber’s service, saying that it should be …

Now playing: Watch this: BBC Micro Bit heading to 1 million UK schoolkids 1:52 UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has offered a detailed look at the Micro Bit — a new microcomputer that will be doled out to roughly a million kids in the UK for free, in a bid to teach a new generation about programming. As technology becomes …

It’s been a long wait, but Australians can finally get their hands on a 4K OLED TV, with Korean electronics giant LG launching its curved EG960T range locally, priced at AU$9,999 for the 65-inch model and AU$5,999 for 55-inches. Ultra HD, also known as 4K, refers to a screen resolution of 4,096 x 2,160 which is greater than the current …

You love watching videos. You love scrolling. Now you can watch videos while you scroll on Facebook. In this CNET Update report, learn about Facebook’s newest video feature and an app that promises to track people that unfriend you. (So you can plot your vengeance for their digital betrayal?) Also in bad-social-media-ideas: Twitter adds birthdays to profiles. But there is …

The Hexoskin shirt might not make you run any faster, but it will provide the stats that show whether you’re reaching peak performance or mired in slacker territory. Sarah Tew/CNET The tight black tank top beamed a signal to my smartphone, chronicling every data point about my breathing, heart rate and movement. All while I slept. By the time the …

As we learnedJuly 6, Amazon will celebrate its 20th anniversary (lord, I’m old) next week with Prime Day, a super-sale extravaganza the company says will rival Black Friday. Today, we learned that Prime Day, July 15, will include the Prime Music “Listen for a Chance to Win” contest (sexy name, no?), which has a grand prize of a $25,000 Amazon …

Since 1995, CNET has watched as slow and expensive personal computers connected to (slow and expensive) dot-matrix printers gave way to wicked-fast laptops, Wi-Fi networks and smartphones — putting everyone just a touchscreen away from the Internet. We live today in a hyperconnected world. CNET this summer celebrates 20 years of covering tech. So for our third issue of CNET …

Olloclip Olloclip created its first clip-on, three-in-one camera lens for the iPhone in 2011 when 1,300 backers pledged more than $68,000 for its Kickstarter campaign. In the past four years, the company has grown its lens lineup to include ultrawide-angle, telephoto and extreme macro models, and now it’s back on the crowdfunding site to start production of a case to …

Editor’s note: With her win Saturday in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, celebrated athlete Lindsey Vonn has added another feather to her ski cap: She’s now the most decorated World Cup downhill racer ever. CNET spoke with her about how she uses tech to train. Here’s that conversation, originally published this past July. Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, one of the greatest …

Sprint rings up an affordable Lollipop experience for its latest Android. James Martin/CNET Despite its opulent-sounding name, Sprint’s new Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (first released on AT&T’s Cricket), is better suited for first-time smartphone buyers. Related Links Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime review Sprint puts ‘cramming’ behind it with $50 million settlement Don’t call it a comeback! Helio returns with really …

Qantas will bring HBO content, including “Game of Thrones” to flights this month. HBO Qantas has added a big drawcard to its in-flight entertainment line-up, announcing it will now offer a dedicated HBO channel to bring series such as “Game of Thrones” and “True Detective” to travellers. The airline launches the new channel this month, complete with 120 hours of …

Have you ever wanted to be a badass futuristic cyborg assassin-turned-bodyguard sent from the future to either kill or protect people and help determine the fate of humanity? While you’ll probably never actually become a cyborg, you can at least pretend to be one with this DIY Terminator arm that looks like the one Miles Dyson studies in “Terminator 2: …

You should again be able to stream music to your iOS device via Home Sharing once iOS 9 arrives. Apple Apple is working to breathe life back into its Home Sharing feature with the release of its next major mobile OS. In a tweet posted late Monday, Apple Senior Vice President Eddy Cue said: “We are working to have Home …

The HMS Belfast served her country for 24 years, and that service reads as a What’s What list of 20th century naval battles. It fired on Normandy before the D-Day invasion, it helped sink the German battleship Scharnhorst, and served in the Korean War and beyond. Decommissioned in 1963, she was converted to a museum ship and moored across from …

Arm yourself with these Android apps and ensure your next road trip goes smoothly. Scott Webster/CNET Ahhh, here we are, the middle of summer and the time of year where a lot of folks pack up and head out on the road. Related Links Customize your Android home screen Hack your Android like a pro: Rooting and ROMs explained 11 …