PlayStation Vue announces a la carte service, coming to SF and LA

Andrew House at E3. Screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET Speaking at Sony’s presentation on Monday at the 2015 E3 gaming expo, the company announced big changes coming to its Vue, its live TV streaming service — new regions, as of tonight, and an a la carte channel service launching in July 2015. Related articles PlayStation Vue vs. Sling TV: Streaming live …

Read More »

​Adobe Stock opens photo sales channel straight into Photoshop

Adobe Stock offers imagery from the company’s Fotolia service, but with a direct link to Photoshop and other Adobe software. Adobe Systems For decades, Adobe Systems has supplied creative pros with tools like Photoshop. Now the company is supplying photos and illustrations, too, through a new service called Adobe Stock that the company launched Tuesday. Adobe Stock is based on …

Read More »

¡Aló! Sprint and T

T-Mobile and Sprint brands offering calls and messages to Cuba. Josh Miller/CNET Both Sprint and T-Mobile are making it easier to contact friends and family members living in Cuba. On Monday, both wireless providers introduced options to dial the island nation. Related Link Sprint Prepaid adds rollover data, with a catch Netflix begins streaming in Cuba as relations with US …

Read More »

Keyboard in iOS 9 points to larger Apple tablet, developer says

Rumors of an Apple tablet with a larger screen have been swirling for well over a year, but a hint in iOS 9 suggests that could be changing. App developer Steve Troughton-Smith said he found a feature built into the virtual keyboard in iOS 9, the newest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, that adds new keys and allows it …

Read More »

Keep watching a show and browse the guide on the Xfinity X1 box

Matt Elliott/CNET Unlike the previous cable box from Comcast, the Xfinity X1 box doesn’t leave your current program running in a small window while you browse the guide. With the X1 box, the full-screen guide takes over your TV, whether you are scrolling through the channel list of the Guide or viewing the Saved, On Demand, Search, Apps or Settings …

Read More »

Spotify ‘Rewind’ plays time

Travel back into the musical past with Spotify Taste Rewind. screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Spotify is trying to expand your tastes in music by suggesting older songs it thinks you might like. With a new feature dubbed Spotify Taste Rewind, the company is acknowledging that many users get stuck listening to music from a certain decade, especially the one in …

Read More »

Exetel cuts off unlimited internet claiming ‘unfair’ heavy use

Getty Images Hundreds of Exetel customers have had their Internet service terminated after being deemed “exceedingly heavy users,” despite the ISP offering unlimited data allowances as part of its plan offering. The Australian Internet service provider opted to “let go” the data-hungry users, sending notice to “around 400” customers and warning them that they had 30 days to find a …

Read More »

Motorola slashes $50 off the Moto X

Motorola dangles a carrot in front of prospective smartphone buyers. Josh Miller/CNET In the market for a new unlocked smartphone? Motorola hopes its latest promotion is enough to get you to consider the Moto X as your next device. Related Links Moto X (2014) review Moto X (2014) flicks on built-in flashlight with Android 5.1 update Best phones of 2015 …

Read More »

Non

Josh Miller/CNET When logging into your favorite social-networking site, do you hear a nagging voice saying the government and advertisers are tracking your data? These worries have become part of using social networks over the past couple years, though some hear that nagging voice louder than others. In response to outraged — or just creeped out — users of these …

Read More »

Get an iPad Air 128GB (Wi

The top-end iPad Air for $449? Yes, please. Apple Morning, cheeps! Did you know that you can follow The Cheapskate on Twitter? (On occasion I share deals there that don’t appear here.) Or get the daily deal delivered to your inbox? (Scroll down to the CNET Deals section and subscribe to the newsletter!) And if you’re still into RSS, we …

Read More »

Australians face AU$3 billion ‘price premium’ for Telstra services

A new report says Australians pay a significant “price premium” for Telstra’s services. William West/Getty Images Vodafone has fired a salvo in the battle between Australian telcos, commissioning a new report that claims high prices are leaving Telstra customers across Australia AU$3.1 billion worse off. The report on “Australia’s telecommunications market structure,” compiled by the Centre for International Economics, breaks …

Read More »

eBay looks to the ‘next big boom’ as wearables sales surge

eBay’s new Apple Watch app. eBay Just days after it launched its first app for Apple Watch, eBay is talking up the future of wearables after seeing a massive increase in sales for smart watches and wristbands on its Australian site. The figures come out of a new eBay report, conducted by technology research firm Telsyte, which examines Australians’ technology …

Read More »

Alibaba makes like Netflix, preps video

Jack Ma, executive chairman of Alibaba Group, has big plans for China’s homegrown Amazon equivalent. ChinaPhotoPress via Getty Images If mimicry is the ultimate form of flattery, then Netflix and HBO should feel mighty complimented right about now. China’s online retailing giant, Alibaba, announced on Sunday its plans to launch a streaming video service modeled directly on Netflix and HBO. …

Read More »