A phone that’s just a phone. What a concept! Light Phone I knew things were getting bad when I was hiking the other day and stopping to text photos of the woods to my wife while also messaging her on Facebook about our plans for the night. So much for immersing myself in nature. If …

Captain Voglezon in “uniform.” YouTube screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET To create a real American hero, there’s no need to spend millions on costumes, CGI effects and stunts. Apparently all it takes is a little US Army training and a faded T-shirt. When off-duty Army Captain Steve Voglezon put on his red “Captain America” T-shirt on Sunday, he surely had no …

The case will send satellite images to a person’s phone. Google Have you ever wished your smartphone case was smarter? Apparently Google did. So the search giant is teaming up with artists to create a new line of cases for some Nexus and Samsung smartphones. Google on Wednesday announced the first installment of the line, called “Editions,” designed by the …

Warning: This video contains spoilers for several seasons of “Game of Thrones,” so watch at your own discretion. Related Links George R.R. Martin doesn’t want your ‘Game of Thrones’ talk on his blog Geeky cake pan will turn you into a Mother of Dragons The Westeros gang gets a ‘Too Many Cooks’-style opening Tyrion Lannister might be one of the …

Flickr’s auto-tags for a concentration camp photo include the terms “jungle gym” and “sport.” screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Flickr’s new system for auto-tagging photos is slapping certain images with insulting and inappropriate terms. Launched earlier this month, the new tagging system is supposed to automatically organize photos into specific groups by using something Flickr called “advanced image recognition technology.” The …

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said his company has been working with Nike over the past year to better connect runners to its music. Screenshot by CNET If Spotify has a say, the rhythm is gonna get you — when you’re on a run. In addition to introducing short video clips to the Spotify streaming service, the Sweden-based company on Wednesday …

Now playing: Watch this: Spotify launches video streaming 1:52 NEW YORK — Spotify is changing its tune — from “listen up” to “look here.” In a move to appeal more broadly to consumers, the Sweden-based music service showed off new features Wednesday including video, podcasts and specialized experiences for people like runners. During the event, Rochelle King, Spotify’s vice president …

Olloclip Olloclip’s latest iPhone camera lens will have you capturing more of a scene in a single shot. The mobile-photography-accessory maker is adding the Active Lens to its series of slide-on camera lenses for the iPhone 6/6 Plus. It’s an ultrawide-angle lens that expands the iPhone camera’s field-of-view giving you something akin to what you’d find on an action cam …

The Internet of Things is coming on strong in China, thanks to Huawei. The Internet of Things Consortium China’s Huawei Technologies is ramping up its claim on the Internet of Things market with a new operating system, the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker announced Wednesday. Dubbed LiteOS, the operating system is designed to run on products that have traditionally not …

The Oppo PM-3 headphones Oppo The Oppo PM-3 headphones knocked me for a loop: they look and feel great, sound like a more expensive pair, and they’re really comfortable to wear. As for build quality, they’re way ahead of similarly priced Beats, Bowers & Wilkins, HiFiMan, Sony or V-Moda ‘phones. The PM-3’s thick metal parts and sumptuously padded headband and …

Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET Sharing a link to a Web page with a friend is as easy as copying and pasting the link into an email, IM or text and hitting Send. If that friend is seated right next to you, it’s even easier with Google Tone. Google Tone is a new Chrome extension that lets you share a link …

Google’s YouTube Kids app is again under fire from child advocacy groups. But this time around, the charges are far more serious. The Campaign for Commercial Free Childhood (CCFC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) issued a letter to the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying that the YouTube Kids app is “rife” with content that is not only …

Sarah Tew/CNET Apple on Tuesday released the first update to the Apple Watch . The update, which measures 51.6MB, addresses many of the complaints users have had since the smartwatch launched in April. One major area addressed with the update is the performance of third-party apps, which up until this point have been sluggish to open. Additionally, Apple is making …

Hans-Holger Albrecht, CEO of Deezer Deezer Music streaming company Deezer announced today that its users will be be able to listen to podcasts and radio shows through its service, in an attempt to differentiate itself from competitive freemium services like Spotify. Deezer listeners in France, the UK and Sweden can now listen to over 20,000 podcasts, following the acquisition of …

Starbucks baristas are brewing a music playlist to go with that coffee. Spotify is teaming up with Starbucks to bring the streaming music service into stores — and Spotify will be integrated within the Starbucks app and point system. Watch CNET Update for the details, and learn how else Spotify is evolving: Now playing: Watch this: Starbucks teams with Spotify, …