Now playing: Watch this: What to watch live online in May 2:00 The world of online video is diverse. There is lots of content at Netflix and Amazon, but let’s focus on Livestream.com, home of — you guessed it — live streaming content. The end of “Mad Men” will leave a void in people’s viewing …

Taylor Swift may have shaken her music off streaming service Spotify, but streaming could yet reverse the decline of the recording industry. Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic Thom Yorke, Taylor Swift and Jay Z may not like Spotify, but it seems that streaming could be the saviour of the recording industry after all. “It’s been a rough ride for the recording industry. The …

PayPal Here, a credit card reader, is just one of many ways the company is competing in digital payments. PayPal It won’t be long before PayPal goes back to its familiar home on the Nasdaq. PayPal will begin trading on the exchange in the second half of 2015 under the ticker symbol “PYPL,” the company announced Thursday. The ticker is …

PowerSkin Can you ever have too many mobile chargers? Well, yes, 37 is too many. But a measly one or two? That might not be enough to cover your travel bases. If you don’t have a charger in every pocket, backpack, handbag, glove box, briefcase and so on, you’re insufficiently prepared for modern life, people! While you’re mulling that over, …

‘Mob Wives’ may be getting the ax on Amazon’s Instant Video service. Amazon Amazon isn’t on the lookout for reality series in a streaming-video deal it’s negotiating with Viacom, a new report says. The e-commerce giant, which operates the Amazon Prime Instant Video streaming service, is looking to kick several reality shows from its service, including “Teen Mom” and “Mob …

Matt Elliott/CNET There are certainly limitations to what an Apple Watch can do with its small display and lack of an onscreen keyboard. It’s more a companion to your iPhone than standalone device. When you are using an app on the Apple Watch, you can use Handoff to quickly open that app on your iPhone and continue on your merry …

Should Apple put more security protections on the Apple Watch? Critics are questioning why the Apple Watch doesn’t have the same protections as the iPhone to discourage theft. Without knowing the passcode, the Apple Watch can be reset to factory settings — just like on day one — and sync to a new iPhone: Now playing: Watch this: Apple Watch …

Mark Zuckerberg has been holding monthly Q&A events since November Facebook What’s the best birthday present the leader of the world’s largest social network could get? Just leave him alone. That’s the message Mark Zuckerberg left people with when holding his sixth town hall event answering questions from the public Thursday. Zuckerberg says he’s so averse to birthday celebrations that …

Rdio is adding a midpriced level of service, joining its free Pandora-like option and the standard $9.99-a-month subscription. Rdio Haven’t we heard this tune before? Streaming music service Rdio unveiled a $3.99 level Thursday as a cheaper but also more limited alternative to the $9.99 all-you-can-eat subscriptions standard in the industry. (In Australia, those prices are AU$5.99 and AU$11.99.) If …

The mobile version of Microsoft Hyperlapse creates accelerated video on Android and Windows Phone devices. Microsoft Microsoft announced on Thursday three apps for making hyperlapses — videos that compress the passage of time to make a breathlessly fast-paced version of the original clip. The company’s imaging researchers released two free mobile versions, Microsoft Hyperlapse for Windows Phone and a preview …

Now playing: Watch this: Remove scratches from your Apple Watch 2:42 Just two weeks into wearing the Apple Watch, and my timepiece was smothered with micro-scratches. Like any piece of stainless steel jewelry, scratches are completely normal. But also like any piece of stainless steel jewelry, if you’re not happy with scratches, there’s a way to remove them. Polishing stainless …

Sarah Tew/CNET It’s been almost one year since Android Wear debuted on several mostly forgettable smartwatches. So where are we now? We now have half a dozen or so Android Wear watches, a lot of apps, and few people who seem compelled to actually buy one. Google’s annual developers conference, I/O, is scheduled to kick off on Thursday, May 28, …

Jason Cipriani/CNET Unlike a traditional watch, when you first power up the Apple Watch, the task of setting the time doesn’t exist. The Apple Watch merely duplicates the time on your iPhone, and that’s that. Or is it? It may be a bit buried in settings, Apple has included the option to set a custom time on your Apple Watch. …

The page on the left is mobile friendly; the one on the right not so much. Microsoft Bing is following in Google’s footsteps by encouraging websites to offer mobile-friendly versions. In April, Microsoft added a “mobile-friendly” tag to certain websites found through its search engine, Bing. The goal is to alert users that such sites offer versions designed for better …

Australia’s new Border Force will now have access to metadata on all Australians. Australian Customs and Border Protection Service Facebook The Federal Government this week has given its newly formed Australian Border Force the power to access metadata stored under Data Retention laws, in what has been labelled as the first example of “scope creep” under the scheme. In March …