VLC on Windows. Nicole Cozma/CNET VLC’s latest release marks the popular video-playing software’s global return to Apple’s App Store. It’s the first time that VideoLAN, the player’s non-profit developer, has released a version that spans Android, iOS, desktop, WinRT and Windows Phone. The iOS VLC app had originally been pulled from the App Store due …
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Nicole Cozma/CNET Whether you’re tired of seeing updates from games, or you want to discontinue Facebook sign-in for other apps, this guide is for you. However, disabling all apps on Facebook comes with a few caveats. For instance, if you use Foursquare to post the places you check in to on your Timeline, you won’t be able to anymore. And …
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A wave of the wrist will be the key to Apple Watch’s success. Apple CEO Tim Cook tells The Telegraph he wants the Apple Watch to work with car locks , and the watch will also charge faster than the iPhone. But until we learn more about the smartwatch on March 9, we’ll just have to keep ourselves captivated with …
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Google has reversed its decision to ban explicit sexual content on Blogger. The tech giant said it decided to reverse the ban in light of feedback and concern related to the “retroactive enforcement of the new policy” that would impact bloggers who have held accounts for over 10 years, according to an update Friday by social product support manager Jessica …
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Ericsson Ericsson is suing Apple over “critical functions” in its devices. The legal actions, announced Friday, relate to Ericsson-owned patents. The company has filed two complaints with the US International Trade Commission and filed seven lawsuits in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against the iPad and iPhone maker, alleging that 41 patents in total are …
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Enlarge Image Facebook It’s safe to say we’ve all seen at least one Facebook post from a friend who is going through a hard time that made us pause, and maybe even ask if the person was OK. Over the next few weeks, Facebook will start giving its users access to a new tool it hopes, and frankly I hope …
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At 0.2-inch deep, Sony’s XBR-X900C is the thinnest LCD TV yet. Sarah Tew/CNET It’s still the dead of winter, but the TV leaks just keep springing. HDguru.com has already outed pricing and availability information for a bunch of Samsung and Vizio 4K TVs, so now it’s Sony’s turn. The site, which has a long history of accurately jumping the gun …
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Facebook users can now type in their own term to describe their gender. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Facebook members can now use any terms they wish to describe their gender. Announced Thursday on a Facebook Diversity post, the new option lets you add a customized description to your profile if you feel that one of the predefined terms doesn’t accurately …
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Keith Beckley Digital photo frames never caught on in a big way. Maybe they were too pricey, maybe the early-gen products were too much of a pain to update and left a bad taste in consumers’ mouths. That’s a shame, because in theory they’re awesome. An ever-changing photo slideshow of your friends and loved ones? Yep, I’m a fan. So …
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James Martin/CNET When it comes to the new Net neutrality rules adopted yesterday by the Federal Communications Commission, people think either that US regulators have liberated the Internet from the shackles of oppressive broadband providers or that they’ve turned the Internet, and the industry built around it, into an overregulated kludge. Well, it’s not either/or. After months of intense debate, …
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“House of Cards” is back in office with Season 3. Netflix/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET The president and his wife are now back to their usual devious and deceitful ways. President Frank Underwood and his wife Claire, that is. Netflix users can now watch the political antics of the Underwoods on the third season of “House of Cards,” which officially debuted …
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Samsung will launch two new Galaxy S6 phones, according to this latest image. iamdenden | Reddit Another clue has surfaced that Samsung will unveil two models of its Galaxy S6, one with a standard front display and the other with a curved edge. Posted on Reddit by a user tagged as a “verified employee” of Sprint, a link dubbed “A …
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Whether you’re checking your email, looking through bookmarks or trying to find things on the Web, these extensions are built to save your precious time. Check out the list below and give them a spin. Checker Plus for Gmail Enlarge Image Check your Gmail without leaving the tab. Screenshot by Nicole Cozma/CNET If you like to close your Gmail tab …
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Blake Stevenson Low Latency is a weekly comic on CNET’s Crave blog written by CNET editor and podcast host Jeff Bakalar and illustrated by Blake Stevenson. Be sure to check Crave every Friday at 8 a.m. PT for new panels! Want more? Here’s every Low Latency comic so far. The Low Latency comic collection (2012 – present) +114 more See …
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Screenshot by Nicole Cozma/CNET In October of last year I wrote about a way to view Web pages in Chrome for Android without any of the distracting ads or other page elements. This feature, called Reader Mode, presents only the elements within the body of the story, so you can stay focused on the text and pertinent images. Now this …
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