Fetch TV will become Australia’s first pay TV service to get Netflix. Fetch TV With Netflix launching in Australia next month, the US streaming service is now set to come to Fetch TV thanks to a dedicated app on the Fetch TV 2nd Generation box. The app will be integrated into the Fetch TV platform …

Lexy Savvides/CNET Flickr has recently opened up the beta version of a new editing tool called Camera Roll. Camera Roll is designed to make the editing and organising process much simpler than the existing Organizer tool. Regular Flickr users may have already experimented with the beta in the past few months, but if you haven’t visited the photo-sharing site in …

The average American household spends more than $1,600 a year for cell phone service, so it’s little surprise that families are looking for ways to keep costs under control. This is why New York-based Cablevision’s new $9.95-a-month Freewheel mobile service, which launched last week, sounds so appealing. Cablevision, the first major cable operator to launch such a service, is offering …

Devialet 120 integrated amplifier Devialet From an outsider’s perspective, most high-end audio gear probably looks like it was designed by and for audiophiles, to the exclusion of everybody else. Big, ungainly speakers with bits of wood trim aren’t going to wow fashion-conscious “civilians,” and mammoth amplifiers with glitzy lights can be eyesores. Not to me — I look past the …

This Valentine’s Day, Google Doodle celebrates how tech can bring us a little closer. Google/Screenshot by CNET Whatever you’re searching for this Valentine’s Day — whether it’s romantic love or simply a way to avoid all mention of such things — Google’s home page has gone all lovey-dovey, with a series of animated doodles playfully demonstrating how technology can bring …

John Sculley served as Apple’s CEO during the 1980s. John Sculley Thirty-one years after he helped oversee the iconic 1984 Macintosh ad, former Apple CEO John Sculley said there’s still no one who can match Apple when it comes to marketing — no matter how much money rivals pour into their campaigns. Sculley was referring to Samsung, who took the …

Cassandra Hatton holds a notebook containing the handwriiten work of mathematician and war hero Alan Turing. James Martin/CNET In a beige, nondescript building on the edge of San Francisco’s industrial district, rare-books expert Cassandra Hatton opens a black, book-shaped case with gold lettering etched on its cover and spine. Inside is an ordinary-looking journal containing the mathematical musings of a …

Sarah Tew/CNET If you’ve got a smart TV and a sound bar or a receiver and speakers, chances are you want to get the audio from the TV’s apps through those speakers. I mean, that’s why you bought them, right? Well, depending on how you’ve set them up, it might not be possible. If you’ve been pulling your hair out …

The new Pioneer Elite speakers and sub Pioneer Electronics Andrew Jones has a degree in physics, but his real passion is speaker design. He started as a research engineer for KEF then moved to Infinity Speakers, but he’s mostly known for engineering with Pioneer; he’s chiefly responsible for their ultra high-end TAD Reference line of speakers that sell for close …

Sarah Tew/CNET Admit it: you’ve been curious about Sling TV . You’re wondering if maybe it’s the final piece of the cord-cutting puzzle, the chance to get the cable channels you want at a price that’s highly digestible. Here’s a little more incentive to give it a try: you can get a free Amazon Fire TV Stick or free Roku …

Samsung’s Gear VR will play host to the NBA All-Star Game. Sarah Tew Basketball fans will soon have the opportunity to sit courtside at the NBA All-Star Game without having to travel to New York this weekend. The National Basketball Association said Friday it has partnered with BigLook360, a company that makes virtual-reality cameras, to record several All-Star weekend events …

Want to play with a new View-Master? Ask mommy and daddy for a smartphone. Mattel is working with Google to reboot the classic View-Master toy as a child’s first portal into virtual reality. In this CNET Update, learn how it works and how Mattel is putting a new twist on collectable reels. It’s not the first time Mattel has incorporated …

Saturday is Valentine’s Day, which could mean an uptick in visits to Las Vegas wedding chapels. But with so many of them to choose from, wouldn’t it be nice to see what they look like ahead of getting hitched? Google has released Street View images of several Las Vegas chapels, so soon-to-be-newlyweds can enjoy a casual morning at the hotel …

Google says its video tutorial service wasn’t growing fast enough. Screenshot by Donna Tam/CNET Google announced Friday it is shuttering Helpouts because the 1-year old video tutorial service isn’t growing as fast as the company wants. “The Helpouts community includes some engaged and loyal contributors, but unfortunately, it hasn’t grown at the pace we had expected,” reads a blog post …

Uber Uber has unveiled more new passenger safety features for its taxi-hailing services in India, following reports earlier this week that the app was due to include a panic button for rider safety for its Indian user base. These new security features come as part of Uber’s pledge to increase quality and security of the taxi rides for passengers following …