Finally, a pro 70-200mm f2.8 lens. Pentax Pentaxians, rejoice: Ricoh is now bestowing upon you a 70-200mm f2.8 of your own. No longer do you need to look to third parties like Tamron for this staple professional lens. The company also debuts a home-grown 150-450mm f4.5-5.6 weather-sealed lens. And interestingly, the press release for the …

Android 5.1 Lollipop has officially popped up. Google Android 5.1 has made its first official appearance, though somewhat out of the blue. The update to Android 5.0 Lollipop is now available on Android One devices, according to the Android One website. Although Google hasn’t officially confirmed 5.1’s availability, the site specifically touts the latest update with the tagline: “Introducing Android …

South Korea has large middle and upper classes that could prove to be valuable customers, and car-hailing service Uber is looking to set up shop there legally. Uber After getting hit with illegality charges in South Korea and facing ever-increasing scrutiny there, ride-hailing service Uber has offered a proposal to make its service legal in the country. Uber has proposed …

Pretty much everyone who has ever seen “Star Wars” would love to be able to fly the Millennium Falcon around the galaxies. One crafty individual going by the social-media moniker Olivier C is living that dream, and released a YouTube video of himself piloting a custom Millennium Falcon radio-controlled quadcopter drone he built himself. Related Links Rubberneck at this TIE …

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is ready to shake up the Internet. Tom Wheeler, chairman of the FCC, wants to reclassify broadband as a utility in order to protect the open Internet. CNET/Marguerite Reardon Wheeler confirmed Wednesday that he intends to regulate wired and wireless broadband services under the Title II of the Communications Act of 1934, subjecting them …

The Schiit Lyr 2 headphone amp. Schiit Audio The Schiit Lyr 2 is far more powerful than your average headphone amplifier, most of which top out with a small fraction of a watt. The Lyr 2 has up to 6 watts on tap — but don’t worry, the power won’t break your headphones. Hey, just because your Ferrari 458 Italia …

Sonos is making only about 4,000 Play:1 Blue Note Limited Edition speakers. Sarah Tew/CNET We’re fans of Sonos’ entry-level wireless speaker, the Sonos Play:1 . Like Sonos’ other speakers it only comes in black or white — until now, that is. To honor 75 years of Blue Note Records and its year of collaborations, Sonos’ design team whipped up a …

The Office suite sports a new look that should make it touch-friendlier. Screenshot by Nate Ralph/CNET As promised at Microsoft’s Windows 10 event last month, universal versions of Microsoft Office suite have made their way to the Windows 10 Technical Preview . They’re designed to transition seamlessly across all devices, and are equally at home on a tablet, smartphone, or …

Google Glass may have been far ahead of its time, but a bad image and too much hype killed the prototype before it even had a chance. CNET No piece of consumer technology in recent memory was as divisive, hyped up and emblematic of a spooky dystopian future as Google Glass. The search company’s wearable eyeglasses only ever left the …

Samsung phones, like this Galaxy Note 4, are not as popular as locally made handsets in India. James Martin/CNET India-based Micromax just ousted Samsung as the country’s top smartphone-maker, according to a February Canalys report, edging Samsung at 22 percent of the smartphone market compared to Samsung’s 20 percent. Related stories Samsung’s chief of mobile marketing steps down at crucial …

A look at the Google-owned Toontastic. Launchpad Toys Search giant Google looks to be building its presence in the child-friendly mobile apps business. Google has acquired Launchpad Toys, maker of the popular kid-friendly storytelling app Toontastic, the startup announced on Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We’re proud to announce that our little toy company is joining a …

Since his trial began on January 13, supports of Silk Road mastermind Ross Ulbricht have protested outside the Manhattan courthouse. Getty Images Ross Ulbricht, a soft-spoken former Eagle Scout with a master’s degree in materials science, has been convicted of creating and operating the Silk Road, one of the Web’s largest marketplaces where criminals could buy and sell drugs and …

Twitter’s CEO says the company will step up its response to abusive behavior. James Martin/CNET Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is taking personal responsibility for what he called an inadequate response to the chronic abuse and harassment that occurs daily on the social network, according to internal memos obtained by The Verge. In the memos, shared with employees earlier this month, …

Net neutrality is a boring name for an important issue that could forever change the future of the Internet. So here’s a video that teaches you about Net neutrality the easy way — with toys! This story is part of a CNET special report looking at the challenges of Net neutrality, and what rules — if any — are needed …

Twitter and Google rekindle user firehose deal? James Martin/CNET It appears that tweets will be making a return to Google search results. Twitter has struck a deal with Google to display tweets in the search giant’s query results as soon as the brief missives are posted on the social networking site, according to Bloomberg. Google could surface tweets in its …