Now playing: Watch this: What’s new on Netflix and Amazon for February 2015 2:09 Editors’ Note, February 11, 2015: Revised Netflix and Amazon sections. February is upon us and that means new shows and movies to consume! The big news this month is the return of Emmy Award-winning “House of Cards” to Netflix on February …

Alibaba made lots of money, but investors still aren’t pleased with its fourth quarter earnings. Alibaba China-based e-commerce giant Alibaba had a strong fourth quarter on sales, but the company’s profit took a massive hit at the end of 2014. The company blames the decline on higher income taxes and an increase in financing-related fees. Alibaba’s revenue hit $4.2 billion …

It’s best not to drink and drone at the Super Bowl. (But if you do, at least get it to trend on social.) With the big game approaching Sunday, Facebook is gearing up a new advertising strategy: target users with real-time ads based on activity. Real-time ads are what Twitter does best during the Super Bowl, and Facebook hopes to …

Spotify’s service lets users stream music to mobile devices. Screenshot by César Salza/CNET Word has it that Spotify is about to get a lot richer. The music-streaming service is rumored to be raising between $500 million and $600 million from investors, according to The Wall Street Journal. That amount of cash could boost the company’s total funding to more than …

Nicole Cozma/CNET There are a number of reasons that you may be perusing the profiles of others on LinkedIn. Whether it’s because you’re checking out the staff of a place you want to work, looking up job history for co-workers, or you’re just curious what someone has done with their time in the workforce, it’s easy to see this information …

One of Amazon’s fulfillment centers on the eve of Cyber Monday. James Martin/CNET Looks like Amazon got its happy holidays after all. The company on Thursday reported a profit of $214 million, or 45 cents a share, on revenue of $29.33 billion, exceeding some analysts’ estimates of 17 cents a share on $29.68 billion in revenue. The results show that …

VLC on Windows. Nicole Cozma/CNET Getting software to convert music and videos for free is easy, but usually comes with some drawbacks. When you try to install the freeware, several other applications may try to sneak in by disguising themselves as tools for your computer. Also, you may end up with a converter that displays ads all over the interface. …

Qualcomm has faced challenges recently, but it remains the leader in mobile chips. Ben Fox Rubin/CNET Qualcomm is losing its spot in one of the industry’s marquee smartphones. The company cut its guidance for the year on Wednesday, saying it expects a large customer to opt not to use its new Snapdragon 810 chip in its flagship device. The disclosure …

Samsung’s new devices, including the Galaxy Note Edge, haven’t helped it bounce back yet. Sarah Tew/CNET It’s tough to be Samsung right now. The South Korean electronics giant on Wednesday reported a 36 percent drop in companywide operating profit from a year earlier, to 5.3 trillion won ($4.9 billion). The fifth consecutive quarterly decline in operating profit year over year …

Unlock more fun from Google’s inexpensive dongle. CNET Introduced nearly 18 months ago, Google’s Chromecast has become a top-selling media streaming device. Thanks to its low price point ($35, £30, AU$50) and developer flexibility, the HDMI dongle has opened the door to thousands of creative apps and games. Related stories: Google Chromecast, fully reviewed How to set up Google Chromecast …

HTC could employ edge-to-edge glass on its next-gen smartphones. evleaks (Twitter) A recent tweet from once-prolific @evleaks may finally provide the first look at HTC’s next-gen flagship smartphone. Related Links Expect the One M9 at HTC’s March launch event Rumors of HTC’s 5.5-inch Hima Ace Plus muddy flagship waters HTC One M9 to boast 20-megapixel camera, smartwatch coming too says …

Snapchat Discover landing page. Jason Cipriani/CNET On Tuesday, Snapchat announced a new service called Discover. The service brings daily video content from various content provides such as CNN, Vice News and ESPN. The content is refreshed every 24 hours with new stories, videos and photos for you to view. Think of Discover as a place within Snapchat (of all apps) …

Apple CEO Tim Cook reported the company’s best quarter ever on Tuesday. James Martin/CNET Apple reported its biggest quarter ever on Tuesday, and CEO Tim Cook had a lot to be happy about during a call with analysts. Apple’s fiscal first quarter, which ended December 27, was an absolute blowout. Its earnings, revenue and margins smashed Wall Street expectations, and …

HP’s notebooks, such this Omen, dominate global shipments. Sarah Tew Hewlett-Packard remained atop the notebook market in 2014, according to new data from research firm TrendForce. HP’s notebooks accounted for 20.1 percent of all worldwide shipments in 2014, topping the company’s 17.5 percent share in 2013. HP was followed by Lenovo, which captured 17.5 percent share, and Dell, which came …

Fostex PX-5HS Fostex I first heard the Fostex PX-5HS speakers at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest last October, and even in a cramped hotel room the sound was neutral, accurate, clear and clean. I requested a pair to review, and now perched on a pair of metal floor stands in my living room the PX-5HSs sound better than I remembered, …