Dave McNair with some of his mastering tools. Chris Henderson A lot of audiophiles believe that mastering plays an absolutely decisive role in the sound of recorded music. I’m not sure how this belief came to be, it shortchanges all of the other elements of record production. It’s akin to saying a chef can save …
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The Apple Watch is scheduled for release this spring. James Martin/CNET Apple has already revealed a few tidbits about its upcoming smartwatch. But a leaked iPhone app may have exposed more details about how the wearable device will function. Known as the Apple Watch “Companion” app for iPhone, the software apparently will let watch owners manage settings for apps and …
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The HTC Hima Ace Plus is one of multiple devices rumored for 2015. CNET Well, this is interesting. The latest rumor of HTC’s next flagship phone is gelling around a 5.5-inch phablet called the Hima Ace Plus, claims Portuguese website 4GNews. This marks the third rumored flagship device from HTC, after the HTC One M9 and the HTC Hima (more …
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Rounds offers free, live video chat paired with interactive videos and games. Rounds Rounds, a video-chat service, has gained a handful of major investors, bringing in Sequoia Capital and Samsung Ventures in its latest $12 million funding round, the startup said Wednesday. The Israel-based company offers live video conferencing for up to 12 users on the same line and allows …
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Apple and Ericsson are now in the middle of a legal battle over patent royalties. Apple and wireless technology company Ericsson have ramped up their ongoing fight over royalties and patents. Apple on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the North District of California, saying that while it uses Ericsson’s LTE technology in its products, it …
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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: “I have been trying to do what is the right thing to do for creating an open Internet.” Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images This story is part of a CNET special report looking at the challenges of Net neutrality, and what rules — if any — are needed to fuel innovation and protect US consumers. Tom Wheeler, chairman …
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Google’s new translate app. One step closer to a universal translator? Google Google is beaming a bit closer to Star Trek’s universal translator with the newest edition of its Translate app. Rolling out over the next few days for iOS and Android users, the latest version of Google Translate offers two key features — the ability to instantly converse with …
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Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET Why settle for a small screen when there’s a much larger one nearby? AllCast is an iOS app that can stream media from your iPhone or iPad to your TV. (It’s available for Android as well, and in fact was featured last year as a way to do more with your Chromecast.) Specifically, AllCast lets you …
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Rapere Fences used to be perfectly fine for keeping prying eyes out of our backyards — but as drones become more accessible to the consumer, concerns about privacy are on the rise. One new startup wants to fight drone with drone. Related articles Homeland Security: Let’s be clear about aerial drone privacy Eyes in the sky: Parliament committee warns about …
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The Ultimaker 2 Extended 3D printer. Dong Ngo/CNET If you find the Ultimaker 2 3D printer either too big or two small, Ultimaker has other options for you. The 3D vendor officially announced today the Ultimaker 2 Go and Ultimaker 2 Extended, which are the compact and enlarged versions of the Ultimaker 2, respectively. Prior to this, both printers were …
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Mark Zuckerberg discussed terrorism, Internet connectivity and entrepreneurship while traveling to Colombia. Screen capture by Claudia Cruz/CNET Facebook’s CEO touted the company’s sharing and messaging tools as an important component of free speech as he also talked up his Internet.org initiative at a public forum in Wednesday in Columbia. Following the terrorist attacks in France last week, Mark Zuckerberg spoke …
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Could BlackBerry be the next conquest of Samsung’s vast electronics empire? BlackBerry CEO John Chen at a November event announcing a partnership with Samsung. Nate Ralph/CNET Samsung executives met with BlackBerry last week with an acquisition offer that was as high as $7.5 billion, according to Reuters, which cited an unnamed source. The Korean tech titan reportedly proposed an initial …
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A Fitbit Charge next to the companion iPhone app. Sarah Tew/CNET Walking into Best Buy and visiting the fitness band aisle is starting to feel a bit like staring at the giant wall of TVs across from it. There’s not only a section for upward of 10 different companies, each company has more than one product. How do you decide …
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Amid the more over-the-top product launches we saw at the 2015 International CES last week, there were a few announcements that flew under the radar, such as the MHL Consortium introducing superMHL. Mobile High-Definition Link allows you to stream AV content from a mobile device to a TV or other display, all using the one cable. The new superMHL standard …
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Presto Entertainment, the TV streaming joint venture from Foxtel and Seven West Media, is now open for business. Announced in December 2014, Presto Entertainment is a complement to the existing Presto Movies, providing a catalogue of TV episodes — including content from Showtime and HBO — all available on demand. Similar to Presto Movies, Presto Entertainment operates on a monthly …
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