Lexy Savvides/CNET As an avid music fan, I spend ages getting my personal music collection just right, picking and choosing from CDs, vinyl and digital files to make a library that’s uniquely my own. But once all that hard work is done, it’s nice to be able to stream any of those tracks across devices …

Verizon lets users send Starbucks coffee credits with text messages. Verizon In a pinch for a holiday gift idea for friends, family, or co-workers? Not to worry, there’s still enough time to get to the store or purchase something online. But, for those who cannot help but wait until the absolute minute, Verizon has your back. Related Links Verizon’s Moto …

Dish subscribers can now jump over to Netflix without having to switch inputs or fire up a second device. The satellite provider launched the Netflix app on its second-generation Hopper DVRs today, allowing subscribers to both services to easier intermingle their viewing pleasures. Customers can access the app directly by pressing the blue button on the Dish remote, or via …

The attack on Sony was among a handful of massive data breaches in 2014, including those against eBay, Home Depot and JPMorgan Chase. Getty Images A surge in cyberattacks this year has surely rattled both businesses and the consumers they depend on. But don’t let fear rule the day: there are ways for executives and employees to lessen the chances …

This will be remembered as the year of the hack. The tone was set in January as we learned details about the Target credit card breach, along with a Snapchat hack that revealed millions of user phone numbers. Now we’re witnessing hackers cripple Sony Pictures Entertainment, stopping the release of CNET Update looks back at a year of cyberattacks, as …

Protesters gathered to protest Internet censorship in 2012. Google on Thursday attacked Hollywood and a state attorney general for attempting to achieve the goals of years-old Internet censorship law. The search giant said the Motion Picture Association of America — Hollywood’s primary lobbying arm — secretly conspired with the attorney general of Mississippi to force changes to the trade of …

The deal is designed to improve signal in parts of the country that suffer from a lack of signal. antb/Shutterstock EE, O2, Vodafone and Three will plunge £5 billion into improving the nation’s mobile coverage, having forged a deal with the government to eliminate so-called ‘not-spots’. The tie-up requires the UK’s biggest phone companies to get voice and text coverage …

The Xperia Z4 Tablet Ultra rumors read like a fanboy fantasy. PadNews Sony could introduce a 13-inch, 4K Android tablet as early as January, if the latest details prove true. Related Links How to set up PlayStation 4 Remote Play on your Xperia phone or tablet Sony Mobile appoints new chief as troubles persist Sony to slash its smartphone forecast, …

Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET Smart folders in OS X are one of those features that you may not bother to learn how to use, but once you do, you fail to see how you ever lived without them. Smart folders display files by search criteria you define and are updated on the fly as you change, add and remove files. …

Jason Cipriani/CNET On Tuesday Instagram announced an update for both its iOS and Android apps. Headlining the changelog was the addition of five new filters, all of which take a subtle approach to enhancing a photo. The only problem with adding new filters to the app is that scrolling through the (now) 24 filters thumbnails to find the right look …

An Uber driver allegedly assaulted a woman in Boston earlier this month. Uber A driver for car-hailing service Uber has been charged in Boston with raping a young woman. Alejandro Done, 46, has been arraigned on charges of rape, assault to rape, kidnapping and two counts of assault and battery after allegedly attacking a young woman in his Uber car …

Amazon’s new Prime Now one-hour delivery service. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Amazon has launched a new service that will deliver shampoo, books, batteries and other products to Prime members in 60 minutes or less. Known as Prime Now, the service for now has a very small geographical reach. For its kickoff on Thursday, Prime Now is limited to certain areas …

Sarah Tew/CNET Virtual reality is finally here, but it’s still not ready for the mass market. VR has been lurking for years: for decades it was a pop-culture theme and shopping mall novelty. The more recent wave of products — Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus — remain just outside of consumers’ hands, announced but not yet available. The arrival of …

The browser ballot is officially dead. Microsoft The European Union has officially lifted its requirement on Microsoft to offer Windows users their choice of Web browsers. In 2009, after an ongoing debate with the European Union over whether Microsoft was unfairly competing in the browser market by bundling Internet Explorer with Windows and not offering any other option, the parties …

Mobile virtual network operator Amaysim has re-signed its wholesale agreement with Optus, expanding the terms of services so that it will be able to offer customers prepaid and postpaid services using the Optus 4G network. The 4G offering won’t come into effect until “Easter 2015” — presumably the end of March, start of April. Earlier this year, Amaysim made a …