Microsoft’s Lumia line has finally broken through to Sprint. The Lumia 635 makes its way to Sprint as the first Lumia phone for the carrier. But it won’t come in green. CNET Sprint and Microsoft said on Tuesday that the wireless carrier would sell the Lumia 635 , a Windows Phone 8.1-powered smartphone that would …

In a smaller, more intimate venue than last month’s much-ado-about-mobile extravaganza, Apple debuted a handful of products — a new iMac, Mac Mini, iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3– plus availability of its OS X 10.10 Yosemite and iOS 8.1. Did you have a pesky job to do instead of watching the event or following our live blog? Never …

For holiday shoppers, Microsoft is offering Yurbud earbuds free with the purchase of a Fitbit activity tracker. Microsoft Those of you looking for a Fitbit activity tracker can buy one on Tuesday via Microsoft and get a free pair of Yurbuds Earbuds as a bonus. The latest promo is part of Microsoft’s ongoing 12 Days of Deals in which the …

Nicole Cozma/CNET Whether you’re watching a movie or looking through pictures, if the option to do so on a bigger screen is available, you’ll probably use it. Google Chromecast offers a quick way to get content from your small screen to your big screen, and all you need is an app on your Android device to make that happen. Here’s …

AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Getty AOL’s first-quarter earnings slid Wednesday under the weight of costs from restructuring and write-offs, with its better-than-expected revenue growth eking out a small profit increase only if all unusual items and tax effects were ignored. The company reported a profit of $9.3 million, or 11 cents a share, down from $25.9 million, or 32 cents …

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Indiegogo is a new section of the popular crowdfunding site for “what matters most”. Indiegogo More of your money is set to go to good causes as Indiegogo cuts fees. The popular crowdfunding site has removed fees for when you’re raising cash for emergencies, sports, volunteer efforts and other worthy causes. Indiegogo is, along with Kickstarter, one of the sites …

You can talk to someone in another language without knowing how to speak their language. Skype launched a new tool that translates language in real time. Right now it’s only for English and Spanish when spoken, but written messages can be translated for more than 40 languages. Watch CNET Update to learn how it works: Now playing: Watch this: Skype …

Now playing: Watch this: Hector Monsegur interview part 1: Sabu speaks about his… 6:56 The character of Hector Monsegur, a former LulzSec hacker who went by the nom de guerre “Sabu,” is a complicated one. Here’s a boy who grew up in poverty, many members of his immediate family serving time in jail. Here’s a kid who found an outlet …

Not even the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 could help the company in the third quarter. James Martin/CNET Samsung remained king of the smartphone market in the third quarter, but a deeper dive into the data shows that the situation was far from encouraging for the company. During the third quarter, Samsung sold 73.2 million smartphones worldwide, giving the company 24.4 …

An image showing the iPhone 6 ad with full pricing in the fine print. ACCC Telstra has been hit with a AU$102,000 fine by the ACCC for misleading advertising relating to an ad for the iPhone 6. The advertisement was used to promote its phone and plan bundle for the device, but the ACCC deemed that it misrepresented pricing to …

This has to be a mock-up. Mervis Diamond Importers If the estimated $349 (basic version) to $5,000 (gold version) price tag for an Apple Watch just seems way too low for your tastes, you can turn to jeweler Mervis Diamond Importers to provide you with a bonkers luxury alternative. Mervis is offering up a $30,150 (about £19,250, AU$36,730) diamond-encrusted version …

Windows 10 in progress. Rick Broida/CNET Windows 10 has given us another work-in-progress peek at itself, albeit through an unofficial and leaked build. Popping up online on Sunday, the sneak peek dubbed 9901 gives us an early look at some of the things we’ll likely see in the flavor of Windows 10 that Microsoft is expected to reveal on January …

Now playing: Watch this: New ways to use your tech this holiday season 9:55 The holidays are more than just a time to unwrap new tech toys. They’re also a great time to make the most of the tech you already have. In this episode of The Fix, we’ll show you how to harness what you probably already own to …

Crumbles clips can’t be embedded, but click one of the examples below. Crumbles This may be the coolest thing in the history of the universe. I’m referring, of course, to Crumbles, a Web app built on a huge database of movie and TV show clips. It works like this: You type in a phrase — like, say, “This may be …