Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET To date, I have been enjoying Yosemite’s overhauled design, including its translucent effect that lets the background colors bleed through some windows and menus. Of course, your opinion may differ. If you find Yosemite’s translucence distracting or annoying or both, there is a way to turn it off. 1. Open System …

Camille Sanson/EE I like driving in my car. It’s not quite a Jaguar — but the Internet takes flight while you’re driving thanks to the new EE Buzzard 2 4G Wi-Fi dongle. The Buzzard 2 costs £80 up front or is free if you sign up to a mobile data contract of £15 or more. It comes with a free …

Samsung’s HU9000 is one of the TVs that works with DirecTV’s 4K video. Sarah Tew Just in time for the holiday buying season, the 4K content trickle is turning into a tiny stream. Tomorrow DirecTV will make a selection of nearly 20 movies from Paramount and K2 Communications available via video-on-demand in 4K resolution. The move makes it the first …

Apple When my iPhone 6 arrive last month, one of the first things I did was set up Apple Pay. Or try to, anyway, as only my American Express card was “compatible” at the time. I don’t use that card often, but I figured it would at least let me test-drive the pay-by-phone option. Then, as often happens, I got …

BlackBerry CEO John Chen sees some issues in China. Brian Bennett/CNET As the world’s largest smartphone market, China represents a big opportunity for device makers. BlackBerry, however, has decided not to expand into the country — for now. John Chen, who became the smartphone maker’s CEO last November, doesn’t see China as a viable option for his operation right now, …

Matt Elliott/CNET OS X 10.10 Yosemite introduced iTunes 12 and an entirely new look and feel of Apple’s sprawling hub for managing a variety of media along with your iOS devices. If you use iTunes for its original pursuit of listening to music, then perhaps you have bemoaned the flattened, simplified design that has removed or obscured a few of …

T-Mobile adds the LG timepiece to its accessory portfolio. Andrew Hoyle/CNET The LG G Watch R has found yet another home, this time at T-Mobile US. Related Links LG G Watch R review Sprint clocks LG G Watch R for November 14 for $300 Meet the beautiful, metal LG G Watch R (pictures) As the first Android Wear device to …

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson’s intent to go into ” pause mode” with the company’s plans to deploy high-speed fiber-optic lines throughout the country has piqued the Federal Communications Commission’s curiosity. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson got on the FCC’s radar with comments he made this week. Stephen Shankland/CNET The FCC on Friday sent a letter to AT&T seeking more information about …

When should you upgrade your TV? Every year sees new models that are bigger, better, with more features and lower pries. When is that point were the performance difference of a new TV is worth the hassle and the cost? To find out, we have to take a look at how much better the current models are compare to what …

US Marshals Service The next time you use your cell phone in a crowd, the US Marshals may be listening in. The way it works is through a specialized box affixed to an airplane flying overhead, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. That box is designed to trick mobile phones into communicating with it, sending all sorts …

Nicole Cozma/CNET If you own a Nexus 9 or Nexus 6 , you’re likely enjoying Lolliop ‘s new features in all their Material glory. Those with older Nexuses or Google Play Edition devices should be on the lookout for the update starting this week. All other Android users will have to wait until their device’s manufacturer pushes the update out. …

Facebook is making privacy settings easier to understand with its Privacy Basics guide. And it’s a good time to get a grip on your privacy, considering Facebook also launched a Yelp-like service called Places. It shows you what friends — and strangers — have posted publicly about restaurants and other venues. Get the details in this CNET Update: Now playing: …

Samsung has found more success in hardware than running consumer content services. CNET Samsung Electronics hasn’t had the easiest time developing consumer media services, but it may be trying again with new a short-form video service for mobile. The South Korean tech giant has set aside “several tens of millions of dollars” to invest in mobile videos, The Information reported …

Sony’s PlayStation TV. PlayStation Sony’s answer to bringing PlayStation gaming out of your living room and into other rooms of the house has finally landed in Australia, with PlayStationTV launching in stores from today — and for a sub-AU$150 price point. While Sony has already established the PlayStation 4 in the market as a complete gaming and content streaming solution …

Today’s entrant in the world of weird wearables is BitBite, a new device that monitors how much you eat, as well as the type of food you consume. Did we mention that you stick it in your ear? BitBite has a small, contoured design that its creators claim is built to perfectly fit your ear for maximum comfort. To use …