Paragon Software So I have this aging Acer Aspire system, a mammoth desktop replacement with a Core i7 processor, lots of RAM, dedicated graphics, and so on. And you know what? It’s slower than molasses in Michigan in January. This was true even after I wiped the hard drive and reinstalled Windows 7. After a …

Amazon is extending its unlimited photo storage feature from its Fire devices to all Prime subscription members. CNET Amazon is offering unlimited photo storage to its Prime subscribers, adding another carrot to lure consumers and lock them into its ever-expanding delivery and media service. Similar to popular cloud storage services like Box, Dropbox, One Drive and Google Drive, Amazon’s new …

Apple iOS 8.1 is only a couple of weeks old, but Apple has already seeded a beta of iOS 8.1.1 to developers. Launched on Monday, the new beta carries with it various bug fixes and performance improvements, according to the release notes. No specific details have been revealed. And since it’s a minor update, we probably won’t see anything earthshaking …

Destiny, the top-selling game of September and the best-selling new franchise launch in history, helped boost Activision’s fiscal third-quarter results. Bungie Activision Blizzard made a bet that Destiny, a new sci-fi video game that blends shooter games with multiplayer titles played exclusively over the Internet, would prove a success. And now that bet is starting to pay off. The game …

Android 4.4 KitKat debuted last October on the Nexus 5 smartphone. Google KitKat continues to sweeten more Android devices, according to the latest stats from Google. Google on Monday released the latest update to its Android Developers Dashboard, which shows the percentage of devices that carry the various editions of its mobile operating system. The data is based on the …

Intel’s latest investments included funding Avegant, which is developing the Glyph virtual-reality goggles. Sarah Tew/CNET Intel has funded a virtual-reality goggles company, a firm that uses drones to collect aerial data, and mobile audio and video companies, as part of its quest beyond the realm of traditional chips. The $62 million in investments for 16 tech companies, unveiled Tuesday during …

HP This has been a banner year for gaming PCs, and gaming laptops in particular. Following excellent gaming systems from Lenovo, Asus, Origin PC, Razer and others, HP is adding a new entry, timed for the holiday season, called the Omen. HP at one time produced many gaming laptops and desktops, especially after acquiring the Voodoo brand in 2006, but …

Now playing: Watch this: Easy and simple DIY projects for your tech 10:07 This week on The Fix, we flip the script! That’s right — on today’s episode we’re asking you to take some initiative and get a bit more involved. First, Donald Bell channels his inner B-boy to show you how to build your own digital boom box. It’s …

Jason Cipriani/CNET A smartwatch is a watch, first and foremost, right? As such, covering up custom watch faces with alerts is something that can drive any tech user insane. Sure, having bits of information available at a glance is nice, but users should at least have a choice when deciding how much info should be displayed. With the recent update …

Pair a Disney Movies Anywhere account with Google Play and “Wreck-It Ralph” shall be yours. Disney Way back in February, Disney unveiled its Movies Anywhere service and iOS app, offering a free digital copy of “The Incredibles” to anyone who created a new account and linked it with their iTunes account. Today, Disney unveiled Movies Anywhere for the Android crowd, …

ANZ ANZ customers will soon be able to pay for their shopping at contactless terminals using a smartphone with the bank announcing the upcoming launch of the ANZ Mobile Wallet. The service is due to launch in “early 2015” and follows a trial of the NFC-driven technology, which allows customers to securely transfer and store individual or multiple ANZ card …

Microsoft Office docs have a big presence in Dropbox already. Dropbox Microsoft and cloud storage vendor Dropbox are partnering to allow users to access Dropbox directly from Office apps and edit Office files from the Dropbox app. Dropbox spelled out the terms of the collaboration Tuesday on the company’s blog, noting that “Dropbox is home to over 35 billion Office …

Andrew Hoyle/CNET The Nokia Lumia 635 is quite a decent little low-cost 4G LTE handset, and now it’s coming to Cricket. AT&T’s newly relaunched prepaid carrier announced on Tuesday that it’ll sell the Lumia 635 for $100 on contract. It’s outfitted with a 4.5-inch display with the ClearBlack filter for increasing outdoor legibility. There’s also a basic 5-megapixel camera and …

Thai police held a press conference to announce the arrest of Fredrik Neij (center).Thai PBS News/YouTube/Screenshot by CNET Pirate Bay co-founder Fredrik Neij was arrested Monday at the Thailand-Laos border after five years of avoiding incarceration for his conviction in Sweden of illegally sharing copyright-protected files, according to news reports. Neij was among the Pirate Bay co-founders found guilty in …

YouView UK TV service YouView has welcomed aboard Netflix, in a move that makes the Internet-connected set-top box a more tempting alternative compared to Sky. YouView, which launched in the summer of 2012 after many years of delays and hold-ups, melds on-demand and upcoming programmes in its listings, letting customers scroll backwards through the TV guide to find shows they …