Now playing: Watch this: Use a tablet as a photography light 2:08 A tablet is a great way to view your photos, but it can also be incredibly useful when making them. Here are five ways to turn a tablet into a DIY photography light. Many of these tips will also work with a laptop …

Optus Optus has announced additions to its home broadband bundles, adding a new mid-range plan and offering a tablet bonus on its all-you-can-eat unlimited data plan. The telco’s most popular offering, the Big Home Bundle, retains its AU$115 price tag, offering unlimited broadband data, unlimited standard local, national and 13/1300 calls to landlines (with line rental included), and Optus TV …

Give it up Tony. You’re just not worthy. YouTube/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Marvel has unveiled an extended version of the trailer for the next Avengers film, which shows the team having a little fun before the danger creeps in. The initial trailer for released last week, started with Ultron threatening the Avengers and all of humanity with annihilation. But the …

The word “exclusive” is fairly prominent in the packaging for the Droid Turbo. Roger Cheng/CNET At a time when the concept of the carrier-exclusive smartphone is beginning to fade away, Droid endures. Verizon Wireless’s premier franchise added a new member on Tuesday, the long-lasting Droid Turbo. The smartphone, made by vendor partner Motorola Mobility, comes packed with top-of-the-line specifications, with …

The new Multi Jet Fusion technology marks HP’s first foray into 3D printing. Scott Stein/CNET Hewlett-Packard made its long-awaited move into 3D printing on Wednesday, revealing the Multi Jet Fusion technology that will power new 3D commercial and manufacturing printers. The computer and printer company claims that the new 3D printing technology is 10 times faster than that in existing …

A breakdown of Apple iPad Air 2 component costs. IHS Once again, Apple has found a way to produce a new iPad that can generate boatloads of profit. IHS, a market researcher that tears down the latest devices to see what components they include and how much a device might cost the company produce, has revealed that the iPad Air …

Samsung volume decreased while Apple benefited from the older iPhone 5S. CNET Rumors that the global smartphone demand is in decline have been greatly exaggerated, according to market researcher IDC, which reported Wednesday that global smartphone shipments exceeded 300 million during the third quarter of 2014. Increased emphasis on emerging markets drove the shipment of 327.6 million units during the …

The rugged and durable CAT B15Q is now available at Home Depot. CAT Doing a little bit of handiwork around the home this weekend? Well, while you’re at Home Depot picking up some paint and tools don’t forget to snag a new rugged smartphone. Indeed, you’ll now find Android-powered CAT B15Q handsets at the big box retailer. Previously only available …

CNET on Google+. Nicole Cozma/CNET The holidays are fast approaching, so it’s time to make sure that your captured moments will be safe if your mobile device gets lost or damaged. Google+ Auto Backup is a free and easy way to save all of your photos and videos to the cloud. The backup feature works by uploading media to the …

Now playing: Watch this: LG G3 has tons of pixels and a laser, too 1:50 Life’s good for LG: the Korean company has sold a record number of smartphones in its best quarter for five years as the LG G3 bites back at rivals. Announcing its financial results for the three months between July and September, LG identified the G …

BACtrack Jail? Not fun. The morgue? Even less fun. Destroying property and lives and more? Horrific. Yet those are the risks you face when you drive while impaired or intoxicated. But how do you know for sure when you’ve had one too many and it’s time to call Uber? Simple: you just put your lips together and blow. Into a …

Inside the labs, where a Corning engineer performs a puncture test on glass. Ben Fox Rubin/CNET PAINTED POST, N.Y. — Using extra-fine sandpaper (320 grit, to be exact), Corning scientist Kevin Reiman lightly rubbed the surface of a small, thin square of transparent sapphire crystal. Synthetic sapphire, a material second only to diamonds in hardness, has been the talk of …

The BlackBerry Classic is geared toward big business and government customers. BlackBerry BlackBerry may be off the radar among many mobile phone customers these days, but the company wants to remind us that it’s still got more up its sleeve. Posted on Wednesday, an open letter from CEO John Chen touted the upcoming new BlackBerry Classic phone as a way …

Magnified Self Do your martinis turn into martinopes and your gin fizzes into gin fizzers? You might need a little help in the bar department — and the B4RM4N, as annoying as its name is to type, might just be the gadget to do it. Related articles Robotic barman mixes a perfect cocktail Toss one back with Monsieur, the robotic …

Samsung released its newest phablet, the Note 4, in mid-October. CNET Samsung’s third-quarter results were just as bad as the company warned, as tougher competition caused profits to tumble 74 percent year-over-year in its mobile business. Overall, the South Korean electronics giant on Wednesday reported a 60 percent drop in company-wide operating profit — its fourth consecutive decline and its …