Samsung is donating 3,000 of its Galaxy S3 Neo phones to the fight against Ebola. Samsung Samsung has offered hundreds of smartphones to some of the hardest-hit areas in West Africa to aid the fight against Ebola. The company announced Tuesday that it will donate 3,000 Galaxy S3 Neo smartphones. The devices will be channeled …

CNET By default, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is too big for one-handed use for most people. Thankfully you can customize it to allow your thumb to reach across the entire screen. In Settings, tap Display and wallpaper under Quick Settings, and select One-handed operation. Screenshot by Andy Baryer Tap Reduce screen size and enable the Reduce screen size switch …

There are many smartwatch flavors to choose from — and soon there will be two more. CNET Update goes over the reports on upcoming smartwatches from Fitbit and Microsoft, and we take a look at a fitness tracker that’s practically free: Now playing: Watch this: Fitbit, Microsoft are next to challenge Apple Watch 2:53 Other stories mentioned in this roundup: …

The head of Google’s Android and Chrome operating systems, Sundar Pichai, will sit on Magic Leap’s board. James Martin/CNET Google’s caught Facebook’s virtual-reality fever. The search giant led a $542 million investment round in a startup called Magic Leap, which hopes to eventually replace computer and smartphone screens with virtual-reality interfaces. The company, founded in 2011 and based in Florida, …

Press play for Spotify tunes thanks to Matt Brailsford’s Raspberry Pi-powered tape player and NFC cassettes. Matt Brailsford Remember what it felt like to press play and record at the same time? Back before streaming and downloading and blogs and YouTube, music meant CDs and Smash Hits and the NME and taping off the radio — and this delightfully retro …

iPhone 6 Apple Apple didn’t score as many sales in China last quarter as it could have, and a regulatory delay is a primary culprit. On Monday, the company reported results for its fiscal fourth quarter, which ran from July through September. Overall, Apple sold 39.3 million iPhones, up 16 percent from the year-ago period. Revenue for the period rose …

Craig Federighi, head of Apple’s software operations, introduces iOS 8.1 during last week’s event. Screenshot by Nate Ralph/CNET The latest update to Apple’s mobile operating system has hit the market. iOS 8.1, which Apple unveiled at its iPad and Mac event on Thursday, brings back “the beloved camera roll,” as Apple software head Craig Federighi described it, and marks the …

Apple Pay is Apple’s payment system that stores your credit card information on your compatible device so you can pay for things without having to whip out that plastic card you keep in your wallet. Compatibility The Apple Pay system is two-fold; it lets you pay for things using your device in stores and in apps. The most recent iPhones …

Wdgts brings some cool tools to iOS 8’s Today menu. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET With the arrival of iOS 8, iPhone and iPad users gained support for widgets — little mini-apps that appear in the Today menu when you swipe down from the top of the screen. The operating system’s stock widgets include Calendar, Reminders and Stocks, and third-party apps …

TV’s Judy Finnegan and Richard Madeley with their daughter Chloe Madeley, who has received threats online. David M. Benett/Getty Images The British government’s top legal figure has branded trolls a “baying cyber-mob” of “cowards” ahead of proposed laws to put online abusers in prison for as long as two years. “These Internet trolls are cowards who are poisoning our national …

The Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 arrives at AT&T later this week. Samsung AT&T kicked off the week today by announcing the arrival its latest Android handset. Following closely on the heels of the Galaxy Note 4 , the 6-inch Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 joins Ma Bell’s lineup on October 24. Related Links How to remove bloatware on the Samsung Galaxy …

The Pokémon Company Pokemon, on the surface, seem fun and colourful and a bit of light fun. Once you start reading the Pokedex in any great detail, though, things can get a little sinister. Take, for instance, Cubone — an adorable-looking ground-type Pokemon with a skull helmet and a bone club. Except the skull is the skull of its dead …

Now playing: Watch this: Halloween how-tos 11:01 In this episode of The Fix, we’re tackling projects that can help you achieve the ultimate Halloween ambience, even if you haven’t yet figured out what your costume is. First, Donald Bell shows off his DIY mastery with a motion-actived light that will freak out trick-or-treaters when they arrive at your doorstep. Then …

iSmartAlarm Home security is a tricky business. Professional systems can be expensive, to say nothing of the monthly monitoring costs, and camera-based systems are a hassle to install (and not really a deterrent unless the thief sees he’s being recorded). Somewhere in the middle lies a new generation of Internet- and app-savvy DIY solutions. Like this one: Today only, and …

Matt Elliott/CNET iOS 8 introduced Family Sharing last month that lets families share purchases from the App Store, iTunes and iBooks along with calendars, reminders, photo albums, and locations. You can set up Family Sharing from an iOS 8 device (Settings > iCloud > Set Up Family Sharing), and you can also use your Mac to set up Family Sharing …