Jason Cipriani/CNET You don’t need me to tell you that the smartwatch is a sci-fi dream. From “The Jetsons” to “Knight Rider” to “Power Rangers”, barking orders at a wrist-worn communicator has long been held up as a paragon of the high-tech future we must surely be drifting towards — as inevitable as augmented-reality retina …

A prototype of Kovert connected jewellery, adding a touch of couture to wearable technology. Kovert If you like wearable technology then you shoulda put a ring on it. Wearable tech is more than clunky smart watches and step-counting fitness bands, which is why Kovert smart jewellery aims to keep you connected without sacrificing style. Wearable technology is set to be …

Google highlights apps designed with Android Wear in mind. Google/ screen shot by Scott Webster Google is making it easy for Android Wear owners to discover and download apps for its new smart watch platform. Announced in a tweet from the Google Developers account, a collection of “Apps for Android Wear” is now available in the Play Store. Related Links …

Josh Miller/CNET When asked if you’d rather give up your smartphone or your friends for a week, what would you say? Presumably, everyone would choose friends over a device. But a recent survey by Motorola Mobility and B2X suggests that’s not quite the case. Interviewing 518 people in the US, the companies concluded, “Americans are addicted to their smartphones.” Apparently, …

CNET Adding to this week’s iPhone 6 speculation, a new video shows what may be a new display for Apple’s next generation of smartphone. The video, produced by Chinese site ifanr and posted on 9to5Mac, comes just days after 9to5Mac posted leaked photos of white and black covers with tapering edges for the rumored 4.7-inch iPhone. The new video compares …

The 8.4-inch Galaxy Tab S. Sarah Tew/CNET Launched in the middle of last month, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S range has now landed down under. Both the 10.4-inch and 8.4-inch tablets will be available soon, in white and bronze. Or, as Samsung is styling it, “dazzling white” and “titanium bronze”. In the UK and the US, the tablets have been compared …

Rebasar el límite de tu plan de datos móviles es fácil con la cantidad de tareas que hacemos desde nuestros dispositivos. Pero, si no tienes un plan ilimitado, no es nada grato lidiar con los cargos de más en tu recibo a final de mes. Sigue estos consejos básicos y aprovecha la herramienta gratuita del sistema operativo móvil Android para …

A Samsung Galaxy S5 and an Apple iPhone 5S. CNET Samsung is still leading the smartphone pack in sales, but Apple may be gaining on it. Worldwide sales of Apple iPhone models will grow 12 percent year over year to 35 million units in the second quarter, Evercore analyst Rob Cihra predicted in a research note Wednesday. That’s up 2 …

Now playing: Watch this: Microsoft’s wearable ambitions revealed 2:57 In this tech-roundup: The latest reports suggest Microsoft will release a fitness tracker in the fourth quarter of this year. Goldman Sachs asked a judge to force Google to unsend an email. The cult-comedy “Community” has been renewed for a sixth season. Say goodbye to 79 movies on Netflix and say …

Click through to the Kickstarter to see all of Paul.Justin Crowe Here it is. Paul is a nearly 3-foot-tall headless, legless, armless sculpture with an integrated smartphone charger. The phone docks where the man parts would normally be and the plug part emerges from the rear end. Yes, this is equal parts absurd, funny, and thought-provoking. It’s a statement piece. …

T-Mobile CEO John Legere Lori Grunin/CNET John Legere, T-Mobile’s chief executive, again called out the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday, claiming the agency was “sensationalizing” its claims against the cell phone carrier. The FTC filed a complaint Tuesday against the company, alleging T-Mobile has made hundreds of millions of dollars on fees from “premium” text messages that customers didn’t request. …

Nicole Cozma/CNET Moving files from your physical drives to cloud storage is what usually comes to mind when you think about data backup. However, if you’ve created your data in the cloud, it’s not a bad idea to back it up on physical storage. Google Takeout is a great tool that lets you export data from services like Gmail, YouTube, …

Sarah Tew/CNET Mobile ad spending will grow faster than any other ad channel in the US this year — up as much as 83 percent to reach $17.7 billion — as more people spend more time on smartphones and tablets , according to eMarketer. While advertising on mobile devices remains a small piece of total ad spending — just 5.7 …

The final Gear Fit design, as shown in an artist rendering from Samsung. Samsung SAN FRANCISCO — Dennis Miloseski wasn’t afraid to look silly. For a demonstration to his boss and Samsung co-CEO JK Shin in early March 2013, Miloseski strapped on a wristband outfitted with a large curved display. It was similar to the massive 5.7-inch screen fronting the …

Mohu Now that Aereo is dead, the onus of antenna ownership is back in the hands of individual HDTV owners. (Note: that’s you.) In other words, if you want to watch (and possibly record — see below) local programming, you’ll need something like this: For a limited time, DealFisher has the refurbished Mohu Leaf Ultimate amplified antenna for $34.99, shipped. …