Meet the new Galaxy Tab 4 Nook, a team effort from Samsung and Barnes & Noble. Samsung/Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble, the bookseller that has struggled to establish itself in the tablet market, is calling on Samsung for some help. The companies announced Thursday that they will launch co-branded tablets with a mouthful of …

Google’s Project Tango tablet Screenshot by Richard Nieva/CNET Google on Thursday took the wraps off a tablet that has 3D mapping and sensing capabilities, and plans to make the device available to software developers in late June. The gadget is in connection with Google’s Project Tango, an initiative to push the bounds of virtual experiences and realistic mapping on mobile …

Dell’s Windows 8 Venue 8 Pro tablet CNET Windows tablets and smartphones will be cheaper this year, according to Microsoft. Prices on 7-inch, 8-inch, and 10-inch Windows tablets will become more competitive, Nick Parker, Microsoft’s vice president of OEM partners, said at this week’s Computex Asia trade show, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. “We’ll reach price points that are …

Firefox OS 1.3 is the latest version of Mozilla’s open-source, browser-based mobile OS. Stephen Shankland/CNET Mozilla thinks it’s got an incentive to keep smartphone makers releasing new versions of its Firefox OS mobile operating system: money. The nonprofit organization contracts with handset makers and carriers to bring Firefox OS phones to market, and it’s structuring those partnerships to make sure …

Now playing: Watch this: Fitbit designer Gadi Amit: wearables will help us become… 5:06 Gadi Amit is the president and principal designer at NewDealDesign, a San Francisco studio responsible for creating the look and feel of products such as the Fitbit, Lytro camera and yet to be released Project Ara smartphone. Rather than having an army of wearables running up …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Tim Stevens/CNET Apple’s WWDC event has come and gone, but all we got was software. Lots of software, but what about new products? We’re still waiting on more news about the next iPhones and iPads. Well, iOS 8 may provide some clues. Looking …

Apple announced a new HealthKit feature for iOS 8 at WWDC. Tim Stevens/CNET An Australian startup called HealthKit is fighting Apple for taking its name (including the same spelling and stylised capitals) to brand a new feature on iOS 8. Apple’s HealthKit was announced at WWDC 2014 this week, and will allow iOS 8 users to view all their health …

Now playing: Watch this: Amazon needs more than 3D to sell a smartphone 2:51 Amazon, you don’t have to play coy with us. We know your teaser video is about a smartphone with some sort of 3D effect. Today’s CNET Update goes over the rumors about Amazon’s phone and what else the retailer may need to do to win over …

Surface Pro 3: from bed, to car, to real work at the office. That seems to be the message. Microsoft The first Surface Pro 3 ad has debuted, presumably bound for a TV audience. One of the new messages: you can use the tablet in bed. The ad begins, appropriately, with the actor flat on his back in bed. Then …

David Katzmaier/CNET The BBC will broadcast three World Cup matches in Ultra HD, but sadly the public won’t be able to get in on the action. More World Cup tech How to prepare your TV for watching the World Cup Google Maps kicks off the World Cup with Street View flair The trial is designed to help the Beeb figure …

Joshua Goldman/CNET One of the few weaknesses of Sonos’ wireless speakers is the lack of Bluetooth, keeping you from streaming music with every app on your phone or tablet. A weakness Pure exploits with its Jongo line of wireless speakers. The speakers use both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, which — with a quick software update — allows you to stream whatever …

Samsung is making a big push into the wireless home audio market, but it’s hard to compete the extensive app library that Sonos has built up over years. That gap is narrowing a little bit more today, as Samsung announced that its Shape wireless audio platform now supports Spotify Connect. Not only does that add another support service to the …

BBC Look out YouView: Freeview is launching an Internet-connected TV service to add catch-up and online shows to your telly without being tied to your broadband provider. The connected service will be built into TVs and set-top boxes. Freeview hasn’t yet announced a name or launch date for the service, but previous rumours hint it will be called Freeview Connect. …

Now playing: Watch this: Future watch: Gestures on the Samsung Gear 2 2:01 Why walk over to turn up the music volume or turn off lights when you can take care of all that with a flick of the wrist? At the Tizen Developer Conference in San Francisco, a Samsung development team out of Madrid demonstrated how software can turn …

Motorola is trying to lure phone shoppers to its Moto X smartphone by offering $100 off the price of the contract- free 32GB edition. In an online sale that started at midnight ET Wednesday and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday, Motorola has brought down the price of the no-contract 32GB Moto X by $100. Snagging the deal requires that …