Sarah Tew/CNET Today Amazon launched the Fire TV streaming media box . Its standout features include an extensive library of games, an optional game controller ($40), voice search via a mic on the remote, an “ASAP” function that’s said to launch certain videos immediately, and a “Free Time” function that allows parents to limit their …

Sky Sky is adding the power to buy movies from its Sky Store, offering you a digital download that you can watch as many times as you like, and also dispatching a DVD version of the film to your address. It’s already possible to rent movies from the Sky Store, but the new feature, dubbed ‘Buy & Keep’ will make …

Sarah Tew/CNET Amazon’s main mission in developing its Fire TV was flawless performance, Vice President of Kindle Peter Larsen said Wednesday, since best-in-class specs mean that everything else fades to the background except what you want to watch. Other boxes are “self-important” for assuming customers will settle for anything less, Larsen told CNET on the sidelines of his presentation of …

Roku CEO Anthony Wood Joan Solsman/CNET The day a while back that Apple TV’s $99 box launched, Roku founder and Chief Executive Anthony Wood says that Roku sales doubled. But as Amazon enters the market today with its own $99 streaming-video device called Fire TV, Wood says he’s now looking beyond boxes. By some measures, Roku is the dominant streaming-video …

Now playing: Watch this: Use the HTC One M8 as a fitness tracker 1:38 Along with a bigger screen, faster processor, and improved camera, the HTC One M8 is also equipped with new sensors that bring a variety of unique features to the device. Gestures can be performed to turn the display on and a depth-of-field sensor allows photos to …

Apple and Samsung are battling over patent infringement. CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple’s patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung has nothing to do with Google, Apple attorneys argued Tuesday. “You’re…going to hear Samsung point the finger at Google and say — hey, this is Android software,” Harold McElhinny, one of the lead attorneys in Apple’s patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung, …

Photo by Nicole Cozma/CNET Files you’ve downloaded, photos you’ve taken, as well as data stored by apps, are major contributors to unnecessary clutter on your Android device. By cleaning out a few things, you gain space for new apps, system updates, or maybe a larger portion of your music collection. Here are a few suggestions for taking back your internal …

Boost offers new international calling options Boost Mobile Boost Mobile on Tuesday announced new options for customers who make international phone calls. Related Links Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile to carry Samsung Galaxy S5 LG Optimus F3 is Boost Mobile’s cheapest LTE handset yet Sprint revamps prepaid with cheaper plans, new phones Available immediately, Boost Mobile customers can add 22 …

The new HTC One M8 Andrew Hoyle/CNET Making its debut outside of its home market in Taiwan is the HTC One M8 . Unveiled at a launch event last night in Singapore, the Taiwanese smartphone maker’s flagship handset will be available for 998 Singapore dollars ($792) in the island state on April 5, ahead of Samsung’s global April 11 launch …

Apple/USPTO Apple has moved a step further in a proposed invention that could more securely fasten different camera lenses to your iPhone. Granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, a patent dubbed simply “Bayonet attachment mechanisms” describes a method of using a bayonet mount on your mobile device through which interchangeable camera lenses could be attached. Bayonet …

This Bluetooth headset from UClear turns a helmet into a headquarters. Eric Mack/CNET TAOS SKI VALLEY, N.M. — The best powder on this mountain takes some effort to find. From the parking lot, you’ll need to take two chairlifts, then pop off your skis or board and hike to the top of a gorgeous ridge with views of the tallest …

If Apple acquires Renesas SP, it would gain needed expertise in controlling display quality for smartphones. Apple Apple is “looking into” acquiring controlling interest in the unit of a Japan-based chipmaker that makes display-related chips for smartphones, according to Japan’s largest business daily. Apple is eying a unit of Renesas Electronics, according to a Nikkei report that appeared in the …

Jason Cipriani/CNET Last month HTC launched its latest flagship device, the HTC One M8. The new device features a revamped display, faster processor, more RAM, a wide-angle selfie cam, and two cameras on the back of the device to make depth-of-field pictures a reality on a mobile device. With all of the new hardware, and of course new software, the …

The Samsung Gear 2 Neo smartwatch. Andrew Hoyle/CNET It begins… After a South Korean phone network defied Samsung and started selling the Galaxy S5 early, rogue retailers in the US are risking the wrath of Samsung and following suit. Meanwhile, the Samsung Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit have hit shops in the UK. The S5 is due out on …

Apple attorney Harold McElhinny presents opening arguments at the patent infringement trial against Samsung. Vicki Behringer SAN JOSE, Calif.–Samsung copied Apple’s iPhone as it tried to figure out how to react and compete with the device, Apple attorneys told a court here Tuesday. Because of that, Samsung should pay Apple about $2 billion in damages, they said. Harold McElhinny, one …