The Wall Street Journal has a scoopy item out this evening suggesting that Comcast and Apple are discussing the potential for a streaming television service — one in which Apple’s set-top box would receive “special treatment” to allow it to avoid congestion. The report, citing unnamed sources, said that the discussions are in the preliminary …

Pioneer SP-BS21-LR speakers Pioneer Ah yes, the Pioneer SP-BS21-LR — it was love at first listen back in 2011 when I reviewed it as part of Pioneer’s awesome SP-PK21BS six-piece, subwoofer/satellite home-theater system. I used the SP-PK21BS package as one of my reference speaker systems in reviews after that and was always amazed by the speaker’s sound and build quality. …

BlackBerry HQ in Waterloo, Ontario BlackBerry BlackBerry’s quest for cash has been bolstered by a real estate sale. The embattled smartphone maker announced on Friday that it has agreed to sell over 3 million square feet of space, as well as vacant land, across its home turf of Canada. BlackBerry will lease back some of the space, but didn’t say …

Now playing: Watch this: LG’s ultra-big and powerful, G Pro 2 1:26 It’s been a month since LG’s massive 5.9-inch G Pro 2 launched in Korea, and the device has been slowly gaining traction with further roll outs in other Asian countries including Hong Kong and Taiwan. Although no information has been released about its potential availability in Europe and …

Sony’s got stock of its tasty new quad-core slate, the Xperia Z2 Tablet, on its UK site. The new 10-inch tablet will set you back a hefty £399, but if you order before next Monday, 24 March, you can bag an extended three-year warranty for just a penny extra. The Z2 Tablet — not to be confused with the Xperia …

A photo of Motorola’s Moto 360. Motorola Motorola has touted the premium materials for its upcoming Moto 360 smartwatch, which could include a step-up in material for its face. The Moto 360 could employ a sapphire glass face, according to G for Games. Related stories Best Phones Under $500 for 2022: Pixel 6A, iPhone SE, Galaxy A53 and More Motorola’s …

Josh Miller/CNET Want to get your hands on the Galaxy S5? You won’t have to wait until its 11 April launch day. Samsung is releasing a small batch of S5s to shops in selected countries, including the UK, starting today. The “Global Preview” starts in the US and Switzerland today, with Samsung promising it “will be expanded” to the UK, …

A leaked render of a possible new Nokia phone. @evleaks A sequel to Nokia’s brilliant Lumia 620 is apparently ready for release, with Sofica, the makers of a prominent camera benchmarking app, spotting a Nokia with a 5-megapixel camera running Windows Phone 8.1. Benchmarks are often a good tip that a new mobile is rapidly incoming, and the Lumia 630 …

James Martin/CNET Apple is in negotiations with senior executives at record labels about launching an on-demand streaming music service that would compete with Spotify and Beats music, according to a report by Billboard. Citing three unnamed sources, the publication said the “exploratory talks” are right now in very early stages. The report also said Apple is mulling creating an iTunes …

The Fluance Fi30 is a shiny, stylish Bluetooth speaker available in white or black. Fluance First up, thanks for the incredible response to yesterday’s post about Microsoft Office. Lots of good discussion, lots of very fair points on all sides. (Note that CNET’s commenting system is down for the moment, so you can’t add your two cents just now. Same …

Huawei has reversed course on plans for a handset equipped with both Android and Windows Phone. In a statement sent to FierceWireless on Wednesday, the China-based mobile phone vendor indicated it will continue to support Android and Windows Phone but as separate items. “Huawei Consumer Business Group adopts an open approach towards mobile operating systems to provide a range of …

An update to Google’s search app lets Android users launch their phone’s camera, in photo or video mode, with a voice command. “With the Google Search App on Android, you can just tap the microphone or say ‘OK Google,’ then ‘take a photo’ or ‘take a video.’ Google will launch your camera app in the preferred mode,” Google said in …

Samsung has officially posted the global prices for two of its upcoming wearable devices. The Gear 2 smartwatch will sell for 8,999 Taiwan dollars ($293), Samsung announced in Taiwan on Wednesday, according to Sammobile and other sources. That’s a slight drop from the $300 retail price of the original Gear. The new Gear Fit fitness band will cost 5,990 Taiwan …

Flappy Bird is migrating back to app stores, the game’s creator Dong Nguyen has promised fans on Twitter — and it’ll be better than ever. “Yes, but not soon,” he replied yesterday to one of the many people asking if the inexplicably popular mobile game would return. Having been off Twitter for over a month since he originally took the …

UK phone network Ovivo Mobile shut down last night without any prior warning, leaving an estimated 50,000 users without a signal. The network, an MVNO that piggybacked on Vodafone’s infrastructure in the same manner as Tesco Mobile or Giffgaff, announced last night it was ceasing trading. I’ve contacted Vodafone for comment and will update when I hear back. “We are …