Part digital camera, part smartphone, the 4G Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Camera could be the start of a new generation of digital cameras. And as of this week, both Verizon and AT&T sell it. On the one hand, Samsung could find some advantage in branching into the digital camera realm early before the trend really takes …

It’s been months since Roku announced that the Amazon Cloud Player was “coming soon,” but today the company finally made good on that promise. Amazon’s cloud music service is now available on Roku and Samsung Smart TVs, offering the ability to stream your own digital music tracks without needing to keep a separate computer running. For Roku, it’s a solid …

Geoffrey Morrison/CNET Most new TV models are announced at the Consumer Electronics Show, held every January. It’s usually a few months before they ship, arriving in stores sometime in the spring. So with new models imminent, should you wait to buy a new TV? We break down what we expect to see, and figure out when is the best time …

(Credit: John Chandler) Designer John Chandler shows you how to make a not-quite-so-budget iPad Mini case out of a Moleskine notebook. There’s something very satisfying about DIY — saving money, creating something with your own hands; pretending to be MacGyver. Maybe you won’t save that much money with this trick by designer John Chandler — a Moleskine of the right …

Flickr updated its iPhone app today, ushering in a new design and features, including photo filters similar to those the world has fallen in love with over at Instagram. Allow me to walk you through the radically changed Flickr for iPhone app. Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET When you first launch the app, you’ll need to sign up via Facebook or …

Redbox said the streaming portion of its Redbox Instant video service, offered in a partnership with Verizon, will cost $6 a month, undercutting key rival Netflix. The company’s primary offering is an $8 a month plan that includes the unlimited video streaming and four one-night credits for DVDs at local kiosks. A plan that includes Blu-Ray discs costs $9 a …

Square has lined up its first luxury-brand partner, a new report claims. Square and the Burberry clothing chain are testing out a deal to see how the payment processing might work in its stores, The Next Web reported today, citing people who claim to have knowledge of the deal. The announcement could be made soon. Burberry CTO John Douglas already …

Claire McCaskill, Democratic senator from Missouri. mccaskill.senate.gov Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill wants you to be able to tweet a photo of St. Louis’ famous Gateway Arch while you’re soaring above it in your commercial airliner of choice. At least that might be one option open to you if a letter she sent to the Federal Aviation Administration yesterday has the …

Red Bull Mobile launched an aggressive new plan today, introducing new Access 365 Monthly plans, which include unlimited calls and text, plus 5GB per month for AU$30. Details of the new Access 365 Monthly plan. (Credit: Red Bull Mobile) Monthly payment is new to Red Bull’s post-paid options, where previously, these plans had to be paid for in full upfront. …

O2 is putting up its prices. The oxygenated network is adding 3.2 per cent to the monthly bill of every customer in February next year — but the small print means you can’t break your contract. “We’ve held off putting our tariff prices up for as long as possible, even when our competitors raised theirs”, says O2. “But now, because …

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt believes that Android’s war with iOS is just about over — and that his team won. Speaking to Bloomberg in an interview published this morning, Schmidt said Android’s ongoing market-share battle with Apple’s iOS “is of the scale of 20 years ago — Microsoft versus Apple.” He went on to say that in his opinion, “we’re …

The rapid rise of tablets is driving the e-book reader market to an equally rapid fall, according to a new study. Related stories: Does it still make sense to buy an e-reader? CNET’s list of the best e-book readers Amazon, Barnes & Noble go tit for tat in tablet wars IHS iSuppli said that after “spectacular” growth during the past …

The Federal Communications Commission wants to require all cellular carriers and Internet-based messaging providers to support text-to-911 messages. While the four largest U.S. wireless carriers have already signed on to the plan, the U.S. agency today proposed guidelines that would require “over the top” text messaging apps — those capable of sending text messages to phones — to be part …

RIM’s rumored BlackBerry 10 L series device, code-named London, has just come into sharper focus thanks to new images posted by Vietnamese site Tinh Te and reported by CIO.com. If these shots and accompanying video are legit, the phone runs RIM’s long awaited BlackBerry 10 software complete with the BlackBerry Hub and Flow interface. From the video and pictures it’s …

If you followed our instructions to the letter, you should have a rooted Samsung Galaxy Note 2. You might be wondering what all the fuss was about, as it’s pretty much identical to how it was before — hardly worth the years taken off your life by the stress of breaking the warranty on your new £500 gadget. But we …