Just when you were ready to ditch that New Year’s resolution to go running every morning, Google is here to help. Well, it’s here to help people who use the Goals feature in Google Calendar. Google on Thursday said you can now connect Google Fit and Apple Health to your fitness goals in Calendar. “When …

Now playing: Watch this: Noted everyman Nick Offerman warms up the CNET stage… 11:59 OK, now CES has finally started. Despite how busy the show’s press days were, it’s hard to believe that the doors of the Las Vegas Convention Center opened only hours ago. As attendees swarm in, there’s still very much to see, touch and tell you about. …

Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10: What’s new in Messages 2:22 In iOS 10, Messages looks a lot more like Facebook Messenger. Apple added features including Stickers, “Tapbacks” and even apps that you install within Messages. Is it overkill? Maybe. Or maybe it’ll do exactly what Apple wants — make you choose Messages over the increasing number of competing apps …

You want PC VR for less than $500? You’ll have PC VR for less than $500. Microsoft’s going to be a big player in VR in 2017 via its Windows Holographic software and a range of Windows-compatible VR headsets, and several partners are already showing off sneak peeks. Lenovo’s VR headset is on display here in Las Vegas at CES, …

Polar on Thursday announced a new heart rate chest strap. The Polar H10 features an entirely new measuring algorithm and includes additional electrodes that ensure heart rate data is captured accurately and without interference. The more exciting news is Polar’s new partnership with GoPro that will allow users to connected the H10 chest strap to Hero4 and Hero5 cameras over …

Multi-speaker audio setups make for great dance parties, but they can get expensive fast. Now, a free app called Amp Me thinks it has the solution: synced audio playback across multiple phones and tablets. It’s a clever idea that makes good use of the fact that a lot of today’s mobile devices can double as Wi-Fi hotspots. Amp Me taps …

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LG is backing away from what made its previous top-of-the-line phone unique. The company last year launched the G5, which ventured off the beaten path of phone design: Owners could swap out its bottom “chin” for other parts that added a camera grip or a souped-up speaker. In a sea of similar-looking phones, LG hoped that its unusual approach would …

GoPro’s stalled first attempt to break into the camera drone market is moving forward once again. Last November, GoPro recalled the approximately 2,500 Karma drones sold to consumers since they became available on October 23 following the discovery that, in a small number of cases, the quadcopters lost power during operation. Those who returned the drone were given full refunds …

Streaming services surged last year, overtaking digital sales of music for the first time in the US, Nielsen Music said Thursday. It’s the latest evidence that consumers have quickly shifted away from the digital downloads typified by Apple’s iTunes to streaming music alternatives. The change has made subscriptions the music industry’s dominant sales model (the US recording industry’s main trade …