Facebook wants you to step inside live videos. The social network on Monday announced plans to release a 360-degree live video feature. That means viewers will be able to look up, down and around in videos that are being streamed live on Facebook. Live video has been crucial for Facebook as the social network tries …

Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10.2: 6 reasons you should upgrade 2:22 Apple released iOS 10.2 new features and bug fixes for your iPhone. It’s a big midyear update that includes news emojis, a TV app and much more. Here’s everything the update includes. Editors’ note: This post and above video originally rounded up features included in iOS 10.2 beta. …

Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10.2: 6 reasons you should upgrade 2:22 Apple’s long-awaited TV app is now live. But there’s still no Netflix. The company’s new app for Apple TVs, iPhones and iPads, simply called “TV,” makes it easier to discover TV shows and movies across all of your different apps. It displays content from all of the supported …

Virtual reality is a somewhat understandable concept in 2016. You put on a headset, you find yourself in 3D worlds. But augmented reality — AR — is still a bit less understood. You could engage with augmented reality with a headset, and see 3D objects “projected” into your real world — something that’s usually called “mixed reality.” Augmented reality doesn’t …

You’ll be able to watch the Australian Open in HD and ad-free this summer, but you’ll need to pay $10 for the privilege. The Seven Network has confirmed the tennis will be back on air in January, with the traditional TV broadcast being complemented by a “freemium” app. According to Seven, the app will let viewers “upgrade” their Australian Open …

Your Spotify playlist is pretty awesome, right? So why not do what the best music fans do and push your music tastes onto everyone else? A new app out of Brisbane lets you do just that, giving you the opportunity to choose songs from your Spotify playlist and push them to play in your local pub, retail store or gym. …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple AirPods: CNET editors react 3:35 Apple’s fancy new headphones for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are the gifts that keeps on delaying. Neither the AirPods nor the BeatsX headphones have made it to market in time for the heaviest shopping window of the holiday season — yet. A new rumor suggests that the wireless …

You know it’s not a proper Disney movie until there’s a cross-promotional tie-in. Now Uber is jumping on the Star Wars hype train (or should that be hype car?) announcing a partnership with Disney to bring “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” to your ride-sharing app. By “activating” the “experience” (that’s right, we can use marketing speak), Uber says you’ll …

Del Seymour lived on the streets in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district for 18 years, hustling for his next fix. For San Franciscans, this gritty neighborhood is synonymous with homelessness, drugs and destitution. It’s also home to 17 tech companies — including Twitter, Dolby Laboratories, Spotify and Zendesk — attracted in part by tax breaks and other incentives from the city. …

The Preview app ought to have a better opinion of itself. This stock Mac app goes around calling itself “Preview” when it can do so much more than just preview files. To help Preview form a more positive view of itself and help you get the most out of the app, I present 9 things Preview can do beyond showing …