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How to toggle slow

When Apple first unveiled the iPhone 6 lineup, it also added the ability to alter the speed at which the Camera app could capture slow-motion video. Previously, the iPhone 5S had been limited to capturing slow-motion at 120 frames per second (fps). But Apple doubled that speed with the iPhone 6, 6 Plus and the …

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Oooops. This is why your Galaxy S7 needs a case

So there I was, minding my own business, when all of a sudden — and I’m still not sure how, but I’m klutzy, so that’s probably answer enough — the Samsung Galaxy S7 fell from my hand to the floor with a slam. And cracked its glass backing. Badly. “Well, duh”, you’re probably thinking. “That’s what happens when you drop …

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How to watch March Madness online

It’s March Madness time. Millions of people will tune in online and through cable or satellite providers over the next three weeks to watch the best college basketball teams in the nation face off. There’s a total of 67 games, all of which will be streamed online and broadcast across CBS (the parent company of CNET), TNT, TBS and TruTV …

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Complete guide to using your Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

Samsung’s newest members of its flagship Galaxy phone family are now on sale. The S7 and S7 Edge aren’t gigantic leaps over the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, but they pack enough features to make them worthy of the name. You’ll find a better camera and a massively bigger battery and such non-iPhone features as expandable storage (it’s back!) and …

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YouTube tunes into T

T-Mobile and YouTube have made up. Early on, the world’s largest video site had expressed its displeasure at T-Mobile’s Binge On program, which compresses video, at some cost to quality, to allow subscribers to watch unlimited content on their phones and tablets. YouTube wasn’t part of the program, yet still saw its video quality get dinged. “Reducing data charges can …

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‘Game of Thrones’ meets Dr. Seuss in ‘Oh, The Places It’ll Snow’

What would the “Game of Thrones” world look like if beloved children’s book author Dr. Seuss wrote about Westeros, instead of fantasy book author George R.R. Martin? Illustrator Alex Cohen takes a look. “I rewrote the Dr. Seuss poem ‘Oh The Places You’ll Go’ with a ‘Game of Thrones’ twist, and then illustrated it as a book,” Cohen wrote on …

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Join us Monday for Apple’s iPhone SE event (live blog)

It’s Apple event time. For the second year in a row, Apple will host a product launch in March. Last year’s event was all about the Apple Watch. This year’s will focus on two of Apple’s more established product lines — the iPhone and iPad. The company is expected to introduce a smaller iPhone and a smaller version of the …

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