You can now share photos of videos from your Instagram feed in a private message with your friends using Instagram Direct. The integration is quite simple and straightforward, requiring a user to tap on a new sharing arrow just below an Instagram post. You then select a friend — or friends — to share with, …

Enlarge Image Samsung’s new ultra high-definition Blu-ray player will be available next year. Andrew Hoyle/CNET BERLIN — Get ready for some ultra high-definition DVDs. Samsung talked up its first UHD Blu-ray player, the UBD-K8500, during an event Thursday at a press conference at the IFA electronics show here. The player is capable of providing four times the resolution and 64 …

Enlarge Image Check your allergies at the door… Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET If you really want to get a sense of a place, like from the street level, it makes sense to be closer to the street itself. In Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture, arguably no one has their (really cute little) ears closer to the ground, sniffing out the local scene, …

Enlarge Image Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET I’m good up to a point when it comes to maintaining order with the files and folders on my Mac. There are a few corners, however, where piles of junk have begun to collect. I loathe the idea of sorting out these wayward folders and, in fact, avoid it at all costs. I would …

Enlarge Image The Intuos line of consumer graphics tablets differs primarily by software bundle (and price). Wacom Wacom dove into IFA, the huge international consumer electronics show in Germany, with a bunch of updates to its existing product line, plus a new digital notetaking solution, Bamboo Spark. Updates include a new version of its Bamboo Fineline all-purpose iPad stylus, a …

Enlarge Image Jason Cipriani/CNET GoPro recently updated its smartphone application, adding the editing capabilities teased earlier this summer by the company. The feature eliminates the need to wait until you’re near a computer to sync videos off the device, edit and then share. To use trim-and-share, you’ll need the latest version of the smartphone apps. The iOS version can be …

LG In its quest to smarten up every appliance imaginable, LG will soon be introducing its Styler wardrobe to China and the US. The Styler is an alternative to traditional washers: a closet that steam-cleans clothing that’s hung inside without the use of water or detergents. According to the Korea Herald, it’ll be rolled out to China this week and …

Should Apple have banned an app that lets animals shoot at hunters? Google Apple has put the kibosh on a hunting app that lets you aim at hunters instead of their jungle prey. The game, called Cecil’s Revenge, was inspired by the real-life incident in July in which a lion known as Cecil was lured from a park sanctuary in …

Berlin-based tech show IFA 2015 is in full swing and we’re seeing plenty of hot new tech products, from smartwatches and phones to washers and fridges. The show is huge and there’s a lot to see, so we understand if you didn’t get the chance to check out every new product as it was announced. Here’s a run-down of the …

The LG Nexus 5 will soon celebrate its second birthday. James Martin/CNET New details have bubbled to the surface for two LG smartphones rumored to debut in the coming weeks: pricing for the forthcoming, LG-made Nexus phone and a Pro version of the current LG G4 flagship phone. Assuming both the Nexus 5X, as it’s being called, and the G4 …