The Neo N2 smartpen, shown here with the Livescribe 3 and Equil Smartpen 2. Photo by Rick Broida/CNET The NeoLab Neo N2 smartpen debuted on Kickstarter about eight months ago, where it smashed its $20,000 funding goal and raised nearly $360,000. Although backers have already received their pens, the N2 officially went on sale earlier …

Facebook’s Chief Technology Officer, Mike Schroepfer, talking about Facebook’s drone program. Facebook It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…a giant Internet router? That could be the reaction later this year when Facebook gets its high-flying, wide-wingspan drone off the ground. At its F8 conference on Thursday, Facebook revealed that it had made a first test flight of an unmanned aerial …

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“Our financial viability is no longer in question,” BlackBerry CEO John Chen says. Sarah Tew/CNET You can’t keep BlackBerry down. The struggling smartphone manufacturer posted a surprise profit on Friday for the second quarter in a row, eking out gains thanks to a massive cost-cutting effort and an adjustment to the value of its investment in a broad patent portfolio. …

James Martin/CNET Sometimes it seems like smartphones can’t bring any new or notable innovations to the table. For the iPhone, a big design change and lots of improvements hit last fall, and — if Apple stays true to form — we’ll see an “S” update this year that means a more sedate list of internal changes and a nearly unchanged …

Now playing: Watch this: 4 ways to perfect your Netflix experience 2:17 If you’re anything like me, you probably love binge-watching shows on Netflix. Whether it’s “Orange is the New Black,” the new season of “House of Cards,” or catching up on “Mad Men” episodes, Netflix has become a key player in my post-work and weekend routine. After spending endless …

Might this unknown LG smartphone be the G4 or a stylus-based variant? Screenshot by Scott Webster/CNET LG could join Samsung and HTC in the battle for the top smartphone next month, according to sources close to the Korea Herald, when the phone maker will reportedly debut its flagship LG G4 handset. Related Links LG G Flex 2 review LG plans …

Jonah Becker has left HTC, but where he’s going next is unknown. Jonah Becker Smartphone maker HTC may be finding itself a little unsteady in the design department. On Thursday, HTC’s associate vice president of industrial design, Jonah Becker, announced on his Twitter feed that he has left the company. He didn’t say what his plans are, but asked his …

Google Maps on Android. Nicole Cozma/CNET Google has changed the Maps app around a great many times. Unfortunately, this means some features have disappeared, but thankfully, some are being added back. Such is the case with the ability to access custom maps you created through the service. Previously, you could create these maps on the desktop and then view them …

The LG Watch Urbane LTE can also send and accept text messages and make mobile payments — all on its own. LG LG has put a price tag on its new smartwatch that doesn’t need a smartphone to phone home. The LG Watch Urbane LTE launches in South Korea on Friday at a price of 650,000 won ($589). It can …