Pebble is counting down until… Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Pebble will have something new to announce in another few days. We just don’t know what. The smartwatch maker’s home page is presently displaying a timer counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until presumably something will happen. You can type your email and click …

When you think of major submarine bases (if you think of major submarine bases), you might think of New London, Kings Bay, Pearl Harbor, maybe Rybachiy. But… Fremantle? During World War II, Fremantle, on the west coast of Australia, was actually one of the largest submarine bases in the world, and largest in the southern hemisphere, home to over 160 …

T-Mobile is making the case that it’s already the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier by subscriber base. T-Mobile John Legere makes his case that it is the No. 3 wireless carrier in the nation. Josh Miller/CNET The crux of T-Mobile’s argument lies in a line in Sprint’s financial filings with the Securities Exchange Commission that counts 1.7 million customers through resale …

Humble Bundle Hi, cheeps! No, I’m not dead or in the hospital, though it was kind of so many of you to ask. As I mentioned on Monday, I’m traveling this week. But I’ll be back to full-strength deal sharing next week. In the meantime, I bring you three of my favorite kind of deal: bundles! 1. Mac time I …

Jason Cipriani/CNET After reading the release notes of the recent updates to Word, PowerPoint and Excel for iOS, you’re left wondering where the supposed iCloud Drive support can be found. It’s not completely obvious at first, and actually, it’s still not all that obvious. Here’s how it works: Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET When you launch any of the Office apps, …

Yahoo announced new tools aimed at mobile developers on Thursday. Screenshot by Richard Nieva/CNET Marissa Mayer’s latest pitch to Silicon Valley: Yahoo wants to help smartphone and tablet developers manage their mobile apps. On Thursday, the company announced new tools aimed at mobile-software developers that would help them measure user engagement and make money off their apps. They do this …

Image by Jaskirat Singh Bawa, CC BY-ND 2.0 Internet service providers in Australia would be required to help identify repeat copyright infringers under a proposed “three-strikes” policy draft published Friday. The draft code, which was drafted by rights holders and service providers, came in response to an ultimatum from the Australian Government in December last year for an industry-developed approach …

CNET Samsung just made a big move in mobile payments. The world’s largest smartphone manufacturer said on Wednesday that it had acquired LoopPay, a mobile-payments technology startup. The deal potentially supercharges Samsung’s ability to enable its customers to pay for goods and services with their smartphone, a feature that has generated more interest since Apple introduced its Apple Pay system. …

Amazon’s ‘The Man in the High Castle’ is a chilling look at an alternate history where the Second World War ended badly for the Allies. Amazon What if the Nazis had won? That’s the chilling premise of “The Man in the High Castle”, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick, which became Amazon’s most-watched pilot ever and will now …

Whatever satellite TV provider Dish Network decides to do with its large stash of spectrum, it will be good news for T-Mobile, said John Legere, CEO of the wireless carrier. “We look at their spectrum portfolio, and video, as a fascinating idea to consider,” Legere said during T-Mobile’s fourth-quarter conference call Thursday, addressing the long-standing rumors that Dish may be …