The Apple TV box has only gotten better since its debut in 2015, with thousands of new apps and plenty of usability improvements via software updates. Even more improvements — single sign-on for some cable and satellite providers and the new TV app — are due by the end of the year. But if the …

With Thanksgiving only one week away, it shouldn’t be a surprise that people are starting to talk about it on social networks. Getting together with family for a huge meal can be a great thing, but it also can be…not so great. Someone on Twitter started a hashtag game called #OverheardAtThanksgivingDinner and it’s up to almost 6,000 tweets as of …

Now playing: Watch this: Wait, how fast can Qualcomm charge a phone? 1:22 Qualcomm says its Quick Charge 4 tech can charge a phone for up to five hours in five minutes. Courtesy of Qualcomm You’ll soon be able to get 5 hours of battery life faster than you can make popcorn. Qualcomm debuted the fourth generation of its super-fast …

Don’t expect Samsung to rock the boat at Harman. When the Korean giant announced its planned $8 billion acquisition of Harman earlier this week, it was said to be all about the audio conglomerate’s automotive technology. “Approximately 65 percent of Harman’s $7.0 billion of reported sales during the 12 months ended September 30, 2016 are automotive-related,” crowed the press release …

#Spectacles isn’t trending because your parents are in need of new magnifiers. Snap’s new Spectacles, glasses that let you record and upload to Snapchat, are white hot right now. We got a pair here at CNET HQ yesterday and CNET’s Lexy Savvides has already given us her first impressions. Our full review is coming soon. What’s amazing is just how …

AOL is expected to announce Thursday that it will lay off 500 people, or 5 percent of its staff, as it shifts focus. “The layoffs are related to a 2017 strategy where we will add to our business,” AOL CEO Tim Armstrong said in an interview with Recode. “These are super targeted by area and we will be re-growing especially …

GoPro just unlocked the hidden potential of the Hero5 camera‘s GPS data. As of today, you can download its Quik for Desktop software for playing, editing and sharing your videos, and it will transform that data into telemetry gauges you can overlay onto your clips. It’s simple to use, too: Just record your video with the GPS turned on and …

Samsung is still No. 1 in smartphones, but Chinese manufacturers are gaining ground. The Korean electronics giant saw phone sales in the third quarter decline by 14 percent year over year, its worst performance ever, according to researched published Thursday by Gartner. The slump is due in part to battery problems that caused some of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 phones …

Spotify and Gatorade want to help you pump up the jams at the gym. Enlarge Image Ever wonder what a Steve Aoki Bootcamp workout looks like? Me neither. Spotify Gatorade Amplify generates personalized playlists with songs from Spotify’s library, based on your Spotify listening history, that are energetic enough to fuel a workout. The playlists take into consideration the danceability, …

Now playing: Watch this: 5 best uses of 3D Touch on the iPhone 1:21 Back in April, I declared using 3D Touch on the App Store icon to quickly update all apps was the most amazing use of 3D Touch ever. And it was! Until a few days ago when I accidentally discovered what I now consider the best use …