Popcorn Buzz is designed to handle massive group calls. Popcorn Buzz For the more popular among us, group calling seems to have just hit an awfully high milestone. Japan-based Line, which offers a messaging app in 230 countries, has launched a new offering, called Popcorn Buzz, designed to let users engage in group calling with …

Apple TV has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of an explosion in online video. Sarah Tew/CNET Apple TV appears to be the hobby people keep coming back to. The computer maker’s streaming-media box saw its share of TV Everywhere viewings doubled at the beginning of this year from the end of last, outstripping main rival Roku, according to a …

Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET If you have been getting started with Google Photos, then you have probably checked out Google Photos on the Web and the mobile device of your choice. That’s what I did last week. I am an old Picasa user and struggled through the awkward Photos-as-part-of-Google+ years before blossoming with Google Photos. I love its navigation, cross-platform …

Lycos has an announcement to make in wearables: ring, band, health sensors? Screenshot by Scott Stein/CNET Remember Lycos? They had a search engine back in the days when Bill Clinton was president. The website’s still alive: it’s a hub of various Web and entertainment news. And now, Lycos aims to be yet another company diving into the wearable ocean. Lycos …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple Watch apps: they should be getting better, soon. Sarah Tew/CNET I’ve been wearing the Apple Watch for over two months, and while its benefits have grown on me, its limitations continue to stand out. Simply put, there are aspects of the Apple …

Syma This is an update of a deal I shared back in December. Lower price, better model — what’s not to like? Summer is here, and that means it’s drone-flying time! If you haven’t yet had the pleasure, it’s time to indulge your inner kid. Or your actual kid, if you’ve got one. These things are a blast, plain and …

HTC China debuts another 5.2-inch One with powerful hardware. HTC China HTC welcomed yet another member of the One family on Thursday. Set to launch in China, the One ME is not all that different from the One M9+ unveiled only two months ago (and both can claim the One M9 as their lineage). Related Links HTC unveils larger-screened One …

Take a tour under the sea courtesy of Google’s new Street View images. Google You can now swim with the whales without getting wet, thanks to Google’s new Street View tours of the ocean’s depths. As described in a new blog posted Thursday, Google has posted new Street View imagery of more than 40 underwater spots around the world, including …

CNET Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) kicks off this Monday with a keynote from CEO Tim Cook. I’ll be there with CNET’s Shara Tibken and Scott Stein to cover the event so make sure to tune in. Tune into CNET’s WWDC live blog at 9:00 a.m. PT Monday, June 8 Historically, WWDC is where Apple announces new software releases, …

Yahoo is shutting down its Maps site by the end of June. Screenshot by CNET Yahoo is telling its Maps service to hit the road. The company announced Thursday that it is shutting down its Maps site at the end of June, eight years after Yahoo launched the product. But the service will not be going away completely. The company …