Pandora purchased music analytics company Next Big Sound, which figures out things like the relationship between social media and revenue for music and the real effect of promotional events and marketing for artists. Joan E. Solsman/CNET Pandora, the world’s biggest streaming music service by users, Tuesday said it bought music analytics company Next Big Sound, …

Sarah Tew/CNET Basis Peak owners can now sync data with Google Fit and Apple Health. The added integration comes via an update to the Peak mobile app. Additionally, a new feature called Basis Peak Playground is launching alongside the app update and allows users to get an early look at experimental features and provide feedback. Basis, which is owned by …

Six to Start Running for the heck of it can get pretty boring. Running to escape a roving horde of zombies? That sounds a little more fun. Maybe even a lot more. For the past couple years, Zombies, Run! has delivered on that idea by mixing a RunKeeper-style exercise tracker with a “Walking Dead”-style mission-driven story. It originally sold for …

Scratch Wireless is offering the CoolPad Arise for $99. CNET Scratch Wireless is introducing a $99 smartphone that can be used with the company’s free wireless service, setting a new bar when it comes to cheap mobile options. On Tuesday, the company introduced the CoolPad Arise, a Chinese-manufactured smartphone that runs Google’s Android mobile operating system and operates on Scratch’s …

YotaPhone 2 is now available for early adopters on Indiegogo. Yota Devices The YotaPhone 2, a device that has yet to hit store shelves in the US, is now available on Indiegogo. The YotaPhone 2, one of the more interesting smartphones on the market, comes with a standard LCD display on the front and an e-ink screen on the back. …

LG Display, the screen-making subsidiary of LG, is dedicated to OLED panels, and it has unveiled an impossibly thin television to prove it. At a press event in its home country of Korea on Tuesday, LG Display showed off a “wallpaper” proof-of-concept television. The 55-inch OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display weighs 1.9 kilograms and is less than a millimeter thick. …

Whether you’re training for a marathon or just want to get moving more, your phone can be an excellent coach. Packed with features and GPS tracking, today’s top running apps are great tools both for novice runners who need motivation and want to keep tabs on their progress, and for seasoned athletes who want to stay in peak shape. The …

The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge have had a strong debut, according to a report out of Asia. Josh Miller/CNET The Samsung Galaxy S6 and its S6 Edge sibling have shipped more than 10 million units, according to the Korea Herald. Related Links Samsung Galaxy S6 review Samsung: Demand for Galaxy S6 steeper than expected Samsung swings big …

Google Maps was vandalized to associate a racial slur with the White House. Screenshot/CNET Racism exists everywhere on the Internet, and apparently Google Maps is no exception. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that if you surf to Google Maps, focus it on a map of Washington, D.C. and type “n—— house” into the search bar, the map takes you …

Asus Chairman Jonney Shih onstage at the company’s ZenFone 2 event Monday. Sarah Tew/CNET NEW YORK — You may know Asus from its laptop business, but when it comes to smartphones in the US, it’s strictly, “Asus who?” Asus is the world’s fifth-largest PC manufacturer, but wants to expand its presence in the faster-growing mobile business, where it has a …