Now playing: Watch this: Access Google Maps offline 1:48 The moment your phone reads “No service,” Google Maps suddenly drops out. That is, unless you’ve saved your maps for offline access. With this feature, you can store large map areas for guidance, even when you’re stuck without reception. The process is identical on both iOS …

Sarah Tew/CNET It’s probably been a while since you upgraded your AV receiver, right? Receivers, those bulky boxes at the heart of many surround sound systems, tend to last longer than a lot of other gear. However, if you use yours not only to power your speakers, but to switch video as well — that is, all your sources are …

If you prefer handwriting to tap-typing, MyScript Stylus makes it possible on iOS. MyScript For geeks of a certain age, the first smartphones weren’t phones at all, but rather PDAs. And although these devices offered tiny onscreen keyboards similar to what we use today, the preferred data-entry option was stylus-powered handwriting recognition. Whether you long for those days or just …

The iPhone 6S could more than just an incremental upgrade, says one analyst. CNET Apple may be developing the next iPhone as more than just an incremental upgrade. Likely to be launched in September as per Apple’s usual time frame, the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus (assuming Apple continues with its usual naming convention) will start off by offering …

Nic Healey/CNET Panasonic has launched its 2015 range of Viera TVs and associated home entertainment products into Australia. Like rivals LG and Samsung, the focus is on 4K panels and Blu-ray upscaling, but Panasonic seems to be hoping that a greater integration of Netflix will prove to be the company’s point of difference. Panasonic is offering 23 new TVs over …

Uber’s car-hailing service now has a cash payment option. Uber Car-hailing service Uber has added a new method for payment that makes its service feel awfully similar to taxis. Uber is testing a new cash payment option in the Indian city of Hyderabad, the company announced on Tuesday. The service will roll out over the next week. Uber says the …

Young Sohn, Samsung president and chief strategy officer, reveals the company’s new Artik processors to power the Internet of Things. James Martin/CNET SAN FRANCISCO — Samsung on Tuesday revealed a new chip family to power the Internet of Things, putting it in more direct competition with Intel, Qualcomm and others in the quest to connect everything. Young Sohn, the Samsung …

Plantronics Germany Telstra is offering pre-paid mobile customers new data options for quick use or long-term browsing, giving customers the opportunity to rollover data from month to month. The telco’s Pre-Paid Mobile Broadband Data Passes are being billed as the ideal option for everything from weekends away to year-long data packages for tablet or mobile users who want their data …

Remember this? The legendary Nokia 3310. Nokia Nokia is 150 years old! The Finnish company probably made your first phone, but in its long history it has made everything from paper to rubber boots to gas masks. The company began when fiercesomely mutton-chopped engineer Fredrik Idestam established a wood pulp mill in southwestern Finland in 1865. Idestam then built a …

Quickflix The future of Quickflix is uncertain after the company entered a trading halt early on Wednesday, ahead of an announcement by the company regarding its streaming business. The company announced the trading halt in a statement on the Australian Securities Exchange, “pending release of an announcement regarding Quickflix Ltd entering into a material commercial agreement in relation to its …