Responding to a text on Apple Watch: preselected responses, emoji or dictation. Sarah Tew/CNET Being able to quickly reply to a message from your Apple Watch is a big part of its appeal. Currently, you have the option of sending a voice-note, a dictated message (transcribed by Siri) pr using one of the pre-defined replies …

Windows 10, due out in the summer, will be free to users of Windows 7 or later for up to one year. After that, however, Microsoft says it’s still working out the kinks. Nick Statt/CNET Microsoft has bold ambitions for Windows 10: To power 1 billion devices by 2018. To achieve that goal, the company for the first time will …

The Slap hits Presto May 10. While we saw a lot of talk about what content catalogues the local streaming services would launch with in Australia, it’s always good to remember that these are living things, constantly growing and expanding. Each month we’ll be bringing you a list of what you can expect to see added to your streaming service …

PayPal will start protecting purchases of services and digital content the same way it has for physical goods. Getty Images A lot of the stuff you buy these days isn’t stuff at all. With consumers spending more money on digital goods, PayPal decided it was time to start offering buyer protections for those digital songs, books, travel tickets and software …

The Apple Watch is of interest to a quarter of people polled in a recent survey. Apple Wearable devices remain a niche product, with only 1 in 10 people polled in a recent survey saying they own a smartwatch. But the Apple Watch may prove to be a game changer, if that same survey is any indication. Of the more …

“Top Gear” presenters (L-R) Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May have left the moneyspinning BBC show in controversial circumstances. BBC The head of the BBC’s moneymaking arm reckons its flagship motoring show will continue to be lucrative even after Jeremy Clarkson and friends’ departure. “I still remain confident about the future of ‘Top Gear’,” said Tim Davie, CEO of …

Joe Belfiore, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of the OS group, demonstrates Continuum Wednesday at Build 2015. Nate Ralph/CNET Microsoft has a lofty vision for Windows 10 — one operating system for all devices. One of the keys to making that vision a reality for smartphones is a software feature called Continuum. “With Continuum for phones, we believe any phone can …

Hulu’s $7.99-a-month subscription service gives members earlier access to some full episodes and lets them watch on mobile devices. Joan E. Solsman/CNET NEW YORK — More people are paying Hulu so that they can watch more TV online. Paid subscribers to the television-streaming service increased 50 percent to nearly 9 million in the last year, Chief Executive Mike Hopkins said …

David Byttow, Secret CEO: “First of all, you have to define what a secret means.” Seth Rosenblatt/CNET It’s no longer a Secret; the once popular secret-sharing app is shutting down. After much speculation, Secret co-founder and CEO David Byttow tweeted Wednesday that “with a heavy heart” he is shutting down the struggling anonymous-messaging app. Byttow said he removed the Secret …

Apple CEO Tim Cook testified before the US Senate in May 2013, as pictured here, that he’s not a tax dodger. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook two years ago testified before the US Senate that his company wasn’t a tax dodger. Now, Apple — the world’s biggest public company with a market value of over $750 …