LG The mainstream TV tech with the best picture is dead. RIP plasma. If you’re a screen quality purist, LED LCD won’t cut it. Though they dominate the TV market, LED LCDs come with picture quality flaws, like uneven screens and poor contrast. That leaves OLED — organic light-emitting diode — television as your only …

LG intros the software that will power its G4 smartphone. LG LG, all too anxious to show off its refreshed custom mobile software experience, has officially begun teasing UX 4.0, its custom software layer for Android phones. Expected to debut on the upcoming flagship G4 smartphone, the new interface promises to be more streamlined and user-centric. Related Links LG likely …

Roku boxes are getting new tricks — even if you have an older streaming machine: Now playing: Watch this: Roku refresh sends alerts when movie price drops 2:56 Also featured in this tech-news roundup: Sling TV adds HBO Now and 200 international channels. But some NCAA streams on Sling have had trouble keeping up with demand. More impressive than streaming …

Matt Elliott/CNET The Google Drive app for iOS received a photo-centric update earlier this week. A new Photos folder lets you view photos you may have stashed on Google+, and a new auto-backup feature lets you back up the photos and videos on your iOS device. If you don’t see the new Photos folder and auto backup setting, hang on …

Microsoft Last week, Microsoft unveiled a new version of Office Lens, a free mobile scanning app that was previously limited to Windows Phone devices. Now it’s available for iOS as well, with a Preview version available for Android users who wish to beta-test it. The idea behind Office Lens is to turn your smartphone or tablet into a fast, efficient …

Apple will give employees a 50 percent discount on its first smartwatch. James Martin/CNET It’s a good time to be an Apple employee. CEO Tim Cook on Monday sent a memo to employees saying Apple will give all workers a 50 percent discount on Apple Watch or Apple Watch Sport. The purchase has to be for personal use, and the …

Pick a Sony Xperia Z3, any Sony Xperia Z3. Andrew Hoyle/CNET T-Mobile has stopped selling Sony’s flagship smartphone, leaving Verizon as the sole major US carrier offering the Xperia Z3. A T-Mobile sales representative tweeted on Sunday that the company is no longer carrying the Xperia Z3. The tweet provided no reason and, so far, neither T-Mobile nor Sony has …

Sundar Pichai, Google’s senior vice president of products, announces Google’s mobile network plans at Mobile World Congress in March. Stephen Shankland/CNET Google reportedly is in talks with the operator of the UK’s Three and several other mobile networks to let subscribers use its upcoming mobile phone service without charge while abroad. Google hopes to offer customers free use of its …

Andrew Hoyle/CNET HTC spent a lot of time with the previous iterations of the One lineup, touting its UltraPixel camera as superior to those in competing devices. With the M9, however, HTC has finally conceded to critics and added a 20-megapixel camera to the device. On top of hardware changes, there are also some software features you should be aware …

4 ways to perfect your Netflix experience These tips from CNET’s Dan Graziano could greatly improve your viewing experience on Netflix. Now playing: Watch this: 4 ways to perfect your Netflix experience 2:17 Meerkat or Periscope? Which is better? With Twitter’s Periscope hitting the scene, we had to see how it measures up to Meerkat. Now playing: Watch this: Meerkat …