Optus Optus has announced it will shutter its content and service portal Optus Zoo by the end of the month, to be replaced by an “alternative content store” that will continue offering downloads such as music, apps and eBooks. Optus Zoo has more than a decade of history under its belt, with roots in the …

Apple Apple’s press event has concluded, and we have learned a great deal of new information about the company’s first smartwatch. One of the most interesting things we saw on the Apple Watch was a new feature called Digital Touch. This allows two Apple Watch users to communicate with one another without texting or calling. Here’s how it works: Rather …

Apple showed off a Woolworths app on its Apple Watch. Screenshot by Claire Reilly/CNET Amongst the major Apple Watch announcements made at the company’s Spring Forward event in California this morning — including news that the 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition will fetch upwards of AU$14,000 — we heard more about the new apps that will roll out when the …

Now playing: Watch this: New MacBook features a ‘full-size keyboard’ 1:15 Our fearless live-blogging team before the event: Tim Stevens, Scott Stein, Dan Ackerman and Shara Tibken. James Martin/CNET SAN FRANCISCO — Aaaand we’re back at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, a favorite venue for Apple’s announcements, after the more intimate setting of its headquarters for the iPad …

Like other iOS pre-loaded apps like Stocks and Calendar, Apple’s new Apple Watch app can’t be removed. Screenshot by Nick Statt/CNET What better way to convince Apple iPhone users they should shell out hundreds if not thousands of dollars for the latest gadget than an app you can’t remove from your smartphone? After updating your iPhone to latest version of …

When Steve Jobs pulled the MacBook Air out of a manila envelope in early 2008 — revealing the impossibly thin laptop to the world — the device was at the forefront of laptop technology, and priced that way. Now, seven years later, it’s become Apple’s “budget” laptop, and it’s likely to stay there. Apple’s press event on Monday only reinforced …

Nicole Cozma/CNET The latest version of Android Lollipop, announced Monday, will address issues with version 5.0 of the OS, while adding a handful of new features that help improve the user experience, according to the Official Android blog. For starters, Quick Settings will now allow you to connect to a Wi-Fi network or Bluetooth device without opening another menu. If …

Though Apple’s March 9 event was pretty much universally referred to as the “Apple Watch event,” the company was busy with much more than wrist-worn gadgets. Besides a heap of details on the new wearable, we also got an HBO streaming announcement and a completely refreshed MacBook. HBO CEO Richard Plepler showed up to rub shoulders with Apple CEO Tim …

Apple Watch can cost as little as $350 or as much as $17,000. Apple has new warranty plans to cover every purchase in between. Tim Stevens/CNET Those considering the newly priced Apple Watch can rejoice: the company’s warranty policies are friendlier than usual. A standard purchase of any Apple Watch model includes a free full year of hardware repair coverage …

James Martin/CNET The Apple Watch will be Apple’s first foray into the smartwatch field, fending off well-entrenched competitors who’ve had a few years of experience in the space. And the competition is stiff. The LG G Watch R is one of the top contenders, sporting an attractive design you might actually want to wear on your wrist. Ditto for the …