Better call Comcast: AMC and IFC are now a part of Sling TV’s basic $20 package. David Katzmaier/CNET The bad news is Sling TV probably still lacks a few channels you really want. The good news is that it’s not done adding new ones. With plenty of time to spare before the “Mad Men” premiere …

Softcard launched nationwide in 2013 as Isis. Softcard Softcard, the carrier-backed mobile payments initiative, is shutting down its app after striking a deal to help expand the reach of Google’s mobile payments system. The joint venture between Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile announced Wednesday it would disable its mobile app and close all customer accounts on March 31. As part …

Virgin Mobile Virgin Mobile is tackling a common bugbear of mobile plans with the announcement of a new Data Rollover feature on all postpaid plans, allowing customers to carry unused data over to the following month, without any extra charge. The Australian first will let Virgin Mobile customers take any data inclusions that are left unused at the end of …

Now playing: Watch this: The future of mobile, according to Kyocera 1:41 BARCELONA – Similar to last year’s show, Japanese-based Kyocera displayed a number of its concept mobile devices and gadgets at MWC 2015. Among its idea of providing a line of customizable durable phones and an emergency kit of the future, it also gave a glimpse of what a …

Razer’s OSVR Hacker Dev Kit is getting a face-lift. The latest update to the company’s open-source virtual reality headset sports a full-HD OLED display, which Razer claims will offer higher contrast and clear up some of the latency issues we saw in the first build at CES earlier this year . The headset has also been tweaked to improve comfort, …

It’s 2015 and we’re going to talk about a new slider phone. Today’s CNET Update is an interesting mix. Pebble shows off a new smartwatch just a week after announcing the Pebble Time. And BlackBerry into new smartphone models — including a slider phone . But in the age of hacks, will businesses go with BlackBerry for security — or …

Apple’s high-end luxury smartwatch could cost at least $5,000 CNET Would you pay five grand for the high-end luxury edition of the Apple Watch? That’s the starting price that Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster sees in his crystal ball. On March 9, Apple is expected to finally unveil the finer details of its Apple Watch , including the price tags …

You’ve seen them in message forums, blog posts and countless other corners of the Internet: little looping video clips that typically last no more than a few seconds. Like this one (which you may not be able to see if you’re using a mobile device): If a picture is worth a thousand words, something like this is probably in the …

CNET The best camera is the one you have with you, or so the saying goes. So for many photographers, that best camera just so happens to be a mobile phone. Thanks to the immediacy of social media feedback and the ease of photo editing with apps, the phone has dramatically reduced the barrier to entry for taking great photographs. …

BlackBerry leaps back into the mobile market with a touchscreen phone. Sarah Tew / CNET We’ve already seen a slew of new smartphones, wearable tech, and more at Mobile World Congress 2015 and there’s plenty more where that came from. Microsoft and a focus on security stole were the focus of day one, with Samsung previously infiltrating the scene the …