Few iPhone accessories — if any — extend the usefulness of the device’s camera like Motrr’s Galileo. But much of the credit for that belongs to the multiple apps developed for it, such as Appologic’s new Videography app. On its own, the $3.99 app gives you the capability to live stream 1080p video and audio …

Speaking at a technology conference this week, Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman said she is surprised by the appeal of the Chromebook. “Chromebooks have surprised us in the breadth of their field. It is not just education, it is small business,” she said, in response to a question at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco on …

HTC is looking to harness the power of users’ cell phones to engage in some altruistic pursuits, like finding a cure for cancer, researching climate change, and bringing food to the world’s hungry. Working to solve complex world issues often means crunching massive amounts of data. Analyzing this data takes supercomputers and time — and this is where smartphone-maker HTC …

Update: A 12-minute hands-on video of the new HTC One has leaked, I’ve embedded it in the story. HTC has released the second teaser trailer for the new HTC One, and it promises the handset will be “even more metal” than its predecessor. Looks like those leaked pictures showing it with an all-metal body were on the money then. In other news, …

Intel has reportedly acquired smartwatch maker Basis Science. According to TechCrunch sources, while the exact amount Intel paid is not known, it is believed to be between $100 million and $150 million. Basis has secured roughly 7 percent of the wearable fitness tracker market and over $30 million has been invested in to the company by Norwest Venture Partners, Mayfield …

Adobe Systems has released a version of its Revel service for syncing and sharing photos and videos to Android. Revel for Android lets people upload photos and videos, organize them into albums, pool photos from others into group libraries, share them in galleries or on social media, and edit photos. Editing — from the company that brought us Photoshop, of …

Jason Cipriani/CNET On Monday, Google pushed out an update to Chrome Beta for Android. As usual when it comes to the beta build of its popular browser, Google included some new features for users to try out. The features are often not ready for the stable build, but ready enough for beta users to use, or at least try to …

A new Roku device is coming to the UK. The Roku Streaming Stick is about the size of a USB stick, and plugs straight into your HDMI port on your telly. The version that was previously released in the US only worked with a Roku Ready TV, of which there were only a handful. They were also made by mostly lesser-known companies. But …

Roku’s new Streaming Stick bears more than just a passing resemblance to Google’s Chromecast. They’re both tiny sticks that connect to the back of your TV, use a nearby USB port (or power outlet) for power, and stream media from a variety of sources like Netflix, YouTube, HBO Go and Pandora. So which one should you get? I haven’t had …

X10.com Fueled by a 127 percent surged in worldwide sales, Android tablets collectively overtook the iPad last year, research firm Gartner said Monday. Android tablet sales jumped to 120.9 million in 2013 to snag a global market share of 61.9 percent, up from sales of 53.3 million and a 45.8 percent share in 2012. Over the same time, iPad sales …