May, 2016

• 18 May

  Instant Apps delivers Android software to your phone’s browser, one slice at a time

  

  Now playing: Watch this: With Android Instant Apps, you can use a program without… 1:30 You can load nearly any website on your phone, but apps generally offer a better user experience. Now Google has found a way to bridge the two. Google on Wednesday showed off Android Instant Apps, a way to turn any …

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• 18 May

  Google’s Duo is another video chat service taking on Facetime, Skype

  

  Google’s new video chat app has an interesting quirk: You can see a live video feed of who’s calling you, even before you pick up the call. Think of it as a digital peephole, before you answer the door. The search giant unveiled the app, called Duo, on Wednesday at its annual I/O developer conference held at the Googleplex Mountain …

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• 18 May

  Pornhub wants to help you lose weight

  

  Adult entertainment site Pornhub announced a mobile-based fitness program Wednesday, appropriately dubbed “BangFit.” “Today, due to our hectic work schedules and lack of motivation, many of us do not receive regular amounts of physical activity and lead sedentary lifestyles,” said Pornhub Vice President Corey Price. “Here at Pornhub, we know from experience that there’s one activity people are always motivated …

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• 18 May

  Apple looking into iOS glitch that clobbers iPad Pro tablets

  

  Apple is investigating yet another iOS update bug, one that has impacted 9.7-inch iPad Pro devices. On Monday, Apple pushed out version 9.3.2 of its iOS mobile operating system. Not long after, people started posting messages on online support forums complaining that the update bricked their 9.7-inch iPad Pro tablets. This means the device locks up after the update’s installation …

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• 18 May

  Motorola needs India to keep its momentum rolling

  

  Motorola’s new Moto G4 and the Moto G4 Plus, announced on Tuesday, will be available everywhere soon — but they’re especially important to the company’s plans in India. The American electronics giant shut down operations in India back in 2012, shortly after Google purchased the company for $12.5 billion. After being sold to China’s Lenovo for a much diminished $2.9 …

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• 18 May

  WhoApp promises to take the guesswork out of who’s calling

  

  Is the unknown number calling you the cute guy you met last night? Or an annoying telemarketer? WhoApp, a new iPhone app, promises to take the dice roll out of picking up that call. Developed by New Jersey’s TelTech, WhoApp recognizes calls from telemarketers, scammers and even annoying acquaintances you don’t want to talk to. It then turns an unknown …

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• 18 May

  Get a Dell E515dw all

  

  CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Last month I shared a deal on a Dell all-in-one color laser, which sold out quickly because a color laser (even a non-AIO) …

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• 18 May

  All the new titles on Amazon Prime Video for June 2016

  

  Some fun movies are headed to Amazon’s video streaming service. “Wayne’s World,” starring Michael Myers and Dana Carvey, arrives on Amazon in June. It’s one of the few examples of a “Saturday Night Live” sketch successfully translated for the big screen. It’s right up there with “It’s Pat!” (I’m kidding; “It’s Pat” is a terrible, terrible movie.) The sixth season …

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• 18 May

  Fitbit invests in mobile payments tech so you can buy stuff sans wallet

  

  Fitbit announced Wednesday that it has acquired wearable payments technology from Coin, a company based in Silicon Valley that has focused on financial technology and consumer electronics. The deal includes some staff and technology, but excludes Coin’s smart payment products, such as Coin 2.0, a device that stores multiple credit and debit cards. Consumers will likely have to wait to …

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• 18 May

  Daydream VR is Google’s new headset

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Meet Daydream, Google’s vision for virtual reality 2:25 Google was widely expected to introduce the “Nexus” of virtual reality headsets at this year’s developer conference. That’s not exactly what happened. Instead of creating a single standalone piece of VR headgear with its own built-in computer, Google is launching a hardware and software platform — dubbed Daydream …

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