On this podcast, we talk about: ZTE potentially losing the right to use Android thanks to a US Commerce Department ban. Amazon partnering with Best Buy to sell smart TVs. California’s net neutrality bill taking one more step toward becoming a law. Our uber-profile of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news …
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Shoppers around the world can now get their hands on the goods that Amazon only sells on its US website. The online retailer introduced international shipping from the US on Tuesday, making over 45 million items from its catalog available overseas. Amazon might be a global retail giant, but until now it’s offered localized versions of its services within the …
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We’re just hours before an expected launch of the Moto G6 series in Brazil, but folks at Carphone Warehouse can’t contain their excitement any longer. Photos and details of the Moto G6 Play and G6 Plus have appeared on the UK-based phone retailer’s website, Android Police first spotted reported Wednesday. The pages had already been removed when CNET visited the …
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Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos revealed Wednesday that its Prime membership service has over 100 million paid customers worldwide. The company hasn’t previously offered a specific number about its Prime members, instead keeping the size of one of its most important businesses a secret until now. Amazon has previously said it has tens of millions of Prime members in …
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When ESPN+ launched last week it was missing the ace of the streaming hardware rotation: Roku. Now Roku, the most popular streaming platform and a CNET favorite, has an updated ESPN app that includes a section dedicated to ESPN+. That brings ESPN’s new subscription service to all major streaming platforms, including Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Chromecast, as well as phones …
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Amazon has lifted the veil on its Amazon’s Choice program and now appears to be showing the criteria behind some products’ selection for its recommendation badge. Criteria such as “low return rate” and “highly rated” are now appearing below the Choice badge on some Amazon pages. It seems that Amazon is still tweaking how the information is revealed. Earlier today …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV just got a much cheaper choice… 4:07 On this podcast, we talk about: Philo, the cheapest live-TV streaming service around, heading to Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV The US government dropping the hammer on ZTE, a Chinese phone company Facebook’s problem with memes and disinformation The 3:59 gives you …
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Philo, a fledgling skinny-bundle TV streaming service, is taking two steps closer to its big-league competitors. The live-TV streaming company will work on Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV devices this summer, CEO Andrew McCollum said last week. An Android mobile app is next on the roadmap. When Philo launched in November, the TV streaming service worked on Roku, on …
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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. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! See that belly-cam? It can detach and shoot video on land using an included handheld gimbal! Sarah Tew/CNET …
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You’ve likely seen artificial intelligence technology spread into apps, devices and services, doing things like recognizing your friends’ faces in photos and endowing smart speakers with human-sounding voices. Well, good news: The processor industry has noticed, too. That means we’ll see a slew of new chips that should speed up AI tasks not just on your phone or laptop but …
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