The next version of Android knows what you want, before you know you want it. Google’s upcoming Android M operating system is sporting new predictive powers with ” Now on Tap,” a way to get assistance based on the context of what you’re looking at on the screen. Google is also pushing back against Apple …
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Google Cardboard: cheap and easy…and ready to grow. CNET Virtual and augmented reality have been sprouting up everywhere in 2015, but Google’s had its hands in VR and AR since last year’s Google I/O developer’s conference. This year it could be poised to do even more. Virtual-reality devices, like the Oculus headset, close us up into the a separate world, …
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Google’s YouTube Kids app is again under fire from child advocacy groups. But this time around, the charges are far more serious. The Campaign for Commercial Free Childhood (CCFC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) issued a letter to the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying that the YouTube Kids app is “rife” with content that is not only …
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Update 1/2017: There’s been an update that supersedes this one, it’s called HDMI 2.1. HDMI 2.0a is the latest version of the beloved/despised spec that regulates those ubiquitous cables, inputs and outputs that connect pretty much everything in your home entertainment center. It’s a minor update, but a potentially important one for this year and beyond. The most important part …
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The LG Watch Urbane is kicking off its worldwide launch. LG’s new smartwatch will go on sale in South Korea this week. But those in the rest of the world won’t have to wait much longer. The LG Watch Urbane will then expand its reach this month, meaning next week, to the US, UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, …
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Spring cleaning month is coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean you should stop optimizing the tech in your life. Gmail can be a source of stress if you don’t have a good system in place for responding to email, or the ability to easily locate contact information. Fortunately, these changes are just a few clicks away. Here’s seven …
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Scroll through the comments on Smosh’s first YouTube clip, posted nine years ago, and before long a post will ask how it’s possible that the comedy duo’s channel has 20 million subscribers when the planet has only 6 million people. Despite the problematic math about the world’s population, the question is a common one among those unfamiliar with Ian Hecox …
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AUSTIN, Texas — Turns out nobody can remember their Yahoo passwords. Now the company wants to make it so no one has to. Yahoo on Sunday launched a new service called “on-demand” passwords, which lets someone log into a Yahoo account using a short password the company texts to their phone instead of having to remember their own password. Here’s …
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BARCELONA — By any measure, 2015 was a banner year for the world’s largest and most important mobile show. Mobile World Congress drew in over 90,000 attendees and roughly 1,900 exhibitors, all vying to make their mark. It’s a lot to digest, which is why we break down the most significant news, impressive gadgets, kooky startups and biggest themes below. …
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BARCELONA — It could be a while yet before customers actually see HTC’s elusive smartwatch, which is still in the works. That’s the word from HTC CEO Peter Chou, who was reluctant to spill any details about the project. Check out CNET’s full Mobile World Congress 2015 coverage here. “We try to be very careful instead of just putting out …
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