Sony Redefines 'Camera' With New 'Lens-Type' Cam

Sony is redefining the word camera with its new "lens-type" cameras. Announced Wednesday at IFA in Berlin, the company's two new cameras look like lenses, but are, in fact, full-blown digital cameras. You attach them to your phone only when you need an external viewfinder or if you want to instantly share your images...

Samsung Unveils $299 Galaxy Gear Smart Watch With One-Day Battery Life

Samsung today announced its Galaxy Gear Smartwatch, a wearable device that features a 1.63-inch 320 x 320 resolution AMOLED touchscreen, built-in speakers, and a 1.9-megapixel camera in the strap. It has an 800MHz processor, 4GB of storage, and 512MB of RAM. 

Samsung’s watch will support voice control with S Voice and is able to make and receive calls and video memos...

Apple invites media to Beijing Sept 11 event

Apple Inc has invited Chinese journalists to an event in Beijing on Sept. 11, just hours after it is widely expected to unveil its newest iPhone models in the United States, Chinese media reported on Wednesday.

It would mark the first time that the company has held near-simultaneous events in the United States and in China.

It could also fuel speculation that it may announce a long-awaited deal with China Mobile Ltd, which is the world's biggest mobile...

«Πράσινο φως» για επέμβαση στη Συρία από την αμερικανική Γερουσία

Οι ηγέτες της Επιτροπής Εξωτερικών Υποθέσεων της αμερικανικής Γερουσίας, ανέφεραν την Τρίτη ότι κατέληξαν σε σχέδιο συμφωνίας, το οποίο παρέχει την άδεια στον Αμερικανό πρόεδρο Μπαράκ Ομπάμα, να κάνει χρήση στρατιωτικής ισχύος κατά της Συρίας

Η αμερικανική κυβέρνηση κέρδισε πόντους στην εκστρατεία της με στόχο να πείσει το Κογκρέσο ότι πρέπει να γίνει στρατιωτική επέμβαση στη Συρία, επισημαίνοντας την...

Android KitKat is the next version of Google's mobile operating system

Google's Sundar Pichai, head of both Android and Chrome, has confirmed that the next version of Android will be called KitKat. Yes, you've read correctly, KitKat, as in the trademarked name of the chocolate candy bar made by Nestle (and licensed by...

Amazon's 'Kindle MatchBook' finally bundles physical books with a copy for your Kindle

If you've ever purchased physical books from Amazon, you'll soon be able to buy those same titles for your Kindle at virtually no cost. Amazon calls the new initiative Kindle MatchBook, and in many ways it resembles what the company's AutoRip program did for music; buy a physical version, and receive a digital copy to go along with it. 

But whereas the MP3s you get from AutoRip are always free, the retailer will be charging a nominal fee — between $0.99 and $2.99 — for the Kindle version of a paperback or hardcover you've...

Apple sends out invites for September 10 iPhone event

Mark your calendars for next Tuesday, September 10. Apple has just sent out invites for a news event that day, where we're expecting to see the next iPhone.

This year's tagline is simply, "This should brighten everyone's day."

The event is taking place at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., and begins at 10 a.m. Pacific. CNET will be there to bring you all the news, live. Stay tuned for more details on how to watch...