We’ve all seen it before, crapware packed into an installer for an otherwise great app. I think most people understand that sometimes this is a necessary evil to support starving app developers everywhere. But what if ads and junkware were included by the company hosting a download for the software and it was ambiguous if any of the funds even went to the developers at all? This is what I heard about the CNET Installer, an application that I had never tried before since I usually download directly from the developer....

Back in the summer, when rumors of Apple working on augmented reality glasses gained momentum, I wrote an opinion piece addressing the question of whether the Cupertino company could succeed where Google failed. I ran through the six reasons why I believe Google Glass failed as a consumer product, and looked at the lessons Apple would need to learn. We heard earlier today that Apple is working toward a target date of no earlier than 2020 for its rumored augmented reality headset, or glasses....

Subaru has opened up pre-orders for its newest vehicle, the 2019 Ascent. The new 3-row SUV comes with CarPlay standard and joins some of the company’s other vehicles to offer Apple’s in-car platform. Subaru previously made CarPlay a standard feature on the 2018 Crosstrek and also brought Apple’s in-car platform as an option to its popular Legacy sedan. The car maker first brought standard CarPlay to its 2017 Impreza. Subaru showed off the 2019 Ascent at the LA Auto Show in November last year, and the company has now released pricing and details on the largest ever Subaru....

If you want to vicariously experience what it’s like to be at the event, live on the floor, you’ll definitely want to check out Dave and his team’s live coverage this year. Microsoft MVP, host of The Home Server Show, and The Surface Geeks podcast, David McCabe, will be covering the Consumer Electronics Show, aka CES 2013. This will be his fifth consecutive CES event, and this year promises to include even more coverage, craziness, and fun!...

During the ShowStoppers press event this week at CES, iCoreGear, a small team of designers and engineers currently raising funds on Indiegogo, showed off a new product called the CableCore Hub for iMac. The idea is simple enough: rather than having to climb on top of your desk and awkwardly fumble with plugging cables into the back of your iMac, the CableCore hub attaches to the base of iMac and brings 3 USB 3....

[ooyala code=”swdnR4NTpMV8KaMiokPGILW5aTNJAkpk”] Daring Fireball’s John Gruber and The New York Times’ David Pogue went on the “Charlie Rose” TV show last night to discuss and share their thoughts on the iPhone 5. While both technology bloggers adore Apple’s latest smartphone, Gruber longed for two-day battery life and Pogue seemed annoyed by the new Lightning connector. Watch the clip above for more insights. NY Times reporter David Pogue’s iPhone was stolen, enlists Twitter to help ‘Find my iPhone’

As Apple continues to sign orders for various TV shows, there is growing speculation about how the company will release those shows to the public. We’ve highlighted a few possibilities in the past, but these are some of the things I think are crucial to the success of Apple’s streaming TV offerings… Binge releases Part of what makes modern television on platforms like Netflix so enticing are the binge releases. By this, I’m referring to how Netflix releases an entire season of a show at once, rather than rolling it out episode-by-episode of the course of months....

Snarky and sassy Carrot Weather is receiving a major update today with a slew of new features. Headlining this release are new lightning, storm cell, astronomy, and custom notifications, critical alerts for life-threatening weather, a new paid tier, and more. A host of new notification options means users won’t need to check the app near as much to stay up to date with the weather. As shown above, Carrot Weather now offers notifications for events like lightning strikes nearby (in the US and Canada) and storm cells with heavy rain, high winds, hail, and more (US only)....

Windows 10, the successor to Windows 8.1, is one of the many versions of the Windows Operating System. The release of Windows 10 dates back to July 2015, making it the latest Windows version to date. This latest addition to the Windows Operating System comes with a handful of features that are capable of helping both personal, as well as business needs. Furthermore, the massive 1 billion active users for Windows 10 makes it the most popular Operating System for desktop and laptop computers!...

Welcome to Daily Deals, our ongoing look at the best deals and offers for Screen Rant fans to get the best out of their buck when it comes to comics, collectibles, electronics, clothing, and anything else we find that could save you money! Ryan Reynolds recently made a lot of Deadpool fans happy when he confirmed that they are currently developing the next film in the franchise after the recent sale of 20th Century Fox’s properties to Disney had previously left the series in limbo....

What can you do now? Well, you could try CentOS Stream, but it’s not the same thing. Classic CentOS was a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) clone. CentOS Stream, however, “tracks just ahead of a current RHEL release.” In other words, CentOS will no longer be a stable point distribution but a beta rolling release Linux distribution. Why is that such a big deal? For years, experienced Linux users used CentOS for their Linux server....

Any news of a reboot either makes you want to jump for joy or cringe and ask, “Why?” Many of us were on the fence when the CW announced a reboot of Charmed. Given the original show only ended its run in 2006, with a comic series extending the story until 2016, many fans were confused why the show needed a reboot in the first place. While the reboot has received mixed reviews, that doesn’t make the show bad or irredeemable....

Chris Evans’ time with the MCU may continue beyond Avengers: Endgame, as he could direct episodes of a Marvel Studios live-action TV series on Disney+. Evans has played Steve Rogers aka Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since debuting in Captain America: The First Avenger in 2011. He’s made several appearances in the years since, but his final one may be approaching. Thanks to his role in Avengers: Endgame, Evans will have fulfilled the current requirements of his contract with Marvel Studios....

Coca-Cola could easily equip just about everyone in the country with a free Google Cardboard-style VR viewer if the above experiment turns into reality. The project envisions packaging for a 12-pack of Cokes and other products that is easily converted into a virtual reality viewer for an iPhone or other smartphone and it looks like it’s based on Google Cardboard specs. In the video below we see Coke’s prototype for the idea, which uses only recycle cardboard from its popular 12-pack box to create a VR viewer that works with a smartphone....

Apple is upgrading the CarPlay experience with an update coming to the iPhone this fall. iOS 15 introduces new features for drivers, including Announce Messages with Siri, Driving Focus for handling notifications, new wallpapers for personalizing appearance, and even more. Announce Messages with Siri Apple has slowly been rolling out a feature called Announce Messages with Siri to more devices recently. Announce Messages first appeared on AirPods, where Siri can read text messages through earphones without looking at your iPhone or iPad....

Given Microsoft’s outsized presence as a technology partner for CES, the logins, the virtual event studio, and other technologies are taking advantage of the partnership. In fact, the Microsoft Studios houses four sound stages in Redmond that include the massive 60 foot by 40 foot sound stage to smaller 22 foot by 22 foot insert stages. There’s some serious equipment there and two identical video control rooms with post production facilities and state of the art off-line editing....

The more your device captures, the more your battery is drained. And a dead battery renders your doorbell useless. Tap or click here to get more life out of your video doorbell battery. Here’s the backstory Constant push notifications about movement in your front yard can put you in the habit of ignoring them. This can be disastrous if there is a legitimate emergency or intruder on your property. It’s called Geofence, and it creates “a virtual perimeter or invisible boundary around a particular geographic location....

Warning: Major SPOILERS ahead for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season 3. Aside from the future of the coven residing in Greendale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season 3 resulted in several lingering questions. As viewers finish up the recently released season on Netflix and look towards the forthcoming installment, there’s a lot to analyze and ponder about Sabrina Spellman’s (Kiernan Shipka) recent decisions and what they mean for the multiple realms....

1. Assume responsibility for new business areas There was a big trend a couple of years ago for CIOs to add new responsibilities to their job titles: as well as information, it became commonplace to see tech chiefs assume responsibility for technology, digital, and product. Some of these new areas of authority allowed CIOs to respond to the rise of CDOs (both chief digital and data officers). The past two years have helped CIOs prove their value to the business....

Comedian Stephen Colbert criticizes director Zack Snyder for his recent comments about characters like Batman and Superman killing people. Snyder has directed popular films like 300 and Watchmen, but he is more known today for helping kick start the DC film universe, commonly referred to as the DC Extended Universe, with Man of Steel in 2013. Snyder would go on to direct Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016 and Justice League in 2017....