Apps and Software

What more could music fans want from an app that contains more than 20 million songs? Quite a bit, it turns out.

There are several tools you can use to get more out of using Spotify, whether it's a remote control app that connects your phone and desktop, a website that creates a playlist to relive that incredible show you went to last week, or a browser extension that opens up a Spotify search whenever you right-click text (just don't try searching "Taylor Swift").

If Spotify is the first application you want to open when you wake up in the morning and find the the soundtrack to your life, this is the list for you. ...

Facebook is giving you more ways to tweak what you see in your News Feed.

The social network unveiled a new settings menu and customization options for News Feed that allows users to personalize the types of content they see.

The News Feed settings menu, which appears in the Facebook apps and on the web, displays which friends appear most often in your News Feed and which friends you've chosen to unfollow

From there, you can choose to unfollow people you don't want to see anymore or re-follow (Facebook calls it "reconnecting" with) those you've previously hidden from your feed. ...

Our first glimpse of Will.i.am's Puls wearable last month during its launch was brief and limited in terms of testing, but today I was given a chance to examine the device up close and put it through its paces

The first thing you'll notice about the Puls is that it feels sturdy and has the look of a quality device. But do the device's looks match its functionality? That is what I attempted to find out

But before diving into the software, there's the matter of putting it on. I'm a tall guy with large hands, but relatively skinny wrists. Most men's watches hang very loosely from my wrist. But with the Puls, I was unable to get the device to fully close around my wrist ...