You may soon be able to use Instagram Direct to ping one or more people on desktop. Tipster Jane Manchun Wong tweeted about the rumored feature on Tuesday, along with screenshots of what Direct for desktop could look like.  Instagram is working on Direct for the desktop website pic.twitter.com/2Yc0T94wh1 — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) October 9, …

This is part of CNET’s “Tech Enabled” series about the role technology plays in helping the disability community. When the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990, the internet wasn’t yet a critical part of our lives. We weren’t connected to it 24/7, and we didn’t rely on it to handle everyday tasks and provide a steady stream of information. …

Samsung on Thursday rolled out two new features for its Pay service: a cash card and international money transfer.  Samsung Pay Cash is a virtual prepaid cash card that lives in your Samsung Pay account wallet. It works anywhere Samsung Pay and Mastercard are accepted. You can store and use the card, which is secured by Mastercard’s tokenization service, without …

Florida has joined a list of other states that have settled claims regarding T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint, Attorney General Ashley Moody said Wednesday. The settlement calls for a divestiture package to allow a competitor to enter the market and will facilitate the rollout of several 5G networks, according to a Justice Department press release.  “Florida has been one of …

Windows 10 is now on more than 900 million devices, Microsoft said Tuesday. The company added more new Windows 10 devices over the last year than it ever has before, according to a tweet from Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of the Modern Life, Search and Devices group at Microsoft. “From PCs to HoloLens to Xbox to Surface Hub, Windows …

The iPhone 11 may not be Apple’s highest-end phone, but it’s still packing some iPhone 11 Pro tech and a more powerful battery than the iPhone XR, an iFixit teardown has found. The phone was also found to have only one connector on the battery, leading iFixit to speculate that the two cables in the 11 Pro may have been for …

“This isn’t real,” I have to remind myself.  I’m sitting in a booth. A few feet away from me, three young girls are chatting and munching on potato chips. We’ve stepped back in time to the Jim Crow era, when black people were restricted from restaurants, hotels, shops and gas stations across the US. Only places listed in the Green …

Google on Tuesday said it’s rolling out an unlimited plan for its Fi mobile service. The plan includes a Google One membership with 100GB of cloud storage, as well as other perks, like support across Google and discounts on company products. Android users will be able to automatically back up their device’s photos, messages and contacts.  The new plan offers unlimited data, calls …

You may or may not be a fan of the new camera layout on Apple’s iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The Pro and Pro Max feature three cameras on the back, and some people find the design outright triggering.  After Apple unveiled the new phones on Tuesday, people with trypophobia, or an aversion to the sight …

Google One’s cloud storage will now automatically save photos, videos, messages and contacts from your Android device, the company said Thursday. So if you lose, break or change your phone, all your information will be safely backed up.  Automatic phone backup will also let you save original quality photos, videos and multimedia messages. You can manage backups from the Google One …