This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is trying to replace your wallet with its smartwatches and phones. CNET Apple will reportedly start allowing retail-store credit cards on its Apple Pay mobile payments system Monday. The Wall Street Journal reported the expected change, citing …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Craig Federighi shows off the multitasking functions of iOS 9. James Martin/CNET Apple boosted the amount of multitasking people can do with their iPads — a long-sought addition to its tablets — with its new iOS 9 mobile operating system. “iPad has always …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s Craig Federighi unveiled iOS 9 at the Moscone Center convention hall in San Francisco. James Martin/CNET Your iPhone plans to get to know you a lot better. Apple on Monday revealed its newest mobile operating system, iOS 9, offering up a software …

The Amazon Fire TV and game controller can now be used to play games on GameFly’s new streaming service. CNET Amazon and GameFly want to help you start playing. GameFly, which lets customers rent video games through the mail, on Tuesday unveiled a new service to stream video games right to TVs, exclusively through Amazon’s Fire TV streaming-media player. People …

James Martin/CNET Intel has agreed to buy fellow chipmaker Altera for about $16.7 billion — Intel’s largest acquisition ever — a move that could provide a boost in its data-server and Internet of Things businesses. Intel said Monday that it will pay $54 in cash per Altera share and that it expects to close the deal in six to nine …

Intel’s bid for Altera could mark yet another major deal in chips this year. Ben Fox Rubin/CNET Here we go again. Intel’s plan to acquire fellow chipmaker Altera looks to be heating up again, a little more than a month after the expected deal reportedly fell apart. Now the New York Post cites a source close to the situation saying …

The IndieSolo, shown off at this year’s CES. CNET Grip Gear, which created a handheld gadget to steady smartphone videos, officially launched its first product, the IndieSolo, Friday on Amazon Exclusives. The device from the small Hong Kong startup made a splash at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, with its ability to let users pan, tilt and roll shots using …

Android Pay may be Google’s next chance to get mobile payments right. CNET Remember Google Wallet? With all the fanfare surrounding Google’s new digital payments system, Android Pay, it’s easy to ignore the fact that Google already launched a different payments system — four years ago — called Google Wallet. That earlier service was unceremoniously snubbed during the Google I/O …

Android Pay’s new partners include Macy’s, Walgreens and Whole Foods. James Martin/CNET The world of mobile payments is expected to grow quickly, and Google is hoping it isn’t left behind. After the search giant’s initial forays into mobile payments failed to catch on, Google on Thursday unveiled details of its new payments platform, Android Pay, at its Google I/O developer …

Here come the Amazon boxes. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Prime by bedtime. That’s a phrase millions of Amazon Prime members may start reciting, thanks to the online retailer adding free, same-day deliveries to the $99-a-year membership program. For now, Amazon’s new service, unveiled Thursday, will be a stripped-down version of Prime’s current, free two-day deliveries. Over 1 million items will be …