Huawei’s new Watch GT 2e smartwatch flaunts a sporty design and a variety of health and fitness features, which the company says are meant to “inspire an active lifestyle.” The China-based tech giant unveiled the smartwatch Thursday alongside its new flagship phones, the P40, P40 Pro, and P40 Pro Plus. A follow-up to the Watch GT …

Google wants to make it a little easier to know that the charging cord, cable or mouse you’re buying will work with your Chromebook. The company on Tuesday debuted a new “Works With Chromebook” badge for certified accessories.  Google says that accessories with the badge have been tested to ensure they comply with Chromebook’s compatibility standards. Chromebooks are laptops and …

Popular social video app TikTok on Wednesday said it plans to open a transparency center at its office in Los Angeles as part of its effort to “deepen our engagement with, and earn the trust of, our community as well as policymakers and the broader public.” TikTok, known for its quirky 15-second videos, has surged in popularity over the past year, but …

Sensor Tower has reportedly been collecting data from millions of people who’ve installed popular VPN and ad-blocking apps for iOS and Android. These apps don’t disclose their connection to the analytics firm or that they feed user data to Sensor Tower’s products, according to an investigation by BuzzFeed News published Tuesday.  Since 2015, Sensor Tower has also owned at least …

After years of advising us not to use disinfectant wipes on our iPhones, Apple is giving the thumbs-up to using some wipes to clean devices. The change comes amid heightened concern about the COVID-19 outbreak, with worldwide case numbers now topping 100,000.  The iPhone maker on Monday added new language to its page for cleaning Apple products that notes Clorox …

Amazon on Monday said it’s now offering its cashierless technology, which it’s dubbed Just Walk Out tech, to other retailers. The technology, which the online retail giant uses at its Amazon Go stores, lets shoppers pick up items without having to check out with a cashier. Amazon set up a website for Just Walk Out that touts a checkout-free shopping …

Musician John Legend’s celebrity cameo as a voice for Google Assistant is coming to an end this month. In a tweet Thursday, Google said the fun voice option will cease on March 23.  Google added the option last April and made Legend its first celebrity voice to serve as your digital helper. But we knew from the start that his voice …

What better way to show off the potential of lighting-fast 5G networks than with snowball-throwing robots. At least that’s the message from Chinese phone maker OnePlus (and I am totally here for it). After teasing something related to 5G and snow earlier this week, OnePlus on Tuesday unveiled plans for its “Snowbot Battle.” OnePlus is holding an “interactive snowball fight,” …

Apple has agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the tech giant of slowing down older iPhones to encourage people to buy the latest model. Apple faced a wave of criticism — and lawsuits — after acknowledging in 2017 that its iOS software slowed down the performance of some older iPhones.  At the time, …

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman reportedly has some strong opinions about popular video app TikTok. During an event Wednesday, Huffman reportedly called the app “fundamentally parasitic” and “spyware.” “I look at that app as so fundamentally parasitic, that it’s always listening, the fingerprinting technology they use is truly terrifying, and I could not bring myself to install an app like that …