Does your phone last all day on a single charge? How about a year from now? Battery anxiety is real, and if you’re contemplating a new phone like the Motorola Razr, Samsung Galaxy Note 20 or the upcoming iPhone 12, its battery life is an increasingly important factor in deciding if that device is worth …

Earlier this month, Google gave us just a glimpse of its upcoming Pixel 5 phone. A new collection of renders leaked Friday appear to show off more of Google’s next flagship phone. The renders seen on OnLeaks and Pricebaba display a hole-punch camera on the front and a fingerprint reader on the back of the Pixel 5, a handy feature …

Verizon said Thursday that San Jose, California, has joined the list of US cities that can use the company’s 5G network. Verizon has now turned on its speedy 5G network in 36 cities since it first rolled out 5G last year. The company said its 5G network will be available in parts of downtown San Jose, Little Saigon, Little Italy, West San …

The coronavirus pandemic may be pumping the brakes on phone sales, but 5G development is still speeding along. Despite an onslaught of conspiracy theories that have resulted in physical damage to 5G towers, the major US carriers — Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile — continue to add new 5G phones and expand their networks. One carrier, however, is conspicuously absent.  Sprint is now out of the running, …

Yes, you can apply a systemwide dark theme across Google’s and Apple’s mobile OSes with Android 10, and iOS 13. But if you just want dark mode a la carte, Gmail can easily comply — we’re about to show you how. Thanks to products such as Facebook Messenger and the Reddit and Slack apps, the popularity of dark modes for apps was already growing before Google and Apple finally embraced …

To help those who are home because of the coronavirus pandemic, Apple is now offering in its online storefront some of what you’d find in the company’s brick-and-mortar Apple Stores. Spotted earlier by AppleInsider, Apple’s shopping page collects in one place the company’s various in-store services, including getting help from an Apple Genius and chatting with an Apple specialist about a purchase. …

Google on Friday said it’s working on an update to its Duo video calling service that will let you make group video calls over the web. The search giant said Duo group video chats for the web would come as a preview in its Chrome browser in the coming weeks. Google also added a “Family Mode” feature to Duo for Android …

To help its users stay in touch during the coronavirus pandemic and after, Telegram will add group video calls this year to its popular messaging app, the company said Friday. Telegram also noted that its app — available on Android, iOS, Windows and Mac, as well as through a web browser — now has 400 million monthly users, up from 300 million …

In time for Saturday’s One World global coronavirus concert, Apple took the beta label off the web version of its Apple Music service. Spotted earlier by MacRumors, the online version of Apple Music launched as a public beta in the fall of last year and works with all popular browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Edge and of course Safari. The free …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Every 10 years, April 1 is Census Day. It’s the day you give a tally to the US government of the number of people who reside in your household. But if you didn’t submit your census data to the US government on Wednesday, …