Apple on Saturday released updates to its iOS mobile operating system intended to patch a security flaw that could expose iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch users’ personal information to potential hackers. The update is in response to the discovery of a vulnerability that would let hackers insert malicious code onto affected devices, granting them access …

Apple may be working on an all-new variation of its industry-leading Apple Watch, which could include a more rugged casing that’s designed specifically for people who indulge in extreme sports such as rock climbing. That’s according to a Saturday report from Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the matter. The new Apple Watch variant is sometimes called the Explorer Edition …

Comcast is delaying its 1.2TB data cap for Xfinity broadband customers in the northeast US until at least 2022, the company said in a blog post Thursday. Comcast stressed in the post that “only a very small percentage of customers” need more data than that, but the company wants to give people more time “to become familiar with the new plan.” As …

Apple is getting ready to revamp its iMac line of desktop computers, according to a report Friday from Bloomberg. The iconic all-in-one computers will reportedly get slimmer black boarders around their 21.5-inch and 27-inch screens, a reduction of the aluminum “chin” that extends below the screen area, and an overall boxier design, similar to Apple’s Pro Display XDR monitor that was …

Twitter has acquired Squad, a social media app built around users’ ability to share their screens with one another.  “They’ll join our product, design, and eng teams and help accelerate our work to bring people new and creative tools to start and join conversations on the service,” tweeted Ilya Brown, head of product management at Twitter, on Friday. Excited to share …

US telecom giant  T-Mobile will pay a $200 million fine as part of a settlement to resolve a probe into Sprint’s alleged abuses of a federal program aimed at low-income subscribers, the Federal Communications Commission announced Wednesday.  The settlement comes after an FCC audit found the Sprint, which merged with T-Mobile earlier this year, was claiming monthly subsidies for 885,000 customers as …

This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. TikTok will be ramping up its fact-checking efforts in the coming days with the goal of limiting false or manipulated content as the Nov. 3 US election draws near. Although the video-sharing social network notes its app isn’t designed to report “real-time news,” the company …

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has revealed that one of its internet-broadcasting Loon high-altitude balloons broke the record for stratospheric flight after spending 312 days aloft and traveling 135,000 miles, nearly circumnavigating the globe.  The balloon’s journey, which was detailed Wednesday in a blog post by Loon Chief Technology Officer Salvador Candido, began in Puerto Rico in May 2019 and ended …

Update, Feb. 18, 2021: The Android 12 developer beta is here, and you can install it and try it out now. As Android 11 continues to roll out to handsets around the world, users of Google’s mobile operating system are getting a ton of new features that could completely change the way they use their phones. Apple’s iOS has offered some of them for …

Your iPhone ($500 at Best Buy) home screen has looked and worked pretty much the same way for the last 13 years, but all that’s set to change now that Apple has released iOS 14. After you install iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 on a compatible iPhone or iPad, you’ll have more options and features to personalize your home screen than …