Bill Gates is a big believer in LinkedIn. The co-founder and former chief executive of Microsoft praised the business-oriented social network, and Microsoft’s planned acquisition of it, in an interview this week with Bloomberg TV. “I think it’s a great transaction. LinkedIn brings in a lot. I know Reid Hoffman, Jeff Weiner, the team there …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple ordered to stop selling iPhone 6, 6 Plus in Beijing 1:29 Apple, which has long accused competitors of copying the look of its iPhone, is getting the same treatment. Little-known Chinese company Shenzhen Baili claims that Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus look too much like its own 100C phone. Last month, Beijing’s intellectual …

Facebook is one of the largest services that has yet to join T-Mobile’s Binge On program, but that may soon change. The two companies are said to be in talks about adding Facebook to the carrier’s unlimited streaming program, according to a report from Recode. T-Mobile launched Binge On in 2015 as part of its Uncarrier campaign. The program lets …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple unveils iOS 10, packs it with new features 3:43 There are nearly 30 apps that come on every iPhone and iPad that can’t be uninstalled, but that may soon change. Apple on Monday released a developer preview of …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple Watch launches new OS and apps 2:14 Apple on Monday announced WatchOS 3, the next iteration of its watch-centric operating system. The latest update will arrive this fall and add new features that aim to improve how users …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is scheduled to take place this Monday. CNET will be on hand to cover the news as it breaks, although, as it has done in the past, Apple will also be live streaming the event for Apple TV, iPhone, …

GoPro and Red Bull have signed a multi-year partnership that will see the two brands collaborate on content production and distribution, as well as on “product innovation,” they said Tuesday. As part of the deal, Red Bull will receive equity in the action sports company, while GoPro will become the exclusive camera provider at Red Bull’s media productions and events. …

Nokia could be planning to cut 10,000 to 15,000 jobs worldwide, according to Reuters. That number is far greater than the company’s earlier announcement that it would layoff around 2,4000 jobs in Finland and Germany in a cost-cutting effort. Not to be confused with the Nokia mobile phone business, the latest layoffs would hit the telecom network equipment company, which …

Microsoft said Tuesday it had awarded grants to 12 businesses as part of the company’s Affordable Access Initiative, part of the software giant’s effort to encourage low-cost Internet around the world. Grant recipients include businesses from Argentina, Botswana, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Uganda, the UK and the US. In addition to financial support, each company will have access …

Will Apple soon follow in Google’s footsteps and offer wireless service? Don’t count on it. As reported earlier by 9to5Mac, Apple CEO Tim Cook has said the iPhone maker doesn’t “have the network skill” to become a wireless provider. The executive reportedly made the comments as part of an interview at Startup Fest Europe in Amsterdam on Tuesday. “Our expertise …