The gap in global phone sales between Apple and Huawei is smaller than ever. Apple, the world’s No. 2 phone seller by volume, sold 41 million iPhones in the second quarter. Huawei, the No. 3 global phone brand thanks to its popularity in China and Europe, sold 38.5 million phones during the same period, Counterpoint Research said …

Now playing: Watch this: OnePlus 5 is the best, cheapest premium phone 2:45 The OnePlus 5 is a fantastic phone that sells for a surprisingly low price. Unfortunately, OnePlus doesn’t ship its phones Down Under. At least, not yet. Carl Pei, the company’s co-founder, announced in a Wednesday forum post that OnePlus will begin selling phones in Australia by the …

Now playing: Watch this: Is this the Galaxy Note 8? 1:15 The Samsung Galaxy Note 8: bigger, better… longer?  VentureBeat’s Evan Blass, who has a long history of accurate leaks, on Tuesday tweeted a picture of what he claims is the Galaxy Note 8, a full three weeks before Samsung is set to officially reveal the device.  Samsung Galaxy Note8 …

Editors’ note:  Welcome to Boom With a View, a new column by Daniel Van Boom (yes, that’s a real name), CNET Australia’s Asia news editor. He’ll be doing what he grew up doing: talking about nerdom, and pretty much everything else, to strangers on the internet.  “I gave up after a month,” my friend says of his new fitness exploits. …

Now playing: Watch this: The world of pro wrestling: explained 3:45 So you binged watched the first season of “GLOW” in one day and now have an itch for women’s pro wrestling? You’re in luck! The WWE on Tuesday officially announced the Mae Young Classic, a women’s wrestling tournament that’ll be available exclusively on its streaming service, the WWE Network, …

As it turns out, the roads of the future could be mapped with bike lights. Kind of. Ireland’s Queen’s University and See.Sense have developed a smart bike light that can see and analyse the road a biker rides on, and send out alerts to relevant authorities if said roads need fixing. Plus, if you tumble and fall, the phone-connected light …

Apple’s annual WWDC conference is less than a day away, but you may not have to wait until then for some saucy Apple news. A trio of people who work within Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturer that makes many of Apple’s products, did an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit over the weekend, where they dished on the iPhone 8, Apple Glasses, …

Now playing: Watch this: Pepper the humanoid robot knows how you feel 1:14 Fear of artificial intelligence is real, and Canada has a problem on its hands: The country may soon be killed by cuteness. After taking trips to the US and Europe, Japan’s Pepper robot will soon start working for Canada’s ATB Financials bank. The humanoid robot will be …

Now playing: Watch this: The world of pro wrestling: explained 3:45 Never say never. The WWE got flipped upside down on Sunday night: Hundreds of thousands tuned in to the World Wrestling Entertainment Network to watch Jinder Mahal beat (now former title holder) Randy Orton to become the WWE Champion. That’s a sentence I never thought I would write and …

If you’ve played all three Witcher games but still want more Geralt of Rivia in your life, you’re in luck: The Witcher Saga is coming to Netflix. The streaming giant is developing a series based on the Andrzej Sapkowski’s series of Witcher novels, the same books that were turned into a beloved gaming franchise by CD Projekt RED. Witchers are …