Last year’s Moto G was met with a tepid reception. Will the same be true for Motorola’s next G? CNET If there was any doubt that Motorola’s Moto G is coming soon and boasts a new design tool allowing for more customization, consider it over. Motorola on Thursday accidentally posted its “Moto Maker” page to …

Walmart is expanding its online presence in China, thanks to its Yihaodian acquisition. Walmart Walmart is expanding its footprint in China’s e-commerce industry, the company announced on Thursday. Walmart has acquired the 49 percent stake it did not previously own in China-based Yihaodian, giving it full control over the fast-growing online marketplace. Walmart didn’t say how much it paid for …

Apple Music is a subject of concern for Sen. Al Franken and for the group Consumer Watchdog. James Martin/CNET Apple’s streaming-music service may have debuted only a few weeks ago, but already one senator is concerned that the iPhone maker could become a dominant, anticompetitive force. US Senator Al Franken on Wednesday issued a letter to the US Federal Trade …

Aerosense will use drones — like this prototype — to capture images and data for business cutomers. Sony/ZMP Sony is ready to take off with a new drone company that will offer services to business customers. Sony’s mobile-devices division, Sony Mobile, plans to launch a drone company called Aerosense with Japan-based robotics company ZMP, the companies announced Wednesday. Aerosense will …

Twitter was blocked for a few hours in Turkey, but it’s now back, according to reports. Screenshot by Dara Kerr/CNET Twitter was briefly blocked in Turkey on Wednesday after users tweeted images and called for government protests Monday’s deadly bombing in the country. The Turkey government blocked access to Twitter for approximately three hours on Wednesday in response to users …

Samsung has some major backers in its ongoing battle with Apple over patents. Josh Miller/CNET Some of the technology industry’s biggest companies have filed a motion with a US court to support Samsung in its ongoing patent battle with Apple. A coalition of companies led by Google, Facebook, eBay, and PC makers Dell and Hewlett-Packard filed a brief with the …

The Huawei Ascend Mate 7 is one of the mobile devices driving the company’s growth in 2015. Andrew Hoyle/CNET China-based Huawei had a “healthy” first half of the year. Huawei, which builds both smartphones and telecommunications equipment, including products used for cellular calls and data transfer, generated 175.9 billion yuan (about $28.3 billion) in revenue during the first six months …

Verizon Wireless shared some insightful data into law enforcement requests on customer information. Verizon Wireless Verizon has not seen much of a slowdown on requests for its customer data across the US, according to the wireless carrier’s Transparency Report for the First Half of 2015. In total, Verizon received 149,810 requests on customer information in the US during the first …

Samsung and Apple are still at the top of the smartphone space, according to TrendForce. Josh Miller/CNET Samsung was the most popular smartphone maker in the second quarter, but overall, the handset space looks to be a bit weaker than anticipated. Smartphone shipments will grow 8.2 percent year over year in 2015, but that’s down from an expected growth rate …

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talks about his company’s future plans for the cloud at a press event in 2014. Seth Rosenblatt/CNET The cloud is a key component in Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s strategy for the future, and now he may want to secure it with help from an Israel-based startup. Microsoft plans to acquire Israel’s Adallom for $320 million, the …