This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple may not be saving some of the best iOS 13 features for last. Its annual WWDC event sets the stage for more of the new software updates that will come to most iPhones the following fall, but Apple often reserves …

5G is the next big thing for your phone, promising 2x to 10x faster download speeds — so as the technology begins to roll out on carriers across the world, it’s little wonder that you might want to tracking it. A 5G coverage map from Ookla, maker of the popular Speedtest.net app, provides a detailed look at which 5G networks are live in …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. With iOS 13, Apple gave us a window into the next iPhones, one where dark mode rules supreme and you can sign in to a website without giving up your email address. But in between customizing Memoji and improving the iPhone camera, the one thing CEO …

Huawei isn’t just in trouble. China’s premiere maker of Android phones and networking equipment is in the kind of trouble that could break its business and detonate its ambitions of surpassing Samsung to become the world’s largest phone brand by 2020. Despite being banned from working with US companies, Huawei is confident its phone business will continue to grow without …

The US government may have banned Huawei from using any software or hardware created by American companies, but China’s massive phone maker is defiant that the lack of American partner support won’t break the brand, even if its traditionally Android-based devices are cut off from Android while Google cuts off business ties following President Trump’s executive order. No stranger to tension …

Huawei’s ambitions to unseat Samsung as the world’s largest phone brand by 2020 came crashing to the ground this week following a report that Google will pull support for Huawei’s Android phones. Sidelining its most enthusiastic rival could prove to be a windfall for Samsung — assuming the blacklist status lasts. The measures are already softening. On Monday, the US …

Verizon and Samsung are both restless to get the 5G data speeds that signify a world of ludicrously fast downloads, real-time sports streaming from every angle and pin-sharp online games off the ground. Last week’s test of the Galaxy S10 5G in Chicago planted that flag for both of them, one that wavered precariously when I first tested Verizon’s then-day-old 5G network — an experience that left …

Samsung’s Galaxy S10 5G has finally arrived at Verizon.  Samsung’s first 5G phone starts at $1,300 for a 256GB version with a 512GB model available for $1,400.  Both come in “crown silver” or “majestic black,” a Verizon-exclusive hue.  We already knew that Samsung’s fastest phone would sell with Verizon first, before coming to other carriers.  Verizon ordering info is below. Note …

Motorola thinks you’ll get on board with its vision of a budget, “pure” Google phone that seems to do it all. The Motorola One Vision comes packed with camera features like a 48-megapixel shooter, a dedicated night mode promising to take clear shots and portrait lighting modes for all your photos, including selfies. Throw in Android Pie, a headphone jack …

The next version of Google’s mobile software, called Android Q, is going to get a dark mode — officially called dark theme — that turns your white screen to black and black text white, helping make bright screens easier on the eye at night. Dark mode is already popular in apps, and by embracing it as an optional theme you can …