Now playing: Watch this: Top 5 Samsung Galaxy Note 7 alternatives 2:30 Got a Samsung Galaxy Note 7? You should power it down immediately, and return it to the cellular carrier or retailer from which you purchased it. There, you should be able to exchange it for a new phone — one that’s not the …

We knew that Samsung would take a hit once reports of a battery flaw in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone forced the company to recall the model. And a pair of new Twitter polls by CNET show that Samsung’s loss may well be Apple’s gain. To recap: The Galaxy Note 7 was released to widespread acclaim on August 19. …

Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 7 packed with new features 1:48 Apple’s iPhone 7 and 7 Plus hit shelves on Friday, September 16 (they’re on preorder now), and you have a decision to make: stick with your phone for now or buy one of the new ones. Remember that the iPhone 7 Plus has the larger screen, second camera and …

Apple’s new wireless AirPods headphones for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus make a statement. Two, if you count internet backlash over their unusual design. But the main statement is Apple’s alleged embrace of a wireless, cord-free world. The iPhone 7 headset jack is gone, daddy, gone. So these new wireless headphones, which pair over Bluetooth, are presented as …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s iPhone 7 wants you to cut the cord 1:49 Apple’s just-unveiled iPhone 7, dual-camera iPhone 7 Plus, Apple Watch 2 and AirPod headphones give buyers plenty of ways to spend money, but the company also announced some products and pricing that cut us some slack. iPhone 7 and 7 Plus: No-headphone-jack solutions in the box …

Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 7: All the rumors 3:21 All eyes will be on Apple Wednesday, and on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus that everyone expects the company to announce. Now more than ever, Apple has the advantage to win back on-the-fencers who are as open to an iPhone as they are to a whole chorus of …

Now playing: Watch this: Galaxy Note 7 vs. S7 Edge drop test 4:44 Oops, I did it again. I broke another phone. But this time I didn’t even have to drop it, unlike my colleagues who tested the Samsung Galaxy Note 7’s screen durability against the also-curved S7 Edge. (Check out the video above.) In fact, all I had to …

In the pitched battle between subscription music services, don’t look for Spotify to echo Apple Music’s strategy of signing on premium subscribers by offering exclusive albums and tunes. That’s just bad for everyone, Troy Carter, Spotify’s global head of creator services told Billboard in an interview. The theory is that someone who already invests in a yearly membership for one …

Regional carrier U.S. Cellular launched new sharing plans this week that raise the amount of data per plan, while also inching up the price. Here are the new plans, courtesy of U.S. Cellular: 2GB for $30 per month (Previously: 1GB for $25) 4GB for $45 per month (Previously: 3GB for $40) 8GB for $60 per month (Previously: 6GB for $55) …

Those who aren’t be embarrassed to have a little color in their life can soon pick up new blush-toned versions of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. Best Buy will sell the Pink Gold color exclusively starting August 28. The phones regularly cost $680 for the S7 at full retail price and $800 for the larger Edge. There’s a …