Huawei may have a plan B in case its relationship with the US gets even rockier. The Chinese telecom giant told German publication Die Welt that it’s developed its own operating systems for smartphones and computers in case the company can’t use Google’s Android or Microsoft’s Windows following tensions between Huawei and the US government. The news …

Twitter wants you to get the shot fast — and share it, of course. The social media platform on Wednesday said it’s rolling out an updated camera to all mobile users over the next few days. Twitter says the updated camera is simpler to use and lets you post photos “with a swipe and few taps right from your Home …

If you have Verizon service and your text messages weren’t sending this morning, it wasn’t just you. Starting Tuesday at around 8:30 a.m. ET, many Verizon customers in the eastern US experienced an outage affecting their text messages. Verizon confirmed the outage in a number of tweets, saying that the problem affected “a ton of customers” and that its technicians were …

You can expect a lot more interactive videos from Netflix. The on-demand entertainment service will double down on producing more interactive movies like Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, according to a Tuesday report from Variety. “It’s a huge hit here in India. It’s a huge hit around the world. And we realized, ‘Wow, interactive storytelling is something we want to bet more …

Good news, Samsung’s new earbuds may be fixable. iFixit, a global organization of tinkerers, said in a teardown blog post Tuesday that its fixers have successfully taken apart Samsung’s Galaxy earbuds and found them “somewhat repairable.” iFixit does teardowns to examine devices’ repairability and components. “So, we’re excited to report that after squeezing our way into the Galaxy Buds, we …

John Oliver is taking on his “old friends” at the FCC once again.  On HBO’s Last Week Tonight on Sunday, the comedian zoomed in on the robocalls problem, citing research that says half of mobile phone calls in the US will soon be scam calls. The Federal Communications Commission has criticized robocalling and said it’d take action on the issue. In November, …

Adobe is retiring Shockwave. On April 9, the browser-based multimedia platform will be discontinued and the Shockwave player for Windows won’t be available for download. “As technologies evolve and the use of mobile devices has grown, interactive content has moved to platforms such as HTML5 Canvas and Web GL and usage of Shockwave has declined,” Adobe wrote on its help …

Editors’ Note, May 14, 2019: CNET’s OnePlus 7 Pro review is here. Read more about the new phone from OnePlus.   The upcoming OnePlus 7 phone may’ve just been revealed in full. On Friday, serial leaker OnLeaks tweeted purported renders of the phone, along with a listing showing some specs and a $569 price. The renders and information appear to …

The long retreat continues for the PC market. In 2019, sales of computing devices, including desktops, laptops and tablets, are expected to drop 3.3 percent around the world, according to a new forecast from market researcher IDC. That continues a trend that’s been going on for years now. The computing device market will shrink to 372.6 million shipments in 2023, …

MoviePass rival Sinemia is facing a lawsuit over hidden fees. Eleven plaintiffs joined a class-action lawsuit Monday against the movie ticket subscription service, alleging that it “adds hidden ‘processing fees’ typically in the amount of $1.80 per movie ticket,” according to the complaint. Business Insider earlier spotted the suit. The suit was first filed in November in the District of …