I was on my iPhone 6S, in an Uber coming back home from a late-night San Francisco Giants baseball game, when I realized my phone’s passcode requirement had changed from four digits to six. No, I didn’t change it, it just happened. My old password wouldn’t work of course, so I used the fingerprint scanner …

When my phone acts buggy, I spend a few horrifying moments trying to remember the last time I backed it up. These things always seem to happen at the worst time (like after a vacation), and the only way to avoid losing precious data is with preventative measures. Backing up my phone has saved me a lot of heartache, but …

Amazon Prime Day is winding down. The deals below will end Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. PT (Wednesday, 2:59 a.m. ET). Be sure to keep a close eye on this post for the rest of today, as we will be updating it with new deals as we find them. Also, read our overview of the best Prime Day deals from every …

Update, July 18: Prime Day officially ended at midnight PT (3 a.m. ET). Nearly all the deals featured below have now expired. Check out our roundup of Prime Day deals still available for a curated list of the best remaining bargains.  Disclaimer: CNET may get a share of revenue from the sale of the products featured on this page. Phones …

Yes, the glossy glass backing on the Samsung Galaxy S9 is pretty. But it’s also smudgy as hell. Every time I pick up a Galaxy S9, the back becomes streaked with a new set of prints. So when Samsung came out with a new “sunrise gold” variant that has a more satiny, matte finish than the other ultra glossy S9 …

If the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus don’t grab you in lilac purple (our current fave) or coral blue, Samsung is offering up a new shade for its flagship phones: Sunrise gold. Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus will come in a “satiny” sunrise gold color.  Samsung Samsung says that this color will have a “satin gloss finish”, a first for …

Last week’s iPhone gossip just took a turn for the best: The rumored tripl-camera iPhones of 2019 might come a year earlier. One of the models could even sell for less than the iPhone X, if word on the internet is to be believed. Here are the juiciest iPhone rumors of the past week. The iPhone X Plus could pack …

There’s been plenty of iPhone drama this week, but none of it has to do with the big conference–WWDC–Apple’s putting on next week, or even last week’s Samsung court case. Nope. Apple is drawing praise — and much more fire — for apps. Plus, two juicy rumors about future iPhone screens and a third camera. Here’s what happened this week. …

The iPhone won a huge — and lucrative — legal battle against Samsung Galaxy phones, but will wind up giving some of it back to pissed-off iPhone owners, and next-gen iPhone chips might already be underway. Here’s what happened in the world of iPhone this week. After a major seven-year litigation between the two biggest phone makers in the world, …