Chinese smartphone company OnePlus is announcing its new phone Monday. OnePlus You’ve heard of Apple, Samsung, Motorola and Google. Now, a Chinese startup called OnePlus hopes you’ll think of it too. When the company last year unveiled the OnePlus One, the newest entrant into an already crowded smartphone market, it was sleek, affordable and well-reviewed. …

Google is putting less of an emphasis on Google Plus as a gateway to the rest of its products. Richard Nieva/CNET Google’s ambitious social network, Google+, started with a bang, but four years later, it’s only making a whimper. The world’s largest search company on Monday reversed its requirement to have a Google+ account to share content, communicate with other …

Enlarge ImageGoogle can show you a map of everywhere you’ve been. Google There’s maybe a handful of people that know everywhere you go. Maybe it’s your husband or wife, or your kid, if you regularly talk about your schedules. Oh and there’s Google — depending on how much you rely on its services, like Maps and its digital assistant Google …

Google looks to take a more measured approach to spending. Bloomberg via Getty Images Google has become known as the “moon shot” company, but there are signs it’s starting to come back to earth. The search giant has become the talk of Silicon Valley for its costly projects, ranging from driverless cars, Wi-Fi-enabled balloons and radar-based chips. The goal: Find …

The new Fantasy Sports feature lets users play daily games, instead of contests that last an entire sports season. Screenshot by CNET Yahoo hopes to score by expanding its already popular Fantasy Sports app. The Internet giant on Wednesday announced it will host daily and weekly fantasy sports games where users can place real bets. Previously, Yahoo’s service offered only …

Officials in California say kill switch software deters would-be thieves from stealing smartphones. Getty Images/Photononstop RM Thieves, consider yourselves on notice: California is now smartphone “kill switch” territory. The so-called software is designed to make stealing smartphones essentially pointless by allowing owners to remotely lock their device so no one can use it. The technology, which includes Apple’s “Activation Lock” …

Google’s is under fire after its algorithm mistakenly labeled a picture of black people as “gorillas.” James Martin/CNET Google became one of the most powerful companies on Earth because it has developed some of the best algorithms in the world for organizing information. But a gaffe this week shows the shortcomings of technology, particularly when it doesn’t work just quite …

Google’s new wearable aims to help doctors prevent disease. Google Google’s latest device is aimed at letting doctors know how you’re doing, even between checkups. The company unveiled on Tuesday a new sensor-packed wristband, meant to collect information on vital signs for medical professionals. The device will measure pulse, heart rhythm and skin temperature, as well as things like light …

Google announced new projects having to do with eyewitness videos. Joan E. Solsman/CNET YouTube — and the ability for people to easily shoot videos from their phones — has changed the way news outlets report on big events. Now Google wants to help the media find eyewitness videos and make sure they are trustworthy. To do that, the search giant …

Nest introduced a new Web-connected security camera. James Martin/CNET SAN FRANCISCO — When Google’s Nest bought Dropcam, maker of a smart security camera, the arrival of Nest’s own home-monitoring device seemed only a matter of time. Smart-home company Nest — which is owned by the search giant — made it official Wednesday, announcing its latest Internet-connected device for the household: …