Samsung and the MWC Barcelona conference have long had an up-and-down relationship. The energy at the trade show has ebbed and flowed depending on whether the world’s largest handset maker decides to hold its big first-half phone launch in Spain. If Samsung shows up, there’s a noticeable perk in interest. On Wednesday, just days before …
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Update, Sept. 5: We’ve gone hands-on with Samsung’s revamped Galaxy Fold ahead of its revised release later this month. Original story, last updated in February, follows. Foldable smartphones like Samsung’s Galaxy Fold point to a bright future for the mobile world. But that doesn’t mean you should hop on the bandwagon now. Samsung on Wednesday finally offered a longer, closer look at …
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I place my thumb on the display of a dummy smartphone. A tiny, imperceptible wave of pressure shoots out of the device and maps the ridges and valleys of my finger, verifying my identity. In an instant, another phone that’s connected to the dummy flickers to life as the home page appears. It’s a sunny summer day in July, and …
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On this podcast, we talk about: The weird phones we want to see at MWC 2019. Why the time is right for an iPhone SE 2. Amazon buying a mesh Wi-Fi network maker. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Augmented and virtual reality at Sundance using body movements to make experiences feel more natural. Net neutrality’s day in court. Super Bowl ads with tech and geek appeal. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York …
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On this podcast, we talk about: How Facebook shrugged off controversy to post strong earnings. What Samsung’s earnings mean for the smartphone business. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer Bryan VanGelder. Now playing: Watch this: Is Facebook scandal …
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Apple has closed the Group FaceTime security bug that put users at risk of eavesdropping. The company said in a statement Friday that it has fixed the vulnerability on its servers and that it will issue a software update to re-enable Group FaceTime next week. The bug had meant that any Apple device — including iPhones, iPads and Macs — …
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Sprint can’t wait to team up with T-Mobile. And yet it’s already been a long, long wait. The smallest nationwide carrier on Thursday posted a fiscal third-quarter loss of $141 million, or 3 cents a share, compared with a year-ago profit of $7.16 billion, or $1.79 a share, which had the advantage of a huge bump from the 2018 tax …
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In hindsight, AT&T’s Time Warner acquisition looks pretty good. The business, now renamed WarnerMedia, gave AT&T a few things to crow about in its fourth-quarter earnings released Wednesday. They include WarnerMedia’s operating income growth of 33.2 percent, a popular slate of films like the blockbuster Aquaman and strong digital subscriber growth for HBO. Offsetting that positive news, however, were continued …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Facebook’s research app that circumvented Apple rules and had the social network paying people as young as 13 years old $20 a month in exchange for personal data. Apple’s iPhone sales collapse. The heist of Tappy the robot‘s arm! The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, …
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