Where do you go after X? (Apple skipped the iPhone 9, after all.) The answer, according to 9to5Mac, is the iPhone XS. And according to the popular Apple blog, you’re looking at the first pictures of Apple’s new phones right now, immediately above. 9to5Mac believes that both the expected 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch models of the …

It’s a time-honored tradition — every time we’re invited to an Apple event, the invitation email always comes with a clever hint about what might unfold. This time, for the Sept. 12 event, it’s a giant golden ring and the words “Gather round.”  What could that possibly mean? Here are a few ideas to start: The Apple invite is only a …

SD cards can be pretty flimsy, and that’s a problem — because cameras are increasingly favoring them over the aging-but-durable CompactFlash alternative. But Sony says its new Tough cards can take an unprecedented beating. They’re the world’s toughest, according to Sony, thanks to a single-piece design, instead of the typical three-piece sandwich you’ll find practically everywhere else. The design allows the …

If you couldn’t log into Slack, the oh-so-popular team messaging app used by 8 million people every day, you’re not alone. It went down — at least for you. Slack officially confirmed that it’s experiencing “connectivity issues” around 10:30 a.m. PT Tuesday, and though Slack still seems to be working in several CNET offices across the US, we can confirm …

Steve Jobs never honored his promise to make FaceTime an open standard, so Apple enthusiasts must download alternative apps in order to video chat with friends on Android, and vice versa. But on Monday, Google’s Duo just got one step closer with official support for Apple’s iPad, on top of previous support for iPhones and Android devices. Google issued the …

Grado is legendary among audiophiles — partly because it makes truly excellent open-air headphones with a delightfully retro design, and partly because it’s been building them by hand in Brooklyn, NY for over 60 years.  Now, for the first time, Grado will offer a wireless headset — and we’ve just discovered that the company has quietly revealed exactly what that headset …

The MoviePass unlimited plan that captured our hearts is now dead as a doornail, and the deal keeps getting worse all the time. The latest move that might make your inner Lando decide to abandon Cloud City: Even if you paid for an annual subscription and got to keep your grandfathered unlimited plan, MoviePass is now forcing you onto its …

The Red Hydrogen is not your typical phone. For starters, it has scalloped edges, like a serrated knife, at a time every other phone company is building ever-rounder rectangles.  Oh, and it’s a modular phone — bolt-on upgrades! — that comes standard with a special “holographic” screen that has to be seen to be believed.  In other words, it became an object …

When Microsoft introduced the slimmer Xbox One S in 2016, one new feature didn’t get as much fanfare as it should’ve — a Bluetooth gamepad that can double as a controller for your tablets and phones. Only that gamepad didn’t necessarily work the way you’d think on Android. The buttons were assigned wrong. But XDA-developers reports that after two long …

I can’t believe it’s actually happening. Seriously, I can’t and won’t believe until Apple says it on stage — Bloomberg reports that Apple is finally updating its Mac mini desktop, and updating its lowest cost MacBook with a high-resolution Retina Display screen. Technically, Bloomberg says it’s a new low-cost MacBook, not necessarily a MacBook Air, which lines up with rumors we’ve …