People in the US can finally get their hands on Samsung’s revamped Galaxy Fold. The electronics giant on Friday started selling two versions of the Galaxy Fold — one model for AT&T’s network and an unlocked variant  — nine days after the foldable phone arrived in the UK and Germany, and three weeks after it launched …

Apple’s latest iPhone software, iOS 13, is already available — but on Tuesday, you’ll already be able to download its first big update, iOS 13.1. And you’ll be able to revitalize your iPad with the launch of Apple’s new iPadOS software created exclusively for its tablets. Both iOS 13.1 and iPadOS were originally scheduled to be released on Sept. 30, but …

Apple’s making another big investment in Corning to supercharge iPhone glass development.  The tech giant on Tuesday said it’s giving Corning $250 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund, adding to the $200 million it invested two years ago. The money is meant to help with Corning’s development of glass for the iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad, including “state-of-the-art glass processes, …

Disney CEO Bob Iger has resigned from Apple’s board as the two companies prepare to compete with their new streaming video services.  In a regulatory filing Friday, Apple said Iger resigned from its eight-person board on Sept. 10. The company in a statement lauded Iger’s time as an “exemplary board member” and called him a “dedicated, visionary CEO.” “More than anything, …

The next batch of new iPhones may carry a new number in their names, but make no mistake — this is another “S” year. If the rumors hold true, Apple will unveil phones with essentially the same design for a third year in a row. The question is whether Apple fans will buy the case that these new phones are a …

IFA, Europe’s biggest electronics show, isn’t heavy on phones, but that didn’t stop companies from talking about a major new wireless technology: 5G. Unlike other trade shows such as Mobile World Congress, though, IFA’s 5G focus wasn’t on super high-end, expensive 5G phones (well, aside from the revamped $2,000 Galaxy Fold). Rather, it was all about making 5G more accessible …

I pick up a virtual reality headset and place it over my eyes. Before I can even blink, it transports me to a world far away from the bustling IFA electronics show. I know that I’m in the bowels of the dismal Berlin Messe convention center, but my brain thinks I’ve managed to escape.  I wish I could tell you …

As Apple gears up to show off its latest smartwatch, rival Huami has developed a couple new models of its own: a square Amazfit GTS and a round sports watch, the Amazfit Stratos 3. The company showed off the new watches at the IFA electronics show in Berlin on Friday, and CNET got a sneak peak. It hasn’t yet detailed …

Samsung’s first 5G phones have only been on the market since May, but the company has already sold 2 million of them, an executive said Friday. That number should increase to 4 million by the end of 2019, he predicted.  “Today more than 2 million consumers around the world can connect to 5G networks using Samsung 5G smartphones,” JuneHee Lee, …

5G phone prices are about to get a lot cheaper. Next year, Qualcomm will expand its 5G modems across its Snapdragon 8 series, 7 series and 6 series processors, the company said Friday at the IFA electronics show in Berlin. The company’s 8 series chips are aimed at high-end phones like the Galaxy S10, and it’s the Snapdragon 855, alongside …