The next iPhone may have Intel inside. Some versions of Apple’s next flagship phone will stock an Intel wireless chip rather than a Qualcomm processor, according to a report from Bloomberg News. China’s iPhones would keep their Qualcomm chips, as would Verizon models in the US, according to Bloomberg’s source. The AT&T devices in the …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. To hold its own against digital assistants from Google, Microsoft and Amazon, Siri needs an IQ boost. Last month, Google took the stage in Mountain View, California, to show off improvements to its digital voice assistant. Its signature ability is to have a …

Steve Wozniak thinks artificial intelligence is the future — but Apple’s Siri digital assistant isn’t quite there yet. “Sometimes Siri doesn’t get the words right, and I’m pissed,” the Apple co-founder said, while noting that Google Now and other voice assistants aren’t perfect, either. “It’s not like a perfect human yet, but I want to get there,” Wozniak said Wednesday …

Samsung’s “Next Big Thing” marketing push from five years ago propelled the company to the top of the smartphone market. Now, the company must figure out how to stay there. The man assigned to that task is Marc Mathieu, chief marketing officer for Samsung’s North American operations, which include televisions, home appliances and mobile devices. In the year since he …

Design patents are given too much value when it comes to legal damages, Samsung has argued to the US Supreme Court in its patent dispute with Apple. In an opening brief filed Wednesday with the nation’s highest court, Samsung presented its arguments for why an earlier ruling in Apple’s favor should be thrown out. It said in the filing that …

You may think your iPhone or Galaxy device works just fine today. But wait until you see what it could do with new chips coming in 2017. Think: better battery life (of course), VR-ready graphics, and the ability to run at peak speeds for an entire game without killing your battery. You would even be able to pull 8-megapixel, still …

Apple’s rival to the Echo could know who you are just by looking at you. The consumer electronics giant has explored putting a camera in its device, which could come in the form of a smart speaker like Amazon’s Echo, according to people familiar with Apple’s plans. The device would be “self aware” and detect who is in the room …

The days of looking up addresses for destinations before entering them in Uber may be over. Foursquare on Wednesday said it’s supplying “Points of Interest” data to Uber in a global, multiyear agreement, letting the ride-share company know the names and locations of restaurants, local businesses and other destinations. What that means is you won’t have to look up the …

Apple this week took the wraps off its newest store in San Francisco, or, to be more precise, slid open its huge glass doors. Two sides of the building feature massive sliding glass doors, with those in the front reaching 42 feet high and opening a space 40 feet wide. They make visitors feel like they’re out in San Francisco’s …

Got a ton of pesky loyalty cards you can never find when you need them? Samsung’s got you covered. You can now add your merchant membership and loyalty cards to the Samsung Pay mobile-payments service, allowing you to receive promotions, rewards and other offers right from your Samsung Galaxy smartphone. See also Samsung Pay now lets you withdraw cash at …