Editors’ Note, May 7, 2019: CNET’s Google Pixel 3A and Pixel 3A XL reviews are here. Read more about both phones and why Google decided to release these budget handsets. As rumors circulate of a Pixel 3 successor, some owners of Google’s current handset are still complaining of software performance issues — six months after …

An Apple representative is warning California lawmakers that they should reject legislation designed to make it easier for consumers to repair their own electronics, because the consumers might wind up hurting themselves, Motherboard reported Tuesday. California’s Right to Repair bill would require manufacturers of electronics to make repair information, diagnostic tools and service parts available to device owners and independent …

Sprint and T-Mobile have pushed back the deadline for their proposed $26 billion merger by three months amid rumors that their tie-up is on the ropes. T-Mobile announced in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday that the two companies had agreed to extend the deadline for completing their planned merger to July 29. The previous …

The smartphone slowdown isn’t stinging Samsung as much as some may have predicted, thanks to strong sales from its new Galaxy S10 lineup. Samsung said Monday that its first-quarter financial results were weighed down by weakness in its memory chip and display businesses, but that its newly launched flagship smartphone logged solid sales. Samsung said seasonal weakness led to decreased …

The US Central Intelligence Agency launched its Instagram account Thursday, with a single photo full of items many of us might associate with the secretive intelligence agency. The debut post on the account depicts an apparent office desk at the agency crowded with cloak-and-dagger items accompanied by the message “I spy with my little eye…” Some are obvious, such as …

Just hours after Apple and Qualcomm announced a settlement in their long-running patent battle earlier this month, Intel said it would exit the 5G phone modem business. But the chip giant didn’t say at the time whether its decision was based on the settlement. It apparently was, according to a Wall Street Journal interview with Intel CEO Bob Swan. “In …

Samsung’s woes with the Galaxy Fold are mounting with news that one of its beleaguered foldable phones being felled by speck of dust. Michael Fisher, a videographer of mobile tech, tweeted out his disappointment that a tiny, foreign object had found its way into his review unit, disrupting the screen’s function. An escalating list of issues has prompted the world’s …

If your Twitter feed looks a bit different, there’s a good reason. The microblogging service rolled out a redesigned desktop layout on Tuesday that features a simpler, airier look. The redesign, which Twitter announced in January, was previously available to a limited number of users through an opt-in program. The design revamp doesn’t appear to be the same for everyone …

The CIA’s getting ready to transmit some photos — on social media. The usually secretive intelligence agency plans to launch an Instagram page in the near future, CIA Director Gina Haspel said during a national security forum Thursday at Auburn University. Haspel declassified the agency’s plans while discussing its social media-savvy recruits and the challenge of trying to be transparent …

All the customer wanted was a refund on a defective Pixel 3, but instead of cash, Google reportedly delivered 10 more phones. This is a tale of customer service gone awry, as told by Reddit user Cheetoz, who said he was resorting to shaming Google to try to get some resolution to the apparent shipping blunder. In a post on …