Now playing: Watch this: Tim Cook says ‘great desktops’ are coming 1:21 Remember the Mac Pro from 2013? Some wonder if Apple does. CNET Tim Cook is apparently trying to dispel the feeling that Apple has abandoned the desktop. Though the company released an overhauled MacBook Pro laptop in October, it’s been years since much …

Facebook’s Safety Check feature was activated Monday in the wake of a deadly truck crash that killed at least nine people and injured dozens more at a crowded market in Berlin. Berlin police encouraged people in the area to use the Safety Check feature to let friends and loved ones know they are safe after the truck rammed the crowded …

Owners of Pebble’s smartwatches don’t have to worry about their devices suddenly stopping after the company’s acquisition by Fitbit. The fate of the devices was left in doubt last week after the announcement that Fitbit, one of the biggest names fitness trackers, would acquire the assets and intellectual property of Pebble. But Fitbit is telling Pebble customers they can expect …

If you haven’t finished your holiday shopping yet, you’re probably looking at the calendar and worrying about whether your gifts will arrive at their destination on time. To ease some of that anxiety, Best Buy has made two-day shipping free for almost any purchase made at the retailer. Best Buy said Tuesday that orders placed between 8:30 a.m. PT Thursday …

Americans who fancy access to the British TV soap “EastEnders” rejoice! British broadcasting giants BBC Worldwide and ITV announced a partnership on Tuesday to launch a Netflix-like streaming video service called BritBox in the US next year. The ad-free service is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2017 on the web as well as Roku, Apple TV and …

Android Pay, Google’s mobile payments service for phones running the OS, is up and running in Japan, two months after Apple’s rival service went live on the island nation. The launch will allow Android handset owners to use their devices to complete transactions at more than 470,000 locations that already accept Rakuten Edy, a prepaid e-money service, Google said in …

It looks like the musical mashup of Spotify and SoundCloud won’t be happening after all. The Financial Times reported in September that music-streaming service Spotify was in “advanced talks” to acquire rival streaming service SoundCloud. However, months of discussions between the two have apparently been fruitless, and Spotify has abandoned its takeover plans, TechCrunch reported Thursday, citing a source within …

Google Assistant is about to get a bit smarter, thanks to third-party developers. The Alphabet-owned company said Thursday it is opening up its digital assistant with new tools for developers who want to interact with customers through Google Home, its always-listening smart home speaker. The tools, called Conversation Actions, will allow developers to engage with users in conversational form to …

That internet-connected talking toy you bought your kids may be putting their privacy at risk without your knowledge or consent, according to a coalition of consumer-interest organizations. A complaint filed Tuesday with the US Federal Trade Commission alleges that Genesis Toys, the makers of “smart” kids toys — the My Friend Cayla doll and the i-Que Intelligent Robot — and …

Apple Music appears to be growing on listeners. The music subscription service has surpassed the 20 million subscriber milestone just 18 months after its launch, Billboard reported Tuesday. That number represents growth of 15 percent since the company announced in September it had accumulated 17 million paying customers since it launched in June 2015. Apple Music is hitting new highs …