Samsung is putting its smartphone rebound hopes on the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. CNET Samsung Electronics said Monday it expects its quarterly earnings to decline yet again as it continues to grapple with tough competition in its core smartphone business. The South Korean electronics giant estimates its operating profit for the three-month period ending …

Musician Trent Reznor is reportedly a key player in the design of a streaming-music service for Apple. Michael Tran/Getty Images Apple is still planning a major revamp of its music services, an effort that’s being led by Nine Inch Nails front man Trent Reznor, according to a report Wednesday by The New York Times. The effort would reportedly include a …

FTC commissioners say their decision was based on staff recommnendations. CNET Three commissioners for the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday defended their actions during its antitrust investigation of Google, denying reports that it ignored investigators’ recommendations to sue the search giant. Internal agency documents released last week revealed that Google avoided an antitrust lawsuit after the commissioners’ investigators issued a …

A pair of lawsuits are challenging the FCC’s new Internet traffic rules. CNET Less than two weeks after the Federal Communications Commission unveiled new Net neutrality rules, US broadband providers have filed lawsuits to overturn the Internet traffic regulations. The USTelecom Association, a trade group that represents some of the nation’s largest Internet service providers, filed a complaint Monday in …

YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET The NFL is planning to give the ball to the Internet next season. The National Football League intends to sell the national digital distribution rights of a regular season game this year to an Internet company, an NFL representative confirmed Monday. The move represents the first time that pro football fans will have to look …

Amazon has been granted FAA permission to test its aerial drones for delivering packages. Amazon Amazon’s ambitions to use drones to deliver packages may get off the ground yet. The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday issued an “experimental airworthiness certificate” to Amazon, allowing the Internet retail giant to conduct research, development and crew training for its Prime Air delivery drones. …

Yahoo said it is consolidating operations at many of its offices, including its Sunnyvale headquarters. Yahoo Yahoo is closing its office in China, the company confirmed Wednesday, a move that is expected to eliminate up to 300 jobs. Yahoo employees based in the Beijing office were informed of the closure on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Yahoo offered no local products …

Microsoft says Windows 10 will run on screens of all sizes. CNET Microsoft plans a global launch this summer of Windows 10, complete with a new biometric authentication process intended to replace traditional passwords. No specific date was given, but the company is committed to that midyear release for the operating system, Windows chief Terry Myerson said during a speech …

Apple is said to be planning a fall launch of a subscription TV service that would work on all iOS devices, inlcuding the Apple TV. Apple Apple’s much-hinted-at subscription TV service may become a reality before the end of the year. The iPhone maker is in talks with TV programmers to offer a Web-based subscription TV service that would launch …

Pinterest plans to use some of the money raised to fuel international expansion. CNET Pinterest has raised $367 million in its latest round of financing, giving it a valuation of $11 billion and making the social discovery site one of the most valuable venture capital-backed startups. The makers of the visual bookmarking tool confirmed the financing Monday in a filing …