So many tech items these days rely on rechargeable batteries, it’s easy to forget we still need regular old alkalines for lots of things: game controllers, drone remotes, TV remotes, kids’ toys, garage-door openers, smoke alarms and so on. Good news: For a limited time, Amazon is taking 25% off many AmazonBasics batteries when you apply promo code POWER25 at …

Google did something un-Googley last week: It officially released an image of the Pixel 4, the next version of its flagship phone. This is a phone we all expected to appear, based not just on rumors, but also on Google’s pattern of an annual October release. Teasing a photo of an unannounced phone is a move we expect from LG …

The Federal Communications Commission is set to decide whether to auction off 2.5GHz spectrum for 5G mobile use. The meeting on July 10 is part of the Facilitating America’s Superiority in 5G Technology (5G Fast) program, FCC Chair Ajit Pai said Tuesday. 5G, already launched in the US by Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, is the next-generation network being used by …