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 its launch. The Pixel 3 …

The Federal Communications Commission said a revised draft of its 2019 Broadband Deployment Report still shows that the digital divide is closing. Originally released in February, the report was touted by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, who pointed to its findings that more Americans were getting access to high speed internet service. Pai said the report was evidence that his policies …

Google says it’s sold fewer Pixel phones year over year due to fierce smartphone competition on the high end, but that probably isn’t the entire story. There’s a good chance that the company’s agreement to make Verizon the Pixel’s exclusive US carrier plays a role.  On Monday, Ruth Porat, CFO of Google’s parent company Alphabet, explained declining Pixel sales as due …