Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday expressed uncertainty about the impact the deadly coronavirus would have on its China production, but one major iPhone manufacturer said it’s prepared. Foxconn apparently has a plan to “meet all global manufacturing obligations,” even as China restricts travel and enacts quarantine measures.  “Foxconn is closely monitoring the current public …

Samsung is already asking for interest in its upcoming flagship phone, which has yet to be revealed. By signing up, you’ll get a notification from Samsung of when you can preorder the next Galaxy phone. “Be the first to experience a new era of Galaxy,” the site says. Delivery will be by March 6 while supplies last, Samsung says. You just have …

Electric scooters have been found hanging in trees, thrown in lakes, hotwired and stripped. When Scoot first launched its scooters in San Francisco in 2018, one of the biggest issues it said it faced was theft and vandalism. No wonder it would get to work building a tougher model to resist such abuse. Scoot, now owned by Bird, introduced a …

It seems like we see kids peering at the screen of their own smartphone at a younger and younger age, even though health experts say that kids under age five should only get one hour of screen time a day. On average, kids get their first phone at about 10 years old, according to findings from Influence Central’s 2016 Digital …

Apple’s redesigned Maps app has arrived. The company on Thursday said its revamped app is now available for US users and will arrive in Europe “in the coming months.” Apple Maps‘ redesign makes navigation faster and more accurate and gives users “comprehensive views of roads, buildings, parks, airports, malls and more.”   Apple rebuilt its mapping service from the ground …

It’s OK if you got motion sickness from following Amazon’s earnings reports over the past year. Case in point: The e-commerce heavyweight’s profits crashed in the second and third quarters of 2019, following a heady string of record earnings. And just when profits seemed to be on their way down, they’re right back up again in the fourth quarter, just …

Here’s a neat trick: getting a midrange two-in-one laptop at a budget price. Best Buy and HP have slashed the prices of three two-in-one laptops that boast well-rounded, mainstream configurations. At their current sale prices, they’re in the budget price range of $550 to $600. Granted, these three models from HP, Lenovo and Samsung feature CPUs that are a generation …

Verizon added valuable new wireless customers in the fourth quarter of 2019 as it builds out its 5G network, but weaknesses in other parts of its business caused it to fall short of analyst expectations on earnings. The New York-based wireless carrier said Thursday that it added a total of 790,000 new postpaid phone subscribers in the fourth quarter, compared …

The UK government released a travel advisory on Thursday telling British citizens how travel to and within the EU will change after the country leaves the bloc. On the list of things to prepare for is the potential return of roaming fees, which are currently banned under EU law. Since June 2017 UK citizens have benefitted from an EU-wide law …

Samsung’s Galaxy Book S turned heads when it was announced last August, but its long delay kept the $1,000 Qualcomm-powered Windows PC out of interested users’ hands for months. After a long wait from its initial September window, those still interested will finally be able to get one on Feb. 13.  In an announcement Thursday, Samsung officially started taking preorders …

Amazon on Thursday revealed it now has more than 150 million paid Prime members globally. The company last offered a specific figure on paid Prime memberships in April 2018, when it said the number was over 100 million. The new figure was announced as part of Amazon’s unexpectedly strong fourth-quarter earnings report. Amazon said Thursday that more people joined Prime in …

I was just reminiscing with Cheapskate Rick — this might date both of us, but we remember the days when buying a printer was a sizable investment. I bought more than a few printers that cost north of $600, for example. Of course, these days, printers rarely cost much more than the value of the replacement ink. Case in point: …

This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Twitter on Wednesday said it’s rolling out a tool that lets users report misleading information on the 2020 US election. People can report content they believe includes false information on where or how to vote or register to vote. They can also call …

After a blitz to close out 2019, Verizon is continuing to roll out its millimeter-wave 5G network in the new year. On Thursday the carrier announced it has upped its count of 5G cities to 34, turning on the next-generation wireless network in parts of Little Rock, AR, Kansas City, MO and Cincinnati, OH.  As with past 5G deployments, the …

There are plenty of TVs on sale for a certain important football game on Sunday, Feb. 2, but what if you’re already set for the TV portion of your party? Or what if you just picked up a new TV last-minute and you want the perfect accessory to go with it? The most-effective upgrade for a TV is a soundbar. …