This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Get ready to say bye to buttons. Next year, some phones will replace the physical buttons for power and volume with ultrasonic sensors that power virtual buttons. The benefits include better waterproofing and durability, at least …

It’s fun to geek out over big, expensive foldable phones like the $2,000 Galaxy Fold, with its 7.3-inch bendable screen and six cameras. But the ultra-large, extra-pricey devices aren’t what most people can afford to buy. Instead, it could be the smaller, simpler foldable designs that wind up getting foldable phones into the hands of more users — not because they’re …

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I didn’t expect to cry when I stepped into a demo suite in a hotel mid-afternoon on a Thursday to try a new VR/AR headset. I rarely get emotional in demos anymore. But then I was invited to look at what appeared to be a massive 4K TV in the room I was sitting in. A TV that wasn’t there. …

Samsung downplayed an exec’s comments that there could be as many as 1 million Galaxy Folds in the wild. A spokesperson for the Korean company told Yonhap that Electronics President Young Sohn could have been referring to the company’s initial sales target for the year. It apparently made it clear that sales of the foldable phone haven’t hit 1 million …

Update, April 22: Read our iPhone SE 2020 review. Original story follows. Apple may break with tradition and release four new iPhone 12 models in 2020, according to the latest reports. But let’s not forget the rumored iPhone SE 2, which could bring the total number of new iPhones in 2020 to five. On this week’s Apple Core roundup, we also …

Completely wireless Bluetooth earbuds are all the rage right now, fueled by models like the Apple AirPods and the Jabra Elite 75t at the high end and buttressed by a slew of cheap wireless earbuds under $50. But as cool as the concept of no-wires-at-all is, not everyone wants earbuds of that type. They can be hard to control and …

Google is scrambling to fix a data-storage problem that crippled some Android apps that use the company’s Chrome browser technology. It halted distribution of the latest version of its Chrome technology to Android and began testing a fix this weekend. The fix itself isn’t perfect, though. Google faced a choice between restoring access to older data or keeping any new …

A new Instagram feature notifies users when their captions on a photo or video may be considered offensive and gives them the chance to write something else before posting, parent company Facebook said in a blog post Monday. Instagram added a similar feature on comments earlier this year. The additions are part of the platform’s growing antibullying efforts. “In our continued effort …

The US House of Representatives has voted to pass legislation that will prevent the government from using funds to help carriers buy Huawei’s telecommunications equipment. Other equipment considered to be a threat to national security is also banned under the draft Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, as reported earlier Monday by The Hill.  The move is “critical” to protect …

A virtual private network is a way of connecting to the internet in a more secure or private way, by sending your data through an encrypted tunnel and hiding your true IP address — making it harder for someone to track your online activity.  In a business environment, VPNs are often used by employees who are working remotely and need to …