Uber is strengthening its reach in the Middle East. The ride-hailing giant on Tuesday said it’ll acquire its Middle East competitor Careem for $3.1 billion — Uber’s largest acquisition to date. The buyout is expected to be completed in the beginning of 2020, though it’s still subject to regulatory approval. “This is an important moment …

Razer’s Deathadder Elite is one of the most popular gaming mice available and that’s in spite of its regular price of $70. And today you can pick it up on Amazon for $37.99. Incredibly accurate with imperceptible latency, the corded Deathadder Elite has mechanical switches Razer says are tested to 50 million clicks. It’s also got seven programmable buttons, customizable …

The Huawei P30 Pro and P30 are two new phones that the Chinese brand, and Samsung’s Android chief rival, announced Tuesday at a launch event in Paris. Both phones have colorful, shiny backings, but it’s all the tech inside that Huawei hopes will push its new phones ahead of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10E. I’ll talk about …

Samsung says it’s achieved 1Gbps speed on a commercial 5G network in Korea. The electronics company, along with Korean phone company KT Corporation, said Tuesday that the speed was achieved over the air using KT’s 5G commercial network and a Samsung Galaxy S10 5G phone. “This is a key accomplishment for the two companies — proving that the 5G commercial …

Samsung on Tuesday unveiled another phone in its midrange Galaxy A series, the Galaxy A70. The Galaxy A70 offers a large, 6.7-inch super AMOLED Infinity-U display. Samsung said that’s the largest display in its Galaxy A lineup (and it’s also bigger than that of the Galaxy S10 Plus). The phone has a 4,500-mAH battery and supports fast charging at 25 …

A bill backed by House Democrats to reinstate Obama-era net neutrality protections passed its first hurdle Tuesday. Democrats pushed the Save the Internet Act through the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee in an 18-11 vote that fell along party lines. The legislation codifies rules that were repealed in December 2017 by the Republican-led FCC. As part of this repeal, the …

Apple’s credit card could come to international customers following its US launch, according to Goldman Sachs International’s CEO. The Apple Card, which is both virtual and physical, was revealed at the tech giant’s event Monday. Apple noted that it’s teaming up with investment bank Goldman Sachs and Mastercard to release the card. Now playing: Watch this: The Apple Card is …

The International Trade Commission on Tuesday handed down two rulings in Apple and Qualcomm’s battle over patents. One found in favor of Qualcomm while the other sided with Apple.  In one case, a judge said Apple’s iPhones have infringed a Qualcomm patent and should be banned from sale. But a full commission review in a second, separate case said Apple didn’t …

What’s the price of great standalone VR? Facebook says it’s $399. HTC says it’s $799. HTC has revealed the price and release date of its newest self-contained VR headset, the Vive Focus Plus, and it’s considerably more expensive than the also-soon-to-arrive Oculus Quest. The Vive Focus Plus arrives April 15, HTC announced Monday at its Vive Ecosystem Conference in Shenzhen, China. …

If you search “BBC” in the Google Podcasts app today, you’ll be disappointed. Most BBC podcasts have been removed from the app and apparently aren’t searchable through Google Assistant either.  Listeners, like myself, are bummed. The BBC was unhappy that Google had started directing searches for BBC podcasts to Google’s own podcast app, rather than any other podcast service, Kieran Clifton, director …

LG has announced its complete sound bar range for 2019, which includes three high-end models with support for both Google Assistant and Dolby Atmos onboard, plus three more only with Bluetooth.  The high-end models will also include support for Atmos competitor DTS:X.  3.1.2-channel SL8YG ($799) 4.1.2-channel SL9YG ($999) 5.1.2-channel SL10YG ($1299) Meanwhile, the entry- to mid-level models lack Wi-Fi connectivity …

Apple’s iPhone is already home to some of the most popular games ever. It’s got puzzlers like Candy Crush Saga and Words With Friends, the battle game Cash of Clans, and even the cultural phenom Fortnite. Now Apple is hoping to level up those games with Apple Arcade, a new service, announced Monday, that’s set to go live in the …

The Huawei P30 Pro has not one but four cameras on the back, including a super wide-angle lens and a prism-based periscope allowing for 5x optical zoom and a huge 10x hybrid zoom. There’s also a 3D time-of-flight sensor that’s meant for better portrait mode shots. But do more camera lenses result in better photos? I took the phone out …

Thousands of Asus computers were infected with malware from the company’s own update tool, researchers from Kaspersky Lab said Monday. The researchers discovered the attack in January, after hackers took over the Asus Live Update Utility to quietly install malware on devices. The hack was first reported by Motherboard. On Tuesday, Asus said it’s fixed the vulnerability in the latest …

While Apple was showing off its new credit card, the Apple Card, at a splashy event on Monday, it was also quietly making changes to its Apple Pay Cash feature. Apple Pay Cash is a peer-to-peer payment feature that lets you send and receive money through iMessage. The feature also puts a digital card in your iOS Wallet app to …