The smart speaker competition is getting fierce. Voice-powered digital assistants — Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri — appear in more standalone audio products every day, from tiny Dots and Minis to more expensive Echos, Homes and Maxes.  For people willing to pay extra for better sound quality, though, only a handful are worth …

It’s almost springtime. The first buds have begun to sprout. And like this time every year, there’s new receivers on the way! The first of these is Onkyo’s entry-level TX-SR383. The receiver receives a mild feature bump compared to last year’s TX-SR373, with the main additions being an extra two channels of amplification — now at 7.1 — and a …

Facebook issued an apology on Friday after offensive terms appeared in the social network’s search predictions late Thursday. When users typed “videos of” into the search bar, Facebook prompted them to search phrases including “videos of sexuals,” “videos of girl sucking dick under water” and, perhaps most disturbingly, “video of little girl giving oral.” Shocked users reported the problem on …

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives     With just one look, you have magical powers. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Apple has given you magical powers… if you bought an iPhone X, that is. All you have to do is look at anything with a lock and, presto, it opens. What? …

Apple snuck in a little Friday surprise with an unexpected invite to a March 27 event. And it’s not at the company’s lavish Cupertino campus — it’s in Chicago. “Join us to hear new creative ideas for teachers and students,” the invitation says. The location is Lane Tech College Prep High School on the city’s north side. Apple’s last education-themed …

Editors’ note: This comparison was originally published Nov. 28, 2017 at 4 a.m. PT. Since that time Google added a technology called RAISR to the Pixel 2 which uses computer learning to make zoomed in pictures look sharper and more detailed. After testing a Pixel 2 with this update, we found improvement with zoomed in photos taken in good light. …

Google will soon give iOS users the chance to try Google Lens, the augmented-reality technology that lets you use your camera to search for info. Over the next week, you’ll be able to try Google Lens in the Google Photos app for iOS, the company announced Thursday.  The feature will roll out over the next week. You’ll have to have …

Can’t wait till you can buy a relatively inexpensive VR headset that doesn’t need a PC or phone? You may need to wait a tad longer than we originally thought. Variety reports that the $199 Oculus Go headset will launch at Facebook’s F8 developer conference on May 1.  While that’s not technically a delay, it definitely stretches the company’s original …

Microsoft’s Windows software will support technology called HEIF to shrink photo sizes — the third big operating system to embrace the JPEG alternative along with Apple’s iOS last year and Google’s Android P this year. Windows 10’s wallpaper Stephen Shankland/CNET A test version of Windows 10 — a step on the road to a version due this fall — has …

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Qualcomm’s corporate chaos continues. Paul Jacobs, the company’s former CEO, will be leaving Qualcomm’s board as of its annual meeting on March 23. That’s because he’s looking at buying out the company his father, Irwin Jacobs, co-founded, Qualcomm said. “There can be no assurance that Dr. Jacobs can or will make a proposal, but, if he does, the board will …

Modularity — or the ability to switch out individual parts and pieces — isn’t as far-off of a concept for phones anymore. Thanks to big tech names like Google and Motorola (who threw their hats in a few years back), we became more used to the idea of a modular phone being a real product instead of a distant pipe …

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus hit shelves today, and carriers are scurrying to lure buyers on board. Sprint is even rewarding early-bird customers with the honor of naming a star. The Galaxy S9 ups the ante on last year’s Galaxy S8 by bringing an upgraded camera with tricks like variable aperture, super slow-mo video and 3D avatars called AR Emoji. It also packs a blazing …

Getting a new phone is always a mixture of excitement and curiosity. Excitement for getting rid of an older, and often slower phone. A curiosity of not knowing exactly how to use all of its new features. But don’t worry, that’s why we’re here. This is a running list and will be updated as we continue to discover and cover …

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