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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Does online advertising not work as well as it might? Chris Matyszczyk/CNET My mailbox isn’t what it used to be. These days, I wander out to it, believing that it will likely contain some magazines I forgot to cancel, a book from Amazon that the …

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Once upon a time: $500 new. Now: $150, good as new. Joshua Goldman/CNET Yesterday I brought you a …

People bought fewer phones last year, even China, the world’s biggest smartphone market, according to market researcher IDC. China’s smartphone market slid 15.7 percent year-over-year last quarter, according to a new report published by IDC yesterday. Throughout last year, it fell 4.9 percent. The findings were released after IDC said last week that global shipment numbers fell 6.3 percent last …

If you have the right equipment, and don’t mind a delay, there’s some good news for Dish, DirecTV and Comcast customers planning to watch the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics: You’ll be able to view certain events in 4K HDR (high-dynamic range). NBCUniversal is broadcasting the Olympic Winter Games in 4K HDR for the first time and both satellite providers, and …

How much surveillance is too much? That’s a question being asked in China, with some police officers in the country now getting glasses equipped with facial-scanning technology, state-run media reports. The glasses, issued to officers at a highly populated train station in the Henan province, are part of a security push leading up to Chinese New Year. So far, according …

On this podcast, we talk about: Recent advancements in wireless charging and over-the-air charging. The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch. The latest on the Waymo v. Uber trial. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer Bryan VanGelder. Now playing: …

I just set up a new nightstand in my San Francisco apartment, and realized something: My standard-issue phone charger is barely long enough to snake its way from the wall outlet to my bedside. I have two choices: Buy a charger with a longer cable, or get a wireless charging pad. Quick-charge cables are faster, but wireless pads provide much …

One of the larger changes in iOS 11 was Apple’s adoption of the new High Efficiency Image Format (HEIF) standard for photos. While the format is significantly more efficient when it comes to storage space, it’s not yet widely supported, meaning you may run into problems when you want to use pictures taken with your iPhone (or iPad) elsewhere. When …

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. He just can’t help sniping at Verizon. CNBC I wanted to believe in a hopeful new world. The one T-Mobile presented during the Super Bowl, that is. There, the company ran an ad expressing hope we can change. The company wants babies born today to grow …

Apple took a lot of heat last December when it was found that the company was slowing down older iPhone models to prevent unexpected shutdowns. But not all iPhones may be affected, as 9to5Mac points out.  It turns out that the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X have certain hardware updates that allow for better power management and avoid unexpected …

Google is bringing gadget maker Nest back under its control as the search giant battles rivals Amazon and Apple in the rapidly expanding smart home market. A big part of the change: Making it easier to add Google’s artificial intelligence technology and Assistant — a digital helper that competes against Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri — into new Nest products. …

We’ve written in the past about how your TV is probably tracking you, and now Consumer Reports, as part of a broad privacy and security evaluation, has has found that millions of smart TVs are vulnerable to hackers and “raise privacy concerns by collecting very detailed information on their users.” According to the report, the problems affect Samsung televisions, plus …

Verizon has still got it. For the ninth time in a row, the nation’s largest wireless network has taken the top spot in overall network performance, according to independent testing firm RootMetrics. In its latest test of the four major wireless carriers, RootMetrics rated Verizon tops in all six categories for the second half of 2017. When it came to …

Hurting for funds, Wileyfox, the UK-based maker of budget Android phones, went into administration Tuesday, CEO Michael Coombes confirmed. “The purpose of the administration is to restructure the Wileyfox Group, reduce its cost base in Europe and to ensure its long term future across all the markets it operates in,” Coombes said in an email. The process is similar to …