If you’ve ever passed on a cheaper phone plan because it wasn’t on your network, you’ll know that switching providers can seem like more hassle than it’s worth. But that’s about to change. UK communications regulator Ofcom announced new rules on Tuesday that will make it easier to switch networks. It says that one of the …

I can’t quit the stock iOS Mail app. I’ve had brief dalliances with the Gmail app and a handful of other email apps that promise to improve my life, but I keep coming back to the Mail app. As a result, this long-time Mail app Gmailer has picked up a few tricks along the way. 1. Archive vs. Trash You’ve …

YouTube TV finally has a full app, but the rollout to various TV devices is taking longer than originally planned. The apps for Roku and Apple TV, originally slated to launch before the end of 2017, are now scheduled for the first quarter of 2018. Also planned for the Q1 timeframe, a YouTube representative told me, are apps for older …

Unlimited data returned to the mobile world in a big way this year. T-Mobile’s move in 2016 to offer only an unlimited data plan initially drew a lot of scorn. But instead of withdrawing, the company raised the ante, announcing at CES in January of this year that it would shave off taxes and fees. Its momentum dragged Verizon and AT&T …

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Stop. Don’t do it. Please don’t do it. BOYI CHEN#69256 Look, it’s time to be honest. I write for just one reason. Because I want you to like me. I know, I know. It’s weak. Pathetic, even. Can’t I just be satisfied with who I …

Nine hundred million comments and 12 billion upvotes later, Reddit has posted its best-of lists for 2017. The fourth-most visited site on the internet says its most upvoted post was one called “The Senate. Upvote this so that people see it when they Google ‘The Senate’.” The second-ranking post, “Private Internet Access, a VPN provider, takes out a full page …

In June, Google announced that its Chrome browser would block ads on websites that are not compliant with the Better Ads standards. We now know when this functionality will go live: Feb. 15, 2018. It won’t block all ads, just ones that are deemed aggressive by the Coalition for Better Ads, whose members include Google, Facebook, Procter & Gamble, the …

Worried about someone is using Facebook’s facial recognition technology to replace their profile picture with your face? Now there’s a setting for that. The social media giant will soon roll out “optional tools to help people better manage their identity on Facebook using face recognition,” according to a blog post by Joaquin Quiñonero Candela, its director of applied machine learning. …

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Not every customer soars with the service. Daniel Leal-olivas / AFP/Getty Images Have you ever been this dad? You buy a piece of technology, bring it home and lose your faculties trying to make it work. I’ll readily confess this has happened to me. Though, …

We know Samsung is experimenting with the concept of folding smartphones. Mobile head DJ Koh has said we can expect one as early as 2018. There was also this patent for a phone that folds down at the center. The rumor flame was further stoked when a model number for an unknown Galaxy phone was found on the Samsung website. Some believe that …

If you’ve noticed your older iPhone slowing down, the problem might be tied to the battery. John Poole, founder of Primate Labs, the company behind the Geekbench processor benchmarking software, says in a blog post that iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 phones have a problem that is “widespread, and will only get worse as phones (and their batteries) continue to …

Every year, there are billions of Android apps downloaded from the Google Play store. In an attempt to keep people’s experience using those apps favorable, Google is making some changes to the requirements for developing new apps and updating older ones. In a blog post on its developer website, Google shared three initiatives it would be implementing to improve the …

If you picked up a Chromebook to replace or supplement a MacBook ($445 at Amazon), then there will be a slight adjustment period as you learn the ins and outs of the streamlined Chrome OS. Chrome OS will never be able to do all of the things that the more complex MacOS can do, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t …

The battle between Amazon and Google escalated earlier this month, when YouTube announced that it would cut access to its service on Amazon Fire TV devices starting Jan. 1. That announcement was made on Dec. 5, which is important because that same day Amazon filed a patent application for an internet service that would allow the transmission of videos, photos …

CNET’s biggest problem with the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus was the placement of the fingerprint reader on the back of the phones, which forces right-handed folks to reach across the camera to unlock the phone. With the rumored Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ phones, Samsung could reverse that, according to an early render from phone case maker Olixar, which was spotted through online retailer Mobile …