‘My First Phone’: CNET editors reminisce about their first phones

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The 2018 BMW M5 spins all four wheels, hasn’t lost character

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Razer Phone: Why you’d buy or avoid one

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I went to buy an iPhone X. T

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Not worth it? César Salza / CNET I think of T-Mobile most often when I see it’s insulted Verizon and when I see someone wear a pink tutu at a party. Still, it’s presented itself very well over the last couple of years …

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OMG! Texting is 25 years old

Texting turned 25 on Sunday, ICYMI. The first text message was sent on Dec. 3, 1992, by British engineer Neil Papworth to Richard Jarvis, an executive at British telecom Vodafone, who was attending his company’s holiday party in Newbury, England. Typed out on a PC, it was sent to Jarvis’s Orbitel 901, a mobile phone that would take up most …

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Vodafone starts selling NBN (complete with 4G to be safe)

Vodafone is now officially selling home broadband. After teasing a launch since last year, the telco opened orders for its NBN service on Monday both online and in-stores. The telco is kicking off service in a limited number of cities, offering NBN to residents in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Newcastle and Geelong. You won’t need to be an existing Vodafone customer …

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‘Elon’s Musk’ doesn’t smell like you think it should

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Top in

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Smart baby gear for new parents

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iOS crashes and MacOS flaws? Here’s what to do

If your iPhone began misbehaving Saturday, or if you’ve been worried about that “root” password vulnerability on the Mac, read on — here’s what you can do to get your devices running smoothly and safely. A date-related flaw in iOS involving apps that send frequent reminders was reportedly causing iPhones and iPads to keep crashing as of the wee hours …

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Future Galaxy phones could fetch passwords with your palm

The jury is still out on whether palm reading can predict your future, but it may help you remember lost passwords. Enlarge Image The password (ABHL) is shown hiding in the lines of a persons hand. Samsung A recently spotted Samsung patent application (PDF) proposes the use of palm scanning as a method of identification on Samsung phones. The example …

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These very British speakers leave the Audiophiliac gobsmacked

Not all high-end speakers look, feel or sound like luxury objects, but the Harbeth Monitor 30.2 40th Anniversary Edition speaker absolutely does. Run your fingers over the speaker’s silver eucalyptus veneers and you’ll get a sense of craftsmanship that should be de rigueur on all similarly priced speakers, though it isn’t.  With well recorded music the M30.2s sound yields more …

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Apple’s iOS 11.2 update adds Apple Pay Cash, faster wireless charging

Apple’s new iOS 11.2 software update went live Saturday, adding Apple Pay Cash and faster wireless charging to supported iPhones. For anyone with an iPhone 6 or later, the update’s Apple Pay Cash feature opens up the ability to send cash to friends and family over iMessage. While I didn’t see the feature immediately turned on after updating my own …

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Qualcomm wants some iPhones banned in the US, NSA data leaked online

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The 3:59 extended edition: The net neutrality rollback

Net neutrality rules are expected to be repealed on Dec. 14. Ahead of that FCC vote, we discuss many of the thorny issues involved, including censorship, potentially higher costs to customers and the need for telecommunications infrastructure investment.  On the podcast, we talk about: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai making his case against existing net neutrality rules and claiming Twitter could be more …

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