So you can’t get an iPhone X, but you don’t want to miss out on all the fun of owning a state-of-the-art phone that does a bunch of cool stuff. Not to worry. There are plenty of amazing handsets stuffed with the hardware features and software tools you crave, and they might also save you …

Amazon Marketing department: “Gee, Jeff, what do you want to do tonight?”  Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO: “The same thing we do every night: Try to take over the world!” The massive online retailer continues its bid for world domination with a new product: Fire TV Stick Basic Edition. It starts shipping tomorrow to countries around the world including Canada, France, …

Editors’ note: This story is part of our Turned On special report exploring the intersection of sex and technology. It contains sexually explicit descriptions and may not be suited for younger readers. In the sunny living room of a Mediterranean-style house in Oakland, California, Rosalind sips coffee through a straw. The 24-year-old research assistant wears a thin green utility jacket …

Instead of letting the iPhone X ($285 at Amazon) automatically adjust how bright your display needs to be, Apple has tucked a toggle to disable auto-brightness into the Settings app. Screenshots by Jason Cipriani/CNET It’s a bit hidden, but here’s what you need to do: Open Settings > General > Accessibility > Display Accommodations and slide the switch next to …

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Apple’s iPhone X might not be able to survive a drop, but at least it takes the best photos of any phone out there.  According to DxOMark, which does in-depth testing and reviews of camera sensors, lenses and phone cameras, the 10th-anniversary iPhone hit a score of 101 for its photo quality. That score just barely bests the still image …

This is part of CNET’s “Dining Redefined” series about how technology is changing the way you eat. We’ve all been there: It’s Friday night and you want to veg on the sofa with takeout — but not with the greasy pizza you get from your local joint. What you actually want is dinner at your favorite restaurant, but without the …

There will be no happily ever after for T-Mobile and Sprint. The nation’s third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers, respectively, said on Saturday that they have ceased discussions about a possible merger. Up until a week ago, people in the industry and on Wall Street assumed the two would get together, forming a potentially stronger combined company to take on larger …

James Comey has ditched his Twitter pseudonym for something more straightforward: @Comey. The former head of the FBI went public on the social media platform on Monday, with, what else, a tweet. “Here’s my new handle,” Comey wrote. “Glad to be part of the Twitterverse. Grateful to Reinhold for the cover these last few years.” Here’s my new handle. Glad …