Cable TV and Internet service providers have a poor reputation among consumers, but a new survey shows they’ve made some small gains. The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) report for 2016 suggests customers are now happier overall with their cable TV and Internet services than they were a year ago, with the biggest gains occurring …

If you want to text a friend that you’re having pizza and beer, sure, you could type all of that out. Or you could go full-millennial and send a two-tap response: the pizza emoji and the beer one. The point is emojis are everywhere. And now Facebook is bringing its own specially designed set of the tiny picture symbols to …

When Microsoft’s Mr. Virtual Reality, Alex Kipman, took to the stage at Computex in Taiwan today, there were plenty in the room who might have expected him to reveal a launch date for Microsoft HoloLens. Those people were ultimately disappointed. Instead, Microsoft revealed that it would be opening up the “mixed reality” platform that drives HoloLens, known as Windows Holographic, …

Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 7 may not feature drastic changes 2:31 Enlarge Image The iPhone 6S and 6S Plus’ successors could double storage to 256GB. Sarah Tew/CNET Apple’s upcoming iPhone 7 will be available with a whopping 256GB of storage space, matching the iPad Pro and offering lots more room for apps and videos, an analyst firm predicted Wednesday. …

Star Wars is famous for its dark side, but it’s the light side of the Force Disney is asking to see more of after viewing a first cut of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” Apparently, Disney executives were not excited about the first cut of “Rogue One” from director Gareth Edwards, and have asked for additional reshoots for the …

Peter Thiel, your job is safe. The Facebook board member has been under fire since it was revealed last month he was bankrolling former wrestler Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker Media. Through it all, Facebook, with the crucial role it plays for much of the world’s publishers, has faced questions about his board seat. Thiel will remain on the social …

You can say one thing about Taiwanese trade shows like Computex: They certainly bring out the obscure and fantastic gadgets. More often than not, these finds disappear back into the shadows, never to be seen again. But I’m hoping this one goes somewhere! The i-Rocks keyboard is certainly cool at first sight, with backlit keys that light up in different …

Pebble Time is a user-friendly smartwatch with a battery that seems to never stop. At least, when compared to the single-day battery life of competing smartwatches from Apple and Google’s Android Wear. Despite its user-friendly design, there are still some tips and tricks hiding under your sleeve. So if you’ve recently picked up a Pebble Time or have had one …

Yahoo published three secret requests for user information from the FBI on Wednesday. It marked the first time the FBI has allowed a company to tell the public it received National Security Letters based on a process set up in last year’s USA Freedom Act, Yahoo said. The letters are special subpoenas issued by the FBI requiring companies to hand …

Nick Wilde, the con-artist fox in the animated film “Zootopia,” is a pretty sly fellow. But even he couldn’t escape the clumsiness of one lone kid. A Chinese Lego artist named Zhao spent three days and nights using the toy bricks to construct a human-size figure of Nick, which the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports was worth 100,000 yuan ($15,000, £10,000, …

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Microsoft inadvertently opened the spam floodgates for users of its Outlook.com email service for nearly 17 hours before fixing the problem Wednesday. These days we rely on email services to shield us from countless messages stuffed with financial scams and pharmaceutical product offers. But it was tough to sift the wheat from the chaff on Outlook.com for a good chunk …

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When the floor-stomping, party-throwing, trash-piling people who used Airbnb to rent the place near yours get too obnoxious to handle, you now have an outlet for complaint beyond angry rants on Twitter and Facebook. You can tell Airbnb directly. A new section of the site launched Tuesday welcomes permanent inhabitants to tattle on temporary neighbors, without sharing their own name …

Google recently made it easier to find a lost Android phone, and today the company announced similar search options for owners of lost iPhones. Google has added a new Find your phone section to the My Account page for your Google account. Click on it and you will see a list of the devices — including phones, tablets, Android and …