Apple may have popularized podcasts, but producers of the radio-style digital shows say the company isn’t doing enough to support the format. Last month, Apple met with seven top podcast professionals who aired their grievances about how they’re being treated, The New York Times reported on Saturday. Podcasters complain that they have to deal with …

Motorola, already the king of phone customization, could be planning a new way to win consumers’ hearts — with colorful back covers you can swap around. “Leaked” images for two new Moto X models — the Vector Thin and Vertex — show off different back covers that are connected by magnetic pins, according to Evan Blass, who, prior to writing …

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We already know Facebook manipulates its algorithms to test our emotions and encourage us to vote. Now it seems CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his team may have tried to affect our politics as well. Two reports from the tech blog Gizmodo allege that Facebook’s trending topics list, which sits at the top right of its website and is one of …

Apple is reportedly planning a few tweaks to the next iteration of iTunes that will make it easier to get around. Version 12.4 of Apple’s music player, store and syncing software will add a new sidebar on the left to provide access to specific items, such as songs, albums, artists and genres, MacRumors said, citing an unidentified source. You’d be …

When your toy drone hits a tree and crashes to the ground with a thunk, you laugh (a little). But that mirth will turn to tears if a drone you really care about, like this one delivering medical supplies where they’re needed most, crashes to the ground and busts up its payload. Ruh-roh. That’s why a company like ParaZero made …

Periscope announced a public beta last week that finally enabled users to save their broadcasts indefinitely. On Monday, the live-streaming service said it will add three more features, including the ability to broadcast back and forth between your phone camera, DJI drone and a GoPro action camera. Now that Periscope broadcasts won’t disappear after 24 hours (unless you want them …

When the first trailer for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” dropped at the beginning of April, fans were so excited — us included — that every scene was analyzed scene by scene for clues. Now we can dissect the trailer all over again, but in Lego form. The video “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in Lego” was created …

Stormtroopers might have the worst aim in the galaxy, but they sure can dance. On Saturday, the Boogie Storm troupe took to the stage on “Britain’s Got Talent” and did an elaborate routine wearing Stormtrooper armor. The dancing Stormtroopers strutted their stuff to music from “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” by Silento, “Gangnam Style” from Psy, “Sax” by Fleur East and …

Whether your wireless plan allows for 2GB or 10GB of data per month, the last thing you want to do is get a message you’re about to go over. Take a few minutes to adjust some system settings and customize apps to minimize unnecessary data use. Now playing: Watch this: Cut back on Android data usage 0:57 Chrome Data Saver …

Planning a trip to Cuba? Starting this summer, T-Mobile customers will be able to use their phones there. The company is also offering cheaper calling rates to the island nation. T-Mobile inks a deal with a Cuban wireless provider to offer roaming and calls to Cuba. T-Mobile The No. 3 US carrier on Monday announced an interconnect and roaming arrangement …

Spotify this morning announced phase two of its plan to increase video content. This time it’s taking the form of 12 new original programs that will be available to iOS and Android users this year in the US, the UK, Germany and Sweden. The shows could draw fans closer to music history and the culture surrounding it with concepts including …

India allegedly has a secret technology to decrypt iPhones. Ravi Shankar Prasad, India’s communications and IT minister, said Friday that a tool for mobile forensics has been developed that can handle smartphones, including Apple’s iPhone, according to the New Indian Express. Prasad didn’t reveal details about how the tool works. Earlier this year, the iPhone was at the center of …

Anonymous claims accusing the social network of deliberately leaving conservative websites out of its “trending topics” box are untrue, the company said late Monday. “We take these reports extremely seriously, and have found no evidence that the anonymous allegations are true,” Tom Stocky, vice president of search, said in a Facebook post.. The claims started circulating earlier Monday after tech …

A Luxe driver was involved in a fatal traffic accident in San Francisco last month, three weeks after the fast-growing, on-demand valet service secured $50 million in financing to expand to new cities, CNET has learned. The valet was driving a Jeep SUV on one of the city’s main thoroughfares April 27 when he collided with a BMW making a …