Apple If it’s September, it must be time for new iPhones. Last year, Apple delivered a double whammy at its annual iPhone refresh: in addition to two big-screen phones, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus , CEO Tim Cook also unveiled the Apple Watch . The company’s first foray into wearable tech didn’t hit stores …

I go way back with Wilson Audio speakers, I sold lots of them when I worked as a high-end salesman. I loved the sound, but couldn’t afford a pair for myself. Instead I would come in early, before the store opened, so I could listen to Wilson’s then popular Watt/Puppy speakers on my own time. The bass, dynamics and imaging …

Just in time for the school year, Google’s added new features to Docs, Sheets and Slides, its online productivity tools. But you don’t have to be a student to use these cool new features, since they’re available to anyone with a Google account. Here are our favorite additions. Voice typing Google’s been perfecting voice recognition for a while now and …

Josh Miller/CNET Last year Microsoft bought Finnish company Nokia’s devices division for $7.2 billion, and now the US-based tech giant is trying to get the most out of its investment by establishing a foothold in the growing Indian smartphone market. Microsoft is preparing a new set of Windows 10-based, Nokia-branded smartphones to be released in India by the end of …

Now playing: Watch this: Save data when backing up to Google Photos 0:40 Backing up your phone’s photo library is a must if you want to ensure your precious memories last a lifetime rather than only the life of your phone. Taking Google Photos as a good example of how easy it is these days, here’s how to let the …

Enlarge Image Sarah Tew/CNET In just a few short days, on September 9, Apple will introduce new iPhones, and if it follows its usual playbook, they’ll be called the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus — and be available for sale in many countries around the world by the Friday after next. As an “S” model, we can expect the 2015 …

Enlarge ImageLG’s TV display dared to impress. Andrew Hoyle/CNET BERLIN — In the technology trade show calendar, IFA is the most misunderstood. And for good reason. The massive and long-running event in Germany’s capital is open to the public, it has a red-wigged mascot (Miss IFA) straight out of “Run Lola Run” and it casts a very wide net in …

The Perfect Storm’s chassis is made from aircraft-grade aluminum, and the internal parts quality is first rate. Blackie Pagano For over 25 years Blackie Pagano has made his living repairing musical instrument amplifiers, but it’s his art that really lights his fire. I last visited Pagano’s shop in 2012, and wrote about his one-of-a-kind designs for musicians and audiophiles, but …

Singer CeeLo Green Youssef Boudlal/Reuters/Corbis Curious what it would look like if Google sang you a tune? Turns out, it’s a mess of shopping results, image collages and Wikipedia pages — and that’s just what singer CeeLo Green wanted. Green is best known for his “Forget You” hit song and as a judge for four seasons on the television singing …

Google could be making moves to reassert itself in the biggest smartphone market in the world. CNET Google may be finding its way back to mainland China, five years after the company shut down many operations there following disagreements with the Chinese government. As early as this fall, the tech giant hopes to gain regulatory approval to distribute a special …

Apple Apple will be holding a special event on September 9 at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. The Cupertino-based company is expected to announce the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. We may also see new iPads and an updated Apple TV set-top box. CNET will be on location to cover the news as it breaks. You …

A coalition of rights organizations has urged Twitter to reverse a ban on a tool that archives politicians’ deleted tweets, raising the question of what constitutes public records in the digital age. Earlier this week, the coalition issued an open letter to Twitter, demanding the company restore access to its service for Politwoops, a Web tool maintained by the Netherlands-based …

“Dallas Buyers Club.” Pinnacle Films Lawyers for Dallas Buyers Club will not appeal the judge’s decision in their case against iiNet, saying the rights holders are still interested in accessing pirates’ details in order to pursue “additional damages” beyond what the court originally allowed. In a Federal Court hearing last month, Justice Nye Perram ruled that the rights holders behind …

You can save $100 off last year’s iPad Mini 3 at Best Buy, but only through Monday. CNET Best Buy is offering a Labor Day sale on several tech products, including the 16GB flavor of Apple’s iPad Mini 3, the version released in 2014. The sale cuts $100 off the price of the 16GB Wi-only iPad Mini 3, bringing the …

LG will launch a smartphone with a secondary “ticker” display as it seeks to stand out from the crowd of typical black slabs. The device, called the V10, will feature a ticker above the standard display and will launch in early October, according to a person familiar with the company’s launch plans. Word of the V10 was first tipped by …