Nokia Technologies plans to return to the consumer market, focusing on virtual reality rather than the cell phones that made it famous. The Finnish company — what was left of the former cell phone giant after Microsoft bought its handset division last year — on Tuesday night unveiled Ozo, a next-generation camera for capturing 360-degree …

T-Mobile is at it again with another announcement this summer. T-Mobile T-Mobile won’t — or maybe can’t — stop. The nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier said that it will lock in the monthly price of $15 for anyone buying an iPhone today with an intent to upgrade to the next iPhone later this year. It’s the latest — and last — …

Now playing: Watch this: Create custom names for places on your Google Maps 0:43 The latest update to Google Maps for Android give you a greater ability to customize your surroundings. You can name an unidentified spot on a map such as a particularly good spot for sledding in your neighborhood park. In addition, you can edit places that already …

Amazon Launchpad includes electronics, kitchen and beauty products from dozens of startups. Amazon In its push to become the everything store for everybody, Amazon on Tuesday unveiled yet another specialized storefront within its website, offering up a new page focused on showcasing startups’ products. The new Amazon Launchpad page includes about 200 products from startups, including the Sphero remote-controlled robotic …

Nearly every laptop, tablet, hybrid or desktop currently running Windows 8 or even Windows 7 will be eligible for a free upgrade to the new Windows 10 operating system sometime on or after July 29. Consumers with the “home” version of their current OS will be able to download the mainstream Windows 10 Home version at no cost, for at …

A successor to the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 could be two weeks away. James Martin/CNET The forthcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 5 may draw power from a Samsung Exynos 7422 processor, according to a recent GSM Arena report. Related Links Samsung Galaxy Note 5: The specs, release date, price we’re likely to see Samsung sets Unpacked event for August 13 in …

As Reddit goes through major changes, it has lost the head of its community — the latest in a long line of departures. Screenshot by Claire Reilly/CNET Yet another Reddit employee is headed out the door. Reddit’s head of community, Jessica Moreno, said Tuesday that her decision to go was a difficult one, with the community forums site in the …

Motorola’s new Moto X Pure Edition will be sold on the company’s website, rather than through carrier stores. Motorola Motorola is betting that consumers will want its next big smartphone enough to seek it out for themselves. The company on Tuesday unveiled two variants of its Moto X flagship smartphone, the smaller (albeit still large) Moto X Play , intended …

Enlarge ImageThe Moto Surround (left) and Moto Pulse (right) are available now. Sarah Tew/CNET While Motorola was busy introducing new Moto X and Moto G smartphones it managed to slip in a couple of new accessories at the end of its launch event: The Moto Pulse and the Moto Surround wireless Bluetooth headphones, both of which feature built-in microphones for …

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. CNET About yesterday… At around 8 a.m. PT, I snagged four free via a Paramount promotion and wrote about it here. Roughly 90 minutes later, readers started reporting issues. Some folks were able …

The new 3D XPoint memory technology will change the way we think about storage. Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET Intel and Micron today unveiled their all-new memory technology called 3D XPoint (pronounced “cross-point”). This is a new class of memory that can be used both as system memory as well as nonvolatile storage. In other words, 3D XPoint can be used …

For fast and easy animated GIFs in your text messages, just trace a G in Etch Keyboard. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET In the nearly one year since Apple released iOS 8, many a third-party keyboard has stepped up to offer features like language translation, handwriting recognition and GIF stickers. But most of these are one-trick ponies. Etch Keyboard (iOS) pulls …

The Motorola Moto X Style allows you to customize the phone. Motorola Say hello to the new generation of Moto smartphones. Motorola, a unit of Chinese consumer electronics giant Lenovo, on Tuesday unveiled the Moto X Style . In the US, the phone will be known as the Moto X Pure Edition and will have universal LTE banding, allowing it …

The Windows 10 Start menu. Microsoft Have you taken the plunge and updated your computer to Windows 10 Technical Preview yet? It’s fun living on the bleeding edge of technology, isn’t it? What if I told you you’re actually a step behind some fellow Windows 10 testers? Your guide to Windows 10 A closer look at Windows 10 CNET’s full …

Windows 10, due out in the summer, Nick Statt/CNET Editors’ note, July 27, 2015: This post was updated to reflect information from recent Microsoft announcements and events. Microsoft has been busy detailing the next version of its operating system, Windows 10, for the past few months. Here’s everything you need to know about picking up the next version of Windows: …