Facebook’s new logo (right) is lighter and more rounded. Facebook Facebook has reimagined its logo. But you might need to squint to see the change. In both an aesthetic and practical move, the social network has adjusted its familiar logo for the first time in a decade with some subtle differences: thinner lettering, a rounded …

You can force Siri to pipe calls through your car speakers. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET I often use Siri in the car to make phone calls by uttering “Hey Siri” and telling it whom to call. But a tweak in iOS 8.3 and continued in just-released iOS 8.4 automatically pipes the call through my iPhone’s speaker — even if my …

Xiaomi will be counting on its Redmi 2 to gain more fans in emerging markets. Aloysius Low/CNET Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi announced Wednesday it has sold 34.7 million smartphones in the first half of 2015, a 33 percent increase over last year. Despite a slowdown in the China market, the company’s sales figures were likely bolstered by the company’s entry …

Google’s is under fire after its algorithm mistakenly labeled a picture of black people as “gorillas.” James Martin/CNET Google became one of the most powerful companies on Earth because it has developed some of the best algorithms in the world for organizing information. But a gaffe this week shows the shortcomings of technology, particularly when it doesn’t work just quite …

Firefox continues to lag behind Chome in Web traffic. Net Applications Google’s Chrome keeps gaining in popularity over rival Firefox, which has failed to garner much in the way of users as seen in Web traffic numbers recorded by Net applications. For the month of June, Chrome’s share of Web traffic across the world rose to 27.2 percent from 26.3 …

Sprint will soon be able to put its “cramming” issues behind it. Sprint One of the big four US wireless carriers has received approval from a judge to settle a case over a practice known as “cramming.” US District Court judge William Pauley on Tuesday approved a settlement deal that will see Sprint pay $50 million to the Consumer Financial …

The LG G4 might soon have yet another sibling. James Martin/CNET LG seems to be in no hurry to stop churning out variations of its flagship G4 smartphone . According to Russian website Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru, a G4 S could be looming on the horizon. Related Links LG G4 review LG adds two new models to G4 smartphone series Best phones of …

You can call Apple’s Beats 1 radio station to request a song. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Apple’s new Beats 1 radio station takes requests just like your average radio station. Launched as part of Apple Music, Beats 1 is a 24/7 radio station that plays live music chosen by a team of DJs based in Los Angeles, New York and …

Photo by Josh Miller/CNET Apple Music is here, and the new Connect feature has the potential to be great for finding out more about your favorite artists. New in the latest version of iTunes, Connect gives musicians a personal space where they have the opportunity to post short audio or video clips their audiences wouldn’t otherwise see, and it lets …

The 16-80mm f2.8-4 is a nice all-purpose range. Nikon Essentially a DX-mount option that serves a similar purpose as its 24-120mm f4 FX-mount lens — it’s the equivalent focal range on a Nikon APS-C camera like the D7200 — the AF-S DX Nikkor 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR sounds like a great general-purpose alternative to Nikon’s slow 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 kit lens …

Officials in California say kill switch software deters would-be thieves from stealing smartphones. Getty Images/Photononstop RM Thieves, consider yourselves on notice: California is now smartphone “kill switch” territory. The so-called software is designed to make stealing smartphones essentially pointless by allowing owners to remotely lock their device so no one can use it. The technology, which includes Apple’s “Activation Lock” …

Yes, Windows 8.1 has officially topped XP, says Web tracker Net Applications. Net Applications Almost two years after its release, Windows 8.1 has finally surpassed XP in the desktop OS market. Looking at Web traffic among desktop operating systems for the month of June, Web tracker Net Applications pegged Windows 8.1 at a 13.1 percent share, up slightly from 12.8 …

Slacktivists, unite! Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET In case you haven’t heard the news or you’ve deliberately ignored it to prevent your brain from going numb, Greece is again on the verge of defaulting on a big chunk of money — about $1.77 billion, in fact — that it owes the International Monetary Fund for bailing it out a few years …

PayPal has made a few significant acquisitions since 2013, including purchasing Paydiant and Braintree. Getty Images PayPal unveiled its plans to buy money-transfer company Xoom on Wednesday, keeping up PayPal’s effort to touch just about every aspect of the digital payments world. The deal, with an enterprise value of $890 million, will expand PayPal’s global money-transfer services, likely giving PayPal’s …

Grab your virtual umbrellas and raincoats, as the forecast calls for a significant chance of thunderstorms in this art installation by German artist Leigh Sachwitz of Flora&faunavisions. The piece was displayed at the Triennale der Photographie exhibition in Hamburg last month, and features a transparent house made up of a roof and walls that are filled with LED lights. Titled …