Samsung is putting its smartphone rebound hopes on the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. CNET Samsung Electronics said Monday it expects its quarterly earnings to decline yet again as it continues to grapple with tough competition in its core smartphone business. The South Korean electronics giant estimates its operating profit for the three-month period ending …

Jonah Becker, the executive most responsible for the look of the HTC One M9, will bring his skills to fitness device maker Fitbit. Fitbit is Jonah Becker’s next home. Jonah Becker Becker announced his departure from HTC last week. He will serves as vice president of industrial design — a newly created position at Fitbit — and will report to …

AT&T will also offer the Asus Memo Pad 7 LTE with its prepaid GoPhone service. AT&T AT&T gets a new tablet to add to its roster. On Monday, the carrier announced that the Asus Memo Pad 7 LTE will go on sale April 10. The 7-inch slate features a 1,280×800-pixel display and Android 4.4.4 KitKat. Related Links Google’s mobile network …

All mobile chargers should have these two features. RAVPower This is an update of a deal I shared back in January, and now it’s even better. Think all mobile chargers are created equal? Think again. They come in endless shapes and sizes, with different battery capacities that determine how much juice you can squeeze out for your mobile devices. And …

Twitter is tweaks its quote tweet button to add room for additional comments. Twitter Twitter has revamped its “quote tweet” functionality to let users say more about the original message they are retweeting. The overhaul will now embed the original tweet instead of displaying it as a text version, the company announced late Monday. The tweak will also allow Twitter …

LG Display shows how 8K resolution improves upon earlier high-definition formats. LG Display Apple is working on an update to its iMac that will take its resolution to new heights, according to LG Display. In a blog post last week that was newly noticed Monday, LG Display wrote about the future of display technology, saying that next big thing will …

Now playing: Watch this: Roku adds voice search and feeds 1:08 Roku’s mildly updated new boxes and software won’t satisfy tech enthusiasts who wanted a Roku 4K or an interface worthy of Minority Report, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Today the company makes officially available in the United States its first new Roku box hardware in two years, …

The film “Dallas Buyers Club” is at the heart of a major piracy case in Australia. Pinnacle Films The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Australian internet service provider iiNet to hand over details of customers alleged to have pirated the film “Dallas Buyers Club” through torrenting software, in a landmark case for the regulation of piracy in Australia. After …

The Intel Compute Stick is now available for preorder. Intel The Intel Compute Stick, a dongle that plugs into an HDMI port to deliver full computing capability, is now available for preorder. Newegg is offering preorders of the Compute Stick with a release date of April 24. (Update at 11:11 a.m. PT: now showing out of stock on both with …

The glitzy gold version of the Nokia Lumia 930 is now available. Josh Miller/CNET It’s fitting that the best Windows phone out there is now offered in fashionable gold hue. The dolled-up Nokia Lumia 930 is now available unlocked and from select carriers in Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Identical to the all-white and silver model, this …

LG The mainstream TV tech with the best picture is dead. RIP plasma. If you’re a screen quality purist, LED LCD won’t cut it. Though they dominate the TV market, LED LCDs come with picture quality flaws, like uneven screens and poor contrast. That leaves OLED — organic light-emitting diode — television as your only hope. It eliminates the need …

LG intros the software that will power its G4 smartphone. LG LG, all too anxious to show off its refreshed custom mobile software experience, has officially begun teasing UX 4.0, its custom software layer for Android phones. Expected to debut on the upcoming flagship G4 smartphone, the new interface promises to be more streamlined and user-centric. Related Links LG likely …

Roku boxes are getting new tricks — even if you have an older streaming machine: Now playing: Watch this: Roku refresh sends alerts when movie price drops 2:56 Also featured in this tech-news roundup: Sling TV adds HBO Now and 200 international channels. But some NCAA streams on Sling have had trouble keeping up with demand. More impressive than streaming …

Matt Elliott/CNET The Google Drive app for iOS received a photo-centric update earlier this week. A new Photos folder lets you view photos you may have stashed on Google+, and a new auto-backup feature lets you back up the photos and videos on your iOS device. If you don’t see the new Photos folder and auto backup setting, hang on …

Microsoft Last week, Microsoft unveiled a new version of Office Lens, a free mobile scanning app that was previously limited to Windows Phone devices. Now it’s available for iOS as well, with a Preview version available for Android users who wish to beta-test it. The idea behind Office Lens is to turn your smartphone or tablet into a fast, efficient …