Google may be getting ready to move into auto insurance quotes. Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Google may finally be ready to launch its auto insurance comparison shopping service in the US, according to an industry analyst. A review of state insurance commission filings by Forrester Research analyst Ellen Carney discovered that an entity doing business …

Deezer’s partnership with Cricket marks the first time the service lands in the US. LAS VEGAS — Fans of Cricket Wireless’ legacy Muve Music service must say goodbye to Muve come February 7, but not to all-you-can eat music. On January 31, the carrier, which is now operated as AT&T’s prepaid branch, starts a partnership with Deezer, a music service …

The Federal Communications Commission will vote on a proposal to reinstate Net neutrality rules at an open commission meeting February 26, Chairman Tom Wheeler said during a discussion at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler confirmed Wednesdaay that his agency will vote on new Net neutrality rules in February. In this 2014 photo, …

LAS VEGAS — BlackBerry wants in on the Internet of Things, in which any and every thing connects to the Net and talks to each other. Sandeep Chennakeshu, president of BlackBerry Technology Solutions, talks about the company’s IoT platform at CES 2015. Roger Cheng/CNET Sandeep Chennakeshu, president of the company’s BlackBerry Technology Solutions unit, unveiled plans to push the BlackBerry …

Ride-sharing service Uber was at the center of a flurry of controversies in 2014 — and the trouble continues in 2015. Uber Ride-sharing service Uber faces a limited suspension in New York City over allegedly failing to adhere to requests from the city’s Taxi & Limousine Commission. Between the period of April and mid-September 2014, five of the six Uber …

Nic Healey/CNET LAS VEGAS — If you’re the type of parent with a Web MD subscription and a standing appointment with Doctor Google, then the Penguin Scope should be on your shopping list. Made by Opcom as part of its Opcom Care range of products, the Penguin Scope brings all the fun of professional endoscopy to the home. The distal …

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Microsoft on Tuesday started offering a preview of its Office apps for Android tablet users, no invite required. The apps include preview versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint designed specifically for Android tablets. In a blog posted Tuesday, Microsoft’s Office 365 team spelled out the requirements to install and run the apps, notably an ARM-based Android …

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. CNET A political battle in Washington, D.C. is heating up as the Federal Communications Commission strongly hints its new Net neutrality rules, which will be voted on next month, will include President Barack Obama’s directive to reclassify broadband as a utility. On Wednesday, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler said during a discussion at the Consumer Electronics Show …

Joshua Goldman/CNET LAS VEGAS — Despite all the rumors of a GoPro drone showing up at CES 2015, it didn’t materialize. There was some good news announced, though, for current and potential owners of the Hero4 Black and Silver cameras. A firmware update arriving sometime in the first half of 2015 will add several new features. One of those is …

AT&T is rolling out a new rollover plan for data, as it once did for minutes. Wireless carriers in the US are on a roll — or more precisely, a rollover. In December, T-Mobile unveiled a program called Data Stash that lets customers carry unused mobile data from one month into the following months. And now AT&T has announced that …

The AT&T version of the Passport has rounded edges. Roger Cheng/CNET LAS VEGAS — BlackBerry’s unique Passport smartphone gets a minor facelift for AT&T. BlackBerry and AT&T on Wednesday confirmed the pricing for the BlackBerry Passport, which gets rounded edges, and the Bold-like BlackBerry Classic. The announcement was made at a BlackBerry-hosted event at the Consumer Electronics Show here. BlackBerry …

Apple Apple saw a notable gain in smartphone sales around the world courtesy of its new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, according to a report out Wednesday from market researcher Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. In the three months from September through November, iOS increased its share of smartphone sales year over year in eight of nine countries covered by Kantar. …

Xaiomi sets January 15 as the date for its next phone unveil. Xiaomi Coming seemingly from nowhere to gobble up a huge slice of the Chinese smartphone market, handset maker Xiaomi is gearing up to unveil a fresh mobile device on January 15. The company’s website sets the location for the launch event at the National Conference Center in Beijing …

Now playing: Watch this: LG Display shows off screen with double Note Edge-style… 0:55 LAS VEGAS — This year at CES 2015, LG is all about the curve. In addition to LG Electronics launching the arched G Flex 2 and plenty of curved TVs , its sister company, LG Display, showed off a smartphone with a display that bends downward …

Before the laptops and the phones and the gadgets, CES is all hammers, forklifts and drills. James Martin/CNET With CES 2015 now in full frenzy, you’ve likely had a chance to tour the show floor — either virtually or on a hands-free, self-balancing personal transporter if you’re lucky like CNET’s Anthony Domanico. Related stories CNET’s full CES 2015 coverage However …