Apple is expected to go big with the next iPad, but according to a new rumor, maybe not as big as people have been saying. The iPad Air 2 could get a larger sibling more geared for the workplace. CNET The company’s widely expected larger iPad, often referred to as the iPad Pro, will feature …

I take it back! Users of BlackBerry’s BBM messaging app can now unsend texts and send messages that disappear after a set time. BlackBerry/YouTube/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET BlackBerry has added a couple of new features to its BBM app to help you better control your messages. But they’ll be free only for a limited time, as the company has revealed …

Sony chief Kazuo Hirai holding one of his company’s smartphones. CBS Interactive Sony had a particularly rough quarter, due in large part to its mobile business. Sony overall generated $17.4 billion in revenue but posted a net loss of $1.2 billion during its fiscal second quarter, which ended September 30, Overall, revenue was up 7.2 percent compared with the same …

Sprint is doubling down on its smartphone leasing programing. The Galaxy S5 Sport will be eligible for lease at Sprint. CNET Starting Friday, the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier by subscriber will extend its leasing program, in which customers pay $20 a month for 24 months for a device, to the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S5 Sport . The plan …

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CNET What a difference a year makes: HTC was able to turn a profit in the third quarter thanks to the HTC One M8 and Desire smartphones. The Taiwanese company posted a third-quarter net profit after tax of NT$600 million ($19 million). That’s roughly a quarter of the profit made in the previous three months, but a big improvement over …

Samsung’s devices tend to look alike, including the variants of its Galaxy S5 line. Josh Miller/CNET It’s time for a little change in Samsung’s mobile business. The South Korean company on Wednesday reported its lowest operating profits since the second quarter of 2011 and said third-quarter income in its mobile business tumbled 74 percent from the previous year. It also …

There are numerous apps and tech tools on the market to translate foreign languages. But sign language is a different matter. There is a major communication gap between hearing-impaired people and those who can hear. Now playing: Watch this: App that translates sign language was born of necessity 1:37 An all-deaf team of entrepreneurs from the Rochester Institute of Technology …

Google Play Books makes keeping your place in a novel, textbook or cookbook easy with its sync feature. And the option to place bookmarks and look up words, it’s a useful app for doing research or studying. However, one major advantage of physical, paper books is being to flip through the pages when you’re looking for something specific, or just …

Google is testing a new approach to collecting data in its Chrome browser. Stephen Shankland/CNET It’s a sticky issue for software developers: how do you gather data about your product’s users without invading their privacy? One solution, as embodied in a new Google open-source project called Rappor, is to have the software send data that you know is wrong. That …

John P. Falcone/CNET Add Google Play to Roku’s long list of video channels. The Google movies and TV app is now available on current-generation Roku boxes and streaming sticks in the US, UK, Canada, and Ireland. (Roku says the app is “coming soon” to Roku TVs; we had it up and running on our TCL Roku TV for a few …

Amazon isn’t killing the Fire Phone — yet. In this CNET Update, learn what one Amazon executive said about the troubled smartphone and what lessons Amazon is learning from the flop. It appears the Fire TV Stick is seeing more success, but don’t count on gifting one for the holidays. Now playing: Watch this: Amazon Fire Phone burns on 2:54 …

Google Wallet saw a recent update that added two useful and much-needed features. Related stories Apple Pay vs. Google Wallet vs. PayPal (video) Android 5.0 Lollipop ushers in the new era of Android First, low balance alerts have been added, so you can get a notification when your account reaches a specific dollar amount. Second, there is now a way …

These days, you don’t really need a financial planner to help you keep a handle on your money. For most people, a few mobile apps can help you make sure your bills get paid, that you’re spending smart, and you’re saving for the future. I’ve rounded up several apps that pay attention to your money for you, offering advice, helping …

The Galaxy S5 helped Samsung with its third-quarter numbers. James Martin/CNET Samsung easily topped Apple during the third quarter in the lull before the arrival of the latest iPhones. During the quarter, Samsung accounted for 36 percent of all phone activations in the US, according to new data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. Apple came in second with 28 percent …