The iPhone 6 next to its larger Plus sibling. Josh Miller/CNET iCloud Drive is an integral part of the latest operating systems, iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, from Apple. The new service from Apple allows you to browse, edit, and share files from the “cloud” similar to what’s currently possible with the likes of …

Sprint dials up the low-cost HTC Desire 510 for three of its brands. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Sprint has joined the HTC Desire 510 parade on its two prepaid Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile brands, rolling out the phone over the next few days in black and white. Related Links HTC Desire 510 preview LG G3 Vigor strides to Sprint on Sept. …

The LG G2 smartphone, which includes Immersion’s haptics technology. CNET LG renewed its partnership with Immersion — a company that provides touch-feedback technology — reaching a multiyear, global licensing deal to provide Immersion’s TouchSense software in the Korean tech giant’s mobile devices. Touch-feedback technology, also called “haptics,” is built into devices to create tactile feedback or vibrations so a user …

CNET The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has released its complaints report for the 2013-2014 financial year. Overall, the results show a decrease in complaints to the TIO — 138,946 complaints were made, down 12 percent from the previous year. However, as previously flagged by the TIO, complaints about excess data charges were up significantly: 14,534 in the 2013-14 period, up 27.2 …

Panasonic’s CM1 joins a large 1-inch, 20-megapixel sensor with a big lens and an Android phone. Stephen Shankland/CNET COLOGNE, Germany — Smartphones have largely replaced compact cameras, but Panasonic launched a new product called the CM1 to bring the two product categories together. Depending on how you look at it, it’s either a very slim camera or a somewhat bulky …

Sarah Tew/CNET Smartphone shipments across the world will near 1.2 billion this year — a bounce of 19 percent from 2013 — Juniper Research said Tuesday. Although developed markets will continue to account for the lion’s share of shipments, developing regions are becoming more vital to smartphone makers. The gap between mature markets and emerging markets is closing, noted Juniper, …

James Martin/CNET Verizon Wireless is offering an early-upgrade program for customers whose two-year contracts are not quite up for renewal. The company informed customers on Sunday that all Verizon subscribers eligible to upgrade to a new smartphone on or before November 15 will have those dates changed to now, allowing them to get a new device whenever they see fit …

Now playing: Watch this: Ask the Experts: iPhone Overtime 33:47 The reviews are in, and we’ve given out official scores for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus — but it doesn’t end there. Join Jeff Bakalar as he goes one-on-one with CNET Senior Editor Scott Stein for an extended look at the brand-new phones. Best of all, we’re giving you …

Apple Pay uses NFC for contactless payments. James Martin/CNET After months of speculation, Apple finally came good on rumours of NFC functionality at last week’s launch of the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and Apple Watch. However, the NFC capability on the new devices is set to be locked down for use only with Apple Pay mobile payments. While NFC …

Softcard The Subway sandwich chain is teaming up with Softcard to offer customers a way to buy food via their mobile phones. Subway said Tuesday that it will kick off NFC-based mobile payments starting October 1 using Softcard, a mobile payments venture set up by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA, and Verizon Wireless. Formerly known as Isis Wallet, Softcard offers an …

Samsung’s W-H7500 Curved Soundbar. Samsung If you’ve been waiting for accessories to match your curved TV, Samsung has you covered with its curved soundbar, now released in Korea. Unveiled at IFA 2014 , the soundbar is built to the optimal 4,200R curvature (which means the radius of the circle is 4,200mm) to match Samsung’s lineup of curved 55-inch and 65-inch …

The Spice Android One Dream UNO is one of the first three Android One devices. Spice Google has just unveiled the three new smartphones based on the previously announced Android One initiative at an event in New Delhi, India. Android One was the company’s solution to cut down development time for low-cost handsets and was announced back in June at …

Lynn La/CNET Sprint Prepaid, a service the carrier launched earlier this year to appeal to customers seeking a prepaid plan who didn’t want to go with a smaller brand, has updated its plans. The carrier announced on Monday that it’s now offering Sprint Prepaid customers three plans. All three plans include unlimited talk and text, but the cheapest, $35-per-month option …

Eric Franklin/CNET Apple recently gifted every iTunes user a free copy of U2’s new album. While most people enjoy getting free stuff, not everyone (especially given that there are more than 800 million iTunes users) likes the band U2. You will find the album, “Songs of Innocence,” in the purchases section of iTunes. Some users may have also noticed that …

Apple Apple’s HealthKit, which enables health-related apps to share data with doctors, will be used in medical trials at two universities, according to a new report. Stanford University Hospital and Duke University are organizing health trials that will rely on HealthKit to collect and disseminate data on participants’ health metrics, Reuters reported Monday. Stanford will use HealthKit to track blood …