Tim Stevens/CNET iOS 8, the next iteration of Apple’s mobile operating system, may come with side-by-side app support after all. App developer Steve Troughton-Smith tweeted Monday that Apple’s iOS 8 software development kit has code built into it that allows users to run multiple apps simultaneously on the display. According to the developer, apps can …

Cricket dials up the six-inch Lumia 1320. Josh Miller/CNET Cricket Wireless on Tuesday announced that its first supersize phone, the Nokia Lumia 1320 , will join its roster later in the week. Due in June 13, the six-inch smartphone runs Windows Phone 8 with support for the carrier’s 4G LTE network. Related Links Nokia Lumia 1320 review AT&T rolls out …

ZTE, the China-based mobile firm that has its sights set on improving its standing in the smartphone business by delivering high-end phones, is planning to pick up talent from two of its competitors over the next several months, according to a new report. So far, ZTE has poached just under 20 BlackBerry employees for its business, and plans to bring …

Jason Cipriani/CNET One of my biggest gripes about adding apps to a Pebble smartwatch was the number of clicks required to navigate to the app on the launcher menu. Up until recently, when you installed a new app on your watch you would have to launch into the launcher menu, then scroll to the bottom of the list to access …

Sarah Tew/CNET Logitech’s Harmony remotes can control nearly every device in your living room, but Sonos’ components have always been left out of the remotes’ near-universal device support. Related stories Logitech’s Harmony 350 remote gets you universal control for cheap Logitech Harmony Smart Keyboard: A living-room keyboard and universal remote Sonos offers 6 months of Google Play Music with purchase …

Sarah Tew/CNET Good news, bad news for Google: Chromecast is holding onto its slice of the streaming-video device market even as new rivals like Amazon’s Kindle Fire TV emerge, but Chromecast is being used less and less, according to new data. As demand for video online increases and accessibility to TV on the Internet expands, more device makers are jumping …

Sarah Tew/CNET Vizio has announced its 2014 M-Series television , which features a couple of significant changes over last year’s model, but it’s mostly about the picture. Firstly there is no 3D, and secondly the local dimming backlight system has morphed from edge-lit to full-array, with up to twice the number of dimmable zones. As David Katzmaier noted in his …

David Katzmaier/CNET The world is now officially crazy for football (aka soccer) in the month-long, quadrennial frenzy of competition known as the FIFA World Cup. Sure, hundreds of thousands of people get to see the matches in person in Brazil, but hundreds of millions more will watch on TV all over the globe. If you plan to be one of …

The iCracked app lets you request an on-site repair tech. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET Take it from me: a busted iPhone can ruin your whole day. I’ve seen firsthand the results of a brush with concrete, and I know from experience that DIY iPhone screen repair is difficult and often unsuccessful. It’s also time-consuming. If you need your phone fixed …

T-Mobile’s revised invite to press T-Mobile T-Mobile has heard the cry of mobile industry-watchers and officially changed the location of its fifth Uncarrier unveiling from Los Angeles to Seattle. The move and revised invitation come on the heels of news of fellow Seattleite Amazon’s own launch event the same day. T-Mobile’s new outreach to journalists reads: Our Seattle neighbor Amazon …

Now playing: Watch this: 11 tips to get the most out of Siri 3:28 Siri will offer iPhone and iPad users several new features and enhancements when we all get our hands on iOS 8 later this year . Among them are voice activation, 22 new dictation languages, and song recognition via Shazam. But even now Siri may be capable …

Apple hosted its Worldwide Developers Conference last week in San Francisco. James Martin/CNET It’s OK. Apple’s stock hasn’t tanked overnight. Shares of the Cupertino, Calif., company on Monday started trading for the first time after a 7-for-1 stock split. That means the stock recently traded at $92.96 instead of at over $600 like it had been in the past couple …

Uber/American Express Uber is often in the headlines for its scuffles with the government and the taxi industry, and expensive surge pricing, but the myriad controversies isn’t scaring away big partners, including credit giant American Express. The two companies announced a partnership Monday that lets iOS users in the US rack up American Express loyalty points, or spend them, on …

Boost Mobile’s latest smartphone is not afraid to hang by the pool. Boost Mobile Boost Mobile on Monday announced its latest Android-powered smartphone, the waterproof and dust-proof Kyocera Hydro Icon. Related Links Boost Mobile overhauls prepaid plans to stay in competitive mix Boost goes international with new Minute Packs Samsung Galaxy S5 hops on Boost, Virgin Mobile for $600 Powered …

T-Mobile Amazon and T-Mobile may have press conferences on the same day and in the same city, but their announcements will won’t be linked in any way. T-Mobile sparked a bit of conspiracy theorizing when it suddenly moved its Uncarrier 5.0 event, set for June 18, up to Seattle where it would draft behind Amazon’s own Seattle event, also scheduled …