For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Smartphone sales have declined globally by about 20 percent in the first three months of 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a release by research firm Gartner on Monday.  The decline is likely the …

The next generation of high-speed mobile data, known as 5G, is live in many countries including the US, the UK and Australia. But as the new network rolls out, many misconceptions and confusion around the technology remain. One of the most alarming falsehoods sprang up in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, when conspiracy theorists back in May tried linking …

Twitter obscured a tweet sent by Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday, finding that the Florida Republican had violated its policies prohibiting tweets that glorify violence. But Twitter didn’t delete the tweet, instead deciding to hide it and require users to click a “View” button to see the tweet’s contents. In a tweet posted Monday morning, Gaetz wrote: “Now that we …

I’ve long been a fan of the Amazfit Bip budget smartwatch. But the name? A bit too cutesy. How about something a little more manly, like Razor or Stealth or…T-Rex! Now we’re talking. Indeed, on the merits of its ferocious moniker alone, I like Amazfit’s latest wearable. Thankfully, it’s also a genuinely cool watch, and an outright bargain with this …

Back in September, in a period I like to call “the before,” I tried out a prototype virtual reality headset from a Taiwanese company called XRSpace. I strapped bulky orange goggles over my eyes and stepped into another world without actually leaving the hectic Berlin conference hall that housed the IFA consumer electronics trade show. Eventually, the unit would run …

A group of civil rights leaders issued a scathing statement about Facebook on Monday in the wake of a meeting with the social networking company’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg and other top executives, according to a report by Axios. The meeting was set-up to discuss Facebook’s decision to leave up a post by US President Donald Trump that the civil rights …

Always looking to have the latest Samsung Galaxy? Samsung has a new upgrade program geared especially to you.  Called Samsung Access for Mobile, the new program allows Galaxy owners to finance the company’s latest devices for a monthly fee, with the option to trade in and upgrade a phone after nine months.  Available for Samsung’s latest Galaxy S20 5G, S20 …

Google announced Monday that new features are coming to its Pixel phones. In its latest “feature drop,” the tech giant said it’s bringing fresh tools to Android devices that focus on safety and helping people get better sleep. Google is also bringing an adaptive battery to its Pixel lineup, which aims to better predict when the battery will run out and …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. A group of US senators on Monday introduced a bill to regulate contact-tracing apps, aiming to protect user privacy as technology is used to track the spread of the novel coronavirus.  The proposal is called the Exposure Notification Privacy Act and seeks to …

The Asus ZenBook 13 laptop has been out for more than two years, so it’s not packed with the latest technology. Its glossy chassis is a fingerprint magnet, and its shallow keyboard might not agree with your typing style unless you’ve spent some time seated in front of the butterfly keyboard of MacBooks of yore. But like a MacBook, it oozes style with …

If you’re like me, maybe you didn’t even realize your laptop didn’t have a webcam built in until your first pandemic-era Zoom call from home. That’s right — it turns out that a lot of modern laptops skip the webcam entirely, or install such a terrible one that it’s barely usable. If you need to snag a webcam for this …

T-Mobile is boosting its 5G footprint. After touting its launch of the first nationwide 5G network late last year, the carrier on Monday announced that it now offers 5G in parts of all 50 states.  The latest announcement, a deal between T-Mobile and Alaskan carrier GCI, will allow T-Mobile users in Alaska to roam on GCI’s new 5G network in …

5G is on every techie’s mind. At least, it was before the coronavirus hit. But the next-generation wireless networks continue to roll out despite the pandemic, and if you’re interested in technology at all, 5G and its baggage of technical terms will is a reality for you.  But not to fret! That’s what CNET is all about — deciphering and …

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