Samsung’s Tab S6 is getting a new variant, at least in the electronic giant’s home country of South Korea. On Wednesday Samsung announced that it’s adding a 5G variant of the Android tablet for KRW 999,900 (roughly $850) on Jan. 30, aptly calling it the Tab S6 5G.  The tablet will be largely similar to …

Back in 2013, Kwikset unveiled one of the first smart locks, the Kevo. Conceptually similar to the August lock, it let you unlock your front door without taking a key (or smartphone, for that matter) out of your pocket. The Kevo had some security issues with its deadbolt assembly though, and in 2016 the company released a new, improved second-generation …

Roku is best known for its streamers and smart TVs, but its latest products are speakers. We liked the Roku smart soundbar a lot, citing its excellent sound and built-in Roku streaming, while we found the Roku wireless speakers less appealing because they only worked with Roku TVs. A new software upgrade unlocks the ability to pair the soundbar with …

A jury on Wednesday ordered Apple and component supplier Broadcom to pay the California Institute of Technology $1.1 billion for infringing the university’s patents. The technology relates to Wi-Fi chips Apple used in its iPhones, iPads, Macs and other devices from 2010 to 2017. Apple in court filings has argued that it shouldn’t have been involved in the lawsuit — …

Apple will release new iPhone, iPad Pro, MacBook Pro and/or MacBook Air models in the first half of 2020, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s latest forecast, earlier reported by MacRumors. Other products Kuo predicts will be released include high-end Bluetooth headphones, a smaller wireless charging mat, and the long-rumored Ultra Wideband tracking tags. Kuo’s forecast is largely in line …

Apple has temporarily shuttered two more stores in China, bringing the total closed as of Wednesday to three, as worries about the coronavirus rock the globe. Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday said Apple had closed its Qingdao store earlier this week as a precaution. Two more stores, in Fuzhou and Nanjing, are now also closed because the malls they’re …

Lyft hasn’t experienced a smooth ride on Wall Street since it went public last March. In an attempt to rein in costs, the ride-hailing company announced Wednesday that it’s laying off 90 employees from its marketing and enterprise sales departments. The news was first reported by The New York Times. “We’ve carefully evaluated the resources we need to achieve our …

AT&T continues to bleed pay-TV customers as it prepares to launch a new streaming service that will have tons of competition. But on the bright side, its wireless business is looking up in the face of tough competition.  On Wednesday, the Dallas-based company reported that it lost 945,000 satellite TV and U-verse TV subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2019. …

Seeing ads and then being tracked online has become the new normal when it comes to browsing the internet. A new service aims to shake up this web-surfing model, but not for free.  Scroll launched on Tuesday and touts web browsing that’s “twice as fast” with no ads and “80% fewer trackers.” The service costs $4.99 a month and has …

Preorders for the Motorola Razr have been backed up until midway through next month. According to a new notice on Motorola’s website on Monday, the expected delivery date of the foldable flip phone is now Feb. 18, 2020. It follows Motorola delaying the sale of its Razr by a month in December, as preorders for the phone finally went live on …