Uber is aiming to make it easier and safer for passengers to connect with the right driver. The ride-hailing company on Thursday announced several upcoming safety features, from the ability to directly text 911 emergency responders to a new technology that uses ultrasound waves for automatically verifying a ride. “We recognize that becoming an integral …

People in the US can finally get their hands on Samsung’s revamped Galaxy Fold. The electronics giant on Friday started selling two versions of the Galaxy Fold — one model for AT&T’s network and an unlocked variant  — nine days after the foldable phone arrived in the UK and Germany, and three weeks after it launched in South Korea.  The AT&T …

At $80, the Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet is a pretty amazing value. At half that price, it’s an outright steal. And that’s just the deal you can get right now — provided you’re a first-time QVC shopper. (The website, not the TV channel.) For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Amazon Fire HD 8 is $39.98 with …

 Locast — a nonprofit startup that grabs over-the-air channels and streams them free over the internet — said late Thursday that the four giant US broadcasters’ “sham litigation” against it is an antitrust conspiracy to drive it out of business and threaten its supporters. Locast’s first official answer to the copyright suit goes beyond simply rejecting the companies’ accusations of …

Google’s YouTube Music is the company’s most recent attempt to rival Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal in music streaming —  and it now appears that Google wants to give it a boost.  In a blog post Friday, the search giant announced that it will be including the app with Android 10, the latest version of its popular mobile operating system. New …

Amazfit just unveiled a new smartwatch — the GTR — and the company may have several other models waiting in the wings. Perhaps it’s not surprising, then, that Best Buy is currently running a sale on four older Amazfit models: The Bip, the Stratos, the Verge and the Verge Lite. Note that CNET may get a share of revenue from …

Apple’s latest iPad “mostly inherits hand-me-down features” from previous iPhones and iPads, according to a teardown report by iFixit. Despite many “repurposed” features, though, including an iPhone 7 A10 Fusion processor, iFixit called the update to Apple’s tablet a “solid incremental improvement.”  The 10.2-inch iPad, unveiled during Apple’s iPhone 11 event earlier in September, starts at $329 (£349, AU$529) and …

A new jailbreak released by a security researcher Friday reportedly affects all iOS devices with Apple’s A5 to A11 chips. That spans iOS devices from the iPhone 4S, released in 2011, to the iPhone X, released in 2017.  The jailbreak uses a new exploit called checkm8, according to CNET sister site ZDNet, and takes advantage of a bootrom vulnerability to give …

Update, Oct. 28: Apple unveils AirPods Pro with new design and noise cancellation If you’re looking for wireless earbuds to give this holiday season, you may be choosing between Apple’s second-generation AirPods and the Powerbeats Pro. At $160, the regular AirPods work great for everyday listening. But the $250 Powerbeats Pro offer some extra bells and whistles that could make them a better …

The Apple Watch Series 5 has multiple subtle improvements over its predecessors, including a little case for its battery. The unique design is a first for the series, but it could be the standard for the watches for some time.  Tech repair site iFixit on Thursday uploaded its latest teardown video, featuring the 40mm Apple Watch Series 5. What it saw …