Almost a year ago, Microsoft debuted its whizzy Surface Hub 2, essentially a 50-inch Surface tablet designed specifically for collaborative office environments, but offered few details and only a “2019” availability date. Wednesday, the company announced that it will be available in June for $8,999, and we got a chance to see and interact with …

T-Mobile and Comcast are teaming up to fight robocalls. The companies said Wednesday they’re rolling out a feature that protects consumers from robocalls and spam across their networks. It uses the Stir/Shaken standards recommended by the Federal Communications Commission to spot authentic calls. The verification feature is already available for T-Mobile customers and will come later this year for Comcast Xfinity Voice …

What if the Galaxy Note 10 or next year’s Galaxy S11 had a slide-out camera with lenses that take your selfies before swiveling around to snap a portrait of your dog? Thanks to Samsung’s launch this week of the Galaxy A80, which has just that camera setup, the possibility is no longer the stuff of pure fancy. After all, if Samsung …

Facebook had been testing a dark mode for its Messenger app, limiting the scope of the test by requiring you to unlock it as a hidden feature by sending a crescent moon emoji. The added step made it fun to unlock, and also encouraged others to unlock the all-black look as friends posted random moons in chats. Facebook recently announced …

Editors’ Note, May 14, 2019: CNET’s OnePlus 7 Pro review is here. Read more about the new phone from OnePlus.   OnePlus CEO Pete Lau posted a tweet today that all but implies the OnePlus 7 is coming soon. Though Lau and the GIF he included in the tweet do not mention the OnePlus 7 by name, it is heavily …

Retirement is on LinkedIn’s mind. Screenshot by CNET LinkedIn is sending its standalone Job Search app out to pasture next month. “We’ve built a robust job seeking experience within the main LinkedIn app that we’re excited for our members to take advantage of,” a LinkedIn spokesperson said in an emailed. statement. “They’ll have access to more insights and features than …

If you have an Android phone, you now can use it to tap into the Brave browser technology that blocks conventional ads but seeks to build a new system to fund website publishers. The startup already launched its Brave Rewards program on personal computers running Windows, MacOS and Linux, but on Wednesday it brought the program to the Brave browser for …

If you’re on the ground at Coachella this weekend and get tired of posting selfies between acts, you can fill the time tracking flying space objects instead. An AR-equipped stage at the music festival’s Sahara Tent will shoot space-themed content around for those who open the Coachella Camera in the Coachella iOS or Android app and point their phones at video screens during …

Porn sites serving UK users will soon be required to confirm the age of visitors before letting them access content, the British government said Wednesday. As of July 15, commercial providers of pornography will have to ensure that only those over the age of 18 are able to access adult content, to protect minors.  It’ll be up to individual sites and services …

Apple and Qualcomm have resolved their legal battle, likely so iPhones get 5G chips sooner. But that doesn’t mean we’ll see a 5G iPhone this year. On Tuesday, the two sides announced a surprise ending to their patent licensing battle, resolving a two-year dispute over Qualcomm’s licensing fees. Apple had accused Qualcomm of anticompetitive practices that pushed chip prices higher, …