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This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. France’s own fake-news rules almost prevented the government from posting ads on Twitter encouraging people to vote. According to a French law introduced last year, political adverts can be posted on social media only if they’re clearly labeled with the details of who …

Microsoft announced today that its upcoming OS update, known as the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, will allow users to decide for themselves when to initiate the update. This is a change from previous practice, when users were not allowed to defer major software updates. The May 2019 Update will be available next week for users in the Windows Insider …

It’s no secret that Huawei wants its new P30 Pro to outsell the Galaxy S10 Plus, the first great phone of 2019. In January, the CEO of Huawei’s consumer business, Richard Yu, said the company plans to snatch Samsung’s coveted title as world’s largest smartphone brand by the end of 2020, or “this year at the soonest.” That desire to displace Samsung …

Pokemon Go Fest is making its return in 2019 as part of the Pokemon Go Summer Tour.  The event, which brings together trainers to catch the fictional creatures, is headed to Chicago’s Grant Park and is expanding to four days (June 13-16) from the original two. It’s also coming to Dortmund, Germany, July 4-7, organizers said Thursday. “Last year’s Pokemon …

Three years ago my mum went to South Africa. She was doing the 20-something hour flight alone and figured this was the time to see what the whole “listening to music on your phone” fad was about. I put songs on her iPhone and dug out some earphones. She was immediately struck by the euphoria of mobile music. She spent …

The Palm may be little, but it’s ready to venture out on its own. In November, the $350 Palm debuted as a diminutive device that could handle calls and texts, plus a few other tasks — but only as an accessory to another Verizon phone. Palm has now announced a new version that’s capable of serving as a standalone Android …

Here’s a quick public-service announcement: You don’t have to pay $50 for a wireless-charging stand for your phone. Nor $40. Nor even $30. You might think that if you’ve shopped for them at a big-box store, Apple Store or the like. But nope. In fact, for a limited time, and while supplies last, the Vodool Qi-certified wireless charging stand is …

Samsung is still hurting from the smartphone slowdown — and its flashy, new Galaxy S10 lineup couldn’t quite turn things around.  The company on Thursday said it expects to report first-quarter sales of about 52 trillion Korean won ($45.8 billion), 14% lower than last year’s first-quarter revenue of 60.6 trillion won ($53.3 billion). And its profit should total 6.2 trillion won …

One of China’s largest phone makers had a glaring security flaw that hackers could pounce on, researchers said. On Thursday, Check Point security researchers disclosed a vulnerability with Xiaomi phones, stemming from its preinstalled Guard Provider app. The app is intended to be a security feature, with three antivirus programs packed inside to detect malware. The antivirus scanners come from …