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Google discontinues its Chromecast Audio device

Google is no longer making the Chromecast Audio. Google has confirmed the news to CNET, following a report by Variety. A Google spokesperson told CNET the following: “Our product portfolio continues to evolve, and now we have a variety of products for users to enjoy audio. We have therefore stopped manufacturing our Chromecast Audio products. We will continue to offer …

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Qualcomm’s hardball tactics squeezed Intel chips out of Apple’s 2014 iPad

Apple wanted to build an Intel communication chip into its iPad Mini 2, released in fall 2013, but Qualcomm’s hardball business methods crushed the plan, an Apple executive testified Friday in a US government case targeting Qualcomm’s power in the mobile market. Apple didn’t like relying solely on Qualcomm for modem chips, which connect devices to mobile networks, said Tony …

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CES 2019: The best headphones of the show

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES 2019 hosts quite a few new headphones. From the cheap to the expensive. From over-the-ear headphones to in-the-ear earbuds, those things that go in your ear and allow you to listen to other things are well represented. Best new headphones …

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Qualcomm CEO defends chip licensing business in FTC trial

The Federal Trade Commission thinks your phone is being held back by Qualcomm’s business practices. But Qualcomm Chief Executive Steve Mollenkopf says the way his company sells chips to smartphone makers is best for everybody involved. Qualcomm’s “no license, no chips” policy is at the heart of the FTC’s case against Qualcomm, which lawyers are arguing before Judge Lucy Koh …

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2019 Lexus UX 200: A high

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Checking the tech in the 2019 Lexus UX 200

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Global PC shipments resume slide in fourth quarter

The global PC market returned to its familiar downward slope in the fourth quarter, according to preliminary numbers from market analysts. PC makers shipped 68.6 million personal computers in the final quarter of 2018, a decline of 4.3 percent compared with the same period a year earlier, market researcher Gartner reported Thursday. IDC reported similar results, tallying 68.1 million PC …

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Pocket

Want a doctor to take a peek inside your body? No need to leave your living room. Using the Butterfly iQ handheld ultrasound wand and an iPhone, you could take your own ultrasound as your doctor analyzes the imagery in real time during a video chat.  It’s not a theory — it’s possible right now. At CES 2019 I saw …

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