Production snafus may be tripping up the launch of a Fitbit smartwatch designed to compete with the Apple Watch. The product is set to hit shelves in the second half of the year, after design problems — like misplaced antennae fouling up GPS and trouble with waterproofing — delayed them from a planned launch in …

Samsung’s new flagship phone, the Galaxy S8, is supposed to hit store shelves April 21, but T-Mobile customers who preorder may have a shot at getting their hands on it a little early. The carrier is alerting Galaxy S8 preorder customers via text message that it plans to begin shipping devices on April 19, two days before the official release, …

Silicon Valley is pushing back against Republicans’ plans to rewrite net neutrality rules. Former Federal Communications Commission commissioner Ajit Pai (center) is the new chairman of the agency. Mignon Clyburn (right) and Michael O’Rielly (left) remain commissioners. STEVE BALDERSON/FCC The Internet Association, a lobbying group that represents companies such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, Netflix and Microsoft, met with Federal Communications …

TPG wants to be your mobile provider, and it’s spending AU$1.9 billion to prove it. The internet service provider has previously sold SIM-only data plans, but it had to rely on Vodafone for physical infrastructure. That’s all going to change, after TPG successfully won a bid at Australia’s recent spectrum auction. TPG spent $1.26 billion to secure 2x10MHz of mobile …

If you’re thinking about buying the Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus — two different sizes of promising, very eye-catching flagship specimens — then you also need to think about the Galaxy Note 8. We know that despite Samsung‘s missteps with the Note 7’s battery disaster, mobile chief DJ Koh told CNET that an “innovative” Note 8 is coming — most …

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Microsoft is working hard to make sure its new Edge browser isn’t dogged by the living-in-the-past reputation its older Internet Explorer suffers. The new Edge, which begins shipping Tuesday as part of Microsoft’s Windows 10 Creators Update, adds some new features that are easier to spot, like the ability to stash away a bunch of tabs for later use or …

On this week’s Girt by CNET, Luke has tasted of the sleep science kool-aid, and extols the virtues of a full eight hours. After trying out the new Fitbit Alta HR this week, the team talks fitness tracking, wearable wish lists and training for explosive power. And it wouldn’t be a Girt episode if we didn’t talk about metadata. With …

A UK judge has been fired for anonymously hitting back at critics online. Lawyer and Recorder Jason Dunn-Shaw had been working as a barrister and judge in separate cases at the Canterbury Crown Court that were reported by local news site KentOnline. When readers criticised his judgments in the comments section of the articles, the news site said, Dunn-Shaw adopted …

Microsoft plans to hold a splashy event in New York City on May 2. CEO Satya Nadella is slated to speak at the shindig, which is expected to feature both hardware and software. But don’t expect an appearance by a new Surface Pro. A reveal of a fresh version of the tablet is unlikely. The plans are in line with …