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GoPro to cut another 270 jobs

GoPro said Wednesday it will cut 270 jobs in an effort to reduce operating expenses, its second round of layoffs in less than four months. The layoffs amount to about 18 percent of the camera maker’s work force. (The San Mateo, California-based company currently employs roughly 1,500 people, according to Business Insider.) In November, the …

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The OnePlus 3T phone gets fancy schmancy in all black

Chinese phone maker OnePlus has teamed up with Parisian retailer Colette to create a limited edition version of the 3T: the OnePlus 3T Colette edition. And when we say limited edition we mean it; there will be only 250 phones available. The limited edition OnePlus 3T Colette edition is a special all black version of the 3T with an engraved …

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Google accounts for kids: 5 things to know about Family Link

Your Android babysitter has arrived. Google just lifted the ban on accounts for kids 12 and younger. And with it, a new tool called Family Link is available, which lets parents monitor and control the way their kids use their Android phones and tablets. You can’t transfer an existing ‘illegal’ account. In order to use Family Link and its parental …

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Apple found guilty of iPhone price

Russia’s antimonopoly agency found Apple guilty of forcing retailers in the country to coordinate over prices of iPhones, according to a statement by the group Tuesday. The country’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said Apple’s local subsidiary told 16 retailers in Russia to fix the prices of iPhone 5 and 6 models, according to a report by the Financial Times (subscription …

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Snapchat brings Bitmoji widgets to your home screen

Snapchat wants even more real estate on your phone. The disappearing photo app, owned by parent company Snap, on Tuesday launched a quicker way to start chatting with your friends on the app. With Snapchat’s Bitmoji widget, you can pick a few friends and see their avatars right from the “Today” screen on iOS and the home screen on Android …

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How to add more storage to an iPhone or iPad

Now playing: Watch this: Expand storage on your iOS device 2:50 Apple’s iDevices famously — make that infamously — rely on fixed storage. If you need more space, well, too bad. Or maybe not. There are a few tricks you can try, starting with this weird one that seems to magically free up some otherwise unavailable space — anywhere from …

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How to buy a tablet

There’s a lot more to tablets than just the iPad. If you’re looking to replace a PC with something simpler and more portable, or just want a grab-and-go device for email and movies, we’ve got answers to all your tablet questions. But if you just want a fast and easy answer, these are a few of our current top choices. …

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