With the upcoming release of the film “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” which takes place in 1920s New York City, Harry Potter fans will have a chance to see wizards in action on US soil. But before the movie hits in November, Pottermore is helping wizards and muggles alike learn all about the …

Motorola is bringing its pair of super-budget-friendly phones, the G4 and G4 Plus, to the US. They cost $200 and $250, respectively, which are highly competitive prices. In contrast, the OnePlus 3, which CNET editor Lynn La just declared the budget phone winner, costs about $400. Unlike the upcoming Moto Z, which will be exclusive to Verizon here, these unlocked …

Now playing: Watch this: Google to release its own phone, report says 1:16 Google is reportedly planning to go head to head with Apple and the iPhone by releasing its own phone in 2016. The tech titan is currently in negotiations with mobile operators about releasing the device later this year, the Telegraph reported Monday, citing “sources familiar with the …

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Now playing: Watch this: The iPhone 7 may have a few tricks up its sleeve 1:21 Enlarge Image More alleged photos of the iPhone 7 casing show a dual speaker and larger camera. Nowhereelse.fr/Twitter Apple’s iPhone 7 will feature a dual speaker and a bigger camera, if the latest round of leaked images is legit. A photo posted by French …

Paid streaming video services like Netflix are as prevalent in US homes as digital video recorders, TV-ratings giants Nielsen said Monday in a quarterly report. Subscription video-on-demand services were in half of US households in the first quarter, according to Nielsen’s latest Total Audience Report. That’s up from 42 percent of households a year earlier. Meanwhile, DVRs have held steady, …

Twitter users already have emojis, hearts and hashtags, and soon they will be able to cover their photos with #stickers — literally. Twitter will soon let users add stickers to their photos. Twitter The San Francisco-based social network said Monday that stickers will be joining the list of creative options for users to make their photos more interesting. Multiple stickers …

It’s the eternal question for Google: Will the search giant come out with its own version of the iPhone? Apple turned itself into one of the most powerful companies in the world on the strength of the little rectangular device: a premium, flagship phone with both hardware and software designed in-house. The company sold so many iPhones that it turned …

Google’s Expedition app provides interesting and informative VR field trips for students, and now you can join in on all the fun, too. Paired with Google Cardboard, the app allows for VR exploration of a wide variety of places and destinations, ranging from a human’s inner ear to the stratosphere. (You don’t need Cardboard to use the app, however it …

Twitch is testing a new way fans can pay broadcasters, called “cheering,” that lets viewers punctuate a live stream’s chat room with animated emojis that can cost as much as $140. Twitch Twitch, the Amazon-owned service where people broadcast their video gameplay live for others to watch, is introducing “Bits,” a sort of currency that users can bank to unleash …