Traveling internationally with your mobile phone can be a challenge. For those without a good international roaming plan, the choice is often to go Wi-Fi only — or risk those often onerous international roaming charges. For T-Mobile subscribers in the US, things were already considerably streamlined thanks to the company’s Simple Global feature, which effectively …

Sony announced pricing and availability for all four (count ’em, four!) phones in its Xperia X range: the midprice X (fully reviewed here), budget XA, upmarket X Performance and large-screen XA Ultra. But what’s the difference? The chart below helps you hunt out details in size, specs and price, but here’s a simpler take-away to keep in mind as you …

Now playing: Watch this: Mophie Juice Pack Wireless adds wireless charging to… 1:57 People have always bought Mophie cases to extend the battery life of their phones. But you’ll soon be able to add a new feature to the Mophie list: wireless charging. That’s right, along with the previously released wireless Juice Packs for the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 …

AMD’s finally ready to take on Nvidia’s new GeForce GTX 1080, with the company not pulling any punches with its latest graphic card. The Radeon RX 480, which made its debut here at Computex in Taipei, isn’t as powerful as the GTX 1080, but it has one thing Nvidia is hard-pressed to match: price. The RX 480 will hit stores …

Spotify is confusing. I’m a three-year veteran and still stumble upon features that have probably been there all along. (Song queue, anyone?) Spotify’s app makes me feel like I’m at Costco, looking for a giant block of cheese, but the people with the samples keep throwing me off course. But I love Spotify. Most of the music I like is …

If you purchased a pair of home audio speakers in the past ten years, there’s a good chance you’ve auditioned Fluance as an option, but the company is venturing into new territory today with the official release of two belt-drive turntables that both feature a built-in preamplifier. The company launched a Kickstarter page back in March to fund the project …

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Classic Japanese monster-battling superheroes Ultraman and Kamen Rider will rise again on Amazon Prime Video. Amazon will produce new versions of the superhero shows as part of a lineup of 12 new Japanese TV series to be shown exclusively on the Prime Video streaming service. The two tokusatsu shows, featuring superheroes battling kaiju monsters, were phenomenally successful in the 1960s …

What do you really need from a computer processor? AMD is thinking you want to “work faster, play longer” with its newest range of processors. AMD has launched its 7th Generation A-Series APUs at Computex in Taiwan, claiming that it’s gaining ground on rival Intel, and that this year it is delivering a lot more power at lower price points. …

The Sony Xperia X is one of four phones in the Xperia line, which can already get confusing. But if you’ve decided it’s the phone for you — after reading CNET’s full Xperia X review, of course — then you’ll want to know if it’s the right phone to buy compared to other Androids out there. This specs chart breaks …