Reports of the coming death of iTunes Music have been greatly exaggerated, at least according to Apple. On Wednesday, a story by Digital Music News claimed that Apple is looking to put the kibosh on music downloads from its iTunes store as soon as two years from now. Sources “with close and active business relationships …

Walmart just ramped up the competition with Amazon — at least when it comes to delivering your packages. The company now guarantees that purchases will be delivered to your home in two days instead of the three it promised before. But this applies only to people who pay $49 for Walmart’s ShippingPass pilot program, an amount that’s down $1 from …

Standing at 20 cm (7.8 inches) tall, the Plen2 is a cute robot from Japan that can do a variety of things, such as pick up a rubber ball or kick it. It’s also capable of mirroring your actions through an Xbox Kinect camera, which is even cooler. You control the Plen2 from your iOS or Android device via Bluetooth, …

There have been so many 360-degree VR cameras announced in the last several months that, even if you’ve been paying attention, you may have missed the Vuze camera. The palm-sized box made its first public appearance at CES 2016 and was promoted as the “the world’s first consumer, portable 360-degree 3D VR camera.” Read more 360-degree cameras coming for 2016 …

The lengthy court battle between Google and Oracle has taken an interesting turn. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google’s previous attempts to license Oracle’s Java software may have just come home to roost. In court Wednesday, lawyers for Oracle said that judging from previous negotiations, Google brass knowingly infringed on Java patents and that Google built parts of its …

Mark Zuckerberg says there is “no evidence” that Facebook’s Trending Topics feature suppressed stories from conservative news outlets but vows to take action if a Facebook investigation found otherwise. “We take this report very seriously and are conducting a full investigation to ensure our teams upheld the integrity of this product,” Facebook’s CEO wrote in a Facebook post Thursday afternoon. …

Does the “N” in Android N stand for “Never”? It just might if we’re talking about Android’s answer to Apple’s 3D Touch. Android fans will have to wait until a later version of Google’s mobile software to try the feature, Recode reported on Thursday. It you’re not familiar with 3D Touch, it’s a function which uses finger pressure to enhance …

This much is certain: Chinese phone maker Xiaomi is coming to the US. But there’s a lot that has to happen before you’ll be able to buy a Xiaomi phone meant for the States, and the pieces won’t come together in 2016. Click to read more of Jessica’s tech stories from Asia. Mark Hobbs/CNET “The US is a very different …

Facebook quizzes are so seductive. Of course you want to know who you were in a past life and what your decorating style is. The only problem with these quizzes is that they often send spammy messages to everyone you know by posting things on your page at random. Nothing makes friends unfollow faster than feed spam. You can stop …

If you want extra clarity in your gurning selfies but don’t have the cash to hand for Samsung’s stunning Galaxy S7, Vodafone’s new budget offering might be worth a look. It’s called the Smart Prime 7 and it’s available now for only £75 on pay as you go. For that small bundle of cash you’ll get a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, …