Sick of Siri? Cortana is making her way to iPhone and Android. Microsoft is expanding its smartphone voice assistant to platforms beyond Windows. Watch CNET Update below for the details: Now playing: Watch this: Move over, Siri. Cortana is coming to the iPhone 3:00 Also in this tech-news roundup, Twitter’s Periscope launches on Android, taking …

Both T-Mobile and US Cellular will carry the LG G4 in Metallic Gray. CNET T-Mobile and US Cellular kicked off the work week by announcing launch details for their respective versions of the LG G4 . Both will open up presales for the flagship smartphone later this week, with general availability scheduled for early June. Related Links Sprint to carry …

A Time Warner Cable truck in Brooklyn last year. The cable giant now has a new suitor, Charter Communications, after its deal with Comcast fell apart. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Charter and Time Warner Cable want US regulators to know one simple thing: This time it’s different. Just a month after government concerns scuttled Comcast’s $45.2 billion bid for TWC, Charter …

Stratos is one of an emerging group of startups trying to simplify the wallet. The question is whether consumers need one card for all their other cards in the age of Apple Pay. Josh Miller/CNET With a Chipotle burrito in one hand, I handed the cashier a credit card lined with miniature computer parts. She handed it right back. “We …

Josh Miller/CNET At least four startups are betting the world isn’t ready for mobile payments. Unlike services like Apple Pay and Google Wallet (which use your phone), all-in-one cards or “smart cards” embrace a familiar medium — the plastic credit card — and turn it into an all-in-one payment solution. Smart credit cards primarily offer convenience while maintaining security. Instead …

Google Cardboard: cheap and easy…and ready to grow. CNET Virtual and augmented reality have been sprouting up everywhere in 2015, but Google’s had its hands in VR and AR since last year’s Google I/O developer’s conference. This year it could be poised to do even more. Virtual-reality devices, like the Oculus headset, close us up into the a separate world, …

The SVR Glass works with most phones with screen sizes ranging from 4.7 to 6 inches. Aloysius Low/CNET SHANGHAI — When it comes to Chinese products, most people expect to find cheap knock-offs and designs that look remarkably similar to branded ones. So it should be no surprise to most that the SVR Glass virtual reality headset from Chinese company …

Amazon will begin logging sales in individual European countries, a shift that may result in a greater tax burden. Declan McCullagh/CNET Amazon will begin paying taxes in individual European countries instead of funneling sales through low-tax Luxembourg amid ongoing investigations into the tax strategies of American tech companies in Europe. Amazon’s new tax practices went in to effect on May …

The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Iron Man Limited Edition smartphone. Samsung Samsung has broken away from its White Pearl and Black Sapphire palette to bring Marvel superfans a sleek new version of its flagship Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone in racy shades of Iron Man red. Launched in “celebration” of the recently-released Marvel blockbuster “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the Galaxy S6 …

Charter Communications is said to be making another play for Time Warner Cable. CNET Update, May 26 at 3:56 a.m. PT:On Tuesday morning, Charter announced deals to acquire Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. Charter Communications is said to be taking another swing at Time Warner Cable. Charter is near an agreement to acquire Time Warner Cable in a …