Qualcomm President Derek Aberle has served as a point person in the China investigation. David Becker/Getty Images Qualcomm agreed Monday to pay $975 million to resolve a long-standing antimonopoly investigation in China, opting to settle the matter and move on rather than fight the enormous penalty. The country’s National Development and Reform Commission found that …

Liven up your typing skills with a new keyboard view. Sarah Tew/CNET The beauty behind Android’s flexibility is that it’s easy to replace the preinstalled keyboard with a new virtual keyboard with a slightly different layout and features that outperform your default fare. Related Links 5 fun multiplayer games for your Google Chromecast How to install custom watch faces for …

Uber is trying to improve its security in New Delhi. Uber Car-hailing service provider Uber will launch new security features in India designed to improve rider safety. Starting Wednesday, Uber riders will find a “panic button” in the Uber app, a feature that would them to immediately call for help and connect with local law enforcement in the event of …

All eyes will be on Microsoft to see if the company launches its first flagship Lumia. Microsoft Microsoft has yet to launch its first marquee smartphone since taking over the Lumia name and business from Nokia in 2014. Invitations arrived in press inboxes for Redmond’s press conference on March 2 at 8:30 a.m. CET, short on clues about Microsoft’s plan. …

OnePlus makes it just a bit easier to obtain its One smartphone. Aloysius Low/CNET OnePlus kicked off the week by announcing a change to its sales process that makes it easier to buy its OnePlus One smartphone without an invitation. Related Links Alleged OnePlus Mini spied in leaked photos CNET reviews the OnePlus One OnePlus ships 500,000 phones, targets 1 …

Now playing: Watch this: Block Valentine’s Day updates on Facebook and Twitter 1:59 Lexy Savvides/CNET Valentine’s Day sucks! Valentine’s Day is just a commercial exercise to make people buy more! Valentine’s Day makes me feel bad. Whichever of those criticisms matches your feelings about Valentine’s Day, never fear. You can continue to use social media without seeing updates from lovesick …

Few of us like to do our taxes. Entering numbers over and over, lengthy questionnaires and looming fearing of a large tax payment all make the yearly process feel tedious and exhausting. Luckily, in recent years our smartphones have become great tools to manage your taxes from start to finish. With an army of apps, you can take the sting …

The flood of different TV commercials touting the fastest, most reliable and newest wireless network may have your head spinning about which carrier actually offers the best service. It turns out Verizon Wireless is top dog for the third time in a row. That’s according to network-testing firm RootMetrics, which sent a small army of testers, who covered nearly 300,000 …

This special iPhone is full of iBling. Goldgenie With a name like “Diamond Ecstasy,” you’re going to have high expectations. The Diamond Ecstasy limited-edition iPhone 6 from UK luxury purveyor Goldgenie pretty much delivers on that promise of affluent euphoria. This is not a phone meant for the masses. This is a phone meant for people with private jets and …

The VR for G3 comes free as part of a new promotion from LG. LG LG is teaming up with Google to try bringing virtual reality to the masses. The South Korean electronics company said Monday that it’ll soon kick off a new promotion that offers a virtual-reality headset — the VR for G3 — for free for new buyers …