Yahoo hopes to convince investors its turnaround plan is working. Richard Nieva/CNET CEO Marissa Mayer’s attempt to turn around Yahoo continues to stumble, but investors were happy about one thing: The Internet giant has a plan to avoid a giant tax bill related to its investment in e-commerce giant Alibaba. The company on Tuesday said …

AT&T’s Mobility headquarters in Atlanta. The carrier is feeling heat from rivals and their many promotions. Sarah Tew/CNET AT&T finds itself in the middle of a full-blown wireless price war. The nation’s second largest wireless carrier by subscriber base said Tuesday that it added 1.9 million net new connections, but that its rate of service cancellations rose as consumers looked …

OneGuide is coming to Australia. Xbox Microsoft has always made quite a song and dance around the Xbox One’s non-gaming entertainment capabilities — specifically its TV functionality. Using the HDMI pass-through port, Xbox users in the US have been able to run their cable TV through the console, taking advantage of a detailed electronic program guide called OneGuide, as well …

AT&T may be the next big player to throw its hat into the online video ring. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says he’s a big believer in mobile video. Stephen Shankland/CNET Randall Stephenson, CEO of the wireless company, plans to take advantage of the relationships that DirecTV, which AT&T is in the process of buying, has built up with media companies …

There’s a new sleep tracker on the market, but instead of wearing it on your wrist, this one cozies up with you under the sheets. The new Luna mattress cover, similar to the Misfit Beddit before it, converts your bed into a smart bed that tracks your sleeping patterns to help you get a better night’s sleep. The Luna has …

The Xiaomi Mi Note is already a hit in China, the company says. Aloysius Low/CNET Xiaomi apparently has another hit on its hands. The Mi Note and Mi Note Pro sold out in under three minutes of availability on Tuesday, the China-based company announced on its Weibo social-networking page. Xiaomi, which is known for its Apple-like product design, said the …

Pixtronix At CES 2015, we got a glimpse of all the upcoming TV technologies that go beyond 4K. Along with that came the inevitable marketing buzzwords we’ll be hearing for the next year. Some of these buzzwords are more than that, though. Some represent advancements that can potentially do a lot for picture quality. Each of the four advancements below …

Sarah Tew/CNET It happened. Something I didn’t want, or expect. I’m a big-phone guy. Phablets are a big trend. Have been for years. I’ve seen them, I’ve appreciated them, and I avoided them. Why? Because I liked a pocketable phone, that’s why. I liked having something that fit in one hand, was magically small, and yet versatile. The iPhone fit …

Apple has been benefiting from iPhone 6 sales. James Martin/CNET The iPhone 6 didn’t just supersize the phone’s screen size. It also supersized Apple’s financial results. The Cupertino, Calif., electronics giant on Tuesday reported the best sales quarter in its 38-year history, as demand for its newest smartphones, the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus, soared beyond …

Favi Entertainment What’s this? A five-deal Friday on a Tuesday? Hey, if I find five deals I absolutely must share, alliteration be damned! And, yeah, some pretty nifty stuff today. Personally, I’m putting my wallet down and slowly backing away, because otherwise I think I’d be all over all of these! 1. Project for less No, not “project.” That’s “project,” …