Update, April 22: Read our iPhone SE 2020 review. Original story follows. Rumors of an iPhone 9, also known as the iPhone SE, have percolated to a boil. Apple was expected to announce the follow-up to the iPhone SE at an event in March, which didn’t take place because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Instead, on March …

Facebook Messenger said Thursday it’s launching a new desktop app, a move that comes as more people are using the social network’s messaging service for calls since the start of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Group video chatting has increased on Facebook Messenger. Facebook You can already use Messenger on a desktop browser by logging into the main social network, but …

T-Mobile has at last merged with Sprint, uniting the nation’s third- and fourth-largest carriers and shaking up how some of you may get your wireless service. But this massive shift in the industry brings with it questions for people with T-Mobile and Sprint devices. With more than 100 million users, the two carriers now have a customer base closer in …

Coronavirus lockdowns, quarantines and shelter-in-place orders mean many parents are home with their children, which can make maintaining schedules and the normalcy of school hours difficult. For Thursday’s Autism Acceptance Day, Apple is highlighting accessibility tips, ways to promote creativity and home education help for parents and families with neurodiverse kids.  Parents with children on the autism spectrum can browse …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Phone makers are going to see their worst year in a decade because of the novel coronavirus, according to a new report. Shipments of mobile phones likely will drop 13% this year to 1.57 billion units, a 10-year low, CCS Insights predicted on …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon’s leadership is having trouble getting its message straight. On Thursday, Dave Clark, Amazon’s senior vice president of worldwide operations, wrote a blog post defending the online retail giant’s handling of the ongoing coronavirus crisis and praising the company’s employees for their efforts. …

Quibi, a short-form video streaming service set to launch April 6, has a new partner to get even more people to watch its 10-minute videos. Wireless carrier T-Mobile is bringing its customers to Quibi.  Quibi and T-Mobile have partnered up to offer free subscriptions to T-Mo wireless customers, the companies said Thursday. Those with qualified plans will have the video service — …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon on Thursday unveiled a broad series of new measures to protect its employees during the coronavirus pandemic, amid loud and sustained criticism from employees, advocacy groups and lawmakers about the company’s handling of the crisis. As early as next week, temperature checks …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon has stopped selling some face masks, antibacterial wipes and other hard-to-find health care products to the general public, saying it’ll sell these items only to governments and health providers during the coronavirus pandemic. On Amazon’s site, some listings for Clorox disinfecting wipes are now …

Every few years Hollywood releases a movie with high-frame rate, or HFR. The most recent, Ang Lee’s Gemini Man, was intended by the director to be seen at 120 frames per second, five times the traditional 24fps. Lee is not alone in his love of HFR. Peter Jackson, of Lord of the Rings and Hobbit fame, thinks HFR is the …