Microsoft’s popular swipe keyboard SwiftKey app passed 500 million installs Tuesday, according to its Google Play Store listing. First released for Android in 2010, SwiftKey was purchased by Microsoft for $250 million in 2016, and now joins a fleet of other Microsoft apps to reach more than 500 million installs, including Excel and PowerPoint. 

If you like to plan your meals ahead of time, you know what a drag it can be to find recipes, make a detailed list of ingredients and actually get yourself to the grocery store each week. An updated app from smart food platform Whisk wants to cut down on the hassle by turning your saved recipes into shopping lists …

Attackers sent videos of flashing strobe lights to thousands of followers of the Epilepsy Foundation’s Twitter account last month in an apparent attempt to trigger seizures in those with the condition, the foundation said Monday. The attacks, which used the foundation’s Twitter handle and hashtags to get the videos in front of the account’s followers, occurred during National Epilepsy Awareness …

Several US tech companies are being accused of benefiting from cobalt that’s mined by children in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nonprofit group International Rights Advocates this week filed a lawsuit in the US District Court in Washington on behalf of 14 plaintiffs who are the guardians of children either killed or seriously injured in tunnel or wall collapses while …

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold and Huawei’s Mate X are here, offering two different takes on foldable phones. Both were made to inspire, and to transform the way we think about phones. These aren’t yet everyday devices, but they could set the course for a move toward foldable phones instead of the large-screen models that are too big for your pocket today. …

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Get ready to say bye to buttons. Next year, some phones will replace the physical buttons for power and volume with ultrasonic sensors that power virtual buttons. The benefits include better waterproofing and durability, at least in the eyes of startup …

It’s fun to geek out over big, expensive foldable phones like the $2,000 Galaxy Fold, with its 7.3-inch bendable screen and six cameras. But the ultra-large, extra-pricey devices aren’t what most people can afford to buy. Instead, it could be the smaller, simpler foldable designs that wind up getting foldable phones into the hands of more users — not because they’re …

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