If there’s a common theme this week, it’s that you should never buy a phone when it’s first introduced. You should wait. Case in point: For a limited time, Motorola is offering two Moto G5S Plus (32GB) phones for $249.99. Original price: $279 for one. Just add two of them to your cart and one …

Cheap things come to those who wait. That’s probably going to end up on my tombstone, I’ve said it so often, but it’s true. Case in point: Samsung’s massive flagship phone, the Galaxy Note 9, made its debut in 2018 with a hefty $1,000 price tag. Now, for a limited time and while supplies last, Amazon has the factory-unlocked Samsung …

Facebook, which has been embroiled in a series of scandals, is losing two more top executives as it focuses on building a more “privacy-focused social platform.” On Thursday, the company announced that Chief Product Officer Chris Cox and Chris Daniels, who heads Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp, are leaving. The leadership shuffle comes a week after Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark …

On this podcast, we talk about: A Motorola foldable phone reviving the classic Razr vibe. Facebook’s longest outage ever. DirecTV Now cutting channels but raising prices. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer Bryan VanGelder. Check out the extended shows on …

Samsung’s Galaxy S10 line features an Infinity-O display that has a cutout for the front-facing camera in the top-right corner, as opposed to a notch. The size of the cutout depends on the phone, with the S10E and S10 both having a single hole-punch cutout, while the S10 Plus has a pill-shaped cutout for its dual front-facing cameras. Now playing: …

Apple wields its powerful App Store as a cudgel to stifle innovation, weaken competition and unfairly tax its rivals, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said Wednesday, after the world’s biggest music streaming service filed a complaint with European regulators.  “In Apple’s case, they continue to give themselves an unfair advantage at every turn,” Ek said in a post.  The conflict pits Apple, a …

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