Verizon is providing a shot in the arm to BlackBerry Mobile’s quest to return to relevancy in the smartphone world. Or, at least, to get you to realize that it still exists. The largest US wireless carrier will soon start selling the BlackBerry Key2 LE to small and large business customers, which may mean your …

There are times when you might regret buying a $30,000 chair. But the moment you’re sitting in a deluxe massage chair shaped like a Lamborghini is not one of them. Now playing: Watch this: This Lamborghini massage chair will ‘airbag massage’… 4:06 If CES is all about showcasing the latest and greatest tech, then you can file the Lamborghini Massage …

If you’re a Samsung phones user, you may have a hard time deleting the Facebook app. Samsung phone owners have experienced troubled uninstalling the social media giant’s app, an issue earlier reported by Bloomberg News, which said some users found they could “disable” but not delete the app. Samsung users posted similar experiences in forums, such as Android Central.  Samsung users see this page when …

Flaunting giant anime eyes and a sleek design reminiscent of Eva from Wall-E, Kiki is an AI-powered pet robot making its CES 2019 debut. Created by Zoetic, a company based in Santa Clara, California, Kiki is a companionship robot meant to offer its owners company and friendship. Now playing: Watch this: Kiki is a hungry, dancing pet robot debuting at …

There’s at least one company at CES 2019 not buying into the 5G hype.  TCL, the Chinese company that makes BlackBerry Mobile and Alcatel smartphones, confirmed it won’t release a phone running on the next-generation cellular network this year. Francois Mahieu, general manager of BlackBerry Mobile, which, under TCL, licenses the name from the original BlackBerry Ltd., said that the …

Wait, how can this be Day 1 of CES if we’ve already been here for days, and dozens of announcements have already been made? Here’s how: Sunday and Monday were “press days,” when vendors set the stage by making big announcements at press conferences and minishows like CES Unveiled and Pepcom’s Digital Experience. But today, Tuesday, is when the show …

Lenovo’s Yoga A940 all-in-one offers a novel take on Microsoft’s Surface Studio, known for its big, pressure-sensitive touchscreen display that’s ideal for design work. Lenovo’s isn’t quite as professionally oriented, but neither is its price: It’s expected to ship in March starting at $2,200, whereas the Studio starts at $3,500. The 27-inch display can be configured with either a 4K or …

In January 2013, I used an Oculus Rift development kit for the first time. It felt like someone had traveled back in time and given me the keys to the future. Back then I expected virtual reality headsets would be as common as mobile phones within six years. I expected the technology would evolve so rapidly we couldn’t keep up. …

HTC wants to make it easier for everyone to get into virtual reality. And it hopes to do so through the Vive Cosmos. The Vive Cosmos, unveiled Monday at CES 2019, is a new consumer-friendly headset that promises to be easier to set up and more comfortable to use than rival devices.  The Cosmos is HTC’s latest step to get …

Google has made CES 2019 a battleground on which to pit the full weight of Google Assistant against Amazon’s Alexa assistant. In particular, Google’s bringing new skills such as the ability to engage Google Assistant while an Android phone is locked, and using it to check in to some flights on either an iPhone or Android device. Assistant sprinkles on …