Hitting pause might give you a break during binge-watching, but it won’t save you from advertising, according to a report. Hulu and AT&T are planning on introducing “pause ads” in 2019, reports Variety. The report cites Hulu VP and head of advertising, Jeremy Helfand, who said, “As binge-viewing happens more and more, it’s natural they …

Facebook is giving you the ability to share your post collections and potentially spread holiday gift ideas. You’ve been able to collect posts on the social network and group them under titles such as “Cute Puppies” or “Clothes I Want” for more than a year. But up until now those posts have only been for you. This week, Facebook is …

It’s National Cookie Day, and you know what that means? Free cookies! OK, some are “free with purchase,” but let’s not look a gift cookie in the mouth, shall we? Instead, let’s put a gift cookie in the mouth. Here are some of the best places to score freebies today. DoubleTree by Hilton: The hotel chain is already known for …

Samsung did something crazy last October — it introduced a midrange phone with new features its top-end devices didn’t even have. It also threw two massive launch parties for that phone, one in Malaysia and another in Madrid. The 2018 version of the Samsung Galaxy A7 and A9 weren’t new by any means. Samsung’s A phones get refreshed every year with …

Alphabet is bringing its drone service to Europe. On Tuesday, Wing, a drone delivery business owned by Google’s parent company, said it’ll launch in Europe in the spring of 2019, with the introduction of service in the Helsinki area of Finland. Wing has spent the past 18 months testing drone deliveries in southeastern Australia, according to its website, partnering with …

On this podcast, we talk about: Apple is reportedly going to wait until 2020 to come out with a 5G-powered iPhone. How Ring’s Neighbors app combines a social network with home security. Now playing: Watch this: Want a 5G-powered iPhone? Get ready to wait (The 3:59,… 4:39 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of …

A year and a half ago Microsoft launched an initiative to bridge the digital divide for rural Americans, promising to connect 2 million people in remote parts of the country within five years. On Tuesday, it expanded that program and said it would cover an additional 1 million people by 2022. On Tuesday, Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, said the …

Qualcomm’s next processor that’ll power most upcoming Android smartphones is called the Snapdragon 855. And it’s bringing a lot more smarts to next year’s devices.  “That’s the mobile processor that will be in the 5G smartphone as we launch 5G,” Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon said Tuesday at the Snapdragon Technology Summit in Maui, Hawaii. Jessica Dolcourt/CNET Qualcomm, hosting its annual …

Facebook is rolling out group stories worldwide, so everyone can dip into its version of Snapchat. You can use the feature to post photos and videos that automatically vanish after 24 hours. Until now, Facebook had limited to feature to just some users. The social network highlighted the feature’s popularity in the pup-focused Dogspotting group — try not to get addicted to …

The excitement over 5G is at such high levels that even the prospect of Apple dawdling on the technology isn’t enough to get Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg down.  Asked whether he’s worried that Apple is reportedly holding off on 5G until 2020, Vestberg said he’s focused on the 5G smartphones that are coming out next year. On Monday, Verizon said …