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The Samsung Galaxy 7 is reportedly at risk from hackers due to a microchip security flaw. The Meltdown vulnerability can be exploited to attack the Galaxy S7, researchers from Graz Technical University in Austria told Reuters on Wednesday. Samsung phones were previously thought to be immune to Meltdown, which is said to endanger most computing devices. The team will release …

Motorola and Verizon are betting so big on 5G, they’re trying to sell you a 4G phone today on the promise of blazing-fast 5G speeds that don’t yet exist.  Motorola’s 5G Mod, in prototype form. Juan Garzon/CNET Last week, the phonemaker and wireless carrier teamed up in Chicago to announce the Moto Z3, a Verizon exclusive and the first phone …

A quick update regarding yesterday’s 6-deal roundup: The Tacklife rotary tool had promo-code problems (and limited inventory), but the vendor has promised to repeat the deal soon. If you missed out, stay tuned! Surface Go? I say Surface no. I don’t get Microsoft’s new tablet at all. It’s under-powered, too small to be of practical use and still sold without …

The UK is reportedly concerned that technical “shortcomings” in Huawei equipment might leave the country’s telecoms networks vulnerable to cyberattack. An oversight board that analyzes the Chinese telecom’s products used in British infrastructure highlighted potential security problems with the VxWorks operating system, according to Reuters. The version of VxWorks that Huawei is using will stop getting security patches and updates …

Though we don’t expect to see the rumored Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL introduced officially until this fall, we may have gotten a sneak preview from a Ukrainian Telegram user.   As reported by Android Police, Telegram user @LuchkovCH has posted an extensive series of photos (and a brief unboxing video) of what they say is a Pixel 3 …

The eagerly anticipated Red Hydrogen One — the phone with the holographic display and stereoscopic video-capture capabilities — got some firmer dates today. From Aug. 31 through Sept. 11, a limited number of models (Houdini) will ship out to preapproved beta testers. Folks who preordered will get it Oct. 9, and then it goes into full carrier release with AT&T, …

Real estate is always at a premium, so why should online real estate — namely cloud storage — be any different? Some people have roommates to make ends meet, and some of us need a family member with a large iCloud plan to accommodate all those selfies. Fortunately, Apple offers shared iCloud storage, with a few notable restrictions. Before getting …

Facebook apologized for animated balloons and confetti appearing when Indonesian speakers posted messages about Sunday’s deadly earthquake on Indonesia’s Lombok Island. Many people used the word “selamat” — meaning “to survive” — as they wrote about the magnitude 7.0 quake, which, CBS reports, killed at least 131 people. The word “selamat” can be used in multiple phrases that have different …