Starting next year, Google’s Chrome browser will stamp out some shenanigans that send you to a website you didn’t expect. Stephen Shankland/CNET You probably don’t like it when you navigate to a particular web page and then your browser unexpectedly jumps to another page — an action called a redirect and something the website publisher …

You expect a few bugs in a new operating system, but a busted calculator? That’s… irritating. But that’s exactly the situation in iOS 11. When you rapidly add two or more numbers, Calc doesn’t always register the third calculation press — which could result in some serious mathematical errors. Try it: Tap 1+2+3 in rapid succession. You’ll very likely end …

Microsoft’s own VR platform, which launched a few weeks ago, doesn’t have a lot of software yet, which could be a dealbreaker for some. But a bridge to Steam’s VR catalog could add some access to more games soon enough. A Steam VR hook-in for Windows Mixed Reality, announced earlier this fall, is launching next week on Nov. 15 in …

If you’re hoping for a fancy new fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S9, early rumors will let you down. Samsung has reportedly ditched plans to incorporate an integrated in-display fingerprint sensor in the Galaxy S9, according to South Korean news outlet The Investor. That fingerprint scanner is a little too close for comfort to the camera. Josh Miller/CNET Although we praised …

Huawei is the biggest phone brand you’ve never heard of. But that second part could change soon. Code found by XDA Developers indicates a version of Huawei’s latest premium phone, the Mate 10 Pro, will be sold through AT&T. The firmware in question showed a Mate 10 Pro loaded with AT&T’s apps and software. This follows months of rumours that AT&T …

The days of aggressive bargains from your wireless carrier may be over.  Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure said at an investor event that the company will hike prices in the next quarter. Claure didn’t specify which plans would see an increase, and a spokesman didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.  It’s the latest move by the carriers as the …

Augmented reality is expected to become a new, major tech platform in the years to come, and Apple wants a piece of the action. The iPhone maker is working on a new AR headset that could become available as soon as 2020, according to a report Wednesday from Bloomberg. Also on today’s podcast, we talk about Snap’s lousy quarterly results …

My Moto X silently flew through the air, my fumbling fingers trying to catch it as it reached my backyard fish pond. I heard a soft “swunk” as it descended below the water’s surface, the screen lit up with a notification from my Ring video doorbell. That was the last time I saw my phone fully alive, and three weeks …

Apple could be working on an augmented reality headset, though we shouldn’t expect to see it until 2019. The news comes from “people familiar with the situation,” cited in a Bloomberg report published Wednesday. If true, it’s not surprising: Every major company is betting on “reality” headsets — AR, VR or mixed — of some form as the future of human-computer interaction. …

Apple is working on a new iPad that’ll have the same facial recognition feature as its iPhone X, according to Bloomberg. The device could be out as soon as 2018. Apple typically unveils its new line of iPads in June. In next year’s launch at least one of its tablets could have Face ID to unlock the device, according to …