Authentication is a thorny problem. Passwords can be stolen, face recognition can be spoofed and personal identification information can be hacked. The four biggest phone network companies formed an alliance so your phone can help make it better, though. Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T hope to release technology in 2018 that will improve authentication though …

Pioneer and Onkyo have announced two new smart speakers with a different spin — they combine multiroom streaming audio with Amazon‘s Alexa assistant. Prices will start at $250. Ever since the first smart speaker, the Amazon Echo, was released almost three years ago this category has primarily been more concerned about the “smarts” than the speaker. The Echo, the Google …

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So far it looks like Samsung has recovered from last year’s Note 7 flameout, new US sales data from the company shows. The new high-end Samsung Galaxy Note 8 phone is the best-selling Note in the US based on preorders so far, the Korean electronics giant said Friday. It declined to share details about exactly how many have been ordered …

After three years, the iPhone redesign is finally on its way. But it may not be for you.  Apple on Tuesday is widely expected to launch its next flagship phone, which, if rumors are true, will end up coming as three different models. One — a pricey version commonly dubbed the iPhone 8, iPhone X or iPhone Pro — is expected …

Samsung wants more of us to use Samsung Pay. So it’s launching its Rewards program in Singapore, the first country in Southeast Asia and the third in the world. The Korean electronics giant previously released the loyalty program in the US and South Korea in Nov. 2016 and March 2017, respectively. The program awarded Samsung Pay users points for each …

Zelle, a big new force in whisking your money around, is about to get a notch more useful as the service launches its app for iPhones and Android phones on Tuesday. Zelle lets people transfer money quickly from one checking account to another using many US banks. That’s handy for splitting the bill at a restaurant or giving a college …

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. It’s not easily inflamed. JerryRigEverything/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET One of the great joys of a new phone release is the group of people who get hold of the device and immediately try to destroy it. This seems especially appropriate with the Samsung Galaxy Note …

Now playing: Watch this: We destroyed the Essential Phone 4:36 When we drop-tested the Samsung Galaxy S8, it wound up with a cracked glass back. When we drop-tested the Moto Z2 Force, the “shatterproof” screen survived — but its shiny aluminum edges got all chewed up. Essential performed its own drop tests and claims the phone survived without blemish. That …

If you want to understand and tweak how Google uses your private data, the internet giant hopes to make it a bit easier soon with a new dashboard that works better on mobile devices. The dashboard already lets you see what data Google stores about you, like websites you’ve opened with the Chrome web browser and destinations that Google Maps …