Like the Moto X Play, the rumored Droid Turbo 2 could be user-customized. Andrew Hoyle/CNET The upcoming Motorola Droid Turbo 2 will be the first carrier-branded smartphone to be sold through Motorola’s Moto Maker tool, reports Android-based site Phandroid. According to a source close to the blog, customers will be able to personalize the Verizon …

Now playing: Watch this: The laser razor actually works — but not very well 3:08 Shaving can be the absolute worst, especially for people with sensitive skin. Razors can leave behind razor burn, ingrown hairs and cuts, and when you’ve worn down a razor so that it’s no longer usable, it joins the others in landfills to the tune of …

Enlarge ImageThe iPhone 6S launch sites included Paris. Stephen Shankland/CNET The iPhone phenomenon endures. Apple said Monday it sold 13 million iPhone 6S and 6S Plus units from Friday through Sunday, the first three days of sales. The tally represents a record for Apple, which sold 10 million iPhones over the same period a year ago when the previous models …

Enlarge ImageYahoo plans to proceed with its planned spinoff of stake in Alibaba. Yahoo Yahoo plans to proceed with a spinoff of its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, even if the Internal Revenue Service doesn’t grant it tax-free status. Yahoo said in a regulatory filing Monday that the company’s board decided Wednesday to go ahead with Yahoo’s plan to …

Enlarge Image GoPro GoPro’s cheapest mountable point-of-view camera is the Hero, a camera that’s so basic compared to the other cameras in the company’s 2015 lineup that its price — $130, £100 or AU$170 — is its best feature. The next camera in the line, the Hero+ LCD, costs $300, £250 or AU$430. That’s a sizable jump, but GoPro adds …

Google is expected to unveil new Chromecast products on Tuesday. CNET Google has already staked out spots in your living room with its Nest thermostat, Chromecast video-streaming device and Android TV software. Now it wants more. On Tuesday, the Mountain View, California, company is expected to unveil a music-streaming device, akin to its Chromecast video-streaming stick. The gadget will take …

Enlarge ImageIndian PM Narendra Modi spoke at Facebook Sunday. Facebook MENLO PARK, Calif. — The next step for social media: government. That’s what Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, said at an event held Sunday morning at Facebook’s headquarters here, discussing how he’s increasingly used social media to connect with both people in India and other governments. The result has helped …

Enlarge ImageGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai, left, with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Google headquarters. Google Google plans to install free Wi-Fi at hundreds of railway stations across India in an effort to deliver the Internet to hundreds of millions of people in that country who aren’t online. The web giant said Sunday it has partnered with Internet service provider …

I own many thousands of LPs and CDs, but I don’t think I’m a record collector. Most collectors I’ve known obsess about getting the best pressing of a LP, or about the condition of the jacket, but I don’t give a hoot about those things. So when I spotted Eilon Paz’ “Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting” 436-page coffee …

Andrew Hoyle/CNET Apple’s brand-new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus are finally upon us, and one of the main areas that’s been given a boost is the camera. On both models, the camera’s resolution has been upped from 8 to 12 megapixels. The iPhone 6 was already one of the best phone cameras around, and it’s capable of taking some truly …