The latest iPhones are just around the corner, and that means some Apple fans may be looking to sell their old devices. Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus on Wednesday during an event in San Francisco. The new iPhones will likely offer only incremental updates to the popular line …

In the past few years standard messaging has gone out of style, with billions of people around the word migrating to alternate instant messenger apps. Facebook rules the roost in western countries, with the two most widely used apps both owned by the social media giant: Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in June that the site’s …

Canon’s new image sensor has a 250-megapixel resolution. Canon Canon has squeezed 250 megapixels into a camera image sensor — an impressive number, but not necessarily the one that Canon customers should exult over. On Monday, the Japanese camera maker announced the image sensor has a resolution of 19,580×12,600 pixels on a chip measuring 29.2 by 20.2mm. That sensor size, …

After trying to win over consumers with pricier tablets, Amazon is said to be working on a slate for the more budget-conscious. The Internet retail giant is planning to introduce a $50 tablet with a 6-inch screen in time for the holiday shopping season, the Wall Street Journal reports. At half the price of Amazon’s current 6-inch HD Fire tablet, …

High-compression (right) on the Opera Mini browser doesn’t distort the page layout. Opera Users with severely limited data caps rejoice — Opera’s latest update to its Opera Mini browser for Android has gotten a new update that promises data savings without making your web page look ugly. Usually used in lower-end budget phones, the Opera Mini browser was previously limited …

Apple If it’s September, it must be time for new iPhones. Last year, Apple delivered a double whammy at its annual iPhone refresh: in addition to two big-screen phones, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus , CEO Tim Cook also unveiled the Apple Watch . The company’s first foray into wearable tech didn’t hit stores until the following year, but …

I go way back with Wilson Audio speakers, I sold lots of them when I worked as a high-end salesman. I loved the sound, but couldn’t afford a pair for myself. Instead I would come in early, before the store opened, so I could listen to Wilson’s then popular Watt/Puppy speakers on my own time. The bass, dynamics and imaging …

Just in time for the school year, Google’s added new features to Docs, Sheets and Slides, its online productivity tools. But you don’t have to be a student to use these cool new features, since they’re available to anyone with a Google account. Here are our favorite additions. Voice typing Google’s been perfecting voice recognition for a while now and …

Josh Miller/CNET Last year Microsoft bought Finnish company Nokia’s devices division for $7.2 billion, and now the US-based tech giant is trying to get the most out of its investment by establishing a foothold in the growing Indian smartphone market. Microsoft is preparing a new set of Windows 10-based, Nokia-branded smartphones to be released in India by the end of …

Now playing: Watch this: Save data when backing up to Google Photos 0:40 Backing up your phone’s photo library is a must if you want to ensure your precious memories last a lifetime rather than only the life of your phone. Taking Google Photos as a good example of how easy it is these days, here’s how to let the …