New rumors suggest the Xperia Z5 might not be all that different from the Xperia Z3 (pictured). Andrew Hoyle/CNET Sony’s next big smartphone could come in the form of the 5.5-inch Xperia Z5 and may be here as soon as September, at least according to one rumor. Related Links Sony unveils Xperia Z4 at 5.2 …

Samsung will show off its newest devices in an event in August. Samsung Excited about Samsung’s annual Galaxy Note debut at the IFA conference in September? Don’t be. Samsung is moving the whole production up two weeks and changing venues from Berlin to New York. Invitations to Samsung Unpacked, set for August 13 at Lincoln Center, arrived in our inboxes …

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Microsoft The release of Windows 10 is just around the corner. The operating system will be available as a free update to Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 users on July 29. There’s a lot to be excited about with Windows 10 . The update adds numerous improvements to the operating system, such as the Cortana voice assistant, DirectX …

Seamus Byrne/CNET Just four months after voting with the Federal Government to pass mandatory data retention legislation, Labor has been called on to review the scheme with one of the party’s state members saying the laws “help create a culture of fear” in Australia. The news emerged from Labor’s National Conference, held in Melbourne over the weekend, where NSW Labor …

Chinese smartphone company OnePlus is announcing its new phone Monday. OnePlus You’ve heard of Apple, Samsung, Motorola and Google. Now, a Chinese startup called OnePlus hopes you’ll think of it too. When the company last year unveiled the OnePlus One, the newest entrant into an already crowded smartphone market, it was sleek, affordable and well-reviewed. It was also only sold …

Here’s a 24-year-old JVC PC-X100 boom box sitting atop a brand-new Aiwa EXOS-9 Bluetooth speaker. Steve Guttenberg/CNET How do the latest Bluetooth speakers compare with the sound of boom boxes made a quarter of a century ago? Has progress been made, has technology and digital signal processing made for better sound or are today’s wireless speakers a step backward? A …

The world’s top 5 carmakers There’s a global race to be top automaker. Brian Cooley runs down the top five, as they now stand. Now playing: Watch this: Top 5: Carmakers in the world 3:42 The history of Motorola It invented the mobile phone as we know it, and it relayed the first words from the moon. It also made …

What’s a busy working mama to do when the family iPad suddenly has to be returned to the office? The first thing is not to panic. Kids and iPads are like peanut butter and jelly — they just go together. Sure, there are lots of debates about the appropriate age for when kids should be allowed to use tablets and …

Nordost flat Red Dawn speaker cables Simon Marsh It’s a safe bet that your speaker cables don’t look like Nordost’s ultra-flat cables. Founded in 1991, Nordost is a high-technology cable manufacturer using conductor technology that was initially developed for the aerospace industry. Nordost designs and builds all of its audio, digital and video cables in its facilities in Holliston, Massachusetts. …