Google’s had a bumpy ride in the mobile payments world, but now it’s looking at a second chance. Android Pay is the new Google Wallet, and it’ll more convenient, secure and ubiquitous than ever. Here’s what you need to know. A fingerprint scan isn’t required. Fingerprint scanning is the most secure smartphone authentication method right …

Apple is recalling its Beats Pill XL speakers and issuing a refund due to a potential fire hazard. Sarah Tew/CNET Consumers who purchased Beats Pill XL speakers from Apple are being asked to stop using them due to a potential fire hazard. On Wednesday, Apple announced a voluntary recall of the speakers, complete with refunds to customers who bought them. …

Adobe’s Fotolia site sells royalty-free photos, video and illustrations created by thousands of contributors. Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET Three years into its transformation into a subscription-funded company, Adobe Systems is still refining the technology you get for those monthly payments — and we want to know what you think of its latest steps through a new survey. The most significant …

The Huawei P8 Lite is an affordable midtier smartphone available on Huawei’s US direct-to-consumer site. Juan Garzón/CNET Huawei, the telecom giant you’ve probably never heard of, is getting serious about breaking out of its anonymity. A year ago today, the Chinese company, which is the top-ranked telecommunications equipment in the world by revenue and the fourth-largest smartphone vendor by market …

Dell’s Inspiron 5000 range will have AMD as an option for its CPU. Nic Healey/CNET TAIPEI — Dell is once again offering customers the choice between AMD and Intel processors. Here at Computex 2015, the computer giant revealed an extensive new lineup of products in its Inspiron range, including new laptops in the 5000 and 7000 series, new all-in-one PCs …

T-Mobile CEO John Legere would serve as CEO of the combined company, according to the Wall Street Journal. Sarah Tew/CNET After years of talk that Dish Network and T-Mobile might merge, a tie-up between the two might be near. The satellite TV provider is in early-stage talks to merge with the wireless provider, according to a report Wednesday by the …

Matt Elliott/CNET Facebook introduced an option for users to add OpenPGP public keys to their profiles and select to receive encrypted notification emails — account recovery emails, in particular — in an effort to better protect your privacy online. PGP stands for Pretty Good Privacy and is used to encrypt email communications. It requires two keys — one public, the …

A 12-meter (39-foot) tall Godzilla replica head is seen on the 8th floor terrace of the Hotel Gracery Shinjuku in Tokyo. The Godzilla replica, based on the original 1954 film is the main attraction of a new commercial complex. Chris McGrath/Getty Images He’s terrorized citizens in several movies, but apparently all is forgiven as Godzilla, one of Japan’s scariest kaiju, …

Google planned to shut down Panoramio, a site for sharing geotagged photos, but has given it a reprieve. Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET Google is no longer a small, nimble company able to change rapidly, but apparently the wrath of 10,000 people can be enough to shift the Internet behemoth’s direction. It took eight months of pressure, but Google this week …

Yahoo and NFL are teaming up on exclusive online streaming. NFL The gridiron is coming to Yahoo in October, the company and the National Football League announced on Wednesday. On October 25, Yahoo, Yahoo Sports, and Tumblr, among other Yahoo properties, will be the exclusive online streaming home to a game between the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars. The game, …