Singer CC Coletti, listening Nicholas Prout A couple of weeks ago Geoffrey Morrison and I wrote about listening to music from totally opposite perspectives. He started with ” Music multitasking: How ‘background’ listening enhances life,” and I countered with ” To listen to music or not: That is the question.” Apparently, we’re not done; on …

Apple and Samsung are back in court. Josh Miller/CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — An Apple study to determine whether people would buy phones to get certain Apple patented features is similar to asking people to choose a car based on its cup holders, an expert hired by Samsung testified Friday. David Reibstein, chaired professor of marketing at the University of …

Designer Martin Hajek’s renderings of possible iPhone 6 models.Martin Hajek Apple will announce at least one new iPhone this year, perhaps as early as the WWDC in June. Based on the latest rumors and the natural evolution of the product, a larger screen is all but definite. But what else? Except for the fingerprint sensor built into the iPhone 5S, …

Josh Miller/CNET There has been a lot of talk about Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone. The Galaxy S5 is filled with new and exciting features, which have helped make it one of the hottest products available today. Whether you’re not eligible for an upgrade or simply aren’t interested in the Galaxy S5, there is still a way to get some of …

If you’ve been thinking about trading in an older Samsung Galaxy S device, now is the time to lock in your price. According to the trade-in site Nextworth, older Samsung Galaxy smartphones are at their peak. But prices are likely to start dropping in the coming weeks. In this edition of Ask Maggie, I talk to a NextWorth executive who …

Now playing: Watch this: Get the most out of the Samsung GS5’s camera 3:53 If you’re like most people, including myself, you probably take tons of pictures with your smartphone. From trips out with our friends, to our lunch, to selfies, our handsets have become our main tool for snapping photos and capturing our lives. Related Stories: Samsung Galaxy S5 …

Nokia Nokia has combined 3D printing and Easter to create a new, sweet rendering of its logo. The company on Thursday published a YouTube video showing how it used software to render a 3D version of its logo, which was then transmitted to a 3D printer. The 3D printer was outfitted with liquid chocolate and created what the company is …

Sarah Tew/CNET Nike is gearing up to shutter its wearable-hardware efforts, and the sportswear company this week fired the majority of the team responsible for the development of its FuelBand fitness tracker, a person familiar with the matter told CNET. “As a fast-paced, global business we continually align resources with business priorities,” Nike spokesman Brian Strong said in an email. …

Apple’s iPad Air Apple Here’s something you don’t hear often: Apple’s year-over-year iPad sales may have dipped during the first three months of 2014, according to analysts. A bevy of analysts chimed in on iPad sales expectations in the first quarter, and they collectively peg Apple’s sales at 19.3 million units, representing a 0.7 percent decline compared with the same …

The HTC One M8 Google Play edition. Sarah Tew/CNET HTC is looking for a little of that Samsung Electronics marketing magic. The Taiwanese smartphone maker has hired Paul Golden, the former head of marketing for Samsung’s US mobile division, as an adviser to HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang, CNET confirmed. The hiring was first reported by Bloomberg. HTC could use the …