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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. In exactly two weeks, Samsung is set to reveal the Galaxy S20 series of flagship phones and the Galaxy Z Flip, a foldable clamshell device whose screen folds from top to bottom down the middle. Rumors …

Apple released two minor updates to its iOS operating system Tuesday. iOS and iPadOS 13.3.1 aim to resolve privacy issues found in the December release of iOS and ‌iPadOS‌ 13.3, after researchers discovered that certain location tracking features couldn’t be disabled in the iPhone 11 and that security features were being bypassed in Screen Time. Addressing the location tracking problem, …

It’s hard enough to keep up with all of your favorite shows when you’re at home, but add travel into the mix and it’s easy to fall behind. Or maybe you want to share the fun at a friend’s house. Either way — whether you’re going somewhere that doesn’t have a cable subscription or going on a road trip — …

There’s a growing consensus that it’s the browser’s job to protect our privacy on the web. But on Tuesday, a Google Chrome leader warned that trying to make that change too soon could actually hurt the web by driving developers to mobile apps instead. “At our scale, it’s not reasonable to move too fast, because it’s too destructive,” said Justin …

Hopefully, you’re protecting the personal information stored in your Google account — like your passwords and email, location, search history and a record of your purchases — using two-factor authentication (2FA). This system is a good second layer of protection to guard against hackers, but it also makes you go through an extra process to retrieve and enter a six-digit …

Huawei was the world’s top 5G phone vendor in 2019, with 37% market share (or 6.9 million devices), according to a Tuesday report from Strategy Analytics. Global 5G phone shipments reached 19 million units last year, the report says.   “Demand for 5G smartphones is higher than many expected,” Ken Hyers, director at Strategy Analytics, said in a release. “Fierce …

Apple on Tuesday reported an all-time record quarter for revenue and earnings — and it’s partly thanks to its newest AirPods and its services business.  The company credited its services and wearables lines, as well as its newest iPhones, for the performance. Both sales and earnings in the three months ended Dec. 28 were well above Wall Street forecasts. Apple …

Your phone is studded with cameras. You’re probably only using one at a time, though. That could change in the near future: imagine shooting video with two, or even someday three or four simultaneously. I’ve gotten a brief taste of what that weird phone future will feel like. I spent some of the weekend trying out two-camera simultaneous recording on …

Google’s Chrome browser will work a little differently when it’s time to move tabs around thanks to software Microsoft has contributed to the Chromium project that now underlies both companies’ browsers. It’s an illustration of the power of open-source software — and of the increasing influence of Google’s browser technology on the web overall. The change this month, flagged on …

Earlier this month, CNET’s David Carnoy praised Amazon’s first-ever true-wireless earbuds, the Echo Buds, but suggested you “wait for a sale.” Because while he liked the hands-free Alexa features and Bose-powered noise reduction — the latter putting the Echo Buds on the same playing field as Apple’s AirPods Pro — he felt the sweet spot would be more like $99. …