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Hidden not far from downtown Austin, Texas, a research lab is working to change the way we recycle electronics. And it’s being run by Apple. If you don’t know exactly where it is, you’ll definitely miss it. There are no signs. The parking lot is almost empty. There’s an unremarkable door at the bottom of …

To celebrate Earth Day today and promote its own conversation efforts, Apple has posted an in-depth account of its partnership with Conservation International to support a 27,000-acre mangrove forest in Colombia. The company says the forest will eventually sequester 1 million metric tons of CO2.  Conservation International says that coastal ecosystems, when damaged, emit their carbon reserves into the atmosphere. The organization …

Deep-pocketed audiophiles, rejoice. Bowers & Wilkins claims its new high-end Formation wireless system is the “new standard in whole-home audio.”  Similar to Sonos, the market leader in wireless speakers and gear, it promises to unite speakers throughout the home with the help of a proprietary mesh network. But true to its luxury hi-fi heritage, B&W aims higher — a lot …

When it comes to smartwatches, the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active and Apple Watch Series 4 are among the best you can buy. They can also keep an eye on your health with many fitness tracking features, on top of the regular smartwatch functions you’d expect — like displaying notifications from your phone or listening to music on the go. The Galaxy …

Editors’ Note, May 14, 2019: CNET’s OnePlus 7 Pro review is here. Read more about the new phone from OnePlus.   OnePlus is reportedly planning to introduce a new premium phone in 2019 that supports 5G and features new display technology. Called the OnePlus 7 Pro, the phone will have a display that’s “super smooth and very crisp,” OnePlus CEO …

Focal started getting serious about making high-end headphones in 2016 with the introduction of the Utopia, it was right up there with the best in the world. Now with the Stellia, the engineers have pulled out all the stops and made a superb-sounding closed-back model that does a great job of blocking out external noise. Stellia runs a cool $3,000 in the …

Apple publicly dismissed Qualcomm’s technology during a two-year legal battle even though it had privately praised the chipmaker’s products, according to a Washington Post story that cited sealed court documents.  Executives at the iPhone maker called Qualcomm’s engineering “the best” in one memo, while another memo said the chipmaker had a “unique patent share,” according to the report. The sealed documents …

If you only have up to $400 to spend on a new phone, you won’t be able to get an iPhone XS, Pixel 3 or Galaxy S10. Even the Galaxy S10E and the iPhone XR, Apple and Samsung’s more value-oriented phones, will set you back $750. You could snag the excellent Motorola Moto G7, which costs only $300 but lacks …

Daisy is many things. It’s a 33-foot-long robot that pulls apart iPhones with its five arms. It was created by Apple. It’s a cacophony of servos, pressurized screw punches and other moving parts. It may also hold a key to electronic recycling’s future. This robot, announced last year, is at the center of a new Material Recovery Lab Apple’s built …

Editors’ Note, May 7, 2019: CNET’s Google Pixel 3A and Pixel 3A XL reviews are here. Read more about both phones and why Google decided to release these budget handsets. Six months after their launch in October, Google’s marquee phones, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, are two of the best phones you can buy. To that effect, Google may …