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We’ve seen the upcoming Pixel 3 XL in the wild and in unboxing videos and reviews (we think). But while we’ve known Google’s launch event would be sometime in October, as happens every year, this is the first we’ve heard that the actual event date would be Oct. 9. That’s according to a sentence buried in …

The last time we saw a phone leaked this throughly, it might have been when Apple left an iPhone in a bar. Not only have multiple Russian-speaking bloggers appear to have gotten their hands on the unreleased Google Pixel 3 XL months ahead of its expected October debut, not only have they spoiled practically every detail you’d want to know — read …

Apple has let you sync folders on your Mac with iCloud Drive for nearly two years, and now Microsoft is adding such convenience and protection via its OneDrive cloud service. With Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon), you can now automatically sync your Desktop, Documents and Pictures folders with OneDrive, which not only makes the contents of said folders easily accessible …

Shopping online is not only convenient, it can often be a great way to find great deals (but not always). Keeping track of all the stuff you buy and when it will arrive can also become a chore. Fortunately, package tracking apps for iOS are plentiful in the App Store. Here are five worth checking out. 17TRACK Taylor Martin/CNET One …

Facebook suspended 400 and banned one of the thousands of apps it’s investigated since the Cambridge Analytica data sharing scandal began in March, the company said Thursday. The company issued a full ban to myPersonality, one of the apps at the center of the scandal, on Wednesday after it didn’t agree to a request for audit. The social network suspended the …

Teens are trying to be responsible users of technology, a new report says, attempting to monitor and control the amount of time they’re glued to screens.  Roughly 52 percent of US teens say they’re taking steps to curb their mobile phone use, according to a Pew Research Center study published Wednesday. Similarly, 57 percent of teens are limiting their social …

Pretty much every phone can use your face (as well as your fingerprint) as a key. But some biometric unlocking is also more secure, faster, or just a better experience overall. Phones like the iPhone X, Galaxy Note 9 and LG G7 use biometric information to unlock your device, like your unique eye and facial pattern. Many people find it more convenient or more novel …

In the section of Apple’s XCode developer software, which provides the information software uses to target the capabilities of specific devices, three unnamed “iPhone xx” models sit among the legion of existing products. (And no, that’s likely not the real name.) One of them has specs that sound remarkably like the current iPhone 7‘s, making it a possible replacement when …

The next-generation of wireless technology, known as 5G, is poised to change our lives. Once it actually gets here.  But how will 5G look and work when it does? T-Mobile is aiming for broad coverage and has committed to building a nationwide 5G network by 2020.  “Our view is 5G should be everywhere,” President and Chief Operating Officer Mike Sievert …

Apple’s signature open store design may score points for trendiness, but it’s also made the shops easy targets for robberies. Only this time, citizens stepped in — on Sunday, a pair of would-be thieves were tackled to the ground by Apple shoppers at the company’s Thousand Oaks store, according to CBS Los Angeles.  Police were able to catch a third …