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On a cloudy day this May, in the dull fluorescent light of a plain white Google conference room, Rafa Camargo, Richard Wooldridge and Blaise Bertrand told CNET their plan to disrupt the phone market. Ara, a Lego-like phone with modular parts, would let buyers snap on a better camera, additional batteries or any other creative …

I want a phone with six batteries, so I never run out of juice. I want a phone that lets me upgrade the camera, screen, even processor, so I’m never out of date. Enlarge Image This guy? He worked on the StarTAC, RAZR, Droid, Amazon Fire Phone *and* led Google’s Ara team. He’s at Facebook now. Gabriel Sama/CNET If that …

Samsung is taking drastic steps to encourage people still hanging onto recalled Galaxy Note 7 phones to relinquish them. The company teamed up with carriers in New Zealand to announce Friday that it will cut off access to wireless networks for customers still using their Galaxy Note 7 devices. Starting November 18, customers still using the Note 7 will no …

An equestrian suing for worker’s compensation in Baltimore thought she had everyone fooled. The woman said in her claim she was injured and couldn’t ride horses anymore, and in the courtroom, she had a convincing act. But online, it was a different story. This was in 2002, when community boards served as social networks. There, private investigator Scott Catron found …

This year’s World Series proved to be a grand slam on Twitter. The social network said Thursday more than 18 million tweets were sent about the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians, including 10.5 million tweets during the nail-biting, heart-pounding Game 7 alone, both records for Twitter. Also, Facebook said some 33 million people were talking …

The World Series finished like a champ on social media. With a blown lead, an extra inning, a rain delay and a giddy, champagne-fueled Bill Murray, the Chicago Cubs had plenty to offer Facebook and Twitter as they eked out a long-awaited hardball victory. Social Cues is our guide to what people are talking about across social media. Here is …

Social media is mourning two Iowa police officers killed in ambushes overnight. Tributes to the two officers have been pouring in Wednesday from across the country as Twitter follows the breaking news. Social Cues is your guide on what people are talking about on Twitter and Facebook each morning. Here is what’s trending on Wednesday: Des Moines: Two officers in …

Chatting and collaborating with colleagues used to be all about watercoolers and whiteboards. These days it’s more about videoconferencing, email and at least one form of instant messaging. Microsoft is the latest company to jump on the work-chat bandwagon with the launch of Teams at a New York event Wednesday. Teams brings together chats, notes and planning with the intention …

How do you convince more people to record themselves and post videos on your social network? If you’re Facebook, you do it with scuba masks and pumpkins. In the last few weeks, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has added new weapons to Facebook’s online video arsenal. They include masks, which allow people to add digital images — like scuba gear and pumpkins …

The Apple Watch does a lot of things, but it didn’t have a camera. Now it does, thanks to a new band. Are you ready to start taking wrist-snaps? Glide, makers of a video chat app for iPhone, just launched CMRA, a new Apple Watch band that has dual cameras built in. Much like Samsung’s long-departed Gear watches with cameras …