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When it comes to Apple’s fiscal third-quarter earnings report Tuesday, the only thing that really matters is what it says about the next iPhone. And while Apple doesn’t give many — or really, any — details about its next iPhone during earnings calls, it gives small hints. CEO Tim Cook occasionally will make comments like …

Good news: Mozilla’s Firefox and Google’s Chrome are working to reduce the amount of memory and other resources their browsers use. You might have noticed that browsers impose an increasingly onerous burden on your phone or laptop. Websites are getting bigger and browsers are getting features that make them more like full-fledged operating systems than mere document viewers. One example, …

When Cory Doctorow needed a babysitter, he decided to send a text — “Hey! Are you free to sit.” Google’s autocomplete thought it might be fun to add three rather specific words: “on my face.” “Sit on my face,” in other words.  Which is probably not what you want to text your babysitter. Yeah.  Also maybe don’t Google that? I was …

Google banned cryptocurrency mining Android apps from the Android Play Store, following in Apple’s footsteps. The company continues to allow mining as long as the processing takes place in the cloud, but on-device mining on Android hardware is no longer allowed, CNET sister site ZDNet reports. “We don’t allow apps that mine cryptocurrency on devices. We permit apps that remotely …

When my phone acts buggy, I spend a few horrifying moments trying to remember the last time I backed it up. These things always seem to happen at the worst time (like after a vacation), and the only way to avoid losing precious data is with preventative measures. Backing up my phone has saved me a lot of heartache, but …

Update, Aug. 9: The Galaxy Note 9 is now official, and we’ve gone hands-on. Original story follows. From subtle transparent coverage to basic black and rugged, Samsung’s accessories for its forthcoming Galaxy Note 9 have popped up online in what really look like leaked marketing photos. And despite rumors to the contrary, Clear Silicone Case and purple S Pen shots indicate that …

I live in San Francisco, which is one of the most beautiful cities in the world but also one of the most expensive. For that reason, I’m always on the lookout for ways to save money. Fortunately, Motorola has my back with a slew of budget and ultra-budget phones that don’t skimp out on features. In the US, there are …

A future Samsung Galaxy phone (although likely not this Galaxy phone) could have a flexible screen that’s unbreakable, delivering the first truly foldable handset. The Korean electronics giant said Wednesday that its recently developed phone panel has been certified by Underwriters Laboratories, meaning it’s ready to start shipping to consumers in actual devices. Samsung said it expects the new panel …

Voice controls are great, but when it comes to finding, playing and controlling music, screen controls can be far easier. To that end, Amazon on Thursday added a new Alexa Cast feature to its Amazon Music app for iOS and Android.  Like Google’s long-standing Google Cast feature, you’ll be able to pull up music in the Amazon Music app, tap …

Google’s campus boasts fewer hacks and greater security over the last year and a half, thanks to little keychains that replace entering passwords. Google is selling its own Titan Security Key later this summer, in both USB/NFC and Bluetooth versions. CNET’s Alfred Ng has already been using one. Last year, I tried something similar, briefly: the Token Ring, a wearable with its …