Google isn’t expected to release its Google Pixel 3 until the fall, but we’re hearing about two features that may come to the rumored phone: wireless charging and squeezable sides. The hint comes from Google’s Android P Beta 2. XDA Developers spent some time digging through the Google code and found evidence that Google may …
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I support a free and open internet. The internet should be an open platform where you are free to go where you want, and say and do what you want, without having to ask anyone’s permission. And under the Federal Communications Commission’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order, which takes effect Monday, the internet will be just such an open platform. Our …
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Is your home office mostly, but not entirely, paperless? Then a compact, light-duty printer should do the trick. Like this one: For a limited time, Best Buy has the Brother MFC-J485DW wireless all-in-one for $39.99 shipped (plus tax). It normally costs $79.99. 50% off Brother MFC-J485DW at Best Buy Despite its diminutive, desk-friendly proportions, the J485DW can print, scan, copy …
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With Apple and Samsung wading into the crowded field of personalized emojis, Snapchat wants to expand too. Friendmoji — which are your Snapchat-customized Bitmoji featuring you and a friend — will be available outside Snapchat on iPhones and iPads in the coming days, Snap said on Friday. The cartoon versions of you and your friend will be available on the Bitmoji …
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Damn. Asus is loving the multi-screen laptops this year. Fresh after announcing its new ZenBook Pro lineup — the laptop that comes complete with 5.5-inch full-HD touchpad, because one screen is so passé — Asus took to the stage at Computex in Taipei on Wednesday to unveil its vision of the future: the Precog dual-screen laptop. That’s right, where we’re …
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Google is expected to launch the next batch of Google Pixel phones in October, but we may already know what the Google Pixel 3 XL could look like IRL. Potential pictures of the rumored phone were posted on the XDA Developers forum (via 9to5Google) — and now there are more than before! XDA Developers reached out to the person who originally leaked …
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Google is rolling out new swipe actions in its Gmail app for Android, making it easier to move, mark as read or snooze emails directly from your email list. That could be a way bigger deal than it sounds. With these shortcuts you can easily churn through that daunting inbox with hundreds of unread messages, and whittle them down in …
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For nearly a decade, BlackBerry smartphones have emerged from a potent brew of unrealistic ambitions and seemingly predetermined failure — do you remember the BlackBerry Storm? Throughout the decline, BlackBerry has touted privacy, security and a physical keyboard as the marquee features of its smartphones. Fast-forward to today, and what does the new BlackBerry Mobile talk about when promoting its …
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For the entire month of June, Verizon has dropped its prices on Fitbit’s latest fitness smartwatch, LifeProof cases and UE Boom 2 Bluetooth speaker. Disclaimer: CNET may get a share of revenue from the sale of products featured on this page. The Fitbit Versa, which CNET Senior Editor Scott Stein said, “is the best fusion of smartwatch and general …
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The European Commission may announce its decision in its antitrust action involving Google’s Android software in July. The European Union’s competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, accused the search and mobile software giant of forcing phone makers to install its apps in return for access to Google’s Play Store in 2016. Sources close to the probe told Politico that an announcement might …
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