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It wasn’t so long ago that Nokia and Google didn’t move in the same circles, but oh, how times have changed. These days they’re bosom buddies, joined at the hip, BFFs — at least for the foreseeable future. Nokia famously bypassed Google’s Android mobile software in favor of Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system at the …

Now playing: Watch this: Throwing dice with Qualcomm’s hand-tracking VR headset… 1:06 Do you really want to strap on a backpack, or chain yourself to a beefy computer, to step into a VR world? You may not need to, if Qualcomm keeps on trucking. The chipmaker’s building a cord-free, hand-sensing, eye-tracking headset reference design that could make it way more …

One of Amazon Web Services’ most popular features was on the fritz Tuesday. The cloud-computing business’ S3 service, which provides on-demand storage for companies large and small, began experiencing service disruptions at its northern Virginia site around 10 a.m. PT. The issue was resolved by 2:08 p.m. PT, with Amazon saying its S3 service was “operating normally.” Websites relying on …

It must be a point of pride in Redmond that even after all these years, you still have to click “Start” to shut down your computer. Granted, the Start button is no longer labeled that way, having evolved into a Windows-logo button back in Vista. But that’s still what it’s called, and still how Microsoft refers to it. So even …

Samsung’s big news at Mobile World Congress isn’t the Galaxy S8. It’s two revamped tablets. The only trouble is, nobody’s really buying tablets anymore. Just ask Apple. People are holding onto tablets longer (viewing them more like PC upgrades than phones). Ever-larger phone screens are making tablets less compelling. On top of that, many US consumers would rather spend their …

The show floor for Mobile World Congress, the world’s biggest showcase for wireless technology and mobile devices, doesn’t officially open until Monday. But like all good trade shows, “day zero” is press conference day. The elephant in the room at the 2017 show is the phone that isn’t here: the Galaxy S8. But Samsung teased the phone at the end …

Nokia. Knock-ia. Know-kia. Noh-keea. However you pronounce it, few companies (other than Motorola, of course) have been so influential in creating the cell phone that we use today. Apple, LG and Samsung may get all of the glory now, but Nokia dominated the mobile industry for two decades. When I started at CNET more than 10 years ago, a week …

Microsoft is the latest US tech giant to help keep Indians connected. Skype Lite is a new version of the company’s popular video and voice-calling app that’s “built in India.” Microsoft unveiled the service on Wednesday at its Future Decoded conference, reports ZDNet. Skype Lite functions much like its big brother Skype, but it’s designed to work well on low-speed, …

If you are of a certain age, the last time you switched to a Microsoft browser was probably in the late 1990s when you ditched Netscape for Internet Explorer. Microsoft has since shuttered IE in favor of its Edge browser while you likely moved over to Chrome or Firefox and haven’t looked back. Don’t look now, but Microsoft is cooking …

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