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Update 1/2017: There’s been an update that supersedes this one, it’s called HDMI 2.1. HDMI 2.0a is the latest version of the beloved/despised spec that regulates those ubiquitous cables, inputs and outputs that connect pretty much everything in your home entertainment center. It’s a minor update, but a potentially important one for this year and …

Samsung has launched several new, expensive televisions under the “SUHD” name, and we’ve received a few questions from readers wondering what it means. UHD is the official industry term for Ultra High Definition, which is the less-popular way to say ” 4K.” So what is “S” UHD? Super UHD? Spectacular UHD? Sassy UHD? Perhaps just Samsung UHD? Samsung’s official answer …

AUSTIN, Texas — Turns out nobody can remember their Yahoo passwords. Now the company wants to make it so no one has to. Yahoo on Sunday launched a new service called “on-demand” passwords, which lets someone log into a Yahoo account using a short password the company texts to their phone instead of having to remember their own password. Here’s …

Now playing: Watch this: Blackphone security-conscious smartphone gets a sequel 1:17 BARCELONA — A year after debuting its first Blackphone, startup Silent Circle announced a second-generation secure-phone successor along with a tablet and broader ambition to protect customers’ privacy. The Blackphone 2 will bring the usual upgrades — a faster processor, more memory, better battery life and a bigger display …

BARCELONA — Thought there was nowhere left for smartphones to go? So did we. But major manufacturers at Mobile World Congress — the enormous trade show kicking off in earnest here today — have managed to put a new spin on this aging category, impressing us with tweaks that set their products apart. The smartphone has been, without a doubt, …

In the yearly calendar of technology trade shows, Mobile World Congress stands out for two very important reasons. Firstly, it focuses entirely on mobile and wireless gadgets (which it makes it very cool already), and, secondly, it showcases new products that are far closer to reality than the pie-in-the-sky concepts on show at CES. In other words, most of the …

This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. Now playing: Watch this: 8 stories that defined CES 2015 25:51 LAS VEGAS — CES is dead. CES is amazing! CES brought new energy. Nothing new or interesting happens at CES. We’ve heard …

The attack on Sony was among a handful of massive data breaches in 2014, including those against eBay, Home Depot and JPMorgan Chase. Getty Images A surge in cyberattacks this year has surely rattled both businesses and the consumers they depend on. But don’t let fear rule the day: there are ways for executives and employees to lessen the chances …

There are a lot of reasons why sound bars are taking over home audio, but one of them is increasingly obvious: AV receivers are terrible. I’ve reviewed a lot of them for CNET, and while receivers are fine for enthusiasts who know what they’re doing, they’re a frustrating experience for everyone else. Most technology gets better over time, but AV …

Four unreleased Sony movies leak on to the Internet after security breach. Sony Pictures Entertainment’s security woes escalated this weekend when it was reported that a handful of the studio’s recently produced films were released to file-sharing websites. The pirated copies of five movies began showing up online just days after a security breach reportedly forced the film and TV …