Cristiano Ronaldo in training. Samsung/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET There are only two types of …

Cement 1, iPhone 0. Rick Broida/CNET Late last week, my barely 2-month-old iPhone 5S made an unfortunate new friend: the driveway. The dog yanked hard on his leash, the phone went flying, and sure enough: spider-glass cracks from top to bottom. This was despite my iPhone 5S residing in a seemingly durable wood case. Crap. My busted iPhone 5S alongside …

CNET Minnesota has enacted the first law in the United States that requires mobile phones and tablets sold in the state to be equipped with antitheft software. Signed on Wednesday by Gov. Mark Dayton, the “kill switch” law will require connected mobile devices sold in the state after July 1, 2015, to come equipped with remote shut-off devices as a …