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iMessage is a key part of the Apple experience, and rightfully so!  Jason Cipriani/CNET I’m one of those people who just can’t quit the iPhone because I’m so locked into the iMessage chat app and its addictive blue bubble. Even though I switch between the iPhone and Android throughout the ...

Owners of an iPhone XS: Is it worth upgrading to the iPhone 11 Pro? Apple just announced the first iPhone with a Pro name. But is it really that much better than the iPhone XS? Apple for the first time is offering customers refurbished iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max ...

Two pairs of AirPods, one audio source? No problem on iOS 13.  Jason Cipriani/CNET There’s a lot to like about iOS 13, but one of the coolest features that has stayed under the radar since its release last year is Audio Sharing. The somewhat hidden feature on your iPhone or ...

AT&T’s Call Protect stops unwanted calls.  Jason Cipriani/CNET Robocalls are about to meet their match. These are the rampant, inconvenient, and sometimes scammy phone calls that convey a prerecorded message and often urge you to do something. For example, roping you into a free trip to the Bahamas that you never applied ...

Angela Lang/CNET Staring at your phone’s screen while you wait for a message to send or website to finish loading is not only time-consuming, it’s also annoying. It only adds to the frustration when you know you’re in an area with strong a cellular signal. There are a number of factors ...

In Kings of the Castle, the princess is the star. Frosty Pop This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks at some of the service’s high-profile new games. The latest game joining the Apple Arcade catalog is Frosty Pop’s Kings of the Castle. Subscribers to Apple’s ...

Survey: 17.7% of Americans learned about encryption watching Mr. Robot The survey also offers fascinating insights into whether people think the FBI should have an encryption backdoor. Attorney General William Barr has called on Apple to help the FBI beat the password-protection system used on all iPhones to access data ...

Huawei Mate 30 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max. Ian Knighton/CNET It’s impossible to recommend Huawei’s Mate 30 Pro, but that’s not because of the phone itself. Thanks to being barred from US tech, Huawei had to launch its latest Android flagship without full Google support. No Google Play Store, ...

Myths and (one) truth about iPhone Lightning cables Makers of third-party Lightning cables for iPhones keep pushing falsehoods to try to dupe people into buying their cables. Read more: https://zd.net/2IF5IF8 European lawmakers want to require smartphone manufacturers to provide a common charger for all mobile phones. Members of the ...

This OnePlus concept phone looks gorgeous from the front and has a peek-a-boo camera on the back.  Angela Lang/CNET This story is part of CES 2020, our complete coverage of the showroom floor and the hottest new tech gadgets around. The phones of CES weren’t many, but they were informative, ...