Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've spent large portions of my life looking for ways to extend the battery life on my Android phones. Admittedly, that sounds rather dramatic, ...

If you just took the plunge on buying a new iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro or iPhone Air, you probably want to get it updated and running as soon as possible. These are the four ways to transfer your data ...

Google revealed that a cybercriminal group known as the ShinyHunters hacked a database of their accounts through the ...

With iOS 26, Apple has expanded its native call recording feature with transcripts, Live Translation, summaries and tighter integration with Notes. It’s a more polished and useful tool than before, ...

Airport travel is never fun, regardless of how excited you may be about your destination. There are many Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints to go through, and you might worry if ...

Android phones are lauded for being feature-rich and highly customizable. However, most of them have a lot of baked-in features that are enabled by default. This is often done to offer a smooth and ...

If your new phone no longer supports SIM cards, or you don't want to use them anymore, you can convert to eSIM instead. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) ...

Android phones and tablets come in all shapes and sizes, and they're often among the best smartphones on the market. However, even the best tech still runs into issues sometimes. A reboot is usually ...

One area where iOS beats Android is its deep integration with MacBooks, which is to be expected since Apple controls both ecosystems. While tools exist to connect your Android phone to a Windows PC, ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Unlike many other multiplayer first-person shooters on the market, the Battlefield franchise hasn't always been keen to allow players to check their ...

Have you updated your iPhone to the new iOS 26 yet or are you holding off? It's been available to download since September 15 — here's how to install it if you haven't yet. The new OS was released ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a person who covers consumer tech for a living, I get to use a few dozen smartphones every year. While I almost always advise on which is the ...