Samsung unveiling its Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. CNET's Senior Editor Scott Stein explains how the camera in this device stacks up against Apple's iPhone X.
"There's a lot of promise in the camera," says Stein about Samsung's Galaxy S9.
But on whether the features in this product are enough for consumers to make the switch from Apple to Samsung, Stein says there's a real question of whether to step up to the Galaxy S9. Samsung's latest smartphone will become available for pre-order on March 2.
Senate Democrats have blocked legislation to regulate a form of cryptocurrency after arguing that the bill needed stronger protections.
The World Video Game Hall of Fame has four new inductees.
Skype users are scrambling to find an alternative after Microsoft shut down the pioneering internet phone service which let people make cheap long distance calls and chat with other users. Google Voice lets users make calls from a smartphone or a desktop web browser but it's only available to people in the U.S. Viber users can call phone numbers but can't get a number to receive calls. Zoom offers phone options too. You could get a number from a low cost virtual carrier or try other internet phone services. Microsoft says some Skype features will migrate to Teams, but its Teams Phone feature is only for businesses.
The U.S. Justice Department is doubling down on its attempt to break up Google.
French police have rescued the father of a wealthy cryptocurrency entrepreneur in a nighttime raid.
OpenAI is reversing course and said Monday its nonprofit will continue to control the business that makes ChatGPT.
