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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/3ada8e4e7083faa839cf8e32b4b2240c6c86e4fc/hub/2025/01/06/274e6f29-9faf-4825-bb43-420015a78766/oneplus-13-review-cnet-lanxon-promo-06.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] OnePlus has announced that it’s ceasing all operations in Europe and North America, and while the brand may continue to do business in India and its home country of China, it’s certainly the end of an era for many of us. OnePlus unveiled its first phone in 2014 and has gone on…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/6758ce164e8cbaacbd2697c3bb3442d02b58c716/hub/2025/07/17/9700f590-1765-49cf-aae3-eb07ddb75f7c/gettyimages-174766622.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] Fruit flies seem to appear out of nowhere the moment conditions are right. One overripe peach, a forgotten splash of juice at the bottom of the recycling bin or a damp mop left in the corner is all it takes. Within days, two or three flies can turn into a cloud hovering…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/db96c0ab8228497093b005f5a2990cddbb622821/hub/2026/07/15/78737d92-a6ed-48ac-843f-7aa708f0a0b3/google-play-store-logo-adobestock-2062971144-editorial-use-only.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] Get ready, Android users: Google will begin letting people download third-party apps from the Google Play Store next week, Bloomberg reports. This news comes after the five-year antitrust lawsuit filed by Epic Games, the creator of the popular video game Fortnite, concluded on Tuesday.  Owners of Android phones in the US will…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/571973977b4b1e1b5b374d47241c676b91fc70c5/hub/2026/07/15/81b9ce7b-3681-4401-a6b5-4247b6adf245/codex-micro.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] OpenAI has made its debut into the world of consumer devices, but it isn’t in the form of a personalized smart speaker, as was recently rumored earlier this week — nor is it a smartphone. The AI company on Wednesday took the wraps off the Codex Micro, a $230 miniature keyboard designed…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/ecf9e87089f2c568b2afa8c65e60c36242fc0747/hub/2025/09/17/32a3fd45-2f22-4965-a584-986d72681b5c/opening-edited-bokeh-00-05-44-04-still007.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] If you want a new iPhone, your options for an unlocked version just narrowed significantly. Celso Bulgatti/CNET An update to Apple’s iPhone 17 selling FAQs closes a loophole that allowed buyers to choose an unlocked iPhone from T-Mobile and Verizon. Before this update, as noticed on Wednesday by Reddit users, you could…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/88eee967f1537651eb8a788c75d07eb0720ce5bc/hub/2026/07/15/ca49df36-24e9-420c-821e-7b6631ab3a6d/gettyimages-697507992.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] A small number of T-Mobile customers could wake up on Aug. 3 with zero bars on their phones — unless they take action now. After two years of outreach to subscribers, T-Mobile is turning off its 2G network. Any T-Mobile subscriber with an outdated phone can get a free 5G-capable replacement from the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/5fd9eadd9038f60c4abdd5dbe6b53bace4a93933/hub/2026/06/11/4fe8fc76-c21e-4ccd-81a0-91d23b931267/adobestock-490315717-editorial-use-only.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] Just a month after SpaceX went public, one of the company’s key services appears to be experiencing some growing pains at the expense of customers. Starlink, which offers satellite-based internet service, has been the subject of online complaints about network demand fees as high as $1,500. This follows an increase in Starlink’s service…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/8c9a94952932b3b5f915ed2d6546537108bb72c9/hub/2026/07/15/ab7e79c7-e2c3-49c7-b393-2ed0e136969a/eve-flare-smart-lamp.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] Save $25: Right now you can snag the Eve Flare smart lamp for $75 at Amazon, down from the Apple’s list price of $100. That is only $5 more than the record low price of $70 we saw last year, and it’s the lowest price of 2026. Keep in mind Amazon has…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/706968ddbcb7bf570fa8f3d4d660721b1c1acaf1/hub/2026/07/15/71eab2e8-e84a-4581-8302-a0912bf75a79/ecovacs-deebot-x12-pro.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] Save $551: Normally $1,500, you can add the Ecovacs Deebot X12 Pro Omni robot vacuum to your cart for $949 right now. Forget about having a thousand different tools just to clean the floors. The Ecovacs Deebot X12 Pro Omni is both a vacuum and a mop, and it’s just dropped to a…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/057980e504b716f8c5082ad743aceb88d87ec9ca/hub/2026/07/15/06f78c88-7be9-4ca7-a184-3ec30c7ba35d/untitled-design-2.png?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] Save $20: We’ve spotted this Philips Hue starter kit for a new low price of $80 at Amazon right now, down from its usual price of $100. This kit includes four smart light bulbs and a bridge that can be synced to Amazon Alexa, Samsung SmartThings and other voice assistants. Deals at…