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Asking Eric: One simple question I can no longer ask my friends, as we all get older

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These are the questions I ask myself before buying a new phone

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Need to move files between your PC and phone fast? These are the easiest ways

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You Got Your Phone OS in My Laptop! Here's How Android and ChromeOS Will Merge

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it.

I can track my college sons’ movements on my phone, but should I?

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Maybe it's habit, maybe it’s control — but I always change these 7 Google Phone app settings

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This 'Game of Thrones' Limited Edition Phone Is the Coolest Collector's Item I've Seen in 2025

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5 reasons why a Pixel is my phone of choice

I've been using Pixels for years, and that's not going to change anytime soon. Here are five reasons why that is.

I changed 12 settings on my Android phone to significantly increase the battery life

How to: Go to Settings > Display on your Android phone. There, you'll find the option to switch between a light and dark theme and to have dark mode turn on automatically at a certain time of day. I ...