Samantha Murphy Kelly

4 weeks ago | cnet.com | Samantha Murphy Kelly

At long last, the super-thin Galaxy S25 Edge that Samsung teased earlier this year is slated to make its official debut. The company will showcase the phone at a virtual Unpacked event on Monday, May 12. Samsung introduced the S25 Edge at its Galaxy Unpacked event in January, and had models of the phone on display -- but no one could touch or get too close to them. The company had a similar hands-off display at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in March.

4 weeks ago | cnet.com | Samantha Murphy Kelly

What's coming in the mail for you will soon arrive even faster to your phone: the US Postal Service (USPS) is launching a dedicated iOS and Android app for its existing Informed Delivery service. Originally introduced in 2017, Informed Delivery lets you preview incoming mail through a daily email summary. Now, according to the USPS website, you can join the beta program and try early versions of the new standalone app by scanning a QR code.

1 month ago | cnet.com | Samantha Murphy Kelly

SpaceX's Starbase rocket launch site in South Texas is now officially its own city. Voters in the South Texas community over the weekend approved making the facility around the Boca Chica Beach area in Cameron County its own municipality. According to the Associated Press, the majority of the voters were SpaceX employees. About 283 people were eligible to vote; the tally was 212 to 6 in support of the measure, the report said. It's unclear if CEO Elon Musk voted in the Starbase election.

1 month ago | cnet.com | Samantha Murphy Kelly

Apple has consistently released a new iPhone each fall since the launch of the iPhone 4S a decade and a half ago. But it appears the company may be shifting its release strategy in the coming years. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, along with a report from The Information, Apple plans to launch its lower-cost iPhones in the first half of the year and reserve its higher-end Pro models for later in the year.

1 month ago | cnet.com | Samantha Murphy Kelly

Google wants to give you more control over viewing and sharing images that may be explicit when they're sent to you via Google Messages. The tech giant is currently rolling out sensitive content warnings, a safety feature announced last year that will automatically blur images suspected of containing nudity before they're viewed. When a message comes in, you'll see a "speed bump" notification, where you have to stop and choose an option before opening a message.