In the few brief moments we spent with the new iPhone X, we got a sense of its truly game-changing potential. Since then, we've taken a close look at the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus and found them to be incremental, high-quality updates to last year's models. They're safe and sensible phones that, for now, remain overshadowed by the potential of…

Somewhere in a dentist's office far, far away, Dr. J. Steven Abernathy is marshaling the rebel forces to launch a root canal procedure. The Arkansas laser dentistry specialist released a Star Wars spoof video last week that makes the dreaded treatment feel like a rollicking sci-fi adventure.

The DHS is looking to gather a database of social media history on immigrants. Every US immigrant's social media history is up for grabs starting Oct. 18. The Department of Homeland Security quietly introduced a new regulation last week that would allow the agency to collect data from all immigrants' social media history, including posts from…

A week into iOS 11, Apple's new software for iPhones and iPads, and Apple is already addressing bugs.  The first update, iOS 11.0.1 (as first spotted by 9to5Mac), doesn't go into details about specific changes to security or new features. Consider it a minor tweak aimed at smoothing over some rough spots in iOS 11. Apple…

For the fifth year in a row, our Spanish-language sister site CNET en Español has assembled its annual list of 20 Most Influential Latinos working in technology. As in previous editions, this year's list celebrates a group of men and women leading teams in both high-profile companies and startups, in and beyond Silicon Valley.