This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Give your iPhone a big upgrade by downloading iOS 16, available today for most iPhone devices. You’ll get a bundle of new lock screen options and plenty of other upgrades. Apple revealed the iOS …

Does your Windows 11 device feel too bright most of the time, regardless of the brightness settings? There might be an easy fix for you. Most devices now allow you to choose a default display mode: either light mode or dark mode. The default light mode uses dark text on light (usually white) background. Come to the dark side and …

The fantasy movies on HBO Max don’t get enough attention. The streaming service hosts some of the biggest fantasy franchises in history, including the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy. You’ll also find a selection of charming Studio Ghibli films, comic book blockbusters from DC, and much more. Whether you’re looking for mainstream hits or cult classics, you’ll find them on this streaming …

Your iPhone is a handy, versatile piece of technology. Looking for a new recipe? Easy. Need a new internet provider? You can do that, too. Trying to figure out which actor appeared in the most 007 movies? Just search online. (The answer: Desmond Llewelyn, who appeared as Q in 17 Bond films from the ’60s through the ’90s.) Regardless of what you …

Online tracking can be obnoxious. You spend five minutes searching for a pair of shoes, and then ads for those exact shoes follow you for the next several weeks. Sometimes, you’d like a little privacy in your online experience. Enter DuckDuckGo: a search engine that pledges to keep your search activity anonymous and not track online.  There are other private …

A single window doesn’t always cut it, especially if you’re working from home. Having multiple windows open makes it easier to bounce back and forth between different tasks. Whether you need to glance at data to write a report, keep a chat window open while browsing, or just watch videos as you “work” on your novel, sometimes you just need …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple introduced MacOS Ventura, the next operating system for Mac computers, at Apple’s WWDC 2022 keynote on Monday. As the successor to MacOS Monterey, Ventura will offer new features in addition to upgrading Mac staples like Spotlight and Safari.  And that’s not the only change …

Apple’s latest iPhone software update, iOS 15.5, brings a small handful of new features and updates to your iPhone. It’s not the biggest iOS update, but you’re missing out if you haven’t downloaded it.  The follow-up to iOS 15.4 offers a few small upgrades and improvements to apps that lay the groundwork for larger iPhone updates in the future (maybe …

Leaving your PC on all the time might be convenient, but you should still shut it down roughly once a week. Turning your computer off gives it a chance to close out of background processes that can accumulate over time and drain your PC’s performance.  Shutting down also gives your computer’s components — such as its cooling system — a …

Netflix is expected to release the fourth season of Stranger Things on Friday, May 27, and a lot has changed since we last watched the kids from Hawkins, Indiana take on the Mind Flayer at the end of season 3. But before you jump right into binge-watching the first seven episodes of season 4, you may want to consider an …