Now playing: Watch this: Amazon Prime Day on July 11: Before you shop, know this 1:15 In case you didn’t already buy too much stuff on Amazon, here’s another excuse. The e-commerce titan said Wednesday its third annual Prime Day will be July 11. The sales day will include hundreds of thousands of deals worldwide …

The iPhone was a revolutionary device, but the original version was missing a lot of the stuff that made the gadget such a success, including a front-facing camera, flash and App Store. To mark the iPhone’s 10th anniversary, we discuss our impressions of the device and whether all the early hype was merited. Also on the show: We hit on the …

Special guest Josh Goldman, senior editor for CNET Reviews, visited the podcast on Thursday to discuss the big differences between the iPad Pro and Surface Pro. We also delved into Fireball, a malware that takes over your computer’s browser. Here’s the extended version of the show, which includes YouTube viewer questions and comments, for your leisurely weekend listening. The 3:59 …

High-end tablets are getting closer to offering the same performance as laptops. But, there’s still a clear winner between the top two “Pro” tablet models — Apple’s iPad Pro and Microsoft’s Surface Pro — when it comes to heavy-lifting computing and multi-tasking: the Surface Pro. However, there are plenty of other factors to consider in buying one of these devices. …

eBay has been doling out guarantees this year, from vouching for the authenticity of Rolex watches to promising speedy delivery times. Now, it’s guaranteeing its prices, too. The e-commerce provider on Wednesday launched a new price-match guarantee on more than 50,000 items in its already discounted eBay Deals section in the US. “This is a way to up our game …

The Federal Trade Commission is trying to block the merger of the two biggest daily fantasy sports websites. The regulator said Monday the combined company would control more than 90 percent of the US market for paid daily fantasy sports contents. The FTC, along with the Offices of the Attorneys General in California and the District of Columbia, will file …

Apple’s newest mobile operating system, iOS 11, provides us with some useful ideas on what the tech giant is planning for its upcoming iPhone 8. For one thing, we can expect augmented reality to play a significant role in the future phone, with the potential for even more cameras on the back of the device to power that AR experience. …

With the Surface Laptop, Microsoft is trying to create the ultimate touchscreen-enabled notebook computer. We run through CNET’s review of the new device, focusing on its unique (and potentially problematic) fabric covering, and we touch on some alternative Windows laptops you may want to consider. Also on the show: the experience of VR arcades, and Zelle, a new peer-to-peer payments …

Payment services like Venmo and Square Cash have enjoyed lots of attention from the younger set. Now there’s a new option that’s making a pitch for everyone else. This new peer-to-peer service called Zelle officially launched Monday. Zelle will integrate directly into dozens of mobile banking apps, allowing people to send and request money using their checking accounts for free. …

Maybe Apple and Samsung just aren’t bringing their A-game anymore. Andy Rubin, the creator of Google’s Android, offered up that fresh critique Wednesday while speaking to reporters at the Wired Business Conference in New York. Rubin’s statements come a few days after his new startup introduced a premium-tier phone, called the Essential Phone, which will compete against those two tech …