Apple products are rarely discounted, even during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. But there are still a handful of deals, including some impressive ones, on MacBooks, iMac desktops and iPad tablets if you know where to look. (And for more than just Macs, see our Black Friday deals on all sorts of laptops, tablets and PCs.) …

Samsung is adding its first built-in, over-the-top streaming service by partnering with Sling TV, Sling announced Tuesday.  Services such as Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, DirecTV Now and others offer live cable TV channels such as CNN and ESPN, but usually require an extra device, like a game console, streaming media stick or Chromecast, to throw it up on your screen. …

The battle between Alexa and the Google Assistant continues — while Siri looks on from the corner.  You can now access the Google Assistant from select Sony TVs. They’ll let you search for TV shows and movies and control smart home devices, just as you’d use a Google Home speaker. There are a couple of catches, however. Google Assistant is …

Nvidia is giving you a new reason to have a see-through side panel on your giant gaming desktop. The high-end Nvidia Titan Xp graphics card now comes in two Star Wars-themed versions — a Jedi Order GPU representing the light side and a Galactic Empire version for the dark. The Jedi GPU lights up in green, while the Empire model …

It’s a true team of rivals. CPU giants Intel and AMD are joining forces, at least for one project, which will add AMD’s Radeon graphics to select high-end Intel CPUs. Why are these silicon foes teaming up? As computer buyers seek laptops that are thinner and lighter, they also want more power, especially in graphics, where one typically needs a …

If you’re not happy with how the iPhone X preorder launch went, you’re not alone. Twitter, Reddit and other social media forums were full of complaints from the moment Apple’s preorders opened (or, for some people, failed to open) on Oct. 27. Websites and apps stalled, crashed or hung; shopping carts mysteriously reset themselves; partner handshakes with carriers and financing …

Some users with specific combinations of PC components are reporting problems updating to the latest version of Windows 10.  Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET Microsoft rolled out the Fall Creators Update for Windows 10 on October 17, adding new mixed reality support, better OneDrive integrations and other new features. But not everyone has been able to update successfully, and the issue …

Microsoft is heading into the holiday season with a new Surface computer, but it’s not what you might expect. No, this isn’t a new version of the slate-like Surface Pro two-in-one, or the slick-looking Surface Laptop. Instead it’s the other Surface hybrid, the Surface Book. This is a bigger, bulkier two-in-one with a detachable screen and a very laptop-like keyboard dock, …

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Editors’ note: On Dec. 21, 2017 Apple admitted to intentionally slowing down the speed of older iPhones to counteract problems that crop up in aging lithium-ion batteries. For even more information on this, check out our iPhone slowdown FAQ. It always feels the same. Just when Apple releases a new version of iOS and preps new iPhone models for sale, …