Perhaps you’ve accidently left your iPhone in the sun and returned to find it inoperable with the “Your iPhone needs to cool down before you can use it” message plastered on its screen. Or the opposite: It shut down because it was frozen. Whatever the case, iPhones — and smartphones in general — don’t do …

Apple’s new 9.7-inch iPad, which we thought was a good deal at $329 for the 32GB version, gets frequently discounted to $300 at various online stores. But Best Buy has it for $280 as part of its one-day “Cyber Monday in July” sale. The 128GB version, usually $430, is $380. Best Buy also has the 128GB iPad 4 on sale …

Samsung’s much-anticipated Galaxy Note 8 isn’t scheduled to be announced until August 23. But there is a bit of Galaxy news while we wait for that launch: Images and video of the rumored ruggedized Galaxy S8 Active were posted on Reddit, as first spotted by Android Police. The idea behind the Active versions of Galaxy phones is that they’re essentially built …

Best Buy has been running a steady stream of discounts on Apple products, the latest of which is $125 off Apple’s iPad Mini 4 (128GB), bring its sale price down to $275 from $399. Depending on how look it, that’s an excellent price for Apple’s smaller 7.9-inch iPad. However, the iPad Mini 4 is getting a little long in the …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s BeatsX headphones are just the right fit 2:32 If you thought Beats’ neckband-style Bluetooth sports headphone was a little too expensive at $150, Best Buy currently has the black version on sale for $100 — or $50 off — as part of its Black Friday in July sale that ends tomorrow (July 22). Best Buy …

Now playing: Watch this: This iPhone case looks and feels like a butt 2:06 We’ve seen some unusual iPhone accessories over the years, but HandL’s Butt Case may be the new champ.  The man behind the Butt Case is Allen Hirsch, a New York artist and restaurant owner who the created the HandL case a few years back to help …

For the past few months, I’ve been sitting on a couple of Apple gift cards. Now that the company has refreshed nearly its entire line of Mac computers, it seemed like the perfect time to get rid of them. But there’s a problem: I’m trying to choose between the new 12-inch MacBook and the entry-level, MacBook Pro sans Touch Bar, …

Once upon a time Bose’s SoundLink Mini II Bluetooth speaker was one of the most popular mini wireless speakers out there. But with the arrival of Bose’s new SoundLink Revolve and Revolve Plus speakers, it seems a bit passé. Still, it’s a good speaker, and with Bose, Best Buy and Amazon discounting it to $130 for the day, it’s worth …

Project Fi, Google’s fledgling wireless service, which only works with Google-branded Android phones, has a new feature that may make it more attractive to a wider audience. The just-launched “Group repay” is a new automated system that makes it easy to split your Project Fi group plan bill among up to six members of that plan. Participating members get specific …

In the past, AT&T, which owns DirecTV, has offered incentives to get people to subscribe to its DirectTV Now streaming video service. There’s been the free Apple TV and free-year-of-HBO offers. Now it’s hoping to entice new customers with a free 4K-capable Roku Premiere media streaming box, a $70 value. Like Sling TV and PlayStation Vue, DirecTV Now offers a slate …