This story is part of Mother’s Day Gift Guide. CNET editors round up the hottest gadgets for Mom this year. Mother’s Day is finally here, and if you haven’t bought your mom anything yet, you’re probably frantic. Maybe you’re planning on buying the last of the $30 flowers at the local market, but let’s be honest, …

Instagram is getting a slew of new features, including a camera tool called Create Mode, enhanced shopping tools and support for starting a fundraiser within the app. Instagram has already started rolling out the new tools. Here’s how to use them. Read more: Facebook at F8 announces an Instagram experience less focused on likes Using Instagram’s new camera Create mode …

The Kentucky Derby is this Saturday, May 4, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. While there are races all day, the biggest horse race of the year — called, appropriately, the Kentucky Derby — starts at 6:50 p.m. ET. If you aren’t going to Derby, you’ll need to know how to watch the race and which horses to bet on …

Spring is in the air — and as the dust settles on winter, all the extra light streaming in the windows might be making it clear that you have tangles of cables, a dirty laptop and plenty of kitchen mess. Time to connect with your inner Marie Kondo. We’ve collected the best tips for the right ways to clean up …

During the F8 conference on Tuesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a new and improved layout that includes an updated Facebook Marketplace. The new Marketplace, which lets you buy anything from furniture to clothing, now lets buyers order items directly through the app and seller ship items within the US. This means you’ll no longer have to schedule a pickup …

Snapchat has begun rolling out its own set of games called Snap Games. Similar to Pokemon Go, you can team up with your friends and play together. Like with Facebook games, you invite your friends to play your favorite games. Battle against your friends in the Bitmoji Party mini-games using your Bitmoji character, or work as a team to defeat …

Recently, Facebook admitted that it “unintentionally” imported the email contact lists from 1.5 million people without their consent, starting from May 2016. Even if you don’t have a Facebook account, you might have been affected if one of your friends signed up for a new account. And if a friend of family member got a new account, either for the first …

If you’ve just bought a new phone, you may want to make sure the old one is properly recycled. But your recycling options may vary, depending on where you live.  In the US we toss out around 150 million mobile phones each year and only recycle 20%, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). China, which has been the world’s largest …

You’ve finally updated your iPhone ($899 at Amazon) to a newer version, but once you get home, you realize you need to transfer all of your content, including contacts, photos and apps. That can be a nightmare, especially if you’re not sure what you’re doing. Switching all your content from an old phone to a new one may seem daunting, …

The 2019 Kentucky Derby is May 4, so it’s right around the corner. Even if you’re not going to Churchill Downs in person, you can still easily place a bet on your favorite horses. TwinSpires (download for iOS and Android) is the Derby’s official betting app, which makes it easy to place a wager on all of the races held throughout …