I have a strict no-everything-bagel-near-my-MacBook policy, and even then my MacBook’s butterfly switch keyboard cuts out from time to time. It’s usually the spacebar or another key along the bottom row that starts sticking and stops working. I’ve been able to return my MacBook’s keyboard to full working order by holding it up so the …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At WWDC 2018 earlier this month, Apple unveiled its next Mac operating system, MacOS Mojave 10.14.  If you’re ready to use dark mode, Stacks and the Home app on your Mac, along with the enhanced security features that Mojave will introduce, then you need …

If your summer travel plans will take you to faraway lands, then there are two items that are indispensable for your trip: your passport and the Google Translate app. Here are five ways to get the most out of Google Translate. Offline translation You can’t be guaranteed steady Internet access throughout your travels. For times when you are without, you …

Sure, the Windows lock screen greets you with a stunning vista when you turn on your PC or open your laptop. It doesn’t serve any security purpose, however, and you have likely stopped appreciating the grandeur of its scene long ago. To my eyes, the lock screen is just an annoyance that I must tap or swipe away before I …

Reddit is rolling out a redesign, the first change to the front page of the internet in a decade. The redesigned Reddit features three views — card, classic and compact — and a night mode option just like you’ll find on YouTube and Twitter.  Learn how to opt in to Reddit’s new design, and then where you can find the …

Will tonight be the last time we see LeBron James in a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform? A free agent this summer, James will have many suiters. Lose to the Golden State Warriors again and he may seek a third team with which to tilt at the championship. The Cleveland Cavaliers blew Game 1 when JR Smith lost track of the score and …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. You’ll need to wait until the fall for the updates to iOS 12 and MacOS Mojave to hit, but there’s no need to wait for the beautiful wallpapers Apple showed off at WWDC.  With each software update, Apple introduces new wallpapers to spiff …

If you don’t have an iPhone X or a big, honkin’ iPhone 7 Plus or 8 Plus, then your biggest gripe about your current iPhone is likely its inability to capture Portrait mode shots with the cool, artsy, blurred backgrounds. A cottage industry of apps has sprung up to approximate Portrait mode’s depth-of-field effect, but you don’t need to install …

By lunchtime each day, open window upon open window litters my desktop workspace. I’m sure you feel my pain. Thankfully, there is a way to get rid of the clutter and focus on the task (and window) at hand that doesn’t involve going around and clicking the tiny minimize button on each and every window you want to clear from …

In one way, it’s a sign of success. In every other way, it’s potentially devastating: Fortnite is now so popular that hackers have taken notice.  If a hacker steals your Epic Games account, they could take your credit card or PayPal information or buy pricey upgrades on your dime and then sell your account. (Yes, there’s a marketplace for hacked Fortnite accounts.) …