This story is part of Taxes 2023, CNET’s coverage of the best tax software, tax tips and everything else you need to file your return and track your refund. If you’ve been procrastinating on filing your taxes this year, you’re almost out of time — the tax day deadline looms in two weeks for most …

This story is part of Taxes 2023, CNET’s coverage of the best tax software, tax tips and everything else you need to file your return and track your refund. There are a number of tax scams that resurface every tax season, but tax related identity theft might be the worst. That’s when someone uses your Social Security number to file …

This story is part of Taxes 2023, CNET’s coverage of the best tax software, tax tips and everything else you need to file your return and track your refund. April 18 is the tax day deadline again this year, and you’ve got about four weeks left to file your 2022 tax return. That’s not much time, especially if you’re looking …

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. The latest operating system for Apple iPhones — iOS 16 — was released last week, and third-party apps were right behind it, with many launching new versions on the same day. The biggest feature addition for apps in iOS 16 is the …

Apple’s latest mobile software — iOS 16 — was rolled out Monday for all compatible iPhones. Users have already identified the coolest features and the most annoying ones, but there’s at least one major feature that hasn’t landed on iPhones yet.  Apple Pay Later, Apple’s entry into “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) services, was not included in the first release of …

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. The iPhone 14 is getting a new safety feature. At Apple’s “Far Out” event, the company announced the new iPhone will let you send emergency messages via satellite when you’re outside of cell phone service or don’t have reception. …

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Upgrading an iPhone to the beta version of iOS 16 does give an early look at all the new features of Apple’s latest update to its iPhone operating system, but this also comes with bugs and performance issues that …

Renewing a US passport has always been annoying, but it got even harder during the COVID-19 pandemic when wait times stretched as long as 18 weeks. The US Department of State said it has reduced its backlog of about 2 million applications, but the agency still estimates eight to 11 weeks to renew a passport, not including mailing times. A …