I wasn’t able to watch last weekend’s “Breaking Bad” finale on the night it aired, meaning I faced a risk bigger than Walter White taking on Gus Fring: spoilers. Come Monday morning, one look at Facebook or Twitter and I’d almost certainly read something that gave away important plot points. And I’m spoiler-averse right down …

About a year ago, Kickstarter project Memoto hoped to raise $50,000 toward the development of a small, wearable camera that would automatically snap photos throughout your day, the idea being to “lifelog” your experiences in searchable, shareable records. The campaign raised $550,000. Unfortunately, the estimated delivery period — February 2013 — came and went, and went, and went. But early …

Looking for a tablet that’s a bit larger than, say, a Google Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire HD? The poster tablet for “slightly bigger” is, of course, Apple’s 7.9-inch iPad Mini, but it starts at $329. Today, low-cost tablet maker Ematic launched the EGP008, an 8-inch model priced at $129.99. How does it compare with the Mini? You might be …

Setting up an Apple TV isn’t especially complicated, though it can be a hassle. The combination of an onscreen keyboard and Apple’s remote makes for painfully slow input of your Apple ID, Wi-Fi password, and the like. But if you have a third-gen Apple TV and an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad running iOS 7, you can transfer nearly all …

Even a fast-moving puppy can be made to go slow with SloPro. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET The iPhone 5S is barely a week old, and already users have learned how to capture and share slow-motion videos, resulting in more than a few collections of cool slow-mo clips. Feeling left out? You can stop right now. Slow-mo is nothing new, and …

Last month I shared my thoughts on “How to talk to Siri the right way,” the idea being to better understand — and work around — some of Apple’s voice assistant’s limitations. With the arrival of iOS 7, however, we’ve got a smarter, more capable gal Friday (or, if you’ve changed Siri’s voice, guy Friday). Here are seven new tricks …

Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET Some aspects of iOS 7 are pretty clear — swipe up to access Control Center? Got it — while others, not so much. In fact, I suspect that after installing the new OS (or buying a new iPhone that has it preinstalled), you’re going to find yourself scratching your head over certain, shall we say, mysteries. …

Need some extra motivation to get off the couch and lace up the ol’ running shoes? If losing weight and improving your health won’t do the trick, how about helping those in need? Charity Miles is a free app (Android|iOS) that donates money to charity based on your physical activity: walking, biking, or running. In other words, instead of merely …

Apple Even those of us disappointed with the iPhone 5S can’t help but feel those familiar stirrings of it’s-a-new-iPhone-I-want-it desire. Credit Apple’s shrewd marketing department for putting a fresh coat of paint on what is basically just last year’s iPhone. Related stories Apple launches iPhone 5S, $99 iPhone 5C Apple takes wraps off iPhone 5S (pics) Apple iPhone 5S camera …

Yesterday’s iPhone event revealed nothing about new iPads, but if a new video is to be believed, there’s an iPad Mini 2 waiting in Apple’s wings — and its feature set is definitely open to interpretation. Unbox Therapy, which recently showed a very convincing-looking iPad 5 shell, claims to have the back plate that will house the iPad Mini 2. …