This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Cyber Monday deals are here and offering plenty of savings on smartwatches and fitness trackers, which you can purchase from the comfort of your own home. Some of these were on offer for Black Friday as well, but most of the discounts have held …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. During Apple’s online Worldwide Developers Conference, the company announced new ways to track dance workouts, cooldowns and other types of exercises in the Workout app.  The Workout app has been the hub for any kind of workout you can track with the Apple Watch, …

The Apple Watch ($70 at Amazon) serves as an extension of your iPhone ($899 at Amazon) on your wrist, allowing you to take calls, control your music, and read emails. But more than that, it’s a robust health and fitness device that supports your workouts, fitness goals, heart health and sleep. Apple Watch series 4, which debuted in 2018, is …

Google’s well aware that YouTube is a video powerhouse of viral hits, music videos and unique shows you cannot find anywhere else. Hoping to capitalize on its unstoppable success, Google created YouTube Red, a paid monthly subscription service with several perks that make your viewing experience better. It’s available now in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Korea and Mexico. Here’s …

If you’re spending each night sleeping with your phone, stop. But why?, you ask. You two aren’t hurting anyone, you say. And that’s where you’re wrong. For starters, your screen gives off blue light that can keep your brain awake and affect the quality of your sleep. Tablets and computers give off that light too, but you’re more likely to …

Still printing out travel reservations and boarding passes when you head out on a trip? Break that habit now, because you can do it all on your phone — really, all of it. A few hacks and travel apps are all you need to bid adieu to easily lost, tearable, inconvenient paper. Itinerary on demand Congrats, you’re going on vacation! …

Google I/O, the company’s big developer conference, starts in less than 90 minutes. News has already leaked that the company’s competitor to Amazon’s Echo smart speaker is expected to be unveiled on stage. According to the New York Times, the product — formerly codenamed Chirp — will be called “Google Home.” In addition, we’re bound to see new virtual-reality experiences, …

You’ve probably heard about bots a lot lately, how they are here to make our lives easier and replace apps. Bots made a splash at Facebook’s developer conference in April and now, despite being around since the beginnings of the Internet, they are getting their time in the spotlight. Let this primer take you through everything you need to know …

Editors’ note, May 3, 2016: This article has been updated to remove AskAlexis, which is no longer available. Before Messenger , WhatsApp and Snapchat , texting was the number one way to communicate, and according to the developers behind a new wave of apps, texting is still king. In recent months, there’s been an explosion of chatbots. These services use …

At Samsung’s Developer Conference in San Francisco Wednesday, the Korean company announced that its Gear 360 camera will go on sale April 29 in South Korea and Singapore, with a global rollout to follow sometime thereafter. Related stories Everything Samsung just announced at its Developer Conference Samsung Gear 360 is a ‘VR’ camera that will cover your life from any …