iPhone X camera vs. Pixel 2 XL, Galaxy S8 and OnePlus 5T

The lovely screen with skinny bezels is the most exciting update to the new OnePlus 5T, but the camera has seen some tweaks too. The telephoto lens we liked on the standard OnePlus 5 is gone, replaced with a 20-megapixel sensor that helps improve picture quality in low-light situations. It provides depth information too, letting you …

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Net neutrality rollback: Is the open internet under siege? (The 3:59, Ep. 325)

Now playing: Watch this: Net neutrality rollback: is the open internet under siege?… 5:07 Here’s what we’re talking about in today’s podcast. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai makes his case against existing net neutrality rules and claims Twitter could be more harmful to an open internet than killing net neutrality. Comcast denies plans to offer internet “fast lanes.” The 3:59 gives you …

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Best Buy’s ’20 Days of Doorbuster Deals’ starts Dec. 1

Best Buy is hoping that the element of surprise will drive customers hunting for deals in the run-up to the holidays this year. Over the next three weeks, Best Buy will unveil a new “doorbuster” deal each day. The retailer will kick things off Friday, Dec. 1, with an unnamed “Big-Screen Smart 4K TV,” and feature one product each day …

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Get an Apple TV (32GB) for $84.55

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! At $149, the fourth-gen Apple TV is overpriced. But at $84.55? Now we’re getting somewhere. Sarah Tew/CNET Today …

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How to fix the Mac’s botched software update

It hasn’t been a good week for Apple’s Mac software team. First, an incredibly foolish bug was discovered that gave anyone access to a computer running MacOS High Sierra simply by signing in with the username “Root” and no password. To its credit, after the bug was shared on Twitter, Apple issued an update early the next day. Then, after …

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Battle bots you can afford shoot each other in first person view

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Tech gifts under $50

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Nikon D5600 is still a fine dSLR for the money

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2018 Nissan Kicks is a medium

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Apple Watch gets FDA

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One day, two beers, minimal effort. Hands on with the Pico Model C

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IDC: Jumbo smartphones are nearly 50 percent of the market

Remember how we mocked early adopters for those jumbo Galaxy Note phones just a few years ago? Nowadays, big phones are everywhere.  Samsung may have blazed the trail, but other handset makers like Apple have followed suit with their own supersized smartphones, also known in the industry as phablets. The pace of phablet growth is expected to be 18.1 percent …

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Microsoft’s Windows 10 now on 600 million active devices

Windows 10 has found its way onto 600 million active devices, says CEO Satya Nadella.  Nadella made the comment at the company’s annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, according to GeekWire. Microsoft wasn’t immediately available to confirm the comment.  The company has high hopes for the broad adoption of Windows 10, which helped usher in Microsoft’s transition from purely a software …

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Waze adds voice control and motorbike mode

OK Waze, what’s new? The navigation app has added voice control so you can ask questions or change your destination as you drive without taking your hands off the wheel. Like voice control assistants Siri and Alexa, you talk to the app by first saying “OK Waze”. Then you can ask for an ETA, or ask to be routed to …

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Samsung wants to charge your future phone 5 times faster

When your phone is about to die, waiting to recharge it can be a pain. Samsung wants to speed up the process and get you plugged back in faster. Researchers at the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) are working on a prototype of a new battery that could charge five times faster than standard lithium ion batteries, the South …

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