Lego released the first images of its “Rogue One” sets on Thursday, and they reveal quite a few clues about what’s to come in the new Star Wars movie. There are a few spoilers in this Lego set reveal, so if you want to remain in the dark, stop reading! The first wave of Lego …

Now playing: Watch this: Go 360 with Samsung’s new Gear action cam 0:52 At first glance, there’s not much to the Gear 360. Samsung’s camera captures 360-degree photos and videos, and makes it easy to quickly share your favorites while on the go using your Galaxy phone. Here are a seven tips and tricks to get the most out of …

What did Hillary Clinton tell the FBI about her approach to email while she was the US secretary of state? Now you can find out for yourself. The agency posted a summary of Clinton’s statements to the FBI online on Friday, along with a summary of the year-long FBI investigation into whether Clinton’s use of a personal email system broke …

Star Wars fans are known for using their talents to make fun video tributes using action figures, toy vehicles and more. Now they’ll be able to enter their fan-made videos in a new contest sponsored by Lucasfilm and Disney. To kick things off, Lucasfilm posted the video “Star Wars Go Rogue – Chapter 1” on Tuesday on the official Star …

When actor Gene Wilder died this week, San Francisco pop artist Jason Mecier decided to commemorate him in his best known role as Willy Wonka from the 1971 film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” Related stories R.I.P. Gene Wilder, who brought both chocolate and meme factories to life Using jelly beans, gumballs, Red Hots and a multitude of other …

Want a smarter Alexa, savvier Siri, brainier Google Now or a cleverer Cortana? So do Amazon, Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft — and each is working to make its voice assistant your personal Einstein of choice. Amazon recently enhanced its efforts by nabbing an AI expert from eBay, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Hassan Sawaf is now Amazon’s director of …

Your Windows 10 lock screen is starting to look a little cluttered with notifications, spotlight feedback, Windows tips and Cortana. And now…ads? Related: 6 ways to customize the Windows 10 lock and sign-in screens Ads on your lock screen aren’t a totally new thing — we first saw them in February, when Microsoft started pushing the game Rise of the …

Congrats to Sam W. of Missouri City, Texas, for winning our CNET Moving Day Grab Bag last week. The 50th anniversary of “Star Trek” is coming up September 8. So for this week’s CNET giveaway, we’ve got a special bundle from ThinkGeek. Click for full coverage. If you haven’t won an original-series phaser in an auction then you almost certainly …

Time could be running out for Samsung’s smartwatches. The highlight of IFA 2016 for Samsung was the unveiling of its latest, the Gear S3. For the third successive year, Berlin has played host to such a launch, and with no new phones or tablets being revealed alongside it at the annual event, all eyes were on the shiny tech timepiece. …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 phones 1:08 Let’s start with the bad news: Samsung has announced a global recall of the Galaxy Note 7. So, unless you want to risk your phone’s battery catching fire, you’ll need to return or exchange it. Carriers in the US already announced plans for customers to return the Note 7 …

Samsung will be allowing buyers of the company’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in the US the ability to exchange their device following Friday’s recall over a battery flaw. Customers that have purchased the Galaxy Note 7 can exchange their device for a replacement following Friday’s recall. CNET Customers will be able to either exchange their existing device for a new …

I’ve covered shortcuts for Finder, iTunes, Safari and Spotlight. Here are ten shortcuts for general Mac use that didn’t fit in any of the above apps. 1. Command-Q to quit If you are coming to Mac after a long tenure with Windows, then you might get tripped up when you click the red X in the upper-left corner of a …

Continuing its trend of delivering a more upscale line of lenses than it had when Tamron introduced its original dSLR full-frame mount SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD three years ago, the company plans to ship its vastly updated G2 versions shortly. It’s got the modern metal build of Tamron’s latest lenses, plus newer coatings (including a protective fluorine coating …

Google is expected to host a media event next month that will focus on several hardware announcements, including new Pixel-branded phones and a 4K Chromecast, Android Police reported late Thursday. The phones will be called the Pixel and Pixel XL, unidentified sources told Android Police, although no other details, such as specs and expected released date, were available. The tech …

Samsung is halting retail sales of the new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in Australia amid reports that batteries in some devices have exploded. The smartphone manufacturer today advised that it was working with retailers to “inspect” devices, and that sales of the Note 7 would be “paused.” It’s an embarrassing turn of events for Samsung, which launched the Galaxy Note …