For Samsung, US Cellular’s agreement to open a Samsung-focused “store-within-a-store” is, as they’d say in classic film “The Princess Bride,” a dweam wiffin a dweam. On Thursday, the regional carrier announced its commitment to showcasing Samsung products, like its brand-new Galaxy Note 7 phone. US Cellular will launch these shopping silos in 57 of its …

Editors’ note (Sunday, August 21, 2016): The sale has ended. Best Buy is hitting the big 5-0 on August 22 and the electronics retailer is celebrating with major discounts on 50 products for 50 hours. In-store and online customers are invited to save on a range of product categories including headphones, smartphones, televisions, toys, wearables and plenty more. If you …

As the fall release date for “Doctor Strange” edges closer, Marvel has been offering new trailers and photos to give a taste of what’s to come from its latest superhero. According to the official synopsis, the film tells the story of talented but egotistical neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange who, after a tragic car accident, goes on an international quest to …

Twitter has suspended an additional 235,000 terrorist-related accounts in its ongoing efforts to combat violent extremism online, the social network said in a blog post Thursday. The move comes more than six months after Twitter said it had suspended more than 125,000 accounts linked to terrorism since mid-2015, bringing the overall total of deactivated accounts to about 360,000. “Since that …

Niantic is putting the smackdown on Pokemon Go cheaters , so it’s important to know what can get you banned and what you can do if you are banned so you don’t lose your beloved pocket monsters. How not to get banned The quick and easy answer is to not do anything that is against the Terms of Service that …

Now playing: Watch this: Navigate the great indoors with Honda’s UNI-CUB motorized… 0:58 At some point in history after humans climbed out of the primordial sludge and walked upright, we probably asked ourselves how we could minimize this whole walking thing as much as possible. One answer apart from outright sloth: the personal mobility device. Y’know, wheels to carry you …

T-Mobile is eliminating data plans for new customers — and for current ones who opt in. The company is getting rid of all its wireless data plans and instead offering new customers one unlimited plan, T-Mobile said Thursday. Under the new plan, called T-Mobile One, everyone will get unlimited talk, text and high-speed 4G LTE data. The company has also …

Now playing: Watch this: Smuggled phones and a wall of silence: Reporting on Australian… 2:02 This is part of our Road Trip 2016 summer series “Life, Disrupted,” about how technology is helping with the global refugee crisis — if at all. I was in the kitchen at my parents’ house when my phone vibrated. It was a WhatsApp message from …

Microsoft Edge’s tab previews can be useful. They offer a thumbnail glimpse of the current page when you mouse over a tab. If you are reading this blog post, however, you may find them annoying, especially when the tab preview for the left-most tab obfuscates Edge’s forward and back buttons. Thankfully, there is a way to disable tab previews for …

Now playing: Watch this: Our original Samsung Galaxy Note 7 review 2:11 Samsung’s theme store is an easy way to add a personal touch to your phone. It’s through the theme store you can change the wallpaper, icons, color scheme and font of your device. Up until now, however, Samsung has taken a one-size-fits-all approach to themes. Meaning, if you …

Ever since news of the sequel to the 1982 sci-fi classic film “Blade Runner” started making the rounds last year, fans have debated who should be cast alongside original cast member Harrison Ford. Fresh off his run playing the Joker in “Suicide Squad,” actor Jared Leto has joined the “Blade Runner” sequel cast, Variety reported Thursday. “We are thrilled that …

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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. I’m seeing a lot of great deals on refurbished Galaxy S6 phones (alas, the one I was going to share today already sold …

Google updated its Chrome Dev app for Android this week, and it offers an intriguing glimpse into changes that might soon be coming to Chrome’s new tab page. If you’ve come to rely on Google Now’s personalized alerts and suggestions in the Google app itself, then you may also embrace them in Chrome, particularly if you use the browser more …

Most people throw old milk bottles in the recycling bin, not really thinking where they might end up. Green Toys turns these bottles into something practical. The company, based in California, manufactures toys made from 100 percent recycled plastic — high-density polyethylene to be precise. Sustainability continues through to the packaging, with toys shipped in recycled cardboard boxes printed with …

Now playing: Watch this: McDonald’s discontinued fitness tracker tested: Not as… 1:18 McDonald’s put a fitness tracker in its Happy Meal. And then it was gone. You could get one, as of yesterday. I got mine from McDonald’s at the corner of 28th and Park. Wrist-worn, no less. It’s the first tracker I’ve used that included lunch. Today, I went …