Google Chrome has earned legions of fans over the years, but it has a reputation. Every so often we hear that the browser consumes more than its fair share of RAM and power, and now there’s a new piece of proof. In a video posted yesterday, Microsoft set up four identical laptops running the same …

British monarch Queen Elizabeth II looks to be on the verge of a dangerous social media addiction after posting her second tweet in two years on Tuesday. “I am most grateful for the many digital messages of goodwill I have received and would like to thank you all for your kindness. Elizabeth R,” tweeted the Queen, thanking the world in …

Slack is trying to make it harder to leave its workplace chat app by bringing third-party apps right into your chats. Dubbed Message Buttons, Slack’s new feature introduced on Tuesday will allow users to interact with other apps without leaving the popular messaging tool that companies use to communicate and collaborate with each other. The buttons will allow Slack’s 3 …

Come August, becoming a commercial drone pilot is going to be much simpler. The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that it has finalized regulations for commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) or “drones.” The rules will make it easier for pilots to use drones for everything from structural or crop inspection to search-and-rescue operations …

What’s real in the below photo? Did the artist paint a hand around one of her eyes, or an eye on the back of her hand? What we think we see isn’t always what’s really there, and vice-versa. Ask anyone who marveled at the wolf optical illusion, or squinted to try and see the shark in Blake Lively’s Magic Eye …

Seems like there’s something for everybody at Netflix in July. The “Back to the Future” trilogy is right on time. Feel free to compare 1985a’s Biff Tannen to that Donald Trump fellow. There are some classics hitting Netflix including “Cheaper by the Dozen,” “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and “The Sting.” On the darker side is “Insomnia,” which stars Al Pacino and …

The summer solstice arrived Monday afternoon, officially heralding the first day of summer and the longest day of the year. Because this year’s solstice also coincides with a rare astronomical occurrence that will be visible in the Northern Hemisphere sky, Google has created a special animated doodle to mark the occasion. The doodle, created by Doodler Nate Swinehart, follows a …

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 likely won’t appear until next February, but already a couple of rumors have popped up about the phone. The next Galaxy S phone will include a 4K Ultra high-definition screen packed with a resolution of 3,840×2,160 pixels, according to Chinese tech blog site mobile.163.com. That resolution is greater than most smartphones on the market and also more …

Roku is making it easier for viewers to catch up on the news by adding it into its universal search feature. The search feature, which is available on current Roku streaming boxes, the Streaming Stick and televisions that have the Roku platform built-in, now allows for entering in a topic such as “Apple” or “NBA,” and will retrieve a listing …

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. This is a rerun of a deal I shared back in February. Although it was $10 less at the time, it was also …

The fury of dragon fire and the vengeance of dueling illegitimate noblemen are nothing next to the ire of “Game of Thrones” fans denied their weekly fix. Last night’s episode, titled “Battle of the Bastards” and billed as a fusillade of fisticuffs betwixt one of the show’s most loved characters (Jon Snow) and one of the most hated (Ramsay Bolton), …

Apple’s next iPhone reportedly could accommodate two phone numbers, according to news over the weekend. The next iPhone will sport a dual-SIM setup, according to photos leaked by Chinese smartphone repair site Rock Fix. The owner of the company confirmed on Monday that he had posted photos, which were reported earlier by Engadget, but didn’t reveal where or how he …

We all know and accept the fact that companies track and monitor our usage, both within an app or website. However, it’s almost always a shock when you’re faced with just how much data a company collects about its user base. Take Adobe’s Marketing Cloud as an example. The company collects data when you use the desktop app, mobile app, …

If you ask Microsoft, its Edge browser is a power miser. In a new blog post, the company claims that using the Edge browser instead of Chrome, Firefox or Opera delivers 36 percent to 53 percent more battery life for users of the Windows 10 operating system. According to Microsoft, the tests were run in a controlled lab environment with …

The days of scalping tickets off the street have been long replaced by digital “bots” that buy the best seats and resell them at a high markup. The bots bypass security on ticket sellers’ websites, automatically purchasing spots from a popular show before regular human buyers even have a chance to pick out a seat. Using ticketing software that tries …