Performers get irritated by all the phones pointed at the stage. Kids at birthday parties get sick of smiling for their parents’ cameras. But things are different for the person with the camera: they’ll be happier if they take the shots than if they don’t. That’s according to a new study published in the Journal …

Now playing: Watch this: A phone you can bend around your wrist 1:47 The fact that Lenovo beat Samsung with a public concept design for a bendable, flexible phone that wraps around the wrist has got to sting. After all, Samsung was the first to market a curved-screen phone. Lenovo’s surprise demo of the CPlus prototype on Thursday in San …

You just got your hands on the shiny new Samsung Gear Fit 2. You’ve unboxed it, charged it up, and drooled over the screen — it sure is pretty. Now what? Set it up and start exercising, of course. Or if you’re on the fence about buying the Gear Fit 2, be sure to read through CNET’s review for the …

Now playing: Watch this: A phone you can bend around your wrist 1:47 At Lenovo Tech World, Lenovo wowed people with two flexible devices. One is the CPlus, a long phone that has a flexible screen that allows you to bend the phone around your wrist. The other is the Folio tablet that can be bent in half to act …

If you’ve ever had aspirations to become a mad scientist, or just look like one, you not only need an impressive lab, but also fun and interesting gadgets to display. One such scientific-looking artifact is a plasma globe. These illuminated spheres use various noble gases with a high-voltage electrode to create beams of colored light that dance along the inside …

If ’80s creep-out classics give you the heebie-jeebies (in a good way), Netflix’s first trailer for its original series “Stranger Things” is right up your alley. The show is a throwback to 1980s supernatural thrillers. Set for release next month, the eight-episode series is about the vanishing of a young boy from a small town. The friends, family and local …

HTC feels that virtual reality isn’t just fun, it’s a powerful tool for businesses too. The hardware maker just announced a work-friendly version of its Vive VR system called the Vive Business Edition. Costing a cool $1,200, the device will first launch in the US, Canada, UK, Germany and France this month. HTC plans to ship the unit globally later. …

Facebook wants to make it easier for you to help your friends feel like they’re part of the action when you share an image on the social network. On Thursday, Facebook will begin rolling out a feature that lets you upload your panorama images to the network and have them converted to 360-degree views. Those rotund photos will be viewable …

There’s a reason why Brother’s laser printers have consistently earned a spot on this list of CNET’s favorite printers: they’re dead simple to use, the toner costs less than most of the competition on the shelf, and print jobs are out in seconds thanks to their speedy print engines. And whereas all-in-one inkjet printers often require a multi-step set-up, the …

Of course, Harry, Hermione and Ron are natural Gryffindors through and through. Right? Well, there was that stuttery moment when the Sorting Hat suggested Harry might do well in Slytherin, but honestly it’s tough to imagine the three Harry Potter heroes wearing anything but the red and gold. Not quite the case, though, for the actors in the movie. Author …

If you’ve been at a loss since “Key & Peele” ended on TV last year, we have good news. The comedy duo have released their entire back catalogue of sketches, including 176 that were previously unavailable online, in one “authoritatively and unequivocally complete archive.” That means you can get your fill of psycho valley girl Meegan, rage-filled substitute teacher Mr …

Lenovo definitely believes in the old adage that money talks, announcing at the Lenovo Tech World Event that it’s pledging a $1 million cash prize to the winner of the company’s Moto Mods developer design contest. Unlike Google’s Project Ara phones, the planned Moto Mod hardware modules will be hot-swappable. That means you’ll be able to snap modules in and …

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. It’s been a long while since I wrote about a desktop replacement. Mostly I’m all about the super-slim laptops, like the Acer Ultrabook …

You may one day be able to wirelessly tap into the internet at speeds as fast as or faster than you can get via a wired connection. Google parent Alphabet is aiming to cook up a wireless technology that would match the speed of its fastest wired service, Chairman Eric Schmidt said at the company’s annual shareholder meeting Wednesday, according …

The US Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court decision that ruled in favor of Apple at Samsung’s expense. The case centers on smartphone patent rights and whether Samsung is on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars. A jury ordered that Samsung must pay Apple to atone for patent infringements. The Justice …