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 still a little bummed about that instant-sellout printer deal from Monday, so consider this my attempt at …

If you’re worked up because you read that Moto’s parent-company Lenovo plans to remove the Moto G and Moto E from its future lineups, you can relax. A recent report from China-based site Tech Sina got the rumor mill pumping today with talk that Lenovo would phase out the two budget phones, similar to Lenovo’s plans to axe the Motorola …

This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. After some initial excitement it’s easy to become emotionally hardened by CES. It’s big, it’s loud, it’s confusing, and also confused at times. Yet sometimes it can bring you little audio gems that …

President Barack Obama will deliver his final State of the Union address on Tuesday. Hopefully, he’ll be wearing vintage goggles and an orange jumpsuit and Luke and Owen Wilson will be in the audience. OK, that’s doubtful, but a CNN video, “The State of the Union Address as a Wes Anderson Film,” certainly suggests the whimsical possibilities of a mashup …

Personal computers wheezed their way to the end of 2015, even as Apple managed to gain ground. Buffeted by consumer infatuation with tablets and phones, worldwide shipments of PCs continued spiraling lower in the final three months of 2015, according to research firms IDC and Gartner. Consumer interest in PCs was so weak, shipments for the year fell to the …

This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. Whether you were in Vegas for CES this year or not, these are the videos you need to watch. Lacking mirrors, BMW i8 gives clear, rear views BMW demonstrated the i8 Mirrorless, swapping …

Now playing: Watch this: Jumping on AT&T’s cheaper unlimited plan? Not so fast… 2:46 AT&T’s unlimited data plan is back, with strings attached. The Dallas telecom giant said Monday it will once again offer unlimited wireless data, though only for customers who also subscribe to its DirecTV or U-Verse TV services. Enrollment begins Tuesday. The limited-time offer comes at a …

Periscope’s live broadcasts can now finally be seen on Twitter. The San Francisco-based social network said Tuesday that Periscope broadcasts have been integrated directly onto Twitter users’ timelines, allowing people to view videos without first needing to click a link. Users can tap a video that goes full-screen, complete with Periscope comments and floating hearts from other users. “We’re making …

The USS Iowa was the first ship in her class, designed to escort the new, and fast, aircraft carriers. Started in June 1940, and launched just over 2 years later, the Iowa was big, fast, and powerful. Nicknamed “The Big Stick,” she was decommissioned and recommissioned several times over the decades, fighting in World War II, the Korean War and …

The dust from last week’s CES 2016 tech show has barely settled, but that hasn’t stopped LG from sending out a teaser invitation for their event at the next big conference, Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. Though LG didn’t disclose the location, it will take place on Sunday, February 21. LG has confirmed to CNET that the event …

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. Yeesh. Sorry about yesterday. The printer sold out mere minutes after my post went live. It drives me bonkers when that happens. Enlarge …

With a cute photo of his newborn daughter, and five accompanying words, Mark Zuckerberg waded into deeply divisive politics — again. Facebook’s co-founder and CEO posted a photo to the social network on Friday, showing his newborn, Maxima, perched on his lap in a doctor’s office. Little did she know that, sitting there in a multicolored bunting suit, she’d become …

Need to catch up on the latest headlines as you zip across town to your next meeting? Uber says it’s got you covered. The ride-hailing company on Tuesday introduced a service called “Uber Trip Experiences,” which it will use to deliver content including playlists, news bulletins and local travel tips directly to passengers. Uber won’t actually be creating these “moving …

Of course you don’t need another social sharing app. But the Peach app doesn’t care about you. This is about something bigger. It’s about fruit that looks like a butt. Watch CNET Update to learn a few secrets of Peach and why this app got such attention at launch. (And if nothing else, just claim your username now and come …

Despite a somewhat muted introduction at CES 2016, 4K Blu-ray is coming in 2016. While the industry has been shy about when to expect the new discs, it was up to Amazon to bring us the details — including the all-important pricing. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray is the next (and possibly last) physical disc format, promising a better picture than …