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. CES 2016 is all about wearable technology, and this year the wearables are hitting the slopes in the form of a smart ski vest that doubles as an …

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. When it comes to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Samsung often makes the biggest splash. This year is sure to be no different. The South Korean electronics giant uses the convention …

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. Intel hopes it can make a slam dunk in wearables. The chipmaker is diving straight into the world of Internet-connected everything — from smartwatches to fitness bands to even bras and dresses. On …

Microsoft’s Windows 10 is free for Windows 7 and 8.1 users, but people aren’t exactly rushing to upgrade. The latest version of the Windows software, released in late July, snagged a 9.96 percent share of all Web traffic generated by desktop operating systems in December, tracking company NetMarketShare said Friday. That’s up from 9 percent in November, continuing a tepid …

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. It’s a tough sell to stray from Sonos if you’re considering investing in a wireless multi-room speaker system, but Raumfeld is a competitor with growing potential — at CES in Las Vegas, 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. Intel wants to power more than PCs. It wants to power drones, too. The Santa Clara, California-based chip giant said Monday it will acquire Ascending Technologies, a German drone maker. The Krailing, Germany-based …

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. When Dish Networks announced its low-cost live TV service in January 2015, it shared a simple plan: to convince millenials and other cord cutters, unwilling to pay hefty monthly fees for traditional TV …

The year of virtual reality is finally here. Oculus, one of the biggest names in the game, is opening preorders of its highly anticipated virtual-reality headset this week. Oculus Rift orders start Wednesday at 8 a.m. PT on the company’s website, Oculus said in a blog post Monday. The virtual-reality startup, which Facebook bought last year for $2 billion, did …

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. There isn’t much to watch in 4K today, but the Roku 4 box offers just about all of it that’s available via streaming. And coming next year, you’ll be able to get 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. Now playing: Watch this: No mind tricks required: Control BB-8 with Sphero’s Force… 0:54 Ever since he rolled across the sand dunes of Jakku in the opening of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” …

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. Samsung is often accused of copying Apple’s products. But its executives may soon know what it feels like when they see LG’s new TVs. No, it’s not the design this time — TV …

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. Happy new year, cheeps! Hope everyone had a safe, healthy and happy holiday. Here’s to another great year of deals! Starting with this one, already on my Favorites list for 2016: The Humble …

US retailers Best Buy and Target have both chopped the price of both the Steel and Sport versions of the Apple Watch by $100. This is no Black Friday deal, folks. The discount appears to be more permanent and we should see more retailers offering deep discounts on the Watch in the coming weeks. The reason for it seems pretty …

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. Good grief. We just ditched our New Years Day sweatpants, and CES 2016 is almost here. There’s no better way to kick a new year off than to fill our suitcases with work …

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. With a name like Super Ultra High Definition, you might think LG’s latest TVs are actually the best the company will offer in 2016. You’d be wrong. The company has announced three series …