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. Enlarge Image Head not included. Mpow There’s a gift-giving occasion rapidly approaching. Perhaps you’ve heard of it? Ah, …

Boost Mobile has become the latest wireless provider to give customers unlimited access to streaming music. Starting today, Boost subscribers can listen to a number of music sites without using up precious data. Related Links Virgin Mobile adds unlimited music streaming, three new phones ROK Mobile wants to hit a high note with unlimited $50 music plan How to find …

Uber has been dealt another setback in its legal battle over how its drivers are classified. After granting class-action status in September to a lawsuit challenging how Uber classifies its drivers, a federal judge on Wednesday ruled that many more drivers in California can join lawsuit, even if they had previously accepted the company’s arbitration clause. The lawsuit, which accused …

I have no doubt you can score great deals buying used or vintage audio gear. Choose wisely, and you might wind up with something that sounds as good or even better than the best new stuff. That said, buying used gear is not without risk, so I turned to High-End Audio Auctions’ Adam Wexler for advice. He makes his living …

Microsoft’s Cortana has arrived on Android and iOS smartphones. Starting today, you can grab the virtual assistant on devices running Android 4.1.2, iOS 8 or higher. You’ll be able to use Cortana to set reminders, look up information, or just keep tabs on your day. If you’re using an Android or iOS device, then Google Now and Apple’s Siri likely …

Pebble on Wednesday announced the beta version of Pebble Firmware 3.8 for the original Pebble and Pebble Steel smartwatch lineup. It’s a fairly significant upgrade to hardware that’s, in some cases, nearly three years old by now. The 3.0 version of Pebble’s OS first launched on the newer Pebble Time lineup in February. The OS includes Pebble’s Timeline feature, a …

iBooks is a bit easier to navigate with the addition of 3D Touch, particularly if you are one to take notes or add bookmarks. You can press as hard as you can while reading a book but you won’t get anything other than the same Copy/Define/Highlight/Note pop-up menu as before. I was hoping, for example, that I could 3D Touch …

Earlier this year, Japanese company Softbank brought the world Pepper, a humanoid robot that has sold out in a minute each time it’s gone on sale. Now, MJI Robotics, another Japanese robotics firm, is introducing a smaller, more accessible companion. Demonstrated at this year’s International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo, the MJI (More Joyful Innovation) Communication Robot is an egg-shaped desktop …

Otterbox has a new Statement Series case for the iPhone 6/6S that looks both cool and a little odd at the same time. That’s because two-thirds of the case on the back is translucent but the lower-third is covered in swanky premium leather. Usually Otterbox cases have a good-sized Otterbox logo on the case, but the Statement makes a statement …

Seems like a no-brainer: Enable your smartphone so it can rest on the table and get an instant power charge without the fuss of cables. Who wouldn’t want that feature, right? It turns out that the realities of wireless charging have been anything but simple. Even if your smartphone happens to have the capability, there’s a good chance it may …

A decade and then some past its heyday as an Internet pioneer, Yahoo will spin off its core business after failing to convince people that its products are still worthwhile. The Sunnyvale, California, company said Wednesday it will scrap its plans to spin off its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, worth more than $30 billion. Instead, it will reverse …

Facebook isn’t all about baby pictures, birthday greetings and amusing memes. People also turn to the social network to delve into serious subjects such as terrorism, marriage equality and politics, according to Facebook’s release Wednesday of the site’s most popular topics worldwide in 2015. The US presidential elections took the top spot, followed by the November terrorist attacks in Paris, …

The Cortana app for iPhone and Android doesn’t come with most of her Windows powers, but you may find some perks to the app. (Just don’t bother trying to text anyone.) Watch CNET Update below to learn the good and bad of the new Cortana apps. Meanwhile, Google says goodbye to the Nexus 6 smartphone, and Mozilla will let Firefox …

Looking for a Nexus 6 smartphone? You won’t find one through Google anymore. The Nexus 6 page on the Google Store says the phone is no longer available for purchase. Google apparently sent the device to the great beyond Tuesday, according to blog site DroidLife, which discovered that the phone was no longer up for grabs. The decommissioning of the …

Walmart is jumping into the mobile payments business, the first US retailer to make its own push for consumers to use their smartphones as mobile wallets. The world’s largest retailer on Thursday announced the launch of Walmart Pay, a proprietary mobile payments system for use in its stores. The app, which is getting its start at stores near the company’s …