The tried-and-true method of deleting a file on a Mac is to drag it to the trash or right-click on the file and select Move to Trash. And then when you accidentally open the Trash folder and realize how many files you have stashed there, you go ahead and empty the trash. With OS X …

Feeling festive and philanthropic this holiday shopping season? Use your Android phone to buy gifts and everything else through the end of the year and Google will donate money in your honor. One dollar from every transaction paid for through Android Pay will go to special needs education programs in the US through the charity DonorsChoose.org. Google.org, the charitable arm …

Pebble on Monday released a software update to its Pebble Time lineup of smartwatches (Pebble Time, Pebble Time Steel and Pebble Time Round). Version 3.7 adds the ability for some Pebble Time owners to reply to text messages via voice, directly from the watch. A feature that up until now has been something only Apple Watch owners could take advantage …

Computer maker Dell warned late Monday of a security hole affecting recently shipped computers that could leave users vulnerable to hackers. The issue affects computers made by Dell that come with a particular preinstalled customer service program. Through a certificate that would identify the computer to Dell support staff, this program makes the computers vulnerable to intrusions and could allow …

The convenience of wireless headphones for an active world is growing too popular for Audio-Technica to resist any longer, and today the company announced a new line of wireless earbuds and headphones — five models to be exact, tuned to support an array of listening environments and style preferences. The $180 ATH-ANC40BT active noise-cancelling earbuds are first up on the …

Get ready, Australia, because your voice is getting an upgrade. For those keeping an eye on phone network news, you might have started to see the term “Voice Over LTE” or VoLTE (pronounced “volty”) in the second half of 2015. Telstra offers VoLTE now, and Vodafone promises it will have it before Christmas. But what is it and why do …

Now playing: Watch this: Cracking Open: Apple Pencil 4:13 Your standard No. 2 pencil is made of wood, graphite, a little metal and bit of synthetic rubber. You can buy a whole box of them for a few dollars. The Apple Pencil costs $99, and for that price, it better be filled with pixie dust and unicorns. I decided to …

Did you think Black Friday will be your only chance at some killer deals? Think again: Cyber Monday is coming right after the holiday weekend, and Amazon is ready for action. Amazon has revealed its plans for Cyber Monday, and it’s basically Black Friday part 2, including the same great deals on Kindle e-readers (starting at $50). You’ll simply find …

Now playing: Watch this: Which iPad should you buy? 2:56 The iPad comes in so many varieties now. Do you even need to buy one? The short answer is: no, of course you do not. If you have a laptop, a large phone, or even an iPad that’s several years old, a new iPad is hardly a must-have device. Likewise, …

“I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse.” “I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart.” “Every time I try to get out, they pull me back in.” Think of “The Godfather” movies, and those are just three of the classic lines you’ll remember. But if your Corleone memory is fuzzy, I have some …

Part of Siri’s charm for me is her British accent that lends an air of assurance to her answers. Apple’s assistant, however, can be a bit too forward at times, inserting herself into conversations when she has not been addressed. There is a setting that lets you silence Siri without disabling the feature. With this setting, you can toggle Siri’s …

Apple Pay may arrive early next year in China, the biggest smartphone market in the world. Apple’s electronic-payments service is expected to launch in China in February, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sources told the newspaper that the Cupertino, California, tech giant has struck deals with China’s big four state-run banks. The deals will allow Apple Pay users to …

Black Friday is a few short days away, bringing with it some pretty amazing deals. Amazon is no exception when it comes to offering its own fair share of discounts. For example, the Amazon Fire TV will be $75, a mystery 60-inch 4K TV will list at $799, and the Kindle Paperwhite will go for an easy $99. Instead of …

When it comes to downloads and sales of music, Amazon is the big kid on the block. The e-commerce titan will need to use its elbows, though, if it hopes to succeed in the increasingly competitive niche of music streaming. Amazon Prime Music debuted in the US more than a year ago, came to the UK over the summer and …

Feel free to buy or build as many drones as you want. The FAA just wants information on you first before you fly. Or at least that’s what the task force assembled to develop a drone registration process is recommending. In October, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) assembled a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) task force to develop a process …