George Zimmer used his own fortune to back Generation Tux, which now has an inventory of 30,000 suits. CNET After losing a power struggle with his board, George Zimmer in 2013 was fired from Men’s Wearhouse after founding the suit retailer more than 40 years ago. He’s now back with a startup called Generation Tux, …

Enlarge ImageIs Wilson’s connected basketball the future of hoops? Sarah Tew/CNET Fitness leads the pack in beneficial things a smartband or smartwatch can do for you, but a crop of smart sports hopefuls believe that isn’t enough. More than tracking individual fitness goals like exercise duration and calories burned, makers of athletic equipment from basketballs to running socks say that …

BT has outlined plans for faster Internet tech. BT BT has promised to support universal minimum broadband speeds of 5-10 megabits per second for every home and business across the UK, as well as extending the reach of its superfast fibre networks. The telecoms company has detailed plans to surpass broadband requirements laid out by the government in terms of …

James Martin/CNET With the release of Watch OS 2, third-party developers are releasing watch app updates that include complication integration. Complications are the small bits of information, such as the current temperature or your activity progress, presented on a watch face without the need for you to open another app. Prior to the release of Watch OS 2, complications were …

Microsoft gave Office a boost to better compete with Google Docs. In this CNET Update, learn about the most notable features in Microsoft Office 2016 . But as Microsoft strengthens Office, another tech company is feeling a slump. Quirky, the company behind Wink smart-home gadgets, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy: CNET Update delivers the tech news you need in …

Nvidia Laptops have been getting better at playing computer games over the past few years, as mobile versions of PC graphics hardware have gradually tightened the performance gap between laptop and desktop graphics. Now, Nvidia is doing away with at least some of the remaining difference between laptop and desktop graphics cards by coming up with a version of its …

Amazon is cutting the price of its Prime service for one day thanks to Emmy wins for its original series “Transparent.” Amazon Amazon Prime is reducing the cost of a new membership, but you’ll only have one day to sign up. The retail giant announced on Tuesday that it’s trimming the cost of Amazon Prime to $67 for one year …

Enlarge Image Sarah Tew/CNET An update to the Fitbit Surge will arrive later this week with a handful of improvements that will better help the watch compete with running watches from Garmin and Polar. The Surge is Fitbit’s $250 smart fitness watch. In addition to measuring your steps, distance, calories burned and sleep, the watch is equipped with an optical …

You can save $175 on an iPad Mini 3 at Best Buy, but you’ll have to be quick about it. CNET Looking for a good sale on an iPad Mini 3? Best Buy is offering a deal, but you’ll have to act fast to snag one of the Apple tablets. The retail chain is discounting all iPad Mini 3 models …

James Martin/CNET The iPhone 6S and 6S Plus are both equipped with a 12-megapixel rear camera. It’s the first time since the iPhone 4S that Apple has increased the megapixel count, but it’s not the only thing that makes the camera special. The new iPhones also include a feature called Live Photos, which will record action 1.5 seconds before and …

Enlarge ImageThis bears only a very passing resemblance to me. peanutizeme.com Remember back when “The Simpsons” movie came out in 2007? Everybody you knew was making their own using the movie marketing site’s character generator. The 2015 version of this phenomenon is peanutizeme.com, a place where you can make your own “Peanuts” character to match your physical characteristics. “Peanuts” has …

Google Wallet now makes it simpler to send money via the app or a debit card. Google Google has updated its Wallet app for iOS to make it easier to send and receive money. Popping up in Apple’s App Store on Monday, Google Wallet version 10.16.10 allows you to send money to or receive it from anyone. You can send …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple looks to bring wireless ‘Air Buds’ to the iPhone… 5:38 Enlarge ImageAre the days numbered for the iPhone home button? CNET When Apple co-founder Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007, he touted the elegance of its design, particularly how simple it was to navigate the smartphone from a single point. “On the front, there’s …

Enlarge ImageThe B.R.O. Ball is a speaker that can take a real beating. Invincible Audio Usually, you have to use some caution when you see someone touting a new product on Kickstarter or Indiegogo as “the world’s first.” But in the case of the B.R.O. Ball, I’m inclined to believe the claim that it is, indeed, the world’s first Bluetooth …

Now playing: Watch this: Why Apple’s ‘S’ phones are the most innovative models 2:34 The “S” line of iPhones, which emerge every other year with minimal physical changes, are supposed to be the “boring” ones. But take a closer look at the family, which range from the iPhone 3GS in 2009 to this year’s iPhone 6S, which goes on sale …