Enlarge ImageThe Apple Watch can now run apps on the device itself, letting users tap into more features. CNET You’re going to have to wait longer for your Apple Watch software update. Apple on Wednesday delayed the Watch OS 2 software update for its wearable device, citing bugs. It didn’t specify when the software would …

Enlarge ImageThe sonic screwdriver lights up behind blue glass. Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET We can’t all have access to big-budget BBC prop shops. There are a lot of plastic “Doctor Who” sonic screwdriver replicas out there, but sometimes it’s more fun to make your own. DIY Prop Shop, a YouTube show dedicated to cheap make-it-yourself props, took on the …

The JDS Labs Element’s big draw is big power, which comes in handy if you have a set of power-hungry planar-magnetic headphones. Then again, a headphone amp that can put out more than 1 watt can work its magic on any full-size headphone. The very first headphone I plugged into the Element was my Hifiman HE6s. These guys suck up …

Comcast wants to make it easier for low-income families to get broadband Internet access. The Philadelphia-based cable giant announced Wednesday that it will extend its Internet Essentials program, which offers 10 megabit per second broadband service for $10 a month, to families with students in community college who qualify for federal education grants. The extension to the program is being …

Expedia has won approval from US antitrust officials to buy rival Orbitz, clearing the way for a $1.3 billion merger of the two pioneers of online travel booking. The Justice Department said Wednesday that it had closed its six-month investigation into the acquisition after finding no harm to competition would result from the companies merging. “We concluded that Expedia’s acquisition …

iPhones and iPads learn new tricks with iOS 9, but the Apple Watch has to wait a little longer for its upgrade. In this CNET Update, get quick overview of the big changes iOS 9 brings , and learn what Apple Watch owners can look forward to when watchOS 2 lands. Also, for AT&T customers still hanging on to old …

Enlarge Image Jason Cipriani/CNET After preparing, then updating your iPad to iOS 9, you’ll quickly discover a lot of new features. New multitasking features enable a new slide-over mode, where you can peek at, and use, an app on the edge of your screen. Then there’s split-view, which allows you to run two apps at the same time. You can …

You can save money on a Surface Pro 3 and other products, but the sale is good only for one day. Microsoft Microsoft is hauling out PCs, tablets and other items for a sale that started Wednesday and will last just a day. On a Microsoft page touting “One Day Only Sale,” you will find discounted devices, including Windows 10 …

Enlarge ImageApple’s iPhones and iPads can now move to iOS 9 software. Sarah Tew/CNET It’s a mixed bag for Apple fans: They won’t get an expected update today for the software that runs the Apple Watch, but iOS 9 for iPhones and iPads is now available. Apple on Wednesday delayed the Watch OS 2 software update for its wearable device, …

Enlarge ImageI “sizzled” this profile to the max. Screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET What if there was an app like Tinder, but the main thing you had to worry about in your quest for love (or hookups) was a mutual interest in bacon? That’s the idea behind Sizzl, a promotional-stunt app by bacon maker Oscar Mayer. Sorry, bacon-loving Android users, you …

Enlarge Image Keshav Sishta/GrabTaxi Tapping into the Formula 1 fever infecting Singapore this weekend, taxi booking company GrabTaxi is giving lucky users in the city hub a chance to be chauffeured around in a supercar. Unlike a program offered by rival Uber from March through May, GrabTaxi’s promotion lets customers ride free, though availability is limited to certain areas within …

Enlarge ImageBen’s first interview with a toy. Richard Peterson/CNET There I was, about to take part in the interview of a lifetime. My subject wasn’t a head of state, James Van Der Beek or the pope. It was Barbie. The folks at Mattel earlier this month invited CNET to test a prototype of Hello Barbie, a new Wi-Fi-connected talking version …

You could have a lamp on your desk. Or you could have a lamp that would be at home in a sideshow, fooling viewers into thinking it’s something it’s not. The Bulbing 2D/3D lamps from Studio Cheha on Kickstarter are a fun visual mind trick. When you look at the lamps from the front, they appear to have 3D shades, …

Say what you will about the utility of the Apple Watch , there is no denying it’s a beautiful watch with attractive watch faces. And thanks to a clever Danish developer, you can borrow a watch face from the Apple Watch to use as a screensaver on your Mac. Head to Rasmus Nielsen’s website where you’ll find a free download …

Enlarge ImagePermobil CIO Olof Hedin demonstrates the connected wheelchair. Jessica Dolcout/CNET LAS VEGAS — It may be the world’s most souped-up wheelchair. One of the niftier “smart” product demonstrations at this year’s CTIA wireless industry conference here was a motorized wheelchair built by Sweden’s Permobil. The wheelchair, a modified version of the company’s roughly $35,000 flagship F5 model, hooks up …