Jawbone accuses Fitbit of stealing valuable trade secrets. Competition in the fitness tracker business was already intense. Now, it just got nasty. In a strongly worded lawsuit filed Wednesday in San Francisco, activity tracker Jawbone accused its larger rival Fitbit of strategically luring away its employees in a deliberate attempt to steal vital Jawbone business …

Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET Your PC probably came with a standard English QWERTY layout, but that doesn’t mean you’re stuck with it. Switching between keyboards in Windows 8 is a cinch, once you’ve added the keyboards you want to toggle between. Here’s how to add additional keyboard layouts in Windows 8, so you can switch up your language or try an …

Dymo This almost turned into an all-bonus-deals post, because as you’ll see below, I’ve got four extras that didn’t quite merit the main stage, but were definitely too good to pass up. Anyway, first order of business: I’m always on the lookout for products I haven’t featured before, even if they’re not guaranteed to appeal to everyone. Today only, and …

Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET The standard QWERTY keyboard layout may not actually be your friend. According to popular legend, the QWERTY keyboard was created in the 1860s by a man named Christopher Latham Sholes in response to a very specific problem: Early typewriters jammed up when they were used too quickly, and so a special inefficient keyboard layout had to be …

CNET After a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it $299 deal on the TiVo Roamio OTA recorder several weeks ago the company is trying again with a limited-time offer of $399 with lifetime service. The Roamio OTA is a DVR that combines over-the-air antenna TV recording with a nice array of online streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon Instant. Compare the $399 …

Lenovo One of the latest announcements to come in from Lenovo’s Tech World event in Beijing is the second generation of Lenovo’s “business tablet,” the ThinkPad 10. Unveiled on May 28, the 10.1-inch tablet is broadly similar to the first incarnation, but does pack in a few new features while keeping the starting price down at $549 (UK and Australian …

Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure makes his first appearance at the Recode Code conference Asa Mathat for Recode Talk about bold. Sprint Chief Executive Marcelo Claure said he believes he will have a top-tier wireless network in less than two years. “You can invite me back here in two years — our network will be ranked No. 1 or No. 2,” …

More companies are apparently interested in acquiring the news aggregator. Flipboard Flipboard, whose mobile app features news stories tailored to each reader’s interests, could have more potential buyers than originally thought. Google and Yahoo have separately met with Flipboard to explore a possible acquisition, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing people who claim to have knowledge of the talks. …

Google Wallet is expected to be revamped as a peer-to-peer payments system. Marguerite Reardon/CNET Apple and Google are getting ready to up their ante in the mobile wallet market, going head-to-head for dominance of a sector expected to explode in consumer popularity in coming years. Google will unveil an overhaul of its mobile-payments products Thursday during its annual I/O developer …

Jason Cipriani/CNET Setting up the Pebble Time is similar to the company’s previous smartwatches, with the biggest change being that a new Pebble Time-specific app is required for the setup process. You can download the new app from either Apple’s App Store or Google’s Play Store (we will add links once the apps are live). After installing the Pebble Time …

Google Play Music Web UI. Nicole Cozma/CNET When you’re listening to music through a streaming service, you are likely not staring at the tab where it’s playing. Instead, you’re being productive (maybe) in another tab, or even playing a full-screen game. Instead of taking a break from your productivity or game time when you want to skip tracks or pause …

This “after” shot shows two previously straight cables. Photo by Rick Broida/CNET Until inductive charging or some other wireless-power technology takes off, we’re stuck with charging cords. And nobody likes that unsightly piece of plastic spaghetti spilling all over their dashboard, nightstand or kitchen counter. Solution: a coiled cord, which takes up less space, gets less tangled and looks a …

Android shipments are set to slow over the coming years. CNET The worldwide smartphone market in 2019 is expected to look awfully similar to today’s smartphone market. By the end of 2015, total smartphone shipments will hit 1.4 billion, according to new data from research firm IDC. Google’s Android operating system will account for 1.15 billion shipments, nabbing 79.4 percent …

Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET Searching text messaging threads for old messages, photos, and videos isn’t easy — it usually involves scrolling, scrolling, and more scrolling. But if you’re an iPhone user, there’s an easy trick for finding everything your texting buddies have sent you. To find a photo or a video from a texting thread, open the Messages app and tap …

The Rockioo Watch is clad in titanium. Aloysius Low/CNET SHANGHAI — Among the products making an appearance here at the CES Asia tradeshow is a Kickstarter project called the Rockioo Watch. The titanium-clad smartwatch comes powered by Android 4.4 and feels pretty premium, though it won’t be cheap. When and if it does go on sale, expect to pay $199 …