When Tom Cruise told then-NASA administrator Sean O’Keefe that the space agency’s website was “three clicks to oblivion,” he wasn’t talking about how easy it was to click from the NASA site to the one promoting his movie “Oblivion.” He was talking about how poorly he felt the old NASA site was designed. That’s what …

Raspberry Pi Hey, is that a whole freakin’ computer in the palm of your hand? It is if you’re holding the latest Raspberry Pi , a microcomputer that’s powerful enough to run Windows 10. Sound interesting? So is this: For a limited time, Newegg has the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B for $41.73 shipped, a price that includes a free …

The 15-inch MacBook Pro is getting component upgrades. Sarah Tew/CNET For many people, Apple is all about the iPhone and iPad, but the company that made its name selling computers hasn’t abandoned the Mac product line. Apple released on Tuesday a revamped version of its 15-inch MacBook Pro, adding the new Force Touch trackpad, among other upgrades. Force Touch uses …

I spoke with Andrew Jones by phone last week, just as he was finishing tweaking a prototype of his latest speaker design, the bookshelf Debut at ELAC’s brand-new design lab in Southern California. He started out working as a research engineer for KEF, then moved on to Infinity and later rose to prominence at TAD, where he designed the $80,000 …

Sarah Tew/CNET There’s no doubt that the Apple Watch can do a lot of things. It can be used to communicate with others, view notifications from an iPhone and even pay for items with Apple Pay. It’s also a dedicated activity tracker that can measure active calories burned, active minutes, the number of times you stand throughout the day, your …

The new version of Safari combines the search and location bar, and adds gesture support for tabs on Mac trackpads. James Martin/CNET Setting your default search provider for Safari on OS X is a simple process: open Preferences in Safari, visit the Search tab and select your provider from the list. Google, Yahoo, Bing and DuckDuckGo are made available to …

PayPal neither confirmed nor denied wrongdoing in its settlement with the consumer watchdog. Getty Images The US consumer finance watchdog has ordered PayPal to pay $25 million in refunds and fines, stemming from the regulator’s claims the payment company illegally signed up users for PayPal Credit, its online credit service. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday PayPal deceptively advertised …

Not all AT&T customers looking for a refund on unwanted text messages will get every dollar back. FTC officials say the amount of money set aside may not be enough to cover all refunds. CNET/Marguerite Reardon More than 3 million current and former customers have applied for refunds as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over fraudulent …

James Martin/CNET There is no shortage of third-party messaging apps in either the iTunes App Store or the Google Play Store and it’s pretty easy to see why. While every smartphone has a default messaging app, none have many extras. Sure, you can send photos and videos, and probably emoticons, but beyond that the default chat apps are pretty bare. …

This Lightning Dock works with the Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Apple Apple finally gets around to bringing out its own Lightning Dock for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The company, on the heels of unveiling a new 15-inch MacBook Pro and cheaper iMac with Retina 5K display, also quietly put up a new dock connector on …

Pandora purchased music analytics company Next Big Sound, which figures out things like the relationship between social media and revenue for music and the real effect of promotional events and marketing for artists. Joan E. Solsman/CNET Pandora, the world’s biggest streaming music service by users, Tuesday said it bought music analytics company Next Big Sound, another pitch to artists and …

Sarah Tew/CNET Basis Peak owners can now sync data with Google Fit and Apple Health. The added integration comes via an update to the Peak mobile app. Additionally, a new feature called Basis Peak Playground is launching alongside the app update and allows users to get an early look at experimental features and provide feedback. Basis, which is owned by …

Six to Start Running for the heck of it can get pretty boring. Running to escape a roving horde of zombies? That sounds a little more fun. Maybe even a lot more. For the past couple years, Zombies, Run! has delivered on that idea by mixing a RunKeeper-style exercise tracker with a “Walking Dead”-style mission-driven story. It originally sold for …

Scratch Wireless is offering the CoolPad Arise for $99. CNET Scratch Wireless is introducing a $99 smartphone that can be used with the company’s free wireless service, setting a new bar when it comes to cheap mobile options. On Tuesday, the company introduced the CoolPad Arise, a Chinese-manufactured smartphone that runs Google’s Android mobile operating system and operates on Scratch’s …

YotaPhone 2 is now available for early adopters on Indiegogo. Yota Devices The YotaPhone 2, a device that has yet to hit store shelves in the US, is now available on Indiegogo. The YotaPhone 2, one of the more interesting smartphones on the market, comes with a standard LCD display on the front and an e-ink screen on the back. …