Apple Watch Apple Editors’ note: This post has been updated with third-party apps you can get on launch day. Apple Watch is finally shipping and before the end of the day today, some users will have the wearable in their hands (or on their wrists). Once you have it up and running and paired with …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple Watch: How to swap bands 1:20 The bands on the Apple Watch are interchangeable, meaning you can easily change and swap bands for different looks. Unfortunately, you can’t use a normal watch band. Apple uses its own proprietary system for the way the band connects, however we do expect to see some third-party options in …

Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET I certainly hope you back up your PC more than once a year, but I won’t kid myself — people are not good at keeping backups up-to-date. One of the main reasons for this is convenience, or rather, lack thereof. Backing up your data to an external hard drive is difficult and inconvenient, because you have to …

Comcast apparently didn’t like the signals it was getting from US regulators about its proposed merger with Time Warner Cable. Getty Images Comcast said Friday that it has terminated its $45.2 billion merger plans for Time Warner Cable, with the marriage of the top two cable operations in the US likely quashed by opposition from regulators. Still, it appears another …

Now playing: Watch this: How to manage your apps on the Apple Watch 2:19 Apps! The Apple Watch has quite a few: over 3,000 already, and many more to come. What do they do? How do they work? And how do you put them (or, take them off) your Apple Watch? Read up, I’ll tell you. Apple Watch third-party apps: …

Warning: For those of you who aren’t caught up on “Game of Thrones,” the video above contains spoilers (as well as copious amounts of violence). Watch at your own discretion. Anyone who has watched the HBO hit fantasy series “Game of Thrones” knows that way too many people want to sit on the Iron Throne and become the king or …

The new version of Google Glass is coming soon, says Italian eyewear maker Luxottica. CNET The new version of Google Glass, the search giant’s Web-connected eyewear, may be here soon. The chief executive of Italian eyewear company Luxottica, Massimo Vian, said his company is working on the new product, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. He said …

Juan Garzón/CNET Samsung’s next model in its Galaxy series, the S6, goes on sale globally today. And joining it in stores is the far more daring S6 Edge, a more expensive model with a swooping curved screen, like a smaller, symmetrical version of 2014’s Galaxy Note Edge . The two models mark a new direction for Samsung’s flagship line, the …

Braven Congratulations to Frank P. of Midlothian, Texas, for winning a Diamond Kinetics SwingTracker baseball diagnostics tool in last week’s giveaway. This week, we’re going luxe with the Braven Lux Bluetooth speaker. The chic little palm-size speaker offers 12-plus hours of wireless playtime and includes a built-in power bank for charging your devices. It’s water-resistant and available in three colors …

Lewis N Clark A quick housekeeping item before we get started: I think many people were confused (and a little disgruntled) regarding yesterday’s deal, which involved signing up for TopCashback and then making a purchase from gift-card reseller Raise. I apologize if I didn’t adequately explain how cashback services work. I’ve updated the post with some additional information, so I …

We know the Apple Watch is water-resistant, but until this torture test, we weren’t sure how much water, shock, impact, or heat the device could handle. So we decided to find out. In a series of torture tests, the Apple Watch was dunked, boiled, slammed, dropped, and scraped. Sometimes it survived — other times, it suffered. Check out the video …

Updating your CNET iOS app gives you instant access to CNET on an Apple Watch. Sarah Tew/CNET If you’re one of the more than one million customers who preordered an Apple Watch and your hardware shows up today, you’re in luck: if you’ve updated the CNET app on your iPhone, you already have access to the CNET Apple Watch app. …

The very first Apple Watches are landing on the doorsteps of the Apple faithful, and the Watch’s app store is plump with more than 3,000 apps. So as you may expect, Samsung thought it would be a good time to announce another smartwatch. That’s not all in wearable tech news: Google will soon show off a new Glass, according to …

Apple offers smartwatch fittings in its stores, including for the stainless steel device, shown here. James Martin/CNET SAN FRANCISCO — I wind my way through the Apple Store in downtown San Francisco, dodging dozens of animated shoppers. A sales associate greets me and escorts me to a private, white-walled conference room in the back that’s decorated with posters of Apple …

Now playing: Watch this: Accidentally ordering from Amazon during an Apple Watch… 2:38 On the first day of the Apple Watch’s official availability, we decided to demo some of the leading apps for the smartwatch via Twitter’s Periscope app in a loose, improvised session. Taking questions from the viewers of our livestreaming video, broadcast from the CNET kitchen in New …