Groupon Microsoft has long billed its Surface tablet as “the tablet that can replace your laptop.” Just one problem: keyboard not included. Oh, you want a keyboard? Plan on spending another $130-$200. Barf. Yeah, I’m a little bitter about this; always have been. It feels like a colossal bait-and-switch, because a Surface can’t replace my …

Apple is facing a second patent suit from Smartflash. CNET Smartflash is not yet done trying to squeeze more money out of Apple over patent violations. Patent licensor Smartflash on Tuesday emerged victorious in a jury trial that found Apple had violated some of its patents. The patents in question concern digital rights management and other inventions related to data …

What if your ISP could discriminate against one website in favor of another they have an agreement with? The FCC’s rules will prevent that. Michael Bocchieri, Getty Images If you’re one of the millions of users reading CNET online each month, think about this: When you saw the link to this op-ed and clicked on it, you knew it would …

Jason Cipriani/CNET Phhhoto is a fun iOS app I recently discovered. It’s not your run-of-the-mill photo or video app that slaps a filter on content and calls itself an “innovative” approach to social media. There is a filter and lo-fi grainy feel to the end product, but as Phhhoto’s co-founder Champ Bennett told me via email, “that’s just our thing.” …

It’s like having eyes in the back of your head. Cycliq Congrats to Craig W. of West Chester, Penn., for winning two Divoom Bluetune-Bean portable speakers in last week’s giveaway. This week, we have something for the cyclists out there. Cycliq The Fly6 from Cycliq is an HD camera and highly visible LED taillight in one. Replace your existing taillight …

The Internet flows through cables like these. Networks may be less exciting than apps, but they too require innovation, evolution and revolution. Michael Bocchieri, Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission just approved one of the most expansive regulatory actions in the agency’s history. In one stroke, the commission has tainted its independence, radically departed from a decades-old bipartisan national policy …

HP I’ve long extolled the virtues of having a big monitor, which makes the computing experience so much nicer. And if you use your system for games, movies and other forms of entertainment, bigger is always, always better. Not long ago, it was a pretty good score to find a 24-inch monitor for under $200. So check this out: today …

The crowdfunding champion returns. Pebble For two years, the record set by the original Pebble smartwatch on Kickstarter was the gold standard for crowdfunding, until a bizarre high-tech cooler stole the crown last summer. Now it seems that Pebble is on the way to reclaiming its throne. In just a few days, the latest smartwatch from the company, called the …

To find the future of the smartphone, a startup is reaching 500 years into the past when the most advanced gadget told you only the time. Monohm, based in Berkeley, Calif., plans next week to officially introduce a device dubbed Runcible. Named after a nonsense word by an English poet, Runcible was created by Apple and Sony alumni Aubrey Anderson, …

Facebook is expanding its efforts to try to help people who may be thinking of suicide. Facebook You may be able to save someone considering suicide — with the help of new features soon to be available through Facebook. In a post published Wednesday, the social network said it has expanded the support available to potentially suicidal people. Aware that …

Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET Calling all Mac multitaskers! If you struggle to juggle all of your open apps, Better Window Manager can help. It lets you save the position of windows and provides shortcuts to restore windows to your preferred states. Better Window Manager is available direct from the developer’s site. It costs $3 but you can try before you …

This CNET Update is jammin’ with news on the Apple Watch, Net neutrality, Google Play Music… and two old-school homies from Funkotron: Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s event could be time for more than a Watch 3:00 Read more on the stories featured in this tech-news roundup: Apple invites us to apple-invites-press-to-march-9-spring-forward-event LG unveils the first 4G smartwatch , and …

LG’s new 65-inch 4K OLED arrives in April for $9,000. Rowr. LG New TV announcements follow a predictable gestation. First comes CES, then comes leaks, then comes the baby in the baby carriage. Otherwise known as official pricing and availability. LG is the first major TV maker to arrive at the third trimester, announcing the US prices of a range …

Now playing: Watch this: Charge me up, Scotty! Qualcomm’s WiPower in action 1:31 Wireless charging is one of those great technologies that’s still struggling to catch hold. A new method for charging your devices is just about ready for action. Sometimes branded as Rezence, it uses magnetic resonance to throw a charge over a small three-dimensional space. Instead of inductive …

Alpina’s horological watch tracks your movements and sleep. Josh Miller/CNET SAN FRANCISCO — At an event here Thursday evening, Swiss watchmakers Frederique Constant, Mondaine and Alpina and motion-tracking software company Fullpower announced the MMT Horological smartwatch platform, which hopes to bridge the gap between old-school traditional quartz watches and the smartwatches of the future. For the new platform, which includes …