Ergonomic keyboards are funny looking, a little on the expensive side and almost never light up in pretty colors. What they do well is keep your hands and wrists safe while you type, which is considerably more important than you might imagine. Microsoft has gotten good at making ergonomic keyboards over the years, and its …

High-end gaming laptops like the Alienware m17 R4 and Razer Blade 17 are fun to test because of their amazing performance and ground-breaking designs and features. But when it comes down to it, they’re completely impractical for my laptop needs, and I’m not about to spend upward of $4,000 when I can get all the graphics performance I need in …

Netflix on Friday said it has fired an employee for leaking internal information to the press about Dave Chappelle’s latest stand-up comedy special, The Closer.  The employee, who hasn’t been named, was a leader of a trans employee resource group and was helping organize a walkout on Oct. 20 in protest of the company’s handling of the Chappelle special, according …

Compared to the myriad streaming services they deliver, Roku’s streaming TV devices seem stuck in time. The original Roku Streaming Stick Plus, a longtime CNET favorite, has gone largely unchanged since it debuted in 2017. For four years it remained an affordable, easy way to get Netflix, Amazon Video, Disney Plus, HBO Max and the rest onto a TV in …

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It has been six years since HTC made its first VR headset. But the company’s latest product, the Vive Flow, takes a totally new approach. The phone-connected VR glasses, coming later this year for $500, can make their own prescription adjustments. That means you don’t need to wear glasses at all, provided the Flow’s prescription-adjusting range fits your eyes. And, …

Black Friday is still weeks away, but that doesn’t mean that retailers like Office Depot aren’t trying to get a head start. With the current shortages caused by supply chain issues, it may not be a bad idea to do your holiday shopping a bit earlier. We’ve scoped out some of the best deals this week at Office Depot, like …

Google is rolling out continuous scrolling in Search on mobile devices, the company said Thursday. This means when you reach the bottom of a search results page, instead of having to click to the next page, you’ll find that more results will automatically load.  Google suggested the feature is useful for opened-ended questions, when people may be looking for inspiration …

This story is part of Tech for a Better World, stories about the diverse teams creating products, apps and services to improve our lives and society. Google said Thursday that it’s adding more “human-sounding” voices to its Select-to-speak feature on Chromebooks. Select-to-speak lets Chromebook users hear selected text on their screen spoken aloud. The new voices are aimed at making that …

Facebook envisions a future in which you’ll learn to play the drums or whip up a new recipe while wearing augmented reality glasses or other devices powered by artificial intelligence. To make that future a reality, the social network needs its AI systems to see through your eyes.  “This is the world where we’d have wearable devices that could benefit …

Microsoft on Thursday said it will shut down the localized version of LinkedIn in China amid a “significantly more challenging operating environment and greater compliance requirements.” The company said its new strategy in China will focus on matching professionals with jobs. LinkedIn plans to launch a new standalone jobs app, called InJobs, later this year in China. The app won’t …

The $160 Moto G Pure is the lowest-priced phone I tested in 2021. I wasn’t sure what to expect. It lacks support for 5G, has a 6.5-inch screen with just a 720p resolution and has a MediaTek Helio G25 processor which in our benchmark performance tests received the lowest score of any phone I tested. But after a few days …

Apple appears to have quietly extended its service program for addressing AirPods Pro sound issues from two years to three years after initial purchase. MacRumors reported the extension Wednesday after users on Reddit noticed the change.  Apple rolled out the service program last October after some customers experienced crackling or static sounds on their devices, as well as issues with active …