Lenovo is updating a couple of its Yoga two-in-ones for the fall and giving them new names to boot. Previously known as the Yoga C740 and C640, the latest versions will now be known as the Yoga 7 and Yoga 6 series. New processors from Intel and AMD, as well as some new design elements, …

Cheap phones come to those who wait. If you had your eye on last year’s OnePlus 7 Pro but couldn’t afford the $699 price tag, your patience just paid off. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Daily Steals has the unlocked OnePlus 7 Pro (8GB RAM, 256GB storage) for $450 with promo code CNETOP7, tying the lowest price on …

Amazon Prime Video has reached a deal with Seattle Sounders FC to become the soccer club’s official streaming partner. All regionally televised Major League Soccer Sounders FC games will be streamed on Prime Video. The club’s regional broadcast area includes all of Washington state.  The agreement is for three years, beginning with the Aug. 26 match between Sounders FC and …

The competition in cloud gaming is heating up, with Microsoft’s Xbox game streaming (xCloud) arriving in September, and now Nvidia encroaching on Google Stadia’s turf by adding Chromebooks to GeForce Now‘s supported platforms. The ability to run on a Chromebook is a great option, and GeForce Now is a slightly more sensible choice than Stadia. It’s also easy to use: …

Would-be aviators can take to the virtual skies, with the launch of Microsoft Flight Simulator on Tuesday. It’s available on PC, Xbox Game Pass for PC and Steam.  The company is offering a free “Aviators Club” livery set to players who get the game before Sept. 30. It’ll appear in the in-game marketplace on Wednesday, and can be applied to all of the …

It seems like a strange time for a company to launch its first line of travel bags, given the current shift to remote working and distance learning. But Marc Barros doesn’t see it that way.  Barros, the co-founder of camera gear company Moment, and his team developed new backpacks, a tote, tech organizers and a camera insert that he feels are right for right …

Oracle has held preliminary talks with ByteDance, TikTok‘s Chinese owner, about acquiring the social media sensation’s operations in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the Financial Times reported late Monday. Microsoft is also in talks to buy up the TikTok app from ByteDance. TikTok is a wildly popular social media app where people, mostly teens and young adults, post short …

The peak for e-commerce sales during the pandemic has passed, but we’re still buying a whole lot more stuff online in 2020. In some cases, the latest stats suggest many of us may decide we never want to return to certain kinds of stores, like electronics retailers or health and beauty shops. The coronavirus outbreak has also resulted in a …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. It’s back to school season in the US. But as the coronavirus pandemic rolls on across the country with 4.4 million reported cases at the end of July, education will look different this year for a lot of students. Many US schools have decided to …

In addition to helping you find your way, the latest Google Maps update will help you know more details about any given area at a glance. Starting this week, Google will shade maps with colors based on satellite imagery so you can easily tell the difference between forests and beaches. The update will be available worldwide and will cover a …

Want to add a second monitor to your desktop or expand the screen estate afforded by your little laptop? Head to Staples pronto for your shot at one of two 24-inch monitors, both already on sale for $99.99, both an extra 20% off with promo code 38890. But here’s the thing: To use that code, your cart total needs to …

Amazon abandoned its plans to build a 25,000-worker campus in Queens, New York, in early 2019, but it hasn’t given up on the Big Apple. On Tuesday, the e-commerce company announced another round of hiring across six of its tech hubs in the US, with the majority — 2,000 jobs — coming to New York City. Earlier this year, Amazon …

Moore’s Law, the observation that the number of transistors on a computer chip doubles every 24 months, has taken a beating as progress miniaturizing circuitry falters. But chip giant Intel has plotted a course to keep the idea alive with a plan to pack 50 times as many transistors onto processors than is possible today. The progress of Moore’s Law, …

Facebook’s virtual reality ecosystem, Oculus, has become more Facebook-centric over the past few years. Soon it will be Facebook-mandatory. A new change to the Oculus VR platform’s login policies now requires any new user to sign in using a Facebook account, starting in October. Oculus VR had allowed non-Facebook accounts to be created before, but merging with an existing Facebook …

Google on Tuesday rolled out an update to activity cards, which show you links to pages you’ve previously visited and searches you’ve done, to focus on three key areas: jobs, recipes and online shopping. The company also added new features that make it easier to move forward with the next step, whether it be finding a new job, cooking a meal …