This story is part of Amazon Prime Day, CNET’s guide to everything you need to know and how to find the best deals. While the Roku Express 4K Plus remains our favorite streaming device on the market, Google has taken a real shot at the throne with its Chromecast with Google TV. Google’s smart streaming …

An Amazon worker died at a New Jersey warehouse during the week of Prime Day, the e-commerce giant’s annual discount blitz, prompting an investigation by the US Department of Labor. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration also opened a broader investigation into Amazon warehouse working conditions, according to the company.  The cause of death for the New Jersey worker, who …

Alienware’s latest 17-inch gaming laptop, the m17 R5, is finally available after being announced back in January. Originally expected in March starting at $1,599, it’s one of the first partner systems to ship with the updated AMD Advantage specs. While the timing is off, the starting price is still about $1,600. The m17 R5 starts at £1,599 in the UK …

Amazon has taken legal action against the administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups in the latest effort to crack down on fake reviews, the company said Tuesday. The online retail giant alleges the Facebook group administrators named in the lawsuit recruited and incentivized people with money or free products to write misleading reviews on Amazon products sold in the US, the UK, …

Major League Baseball has arrived at its midpoint and All-Star break. Last night at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Juan Soto of the Washington Nationals won the Home Run Derby over Seattle Mariners rookie sensation Julio Rodríguez. Tonight, baseball’s brightest stars will play in the All-Star Game. In a stadium where Sandy Koufax dominated for nearly a decade, it’s fitting …

A decade after Google Glass, Google is getting back to testing smart glasses in public again. The company announced its own smart glasses initiative earlier this year at Google’s I/O developer conference, a project that’s aimed at assistance rather than entertainment. Google’s now starting to publicly test those smart glasses, the company announced today, beginning with dozens of pairs in …

Qualcomm’s upcoming new next-gen wearable chip platform, called the Snapdragon W5, promises battery gains for upcoming Google Wear OS watches. On paper, the chips promise more powerful processing speed and better battery life, and they could allow smart watches to do more things in a low-power, always-on mode.  The 4nm system chipset, which is smaller than before, could also lead …

If you’re heading out on the road for a once-in-a-lifetime trip this summer, you’ll want to capture every moment you can. And that means you’ll need to bring plenty of camera equipment with you. But when you’ve got limited space in your bag or car, you need to ensure you’re only packing the essentials. I put this list together while …

Samsung seems to have confirmed the date of its next Unpacked event as Aug. 10 via a cryptic tweet posted late Monday. Samsung Mobile posted three photos to Twitter: one with a grid of letters, numbers and symbols, a second with a grid of differently colored circles, and then a third with six colored circles in a row beneath the …

Twitch has launched beta testing for a new “built-in fundraising stream feature,” according to a Tuesday blog post from the streaming service. The feature, Twitch Charity, is designed to simplify the process of setting up a fundraising stream and collecting donations via Twitch. Currently, Twitch Creators who wish to host a fundraising stream are required to track donations, convert Twitch currency …