Unless you’ve experienced the joy of hunting down a functional computer that hadn’t been updated in a decade in order to file your expenses, you probably won’t appreciate the new Internet Explorer mode for the Edge browser introduced on Monday at Microsoft Build 2019. Kidding aside, this seemingly minor feature is exceptionally important, for example, …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Downloading apps to your Apple Watch might finally get a bit easier.   Apple is set to bring the App Store to the Watch at WWDC, according to a report on Monday from Bloomberg. The new update, which is expected to be announced at …

You’ll find lots of the usual stuff on the shelves at the newest Amazon Go convenience store in Manhattan. There are meal kits for beef Bolognese rigatoni, assortments of sushi, and sweet potato and avocado mole wraps. But what’s new at this location is actually something Amazon Go was invented to get rid off: a cash register. The 1,300-square-foot store, …

Google Docs is a well-rounded word processor that makes it easy to collaborate on work with fellow classmates or coworkers. Docs also keeps your work backed up, safely stored in your Google account. And as Engadget’s Cherlynn Low recently tweeted, you can even use it to sign documents. This is more of a workaround than an officially supported feature in Google …

Projectors are all over the place these days. I don’t mean they’re ubiquitous, but rather all different sizes, prices and capabilities. You’ve got your $100 cheapies that aren’t good for much, your drool-worthy $2,500 4K ultra short-throw models and several zillion others in between. Today let’s look in between. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Cheapskate readers can …

Drivers for Uber, Lyft and other rideshare apps are planning to go on strike Wednesday ahead of Uber’s initial public offering. Participants in cities including Los Angeles, New York City and London will join the strike from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. ET, according to the New York Taxi Workers Alliance. Drivers will also hold a rally at Uber’s and …

We’ve seen this sale before, but Amazon and others are offering the Roku Premiere 4K HDR for $30, or $10 off the regular price. As CNET video guru David Katztmaier notes, the Roku Premiere is the cheapest streaming device on the market that can stream 4K HDR video. “This finger-sized mini box is barely big enough for the (included) HDMI …

Hoping to buy a new iPhone? The smart move is always to buy it outright (and unlocked), and then take it to the carrier offering the best deal on service. Alas, that’s the expensive-up-front move, too: Even the “entry-level” iPhone XR starts at $749, hard to swing for most folks. The Big Four carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon) offer …

Google will build controls into Chrome that’ll let us better control how websites and online advertisers track us using small text files called cookies, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The move, expected to be announced this week at the Google I/O conference, will give the billion-plus users of Google’s web browser an ability to see what cookies are tracking …

Google is celebrating teachers on Monday. If you check out the search engine’s page, you’ll see a crayon-style Google Doodle surrounded by pencils, protractors, apples, puzzle pieces and other school-related images. “Today’s Doodle was created in partnership with the 57 2019 US State Teachers of the Year who visited Google in January for their first group meeting and explores the …