Microsoft’s Windows arguably stepped ahead of Apple’s MacOS with the ability to “snap” windows to the sides of your PC’s screen. Now Windows’ File Explorer is taking a page from Apple’s playbook with the addition of a tabbed interface for the file manager tool. File Explorer lets you copy, paste, rename, and move files. When …

There’s no better upgrade than a free upgrade, right? We want to make that happen for two lucky readers. Samsung announced its new flagships phones at Mobile World Congress, so it’s the perfect time for a giveaway! Our editors gave the Galaxy S9 a rating of 8.5. Our favorite features are a gorgeous 5.8-inch screen, a dual-curved design and a terrific camera …

Are you locked out of your Oculus Rift? There’s a pretty decent chance you have — Facebook appears to have goofed, and now its Windows-based virtual reality headset is totally unusable. (We confirmed with our own Rifts.) Good news: Your headset isn’t bricked, and there’s now a fix right here. Plus,  Oculus tells us you’ll automatically get a $15 Oculus …

If you’ve set up two-step verification to protect your Microsoft account, it won’t be long before you attempt to sign in to a Microsoft app or your old Xbox 360 with your account name and password only to be greeted with a message telling you that your regular password is no good and you will need an app password instead. …

Ghostery, a browser extension that blocks advertisers and web publishers from tracking your online behavior, has opened up its code so anyone with some programming chops can see exactly what’s going on. Making Ghostery open-source software — a program anyone can copy, modify and distribute — means it’s now possible for interested outsiders to get involved in its development, said …

Amazon is working to boot phony Vera Bradley handbags and OtterBox phone cases from its website. The company on Thursday filed four lawsuits in federal court in Washington state against a handful of alleged sellers of counterfeit goods on its online store. In three of the lawsuits, it filed along with Vera Bradley, and in another it filed along with …

I’m not here to tell you why pizza-ordering, TV-pausing shoes exist. But, I can tell you how they work. Pizza Hut created a marketing stunt of specialized sneakers last year that could order a pizza (Pizza Hut only, of course) with a press of a large button on top. This year, these shoes have returned: Pie Tops II, as they’re …

At Mobile World Congress last month, Vivo introduced the Apex — a concept phone packed with a bunch of unique features. At the time, it could not say whether or not the public would be able to get their hands on it. But according to a report from Chinese publication IT Home (via Android Authority), the phone will be released by late 2018 or the …

We got a Windows 10 Creators Update last spring. Then we got a Windows 10 Fall Creators Update last fall. We’ll give you one guess what the next version of Windows 10, coming this spring, is called. Now playing: Watch this: 5 best features from the Windows 10 Spring Update 2:35 Here’s the answer: The Windows 10 Spring Creators Update. …

On this podcast (with special guest Dan Ackerman), we talk about: CNET’s review of the Samsung Galaxy S9. Our thoughts on Samsung’s new AR emojis. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer Bryan VanGelder. Now playing: Watch this: Here …