CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Enlarge Image Digiarty Not long ago I suggested that no one was interested in buying a computer with …
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Need to raise money for your dog’s surgery? Facebook thinks your friends can help. The social network on Thursday unveiled a tool that lets you set up a “personal fundraiser” and hit up friends to contribute. The idea is to raise money for yourself or someone you know. For now, you’ll only be able to ask for funds related to …
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Giving a kid an Apple iPad, even a used hand-me-down model, opens up a wide world of videos, games and educational apps. But taking just a few minutes to run through the settings menus goes a long way toward protecting their safety and your peace of mind. Apple has conveniently built powerful parental controls into iOS. Called Restrictions, they both …
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Netflix is looking for a few good translators around the world to help the streaming service expand its subtitle offerings. The company on Thursday introduced Hermes, an online tool for testing and indexing translated subtitles. Netflix said thousands of candidates from around the world have already taken the test since its unveiling two weeks ago. Netflix currently supports more than …
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Lyft is taking its idea of carpooling one step further. The ride-hailing company said Thursday that it’s testing a new feature called “Shuttle” in San Francisco and Chicago. Shuttle lets drivers travel along a set route during commuting hours, picking up and dropping off passengers along the way. Sounds a lot like a bus, right? The main difference is that …
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In humanity’s never-ending quest to destress, we turn to the Scandinavians for answers. First they brought us hygge, and now they bring us Sway. Sway is a new meditation app from the Nordic branch of Ustwo, the studio that made Monument Valley, and Danish wellness company PauseAble. It melds physical movements with the technology we carry in our pockets to …
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Drones can help you up your photography game and sometimes they make deliveries. Eventually, they could save — or end — lives. Connecticut lawmakers are considering equipping drones with “deadly” weapons for use by police, the Associated Press reported Thursday. North Dakota is currently the only state where police can weaponize drones, but they are restricted to nonfatal equipment like …
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Oculus founder Palmer Luckey almost single-handedly rekindled the world’s interest in virtual reality, starting with a humble Kickstarter campaign. Now, he’s about to leave the brand he helped create. His last day is Friday, a Facebook representative confirmed to CNET. In March 2014, Facebook announced it would buy Oculus VR for nearly $2 billion, a move that spurred interest and …
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It’s time to get started with that New Year’s resolution you’ve put on hold for three months already. Google on Thursday said it will now let people book fitness classes in the US using search, maps or its “Reserve with Google” website. On Google Maps and in search, you can look up a specific gym and click to see the …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image No, not a headless chicken. Samsung/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET On Wednesday, Samsung managed to release a new phone with no gremlins attached. So let’s talk ostriches. Slipped into the Galaxy S8 launch entertainment was an extremely arresting Samsung ad. An ostrich walks …
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