Here’s FamilyTreeNow.com’s promise: “100 percent free family tree and geneaology research.” Sounds good, right? Well known sites such as Ancestry.com charge you, but FamilyTreeNow is completely free. But it’s not a genealogy site. Rather, it’s masquerading as one, when it’s really a people-search tool similar to Peoplefinders and Spokeo. However, those sites charge for their …
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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. You know that store Five Below? Welcome to Ten Below. Today I’ve rounded up an eclectic batch of deals, each priced at $10 …
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Things aren’t looking good for net neutrality, given that newly inaugurated President Donald Trump reportedly is about to name one of its biggest foes to head the Federal Communications Commission. A Politico report citing unnamed industry sources says Trump will name current GOP FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai as chairman of the agency, possibly as soon as Friday afternoon. Pai and …
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Who’s got two thumbs and a Secret Service-approved phone to tweet from? On arriving in Washington on Thursday ahead of his inauguration, Donald Trump handed in his Android device in exchange for an unidentified locked-down phone, according to the Associated Press. The phone comes with a new number that is known only to a limited number of people. This marks …
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Google Chrome users on Windows 10 are apparently being treated to a new experience: a pop-up ad. The pop-up promoting the software giant’s Personal Shopping Assistant (PSA) extension for Chrome appears above the browser’s colorful icon when docked on the Windows 1o Task Bar, according to a report on Myce. Pop-ups certainly aren’t a new experience for Windows 10 users, …
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Apple’s latest lawsuit target? Qualcomm. The iPhone maker on Friday filed suit against Qualcomm, alleging the wireless chipmaker didn’t give fair licensing terms for its processor technology. Apple also said Qualcomm sought to punish it for cooperating in a South Korean investigation into Qualcomm’s licensing practices by withholding a $1 billion rebate. Apple wants a court to lower the amount …
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For a group of people so fixated on not dying, gamers don’t talk much about health care. Amy and Ryan Green are an exception. “The Affordable Care Act was something that we were able to use when we got hit by a financial truck,” Ryan Green said of his family’s experience navigating insurance with a terminally ill son while launching …
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With its most recent Steam client update, Valve has added the ability to move the install folders for your Steam games. Before this update, you had to either install a third-party app or use a lengthy workaround to move the install folders for your games if you wanted to avoid re-downloading games to a new hard drive. Now, this ability …
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Power management on your PC doesn’t have to be so hard. Tucked into the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15014 for PC and Mobile is a new slider user interface designed to make complicated power management a thing of the past. The power slider UI being tested as part of the build will be accessible via the Taskbar power …
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Ever wanted to check out the size of Donald Trump’s hands yourself? Your time has come. HTC is letting everyone get up close and personal with the 45th US president via its VR headset, the Vive, the company said Friday. Available now in the Vive app store, “Wide Awake” allows you to explore a detailed, true-to-life recreation of the Oval …
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