Now playing: Watch this: Try these MacOS Sierra features 1:54 With MacOS Sierra, Apple’s voice assistant made the leap from the iPhone to the Mac. There are three built-in ways to activate Siri on a Mac, but all require you to click your mouse or the keyboard. If you’d rather say, “Hey, Siri,” the way …

Samsung customers are still “fiercely loyal” to the brand, despite the company’s recent troubles with exploding phones and a global recall of the Galaxy Note 7. A Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll published Sunday reveals the scandal hasn’t appeared to have as much of an adverse effect on customer opinion as initially expected. Of those aware of the recall, 27 percent of …

Instagram has updated its photo-sharing app with two new features that allow users to broadcast live video and send disappearing media in a private message. The new video broadcaster looks similar to Facebook Live and Twitter’s Periscope. You’ll see a small “live” button next to friends who are currently streaming video, and you can comment with text or emojis during …

Google‘s Daydream VR platform always hinged on having multiple phones working on it. And now, Moto Z phones will be able to work with the headset and its apps, too. The Moto Z and Z Force both will receive Android 7.0 software this week, and along with that update will come compatibility with the Daydream View VR headset. These are …

Amazon may be getting ready to step up its game slightly. The internet retailer has spoken in recent months with representatives from the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the National Football League for the rights to carry live games, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Part of the proposal has included the idea of offering the games through …

Windows Ink, which is Windows 10‘s new pen-friendly interface introduced in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, might seem like just a gimmick if you don’t happen to have a tablet with an active stylus, such as the Microsoft Surface Pro 4. But it’s actually a pretty neat overlay for anyone using a computer (or tablet) with a touchscreen, whether you …

Walmart can’t wait for Cyber Monday, so it’s moving its online sales kickoff up a few days to Black Friday. The retail giant said Monday it will launch a “Cyber Week” of online holiday deals beginning on Friday, the day that post-Thanksgiving Day shoppers typically flock to the retail store to slug it out over merchandise. Cyber Monday is traditionally …

If you’ve ever tossed around the idea for an app with friends, the phrase “like Uber, but different” has probably come up. Well, a new platform from Japan is like Uber, but different enough to be interesting. Softbank, a carrier in Japan, wants to make bike-sharing a thing. It’s making an Internet of Things-based system that makes renting a bike …

On Sunday at Survivor Series, Bill Goldberg returned to the squared circle for the first time in 12 years. He was escorted to the ramp by a security force, just like they used to. He stood at the stage entrance as pyro engulfed him, just like it used to. He blew smoke out of his nose like a dragon, just …

Now playing: Watch this: New Roku Streaming Stick vs. Google Chromecast 3:10 “The new Roku Streaming Stick is the best value in streaming-video hardware, period.” That’s what I said in my review of the Roku Streaming Stick, where I awarded it five stars and a CNET Editors’ Choice award. When I wrote that review, the Roku stick, which gives you …