This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 8 during the company’s annual fall product event on Wednesday. The GPS version starts at $399 (£419, AU$629), while the cellular version begins at $499. It’ll be available on …

If you’re paying for a subscription to a high-quality virtual private network for online privacy protection, you want to get your money’s worth. We’ve covered the red flags you should watch out for when shopping for a VPN, but what about the green flags? Whether you’re using a VPN on an iPhone, Mac, Windows or Android device, you don’t have …

Some of our favorite wireless earbuds are the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro. These noise-canceling earbuds have a lot of great features, with even more benefits for Galaxy device owners. Still, for a lot of people, the biggest drawback of these otherwise great devices is the high price tag. However, despite retailing for $230, sometimes you can get some really …

If you’re on the hunt for a tablet or iPad for kids to use, there’s no need to drop serious cash on an advanced model with high-end features. However, you also don’t want something so cheap that it will be slow, frustrating and easy to break. Luckily, there are tons of tablets out there specifically designed to be kid-friendly, and …

If you’re trying to access blocked websites on your school’s Wi-Fi network for legitimate reasons — or to increase your privacy while browsing on campus — you need a well-tested virtual private network that can overcome tight network restrictions while covering your tracks. Whether you’re using an Android, Windows, iPhone or MacOS device, the best VPNs protect your privacy by …

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. As enticing as the new Apple Watch Ultra looks, a more budget-friendly version of the brand’s smartwatch lineup lies in the Apple Watch SE. Apple unveiled the new second-generation model during its “Far Out” event on Wednesday with a …

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Upgrading an iPhone to the beta version of iOS 16 does give an early look at all the new features of Apple’s latest update to its iPhone operating system, but this also comes with bugs and performance issues that …

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple’s new iPhone 14 models, including the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, are available for preorder starting Friday, and some models are already seeing delivery estimates pushed out beyond the devices’ launch date on Sept. 16.  As of …

AT&T is in the process of rolling out a new 5G midband network, but you will in fact need a higher-end flagship device to use it. On Thursday the nation’s third-largest carrier walked back its pledge to upgrade older devices to support its newer 3.45GHz midband 5G.  Last month, AT&T had told CNET that it would be upgrading a host …

It may be iPhone 14 preorder day, but you don’t have to spend $800 and up in order to get your hands on a recent iPhone. If you don’t need the latest and greatest model and you don’t mind opting for a preowned phone, you can save a ton of cash on your next upgrade. Today only, Woot is giving …