Is Apple TV finally ripe for a major upgrade? Sarah Tew/CNET Apple is reportedly readying the next edition of its Apple TV with App Store and Siri support, but you may have to pay a higher price for the new features. Expected to be unveiled at Apple’s September 9 event, the new version of the …

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. Enlarge Image RCA Contest time! If there’s a cheapskate holy grail, it’s getting rid of cable. Cutting the cord. Doing away with that heinous, high-priced monthly bill. Of course, the tools and services …

IFA is a trade show of big displays, big sights and big tech. Andrew Hoyle/CNET September always marks the busiest season in the gadget universe. But before the pre-holiday rush and next week’s Apple event, the industry turns its attention to Berlin for one of the biggest tech trade shows in Europe. Take CES and Mobile World Congress, add a …

Steve Guttenberg/CNET Speakers and headphones have drivers. They’re the vibrating parts that create the sound you hear. Some speakers have three types of drivers — a tweeter for high frequencies, a midrange for middle tones like voice, and a woofer for bass — but most speakers have just a tweeter and a combination midrange-woofer. Enlarge Image This headphone’s driver is …

Now playing: Watch this: Every movie and TV show coming and going on Netflix in… 2:11 September is a really big month for Netflix. Lots of hours of television to catch including the fifth season of “The Walking Dead.” The first season of that show that’s not really about Batman, “Gotham,” arrives in September as well. And for those of …

Photoflow is a $4.99 app in the Mac App Store that gives quick access to Instagram from the menu bar. The well designed if limited app is handy for chronic Instagram checkers when their smartphone is just out of reach, but does not allow for image uploads nor leaving comments. After installing Photoflow and authorizing it onto an Instagram account, …

CNET It’s a common occurrence. I grab my iPad, place my thumb on the home key and wait for the main screen to pop up. And nothing happens. I often forget my 3-year-old iPad came out before Apple embraced the fingerprint sensor. But it’s a testament to how conditioned I am to unlocking my iPhone 6 with my finger that …

Now playing: Watch this: Connect Android Wear to your iPhone 2:04 Apple users, Android Wear smartwatches are now open for business. Watches running Google’s software were only able to be used with Android phones — until now. Here are some frequently asked questions about how it all works. Where can I download the app? From the App Store. Here’s the …

Apple may soon find itself playing the role of producer of original video programming, according to a new report. The Cupertino tech giant has held meetings with Hollywood executives in recent weeks to gauge their interest in helping make original movies and TV shows, producing content that would challenge offerings from Netflix and Amazon Prime, Variety reports. The Apple unit …

Hulu is trying to beef up its movie lineup courtesy of a new deal with Epix. Joan E. Solsman/CNET Hulu has taken what Neflix has given away. On Sunday, Netflix announced that it would not renew its movie licensing agreement with Epix — a joint venture between film studios Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Lionsgate — when the present contract expires …