Want to track your swim? Two of the newest fitness trackers can track your workout in the pool. Watch CNET Update below to learn more about the Sony SmartBand 2, which has a heart-rate monitor, and the Misfit Speedo Shine, which is programmed to better count your strokes while swimming. Meanwhile, reports hint that Apple …

UnderArmour’s watch face lets you see how many calories you’ve burned. Google Google wants to make it quicker to get information from a smartwatch. To do that, the search giant on Thursday announced new options for watch faces on Android Wear devices, which are powered by Google-made software tailored specifically for wearables. The new watch faces will let people immediately …

Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 5 has earned top marks for its display performance. Josh Miller/CNET Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 5 has the best performing screen in town, according to a new report from DisplayMate. In a new round of lab tests analyzing the screens of both the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge+, DisplayMate President Raymond Soneira gave …

Vaio is entering the US market where it will target the high-end laptop market. Vaio Vaio computers are planning a comeback in the US, though this time Sony isn’t the one making or selling them. In March 2014, Sony sold its poorly-performing laptop division to an investment fund in the midst of an ongoing global downturn in PC sales. The …

Google said it’s testing a new technology to make sure its Project Ara smartphones don’t fall apart. Lynn La/CNET Google earlier this week said it was delaying the launch of Project Ara, its initiative to let people build their phones from interchangeable parts. Why? The company on Thursday said it’s testing new hardware and software to make the project work …

Enlarge ImageThis is worth a lot of money. Alexander Amosu Most of us would agonize over the decision to drop $1,495 (£955, AU$2,040) on a regular Solowheel Hovertrax two-wheel self-balancing personal scooter. We would eye our budgets, run some figures and consider making some financial sacrifices. It would never even occur to us to make an already pricey gadget a …

Evan Blass/Twitter/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET US consumers curious about BlackBerry’s upcoming Venice Android slider phone may get a chance to check it out in before year’s end. “BlackBerry Venice confirmed for November release on all four national US carriers,” tweeted known and usually reliable leaker Evan Blass, also known as @evleaks, early Wednesday morning. Blass’s tweet also displayed some renderings …

We showed you how to change your Windows 10 log-in screen to a solid color — but what if you don’t want to see the login screen at all? Because Windows 10, like Windows 8, asks you to sign in with a Microsoft account, skipping the log-in screen isn’t as simple as simply deleting your password. Instead, you’ll need to …

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. Accessory Power Hi, cheeps! Just a reminder that I’m on vacation this week (hence no bonus deals, which are harder to cook up in advance). Although I’ve served up tasty deals all week, …

Enlarge Image Jason Cipriani/CNET Despite iOS’ Settings app being organized in a somewhat intuitive architecture of categories and apps, it’s easy to forget where a specific button or setting is. With iOS 9, however, users will no longer have to memorize the Settings app. Sitting atop the main screen of the app is a handy search bar, and it works …