Intel Coming right on the heels of Intel’s Broadwell line of processors, the new 6th generation of Core i-series CPUs, known by the code name Skylake, has officially debuted at the Gamescom video game trade show in Germany. But before you toss your current-gen laptop, keep in mind that the first wave of new Skylake …

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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. Is there such a thing as combat-ready earphones? Perhaps. Accessory Power I think we’ve all been there: You settle in to watch a movie or listen to your favorite playlist, only to discover …

Vault 101 is a convenient little Mac app that lets you create and share encrypted files and is currently and steeply discounted by way of $2 Tuesday from its usual $9.99 price to $1.99. The app lets you select files and folders to be password-protected behind AES-256 encryption (256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard). To use Vault 101, file out its form …

Quickflix Amidst declining profits and falling customer numbers, Quickflix has made a bold bid to revive its fortunes, announcing its intention to buy out a Chinese film and TV company to distribute in China and beyond. The company today confirmed it has entered a memorandum of understanding with an unnamed “Shanghai-based film and television company” with Quickflix signalling its intention …

To install a new font in Windows 10, just drag the TrueType file to the font control panel. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET People often tell me I’m a font of wisdom, so allow me to share some wisdom about fonts. (Needless to say, I’m not a font of humor.) In Windows 10, not much has changed about the way typefaces …

Apple shot down a rumor that it’s working on a wireless network to rival Verizon and other carriers. James Martin/CNET Apple on Tuesday shot down a report that it’s in talks to introduce its own wireless network in the US and Europe. Business Insider, citing unnamed sources, on Monday reported that Apple was working on a mobile network similar to …

The LG Wine Smart has a clam-shell design but runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. LG The LG Wine Smart, an Android-powered smartphone that plays on nostalgia with its clamshell body, is ready to make its international debut. Sporting a physical alphanumeric keyboard like those commonly found on cell phones not too long ago, the handset is designed to appeal to users …

Running Windows 10, Acer’s new 11-inch Cloudbook may give Chromebooks some competition. Acer Looking for an inexpensive laptop that runs Windows 10? Acer has a couple of new devices up its sleeve. Announced Tuesday, Acer’s Aspire One Cloudbook 11 and Aspire One Cloudbook 14 are cloud-oriented laptops geared toward people who don’t mind limited storage and midrange hardware specs if …

Samsung’s Galaxy K Zoom combines a compact camera and a smartphone, but do we still need such a hybrid? CNET Forget about a curvy display or even the processor. As far as I’m concerned, it’s the camera that has all the smartphone’s most advanced tech, and also its most socially important. Taking a picture and sharing it has become a …