Sorry today’s Social Cues is late. Like so many of you, I was out voting this morning! Election Day is dominating Twitter and Facebook, as the country decides who will be the next president. After more than a year of trending topics for both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump — and that time Gary Johnson …

Walmart appears to be diving deeper into digital payments. Last week, the retailer unveiled a partnership with JPMorgan Chase to bring the bank’s Chase Pay payment service next year to Walmart.com, the Walmart app and stores using Walmart Pay. This week, a Walmart executive told Reuters the company is in talks with several other mobile wallet providers to offer its …

The New York Audio Show was held this past weekend, November 4-6 at the Park Lane Hotel. I had a great time seeing old friends, and meeting lots of Audiophiliac readers! Enlarge Image Bob Carver and his Amazing Line Source Loudspeaker. Steve Guttenberg/CNET I kicked off the show listening to Bob Carver’s new Amazing Line Source Loudspeakers, these ultra skinny …

Now playing: Watch this: GoPro debuts Hero 5 Black with touch screen 3:48 GoPro’s latest batch of action cameras, the Hero5 Black and Hero5 Session, both have some new tricks. There’s a stabilization feature for recording video, voice commands like “GoPro, take a photo,” and automatic backup. Update the firmware Before you will find the option to turn on auto-backup, …

Jabra’s got a slew of upcoming deals scheduled for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, preholiday and post holiday. Most of the deals will be found at Best Buy, but Amazon is in the mix as well. There’s some pretty steep discounts — up to 50 percent in some cases. Here’s the complete list of Jabra deals, with prices and dates. Best …

If you’ve had your eyes on a pair of Sennheiser’s HD 5 or HD 6 series headphones for a while you may want to stop what you’re doing right now. Membership-based shopping site Massdrop has just announced its special edition Sennheiser HD 6xx for $200, and the site says it’s identical to the HD 650 ($339). The Massdrop HD 6xx …

Google really wants to be sure you remember to vote Tuesday. There’s much at stake in this year’s election. In addition to a tight and ferocious race for the White House, there are 165 propositions on the ballot in 35 states, affecting more than 200 million people in the US, according to Google. Enlarge Image Google’s Tuesday doodle: Get off …

Forecasts are showing that Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States, and that’s got many concerned — concerned enough to leave the country, apparently. Canada’s immigration website crashed on Tuesday night, just as the New York Times’ forecast gave Trump a 95 percent chance of defeating Hillary Clinton to win the election. Social media remains ablaze, …

If you’re unfamiliar with the most Australian of practices, no trip to a Bunnings hardware store on a weekend morning is complete without a quick stop at the charity barbecue out front for a sausage sizzle. Normally it’d cost you a couple of dollarydoos, but one enterprising drone pilot could be on the hook for a AU$9,000 fine, The Age …

Rumors have swirled that Ubisoft may continue to expand beyond video games According to a report Monday from Reuters, streaming-video giant Netflix and the video-game maker have been talking about creating a TV series. Also on Monday, a featurette for the “Assassin’s Creed” movie was released. The film, based on Ubisoft’s video game series, is set to hit theaters on …