The hoverboard craze may have come to a screeching halt after a spate of the devices caught fire earlier this year, but the nightmare isn’t over for some. A board purchased through Amazon (before it ceased hoverboard sales entirely in February 2016) caused the destruction of a $1 million home in Nashville, Tennessee. The six-member …

While other smart TV systems rarely receive substantial upgrades, especially after year one, Roku TVs just keep getting better. Today our favorite smart TV system will begin sending out its latest free software update to every Roku TV model, even the first generation sets from 2014. It brings two major new features, one that will appeal to cord cutters who …

Remember Windows 10 for phones? Apparently, Alcatel does. The Chinese handset maker said on Tuesday a version of its Idol 4S phone equipped with Microsoft‘s operating system will head to T-Mobile on November 11. The phone will cost $470, and will include a pair of Idol 4S VR Googles. The company is also offering a 45-day trial of Hulu Plus …

We’re still three weeks out from Black Friday, but the deals are already starting to roll in. Dell on Tuesday sent us a massive eight-page breakdown of all the products discounted for the November 24 event, but if you’re trying to get a head start on your holiday shopping this year, there’s also a special 24-hour flash sale happening right …

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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Once upon a time, and not too long ago, today’s deal would have cost you $59.99. While supplies last, however, Techrabbit has the …

Spotify has announced Spotify Connect is now available in public beta on its speakers enabling users to use the Spotify app to control their music exclusively. Enlarge Image Screenshot Ty Pendlebury/CNET Once Spotify is enabled via the Sonos app, users can stream to any Sonos speaker on the network, as well as create groups of speakers from within Spotify. If …

On the first day of November, Twitter gave to me, Christmas in a rushed delivery. Halloween left in a hurry, and Twitter users quickly turned their attention to December 25, eagerly anticipating a yuletide that’s nearly two months away. Politics, as usual, also placed high on social media — it’s now one week until Election Day. Social Cues is your …

Now playing: Watch this: What is Tango? 1:22 Google’s Tango was playing hard to get — but eventually, Lenovo captured its heart. Today, you can finally order the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, the first phone with Google’s 3D-sensing Tango camera technology at its core. It measures objects just by looking at them. It’s the phone that could let you see …

Twitter has started rolling out its Highlights feature, a tailor-made summary of the best tweets, to users on Apple’s iOS devices. When you opt-in to the feature, Twitter will send you up to two push notifications a day to let you know your Highlights summary is ready. The feature combs through conversations and popular tweets within your network as well …

Picture this: the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the state of California, claiming its ban on voters’ taking selfies of their ballot violates their freedom of speech. A lawsuit (PDF) filed Monday in federal court in San Francisco seeks an injunction blocking the state from enforcing the ban. The ACLU is claiming voters’ First Amendment rights are being denied …