Audiophiles who love the Death Star as much as their vintage turntables are in for a treat with a special picture disc pressing of the movie soundtrack from “A New Hope.” Related stories Disguise your voice with this Star Wars Death Trooper mask Lego ‘Rogue One’ sets give hints for the upcoming Star Wars film …

Watching Apple’s highly anticipated iPhone 7 event on Wednesday meant thousands of people weren’t spending that time watching other things — and Pornhub has the data to prove it. It turns out new smartphones are sexy enough to compete with online porn, as the site reports it saw a 9.5 percent drop in global traffic from iOS users during Apple’s …

The first iOS app to roll up FDA-approved electrocardiogram (ECG) and blood pressure readings in a single display was introduced Thursday by AliveCor. It’s the latest example of the increasing importance of health and medical insights in a field dominated by simpler heart rate bands. AliveCor’s Kardia Mobile app pulls data from the $99 Kardia handheld device, which records ECG …

Now playing: Watch this: FCC wants to help you ditch the cable set-top box 1:13 FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has revised a controversial proposal to free consumers from renting set-top boxes from cable companies and other pay-TV providers. Screenshot by CNET US regulators have revised a proposal that’s supposed to free consumers from set-top box rental fees after months of …

Apple’s new wireless AirPods headphones for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus make a statement. Two, if you count internet backlash over their unusual design. But the main statement is Apple’s alleged embrace of a wireless, cord-free world. The iPhone 7 headset jack is gone, daddy, gone. So these new wireless headphones, which pair over Bluetooth, are presented as …

Apple’s new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were unveiled on Wednesday, and go on sale later this month. The company traditionally issues a statement about the record number of people who purchase the devices during the first weekend of sales, but this will no longer be the case. An Apple spokesperson confirmed to CNET the Cupertino-based company will end …

It’s official: The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus have arrived. No, thanks. Despite Apple’s usual generous helping of hyperbole, I have every intention of keeping my current iPhone. Of course, if you have a pre-2014 iPhone — something like the 5S or earlier — upgrading to the 7 or 7 Plus will get you a bigger screen, much faster …

When training to be a Jedi, one of the most important skills to master involves wielding a lightsaber. One wrong twirl and you could end up slicing and dicing your own arm off. Luckily for us, a new video posted by YouTuber Nukazooka gives pointers on lightsaber safety. Related stories Disguise your voice with this Star Wars Death Trooper mask …

The list of Star Trek technologies I most want to have looks something like this: Holosuite. Transporter. Tricorder. Universal translator. Replicator. Combadge. The “Next Generation” badge was the natural evolution of the original Star Trek communicator, a handheld device. Picard and gang were able to tap the uniform badge on their chest to talk to each other. And soon you’ll …

Happy with your current phone but not your current network? Thanks to the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, it’s perfectly legal to unlock your phone and switch to a new carrier. Unlocking your phone is legal, but some restrictions, as they say, may apply. Your phone needs to be fully paid for, whether you have a completed installment …