Facebook can drain your iPhone battery when the app isn’t being used — even when you set it to not refresh in the background. CNET Update explains the controversy around Facebook’s app, and there’s also some drama with Windows 10 software updates. However, Microsoft did make a helpful change to Skype. You can now Skype …

The new iPhone 6S lineup will now try to woo buyers in India. CNET Apple’s new iPhones will now battle for consumers in the world’s fastest-growing smartphone region. Starting Friday, the iPhone 6S is available in India with a starting price of 62,000 rupees ($955). The iPhone 6S Plus starts at 72,000 rupees ($1,109). The new iPhones kicked off with …

Enlarge Image Sarah Tew/CNET Pebble on Thursday updated the Android version of its Pebble Time app to include more granular controls over notifications. The update is available to download right now on the Play Store. Naturally, the feature works with the Pebble Time and Pebble Time Steel currently, along with the Pebble Time Round once it’s available in early November. …

All good things must come to an end. For customers on Sprint’s unlimited plan, the days of free-flowing data are over. Starting Friday, the nation’s fourth-largest wireless operator will begin “throttling,” or slowing down, the connection speed for its heaviest unlimited-data customers, the company said. You really need to work to get in Sprint’s sights, though. Customers won’t see a …

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. A pretty solid trade-in offer from Microsoft. Microsoft Been thinking about a new laptop? If you’re ready to part with your old one, Microsoft will give you $200 for it. Or $300 if …

Enlarge ImageThe main app display tells you at a glance how full the cup is. Loon Lab If you have been on the fence about switching from disposable sanitary products to a menstrual cup, the Looncup may be just the product to sway you. Currently collecting funding on Kickstarter, it uses Bluetooth connectivity to connect to a free Android or …

Enlarge Image Sigma Landscape photographers rejoice. Claiming to be the first full-frame lens of its kind — and that it’s optimized for use on cameras with high-resolution sensors — the Sigma 20mm f1.4 Art joins the rest of the company’s high-quality but reasonably priced prime lenses. Read more Our favorite lenses under $1,000 Like most of Sigma’s new lenses, it’s …

One new Yahoo Mail feature lets you sign in without a password. Yahoo Yahoo thinks it can make your password a thing of the past. The Sunnyvale, California-based Internet giant unveiled new features Thursday, including one that enables people to log in to their email accounts without a password. You go to mail.yahoo.com, enter your user name and press “continue.” …

Following AT&T’s lead, T-Mobile and Sprint plan to let customers use one phone number for multiple devices. Three of the four major US wireless carriers will soon let subscribers to use one number to get calls on their phone, tablet, smartwatch and other devices. Sarah Tew / CNET T-Mobile and Sprint, the No. 3 and No. 4 wireless carriers in …

Telstra TV will go head to head with Apple TV when it launches at the end of this month, bringing Telstra customers catch-up TV and SVOD apps alongside content channels such as YouTube and Red Bull TV. But while Netflix will be available on Telstra TV from launch, the telco is looking after its home turf first, offering unmetered streaming …