Microsoft has rolled out a major new update for Windows 10 that’s causing headaches for some users. Pushed out last Wednesday, a major update for Windows 10 dubbed KB3081424 is designed as a cumulative update, which means it incorporates all of the bug fixes previously released for the new OS. But KB3081424 is proving itself …

Ever notice the battery meter placed next to the Bluetooth icon when you connect compatible accessories to your iOS device? That meter is a handy indicator of just how much juice the accessory has left, but it’s not all that precise. So with iOS 9, Apple is taking it one step further and adding an exact percentage. Jason Cipriani/CNET Apple …

Alcatel hits redial on the OneTouch Idol 3. Josh Miller/CNET Chinese phone-maker Alcatel on doubled down on its OneTouch Idol 3 smartphone , announcing on Monday a 4.7-inch variant will sell directly to US and Canadian customers beginning August 14. In a move that reinforces a trend of Chinese companies selling directly to North American customers, Alcatel’s website becomes the …

Ever tried sharing a Bluetooth speaker with someone? Your iPhone connects to it just fine, and you’re able to throw a killer dance party. But then comes time to disconnect your iPhone from it, so your friend can take over DJ duties. And that’s when the problems start. In order to disconnect your iPhone from the speaker (or any other …

Remember when the only thing you had to know when signing up for a wireless plan was how many voice minutes you wanted? Long gone are the days when consumers could easily pick and choose the services they wanted as part of their phone plans. Now wireless operators have made their plans so complicated and difficult to understand it practically …

Promo poster for the 2015 Columbia Pictures film. Columbia Pictures Update April 11, 9.35 a.m. AEST: Vimeo has now restored the videos. Vimeo representative Kevin Turner said in an email, “Late last week, Vimeo removed certain videos pursuant to a DMCA takedown notice filed by Entura International claiming that the videos contained copyrighted content from the film “Pixels.” After users …

Windows 10 is finally here, and with the most robust and fully featured version of Microsoft’s PC operating system to date, it appears the company has finally atoned for its former Windows 8 sins. While some of the changes are obvious — hello Start menu, my old friend — some take a little digging. One of the biggest changes for …

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is trying to make the company’s apps relevant to young people. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images When Marissa Mayer became CEO of Yahoo three years ago, the former Google executive staked her reputation on one thing: bringing Yahoo, an ailing pioneer of the early Internet, into the smartphone age. To that end, Mayer made one of her biggest …

Enlarge ImageThe Maguss Wand, sensor and app. Maguss Wingardium leviosa! While shouting that and zipping the Maguss Wand around in your friend’s face won’t quite make him levitate like it would in the Harry Potter universe, it could cause him to skip a turn and let you make your getaway. The Maguss Wand is a new gizmo whose makers recently …

Enlarge ImageTrinity Hyperion in-ear headphones, shown without ear tips attached. Trinity Looking at the packaging and the Trinity Hyperion in-ear headphones’ build quality, its price is almost too good to be true. At $39 or £30 in the UK, the headphones feature 8mm drivers, solid aluminum ear pieces, braided cables, 16 Ohm impedance and you get a nice selection of …