HILLSBORO, Ore. — Mark Bohr peers through the yellow-tinted windows outside D1D, one of Intel’s secretive computer chip factories housed at its 300-acre campus here, about a 30-minute drive west from Portland. Dozens of upside-down U-shaped robots zip along the ceiling. Here and there, technicians wearing full-body clean-room outfits — more or less, hazmat suits …

Ausdom When it comes to headphones, everyone has their preferences. I like “drop-in” earbuds when I’m out for a run, noise-isolating earbuds when I fly, and over-the-ear headphones for around the house. (Never been a big fan of the on-ear variety.) Ah, but do you really need to spend $200 to get a decent set of over-the-ear ‘phones? Not today: …

An aerial view of Intel’s Ronler Acres campus in Hillsboro, Ore., with D1X, center, the site’s newest factory for developing cutting-edge chips. Ben Fox Rubin/CNET To get a sense of what society owes to Moore’s Law, just ask what the world would look like if Intel co-founder Gordon Moore never made his famous 1965 observation that the processing power of …

Presenting the new “Star Wars” emoji from Twitter, Disney and Lucasfilm. Twitter Are these the droids you’re looking for? Twitter has partnered with Disney and Lucasfilm to introduce “Star Wars” emoji to the social network, so tweeters can now send a Stormtrooper, C-3PO or BB-8 droid emoji. Related Links Watch an epic ‘Star Wars’ starship battle erupt over the skies …

Sarah Tew/CNET Now that we’ve shown you how to set up Apple’s new Force Click feature on the new MacBook and updated MacBook Pro, what exactly can you do with the added functionality? Luckily, Apple has posted a list of the various apps and services where a little extra pressure on the trackpad brings up information. Here’s the list, direct …

NailO: Much more than decorative nail art. Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao Swiping away on a smartphone during a meeting could, in many cases, be considered bad business behavior. But what if you could subtly tap your thumbnail with your index finger to quickly send an important text or email, a gesture so tiny on no one would notice? Give a wave …

The LA School District is unhappy over an iPad project gone awry. Apple The Los Angeles School District is not too happy with Apple and training company Pearson as a result of a project to outfit students with iPads that didn’t go as planned. The school district wants to get back millions of dollars that it spent on the project …

Google search on Android phones will prompt you to download apps. Google Google wants to get better at searching for things on your smartphone. So when you look something up in Google’s search app, the software will now show you links to download other apps — but only when content in those apps is relevant to your search, the company …

Microsoft It’s the rare company these days that doesn’t leverage video in some form or another, whether it be for training, promotion or just dissemination of important information to its workers. But not all intranets are equipped for video sharing and distribution, to saying nothing of allowing employees to create and share videos of their own. Microsoft Office 365 Video …

Start picking out some good quotes. The away message is making a comeback with Facebook: Now playing: Watch this: Facebook brings back the away message 2:57 Also in this tech roundup, learn about the new Jawbone activity tracking bands. The Up4 coming this summer will let you pay with a flick of the wrist. It’s similar to Apple Pay — …