Apple’s gold MacBook is hard to come by online. Sarah Tew / CNET Apple’s new, lightweight MacBook is now on sale, and it appears consumers may have started to vote with their wallets on their favorite model. Back orders are the order of the day for the gold-tinted version of the MacBook, in both 256GB …
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Spring cleaning: Three ways to increase your computer’s performance
It’s something we can all relate to: that dreaded moment when you realize your once super-fast computer is now bogged down by renegade files, programs, and services. I mean, the most exciting part of buying a new PC is the first time you turn it on and experience its amazing speed. “I’m going to be more productive than ever” you …
Read More »Spring cleaning: Organize your cable drawer
Organizing the cables behind your desk is one thing, but now it’s time to talk about that black hole you call your cable drawer. If you’re like me, you probably keep every single cable, charger, and adapter you come across – even if you already have six or seven or 100 of the same one — just in case. Just …
Read More »Apple Watch hits stores, but wait times stretch to summer
You can finally touch an Apple Watch… but you can’t take it home. Apple’s first smartwatch arrives in stores for customers to play with before the official launch on April 24. Watch CNET Update for the details on Apple Watch online pre-orders and the process of scheduling a fitting to try it on yourself: Now playing: Watch this: Apple Watch …
Read More »Amazon Studios gets Spike Lee’s next film, ‘Chiraq,’ report says
Spike Lee at his Brooklyn studio, 40 Acres and a Mule Studios, with a list of some of his movies. Screenshot by Michelle Meyers/CNET Amazon’s war with Netflix to attract top-notch Hollywood talent is heating up. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Spike Lee has signed a deal to make Amazon the home for his next film, “Chiraq,” Hollywood-tracking news site TheWrap is reporting, …
Read More »How to survive with only one USB
Now playing: Watch this: Using USB-C in Apple’s new MacBook 2:54 If there’s one thing about Apple’s new 12-inch MacBook that seems to drive people crazy, it’s that the slim, 2-pound laptop has only a single shared port to handle data, power, video output and accessories. Forget Apple’s current scheme of packing in USB, Thunderbolt/mini-DisplayPort, HDMI and even an SD …
Read More »For PC shipments, the slump is back
PC sales could benefit from Microsoft’s new operating system, coming out later this year. CNET The personal computer didn’t get a good start to the new year. Although things were looking up for PC makers by the end of 2014, with sales stabilizing, PC shipments slumped in the first quarter of 2015, research firms Gartner and IDC said separately Thursday. …
Read More »Two ways to get Facebook Messenger on your desktop
Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET Facebook separated messages from the rest of its mobile app last summer, and Wednesday it did the same for laptop and desktop computers with the release of Messenger.com. Now you can access your Facebook messages on the Web without getting getting distracted by your News Feed and the rest of Facebook. It should prove a productivity …
Read More »LG confirms no G Flex 2 for Australia, G4 arriving “end of June”
The image on the LG G4 invite. LG LG has confirmed that the curved OLED G Flex 2 smartphone will not be made available in Australia and that the LG G4 — the next generation of its flagship range — will be available to purchase locally by the “end of June.” LG is launching the G4 with great fanfare , …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Apple’s new 12-inch MacBook is a highly successful study in enforced minimalism, with only one port in a slim, 2-pound body. It’s not for everyone, but it may be the perfect coffee shop companion, thanks to its small size, decent battery life and excellent redesigned keyboard. But like many new Apple products, it may be hard to get …
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