The virtual private network field is crowded with contenders who all promise endless protection and anonymity, along with a dreamscape of unfettered access to your favorite media streaming services. It’s hard enough to wade through the corporate hype-making and pure hogwash, but the harder part is figuring out which of the legitimate VPNs to pick. …

The most obvious changes to the new 2021 MacBook Pro laptops — a new design, new display and resurrected ports — have been discussed in great depth in my longform reviews of the 16-inch MacBook and 14-inch MacBook. But it’s the internal changes that are really more important for the creative professionals who are most likely to shell out for …

Nov 2021 Editor’s note, Nov. 19: The iPhone 13 and 13 Mini have better battery life, better cameras and a newer processor than last year’s iPhone 12 and 12 Mini. Overall both the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini are excellent phones for most people, which is why we’ve given them a CNET Editors’ Choice Award. Our original review, first published in …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. To combat the coronavirus delta variant, a new plan from President Joe Biden will require federal employees and contractors, health care workers at Medicare and Medicaid facilities, and employees of businesses with over 100 workers to be vaccinated and get tested weekly. In …

Nov 2021 Editor’s note, Nov. 19: The iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max have the best cameras and best battery life of any iPhone we’ve tested. Both offer a number of high-end features, like the ability to record ProRes videos, which help them live up to the Pro in their names. Overall the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max …

The Amazon Halo View, the online retail giant’s latest foray into fitness tracking, is now available for preorder. The $80 fitness tracker is discounted to $50 for people who want to snag the wearable ahead of its release on Dec. 8. The Halo View was first announced in September and is the first Amazon fitness device with a color screen. …

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Supply chain issues mean many retailers are struggling to keep shelves stocked for the holiday. With shortages affecting the entire world, Black Friday sales might not be as hot as they once were. One thing that isn’t being hit as hard is the secondary market. …

This story is part of Road Trip 2021, CNET’s coverage of the push and pull to manufacture more products in the USA. When you walk among the hulking machines inside an Intel chip factory, you feel simultaneously dwarfed and gigantic. Dwarfed because such factories, called fabs, are enormous facilities covering dozens of acres. And gigantic because the processors they build …

There’s been some debate over the future of location-based VR, those mall-based entertainment venues where you show up with friends and take part in a 20- to 30-minute experience together. Some of the more popular experiences have closed permanently in the face of the pandemic. And as the at-home room mapping in (increasingly cheaper) consumer headsets becomes more capable, how …

Starting next month, Hulu Plus Live TV is going to cost a little more. Hulu announced on Friday that new and existing customers to Hulu Plus Live TV and Hulu (No Ads) Plus Live TV will be paying $5 more a month for the service beginning Dec. 21. However, the sting of the price increase might be eased for some …