14+ hour, 42+ min ago (594+ words) The Asus Zenbook A14 is a traveler's best friend, weighing even less than a MacBook Air. You can nab one right now for an all-time low price of $550. Black Friday Deals: The Asus Zenbook A14 is an ultraportable device that lets you bring work or entertainment on the go -- and there's never been a better time to pick one up, as Best Buy's Black Friday deals have dropped the price to an all-time low of $550. That represents a $450 discount, netting you the laptop for 45% off the usual asking price. This laptop weighs only 2.4 pounds, making it a great choice for traveling. And while it isn't the best at handling power-intensive tasks like gaming or video editing, it's perfect for getting some work done or streaming movies and shows away from home. The Asus Zenbook A14 won one of CNET's Best of CES Awards…...

22+ hour, 3+ min ago (157+ words) I snapped several photos with Samsung's and Google's latest foldable phones and each has its strengths. Which comes out on top? I Compared the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Pixel 10 Pro Fold's Cameras and I'm Torn The iPhone 17's Unexpectedly Satisfying Tips and Accessories Valve's Coming for Your Face and Your Living Room Apple Vision Pro's Best Feature Is Your Avatar. Could Personas End Up on an iPhone Next? One Month Later: The iPhone 17 Pro Strikes Back iPhone Air, One Month Later: Camera and Battery Worries Put to Rest Samsung's Next Big Move: Take on the Apple Vision Pro Pixel 10 Pro Fold Review: Google Picks Durability and Battery Over Sleekness Apple Watch SE 3 Review: The Best Deal in Apple's Lineup Wisk's Autonomous Air Taxi Is Preparing for Takeoff: An Exclusive Look at the Newest Design How Kink…...

22+ hour, 12+ min ago (325+ words) The OnePlus 15R is a budget-friendly version of the 15 but with the same durability. Just ahead of the holidays, Chinese electronics company OnePlus is releasing three new products -- a phone, tablet and watch. The company announced Monday that it will launch the OnePlus 15R, the OnePlus Pad Go 2, and the OnePlus Watch Lite next month on Dec. 17 in North America, Europe and India. The OnePlus 15R will be available in two colors: charcoal black and mint breeze. Presumably the phone will be a budget-friendly version of the OnePlus 15, whose battery life we loved and which is a great choice for mainstream gamers. OnePlus, founded in China in 2013, prides itself on producing "flagship killers," phones and other devices with similar features and capabilities as more popular brands but at cheaper prices. Despite the boast, the company's market share in the US is less than…...

23+ hour, 3+ min ago (897+ words) If you're traveling internationally this holiday season, a burner phone is your smartest security option. Learn why carrying a simple phone with limited data can safeguard your privacy at the US border. If you're traveling abroad this holiday season, prepare for a new, unnerving hurdle at the border: having your phone searched. US border agents are seriously stepping up their device searches, even for returning US citizens. Plus, the process often goes far beyond a quick glance at your'personal devices. According to'new figures from US Customs and Border Protection, nearly 15,000 devices were searched in just three months this year, with over a thousand of those searches using advanced tools to copy and analyze the phone's contents. Those rapidly rising numbers mean that every traveler should be concerned about how much private data they might be unknowingly handing over. So what's…...

18+ hour, 33+ min ago (584+ words) Some settings on your iPhone, like the sleek animation effects, impact its battery life. Here's how to disable them. Find out which features are running in the background and how to switch them off to save power. Your iPhone has a few key settings that drain your battery in the background. The good news is, you can turn them off. Instead of watching your battery percentage plummet at the worst possible moment, a few simple tweaks will give you hours of extra life. Before you even think about buying a new phone, check your'Battery Health menu'(anything above 80% is decent) and then turn off these three settings. It's the easiest way to make your iPhone battery last longer, starting right now. All the widgets on your lock screen force your apps to automatically run in the background, constantly fetching data…...

17+ hour, 3+ min ago (431+ words) Both foldables boast impressive cameras, but each has its strengths. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold boast impressive cameras. If you want proof that foldable phone cameras have come a long way, look no further than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold." Those specs are especially impressive considering the Z Fold 7 is wildly thin for a foldable, measuring just 4.2mm thick when open and 8.9mm thick when closed. That innovation is reflected in the whopping $2,000 price tag. Camera bumps aren't factored into either phone's measurements, so expect a little extra bulk there " but thankfully, nothing too obtrusive. This comparison is a bit trickier. These images were shot in Portrait mode at 2x zoom. Meanwhile, the Pixel does a good job of brightening up everything from the teacup to the table to the couch in…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (631+ words) With the right care your iPhone or Android phone can last for many years. Here's what to do. The best way to do that is simply to keep using your phone longer, spreading that initial costly purchase out over more years, rather than upgrading often. The rest of it is up to you. Keeping your phone in good working condition for the seven or eight years of software support it might receive takes some effort, plenty of care and a few key strategies." Here then are the top things you can do to help your phone last as long as possible. The same is true for your apps, which will also need to be updated to remain compatible with the version of iOS or Android you're using. It's good practice to allow apps to be automatically updated in the background,…...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago (1337+ words) For the leading smart ring maker, "calm tech" seems to be the winning strategy. Does tech stress you out? The Oura Ring is supposed to do the opposite. When I sit down with Oura's CEO, Tom Hale, in a quiet wooden booth on the outskirts of the Web Summit in Lisbon, I notice that he's wearing two smart rings. Is he conducting competitor analysis? No, it turns out. Both of the rings are his own company's devices. One, he explains, is his personal ring, which contains all his data from the past four years. The second is linked to his beta account and shows him what's coming in the next software update. For Hale, wearing two rings that run two sets of software allows him to be plugged into every minuscule variation in data. This type of hyperfocus, essential for…...

16+ hour, 2+ min ago (404+ words) There are reports that some cosmic orange iPhone 17 Pro handsets are turning pink. I threw chemicals at my iPhone to see what would happen. Spraying the iPhone 17 Pro with an oxy-active stain remover. For science. It's important to note here that the iPhone 17 Pro I used was bought by CNET for the purposes of testing. Had I paid over $1,000 of my own money I wouldn't be so reckless in smearing it with chemicals that could potentially irreparably harm it. And you shouldn't either. If you need to clean your phone, do it safely. Disclaimer aside, let's dive in. Do not do what I do. Keep this away from your phone. I started by spraying the oxy cleaner on a microfiber cloth until it was noticeably wet from the liquid and then liberally applied this all over the rear of the…...