It can happen when you are in line at the bank, riding on a plane from the row behind, getting coffee, or hanging out waiting for a friend when a modern-day snoop strikes. Sometimes an innocent ...

Want to try repairing devices yourself to save money? See how to repair devices with FixBot for free, which works with thousands of devices.

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...

SIM cards are required in devices with an active mobile plan to authenticate that device. While phones traditionally use physical SIM cards, in recent years, eSIMs have taken over. The issue with this ...

Which devices to make your home a smart home are best? Nine out of 10 adults in the U.S. are connected to the internet and more than half own a tablet computer. All you need to get started with making ...

In this post, we will help you with how to enable Device discovery in Windows 11 Developer Mode. The Device discovery feature helps to discover unmanaged devices such as mobile devices, network ...

From misplaced AirPods to missing luggage, Apple's Find My app has quietly become one of the most essential tools in the Apple ecosystem — and recent updates make it more powerful than ever. Here's ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

You don't need a fancy PS5 or Xbox X/S to play the latest games. Believe it or not, it's possible to play the best titles ...

If you want to rename hardware in Device Manager of Windows 11/10, here is how you can do that. Whether you want to rename GPU, CPU, USB camera, or any other USB device, it is possible to change the ...

Last month, Google officially rolled out its Find My Device network for Android—not to be confused with Apple's Find My network, of course. But the similar names are appropriate in this case, since ...

Surge protectors expand your outlet capacity, yes, but they also keep devices safe from power surges—so choose the right one. A surge protector is an extension of your wall outlet: it has a single ...