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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/d45faacafb09c9b6cb699069621d1b668084e8a5/hub/2026/07/16/33bc5e22-f2d9-4087-be47-1fc7060c88c5/apple-back-to-school-promo.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] Get gift cards worth up to $150: Back-to-school season is fast approaching. If you’ve realized you need a new laptop or tablet, you’re in luck. Apple’s back-to-school promotion is now live in the US. This year, instead of free AirPods or accessories, Apple’s handing out something more flexible: a gift card of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/9a32e1cf487e94e858b43eeb89fb0ea130e3ac7c/hub/2026/07/13/d797adf7-564c-4c30-9927-434bbeac08fd/adobestock-2038864593-editorial-use-only.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] If you feel like you or someone you know is in immediate danger, you should call 911 (or your country’s local emergency line) or go to an emergency room to get immediate help. Explain that it is a psychiatric emergency and ask for someone who is trained for these kinds of situations. Amid…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/e2c6350361da70a6bc34064bbfdd91ea9118aa47/hub/2026/06/10/fad0d11b-7949-45b4-b3d1-f04c2f255af5/dreo-ac319s.png?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] When shopping for an air conditioner, BTU ratings are one of the first specs people consider when deciding which unit to buy. But if you’re looking at a portable air conditioner, those numbers can get quite confusing. Unlike window units, portable models often have two BTU ratings, a higher rating from the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/d39e70e53722d929ae16da753dabbbd2cc14513c/hub/2026/02/10/c78cfdd1-11c6-4353-a006-7529f1fa2a4e/cocomelon-lane-netflix.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] Our Experts Written by  Kourtnee Jackson Written by  Aaron Pruner Article updated on July 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM PDT Kourtnee JacksonSenior Editor Kourtnee covers TV streaming services and home entertainment. She previously worked as an entertainment reporter at Showbiz Cheat Sheet, where she wrote about film, television, music, celebrities and streaming platforms.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/a66bb1cc7a435983b464dd9f636bf3aff75fc20a/hub/2025/01/06/aece1081-e876-4e7f-966c-f1e4bc597007/oneplus-13-review-cnet-lanxon-promo-03.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] OnePlus has confirmed that it will no longer operate in North America or Europe, and won’t launch any further phones in the regions following 2025’s OnePlus 15.  OnePlus merged some of its operations with parent company Oppo in 2021, and going forward, all operations will now fall under the Oppo brand. OnePlus…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/3ada8e4e7083faa839cf8e32b4b2240c6c86e4fc/hub/2025/01/06/274e6f29-9faf-4825-bb43-420015a78766/oneplus-13-review-cnet-lanxon-promo-06.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] OnePlus has announced that it’s ceasing all operations in Europe and North America, and while the brand may continue to do business in India and its home country of China, it’s certainly the end of an era for many of us. OnePlus unveiled its first phone in 2014 and has gone on…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/6758ce164e8cbaacbd2697c3bb3442d02b58c716/hub/2025/07/17/9700f590-1765-49cf-aae3-eb07ddb75f7c/gettyimages-174766622.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] Fruit flies seem to appear out of nowhere the moment conditions are right. One overripe peach, a forgotten splash of juice at the bottom of the recycling bin or a damp mop left in the corner is all it takes. Within days, two or three flies can turn into a cloud hovering…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/db96c0ab8228497093b005f5a2990cddbb622821/hub/2026/07/15/78737d92-a6ed-48ac-843f-7aa708f0a0b3/google-play-store-logo-adobestock-2062971144-editorial-use-only.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] Get ready, Android users: Google will begin letting people download third-party apps from the Google Play Store next week, Bloomberg reports. This news comes after the five-year antitrust lawsuit filed by Epic Games, the creator of the popular video game Fortnite, concluded on Tuesday.  Owners of Android phones in the US will…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/571973977b4b1e1b5b374d47241c676b91fc70c5/hub/2026/07/15/81b9ce7b-3681-4401-a6b5-4247b6adf245/codex-micro.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] OpenAI has made its debut into the world of consumer devices, but it isn’t in the form of a personalized smart speaker, as was recently rumored earlier this week — nor is it a smartphone. The AI company on Wednesday took the wraps off the Codex Micro, a $230 miniature keyboard designed…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/ecf9e87089f2c568b2afa8c65e60c36242fc0747/hub/2025/09/17/32a3fd45-2f22-4965-a584-986d72681b5c/opening-edited-bokeh-00-05-44-04-still007.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200″] If you want a new iPhone, your options for an unlocked version just narrowed significantly. Celso Bulgatti/CNET An update to Apple’s iPhone 17 selling FAQs closes a loophole that allowed buyers to choose an unlocked iPhone from T-Mobile and Verizon. Before this update, as noticed on Wednesday by Reddit users, you could…