If a Windows upgrade has ever gone sideways on you, you know how vague and unhelpful the error messages can be. Here are my go-to troubleshooting tricks when that happens.

Wondering why your laptop gets so hot or how to stop it from overheating? Keeping your laptop cool is important for both comfort and performance. When your device overheats, it can slow down, shut off ...

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming ...

So your phone took a dip in a pool, ocean, or worse, the toilet? Well, don’t fret! Water plus smartphones used to equal instant death for many devices. Fortunately, that’s no longer always the case.

Your iPhone's status bar is a helpful dashboard that provides a glance at the vital signs of your smartphone. You're probably used to seeing the Wi-Fi and cellular data icons in this indicator field, ...

Smartphones, laptops, headphones and other electronic devices are essential for work and play in our daily lives. But all that time spent typing, scrolling or listening also means our devices ...

Your phone's hotspot feature can help you get your laptop or tablet online, but sometimes it takes some settings fixes to make it work. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the ...

This is my simple way to move photos from my iPhone to a Windows computer using the Photos app. I plug in my iPhone with a USB-C cable, tap "Allow" on my phone, and then do the rest on my PC. I open ...

Here’s a quick guide on how to access files from your Android device while using the new Linux Terminal app. The Terminal app connects to an isolated instance of Debian running in a virtual machine, ...

If your Lenovo laptop is stuck at the “To interrupt normal startup, press Enter” screen, use these suggestions. Hard reset your laptop Check for damaged hardware Reset BIOS Update BIOS Hardware fault ...

Do you have a computer or smartphone that's easy to repair? Or, when your laptop or phone needs service, will you be forced to buy a whole new device? A new report from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund ...