Windows 11 has a built-in report that provides insight into your laptop's battery status, including whether a replacement is actually needed.

Tunes isn't the most accurate or most powerful CD ripper, but it's the best for most people with demanding digitizing needs.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has released a new version of its advanced slicing software, ORNL Slicer 2, which accelerates ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

Infostealer malware keeps popping up in the news these days. Those headlines about millions of compromised passwords, some linked to major services like Gmail? Just a year or so ago, such big info ...

Metagenomics—the study of all genetic material in a given environment—has become a cornerstone of modern biology, unlocking insights into microbial communities that shape everything from soil health ...

For a really long time, if you wanted to use Microsoft Office tools like MS Word, Excel or PowerPoint, you needed to purchase a license for the software. Or you could subscribe to Microsoft 365. But ...

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has announced the Librephone project with the objective of bringing full freedom to the mobile computing environment. It’s a strategic shift for the organization ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. “If we don’t have FREE SPEECH, then we just don’t have a FREE COUNTRY,” ...

Salesforce is the most popular customer relationship management (CRM) software in the world, and it just launched a free forever plan that offers basic sales and customer service functionality for ...