This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. The phone life cycle has become kind of predictable. You spend hundreds of dollars on a new device, enjoy all the flashy specs and features, and then within a year, a new model comes …

For Mike May, who is blind, navigating new spaces can be a challenge. A few weeks ago, he went to a work event at a brewery and had a hard time figuring out where to go.  Thankfully, he had a pair of Envision smart glasses on him, which use artificial intelligence to help people who are blind or visually impaired …

Instagram on Tuesday said it’s rolling out auto-generated captions for videos on its Feed. The feature will be on by default for creators.  The Meta-owned company says the move will make the app more accessible for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, as well as benefit people who prefer watching videos without sound.  “We’ve noticed that our community has implemented …

Despite his salary remaining the same over the last three years, Apple CEO Tim Cook’s total compensation saw a significant bump in 2021 compared to previous years.  When accounting for stock awards, which totaled over $82 million, other forms of compensation and his $3 million salary, Cook earned $98.7 million last year, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing …

TikTok is testing a Repost button, a new way for users to share videos with their followers, according to a Tuesday report by TechCrunch. The button is comparable to Twitter’s retweet feature, allowing people to share a clip that’ll then appear on their friends’ For You pages (or in their homepage feeds). The Repost button reportedly appears under the share …

Sure, there’s a plethora of subscription-based streaming platforms out there with an endless selection of movies. But you don’t always have to fork over cash to access some of the best films, as there are plenty of sites that offer totally free movies. All you need is an internet connection and your phone, tablet or TV, ideally one equipped with Fire …

Google’s domain is a powerful force thanks to the company’s range of services, from Maps to Photos to Flights. But the search giant has just been humbled by new kid on the block TikTok, which nabbed the spot for No. 1 most popular domain of late 2021, according to tech-security company Cloudflare. Google.com closed out 2020 as the most popular domain …

TikTok shared a handful of new features Thursday, including the option to use GIFs within its green screen effect. That means you can virtually project a GIF, instead of just a still image, behind you while shooting a video. Other updates include a visual enhancement tool to improve exposure and incorporate color correction, higher quality uploads and new musical and …

Listen, everyone is free to post whatever they want on social media. But you are under no obligation to be bombarded by any of it if you don’t want to. That’s where Instagram’s mute feature comes in handy.   Brett Pearce/CNET Muting can be helpful if you want to keep following someone on Instagram, but don’t necessarily want to see …

Twitter said it suspended accounts by mistake after a new photo policy prompted a series of “coordinated and malicious reports.” According to The Washington Post on Friday, those reports targeted anti-extremism researchers and journalists.  Earlier this week, Twitter expanded its private information policy to ban the sharing of photos and videos of private individuals without their consent. A Twitter representative told CNET …