This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. At CES 2021, electronics display company ViewSonic unveiled several new monitors for work-from-home setups, gaming and home entertainment. Its most premium offering is its first 8K ColorPro monitor, the VP3286-8K, designed for photographers who need a …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES 2021 is a very different tech show during a very different year. Most of us have had to forgo everything from movie theaters to gyms to bars in favor of streaming services, fitness apps and video chat platforms — giving …
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The Windows 10 taskbar is about to get more personalized. On Wednesday, Microsoft is rolling out a feature to Windows Insiders called news and interests, offering quick access to a feed of content like news, weather and stocks in your taskbar that updates automatically throughout the day. You’ll be able to personalize the content you see in your taskbar feed …
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No platform has become as synonymous with 2020 as Zoom, the video conferencing service that grew seemingly overnight from a useful business tool to a ubiquitous way to connect for everything from remote education to virtual happy hours to game nights and holiday meals. From a technology standpoint, Zoom managed to do the almost impossible: Scale up massively without major …
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Apple’s latest Mac operating system, MacOS Big Sur, is now available for download. The new OS, also called MacOS 11, is full of new and redesigned features that make for a better experience, including updates to Safari, Messages and Maps. Big Sur is also the first version of the OS to run on Apple’s new Macs with the in-house M1 silicon chip, as …
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Hulu has officially rolled out its Watch Party feature for all Hulu and Hulu (No Ads) subscribers, letting you watch thousands of shows and movies on the streaming service with up to eight other people at the same time. The feature — which Hulu has been testing since May — also lets you chat with your fellow watchers, giving subscribers …
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This story is part of Tech for a Better World, stories about the diverse teams creating products, apps and services to improve our lives and society. Living through a pandemic has meant we’ve all had to find ways to connect virtually — which can be particularly difficult if the person you want to spend time with is a child more …
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Apple on Monday released iOS 14.3, the latest version of its software for iPhones and iPads. The updated OS includes support for Fitness Plus, Apple’s new fitness streaming subscription service, and ProRaw photos, its new photo format that gives amateur photographers better editing options. It also includes support for the new noise-canceling AirPods Max headphones, and new app privacy labels so you …
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Facebook is building an AI assistant called TLDR that will summarize news articles into bullet points, so that you won’t have to read a full story, Buzzfeed News reported Tuesday. The tool — named for the internet acronym “too long, didn’t read” — would also provide audio narration of full articles and a voice assistant to answer questions about a …
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BBC Studios on Wednesday unveiled plans for BBC Select, a new subscription streaming channel that will launch in the US and Canada in early 2021, Deadline reported. BBC Select will be available as a subscription channel on Amazon Prime Video and the Apple TV app, and will specialize in news programming around culture, politics and ideas. At launch, shows will …
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