Facebook Facebook has rolled out a new tool that lets anyone easily show off their support for marriage equality. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally announced the Celebrate Pride tool on his personal page following the US Supreme Court’s ruling that same-sex couples have the constitutional right to marry. The tool allows users to superimpose …
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Polar M400 update adds smartphone notifications
Sarah Tew/CNET The Polar M400 is one of our favorite devices here at CNET . The watch can track the steps you take, distance traveled, calories burned each day and your sleep at night. It also includes GPS, which allows it to measure pace and distance while running. And now a recent update has made the M400 even better. Polar …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: iOS 9 brings real multitasking to the iPad 1:36 The details are in on Apple’s next version of its iOS mobile operating. Apple unveiled iOS 9 at its Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco on Monday. They say imitation …
Read More »What Watch: A smartwatch that attempts to freeze a moment in time (hands
Sarah Tew/CNET It’s the birth of your first child. You look down at those adorable eyes and you begin to melt. What if there was a way to stop time at this very moment? That’s the idea behind a line of watches from What Watch, a new startup out of Switzerland. You can’t track your daily activity and you won’t …
Read More »Why an Android addict isn’t excited for Android M
Sarah Tew/CNET Android M, the next version of Google’s operating system for smartphones and tablets, was just unveiled at the company’s annual I/O developer conference. And I couldn’t care less. As a longtime Android fan I should have been excited for this moment. After all, I’ve been addicted to the platform since I purchased the Droid Eris back in 2009 …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Google on Thursday unveiled Android M, the next version of its popular mobile operating system. The update will revamp app permissions, improve battery life, and make the Google Now personal assistant even smarter. Android M won’t be available until this later this year, but you don’t have to wait to give it a test right now. As it …
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James Martin/CNET Google’s annual I/O developers conference will kick off in just a few hours. The company is expected to announce the latest details on the upcoming Android M operating system, along with added goodies to the Android TV, Android Wear and Android Auto platforms. Knowing Google, there are sure to be some surprises, but you don’t need to be …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Basis Peak owners can now sync data with Google Fit and Apple Health. The added integration comes via an update to the Peak mobile app. Additionally, a new feature called Basis Peak Playground is launching alongside the app update and allows users to get an early look at experimental features and provide feedback. Basis, which is owned by …
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Sarah Tew/CNET There’s no doubt that the Apple Watch can do a lot of things. It can be used to communicate with others, view notifications from an iPhone and even pay for items with Apple Pay. It’s also a dedicated activity tracker that can measure active calories burned, active minutes, the number of times you stand throughout the day, your …
Read More »First Apple Watch update available now with improvements to apps, fitness tracking
Sarah Tew/CNET Apple on Tuesday released the first update to the Apple Watch . The update, which measures 51.6MB, addresses many of the complaints users have had since the smartwatch launched in April. One major area addressed with the update is the performance of third-party apps, which up until this point have been sluggish to open. Additionally, Apple is making …
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