Enlarge ImageApple displays the ship date for its El Capitan software during a 3D Touch demo. James Martin/CNET Apple appeared to leak the shipping date of its latest Mac OS X desktop software, dubbed El Capitan, during a launch event for other products in San Francisco on Wednesday. Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of …
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Airbnb releases an Apple Watch app that’s focused on messaging. Airbnb When home and apartment-rental service Airbnb set out to design its new Apple Watch app, it didn’t want to mimic its iPhone app — it wanted to do something different. The company’s engineers tried creating user wish lists. They tested listings browsing too. Finally, the team decided to keep …
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This Apple Macbook Pro could one day be powered by a fuel cell system. CNET One of the most oft complaints about electronics is battery life. Digital cameras, smartphones and laptops can all run out of power when you’re least prepared. It appears Apple is searching for a way to fix this problem. The tech giant filed a patent application, …
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New versions of this iPad and iPad Mini are rumored to be unveiled during Apple’s launch event on September 9. Josh Miller/CNET Apple is expected to show off a new set of iPhones at its annual event next week, but it may have something more in store: the debut of its plus-sized iPad Pro. The tech giant will unveil both …
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During the Galaxy Unpacked event in New York City, Samsung Pay chief Injong Rhee talks about how the company’s new mobile payment system works. Sarah Tew/CNET Samsung announced Thursday that its new mobile payment system, Samsung Pay, will be available in Korea on August 20 and in the US on September 28. This system aims to make it easier for …
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Instagram is revamping its website to mimic its mobile app. Instagram Instagram’s website is finally catching up to its mobile app. The photo-sharing social network announced Monday that it’s updating its website with a comprehensive search feature. Before today, Instagram users on the Web could only browse photos and see who liked the pictures. Now, users will be able to …
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Larkin Street Youth Services recieves a food donation from on-demand service Feeding Forward. Feeding Forward Komal Ahmad has her work cut out for her. A week after a CNET profile of her service Feeding Forward, which delivers surplus food to homeless shelters, she’s received hundreds of messages asking her to launch in cities and countries around the world. People from …
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Twitter is planning a new product that would highlight trending events with large-scale photos and videos. James Martin/CNET Twitter is planning a major overhaul this year. The social network has revealed plans to launch a new feature called Project Lightning, which puts photos and videos of talked-about events front and center on the site. The idea is to highlight trending …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi introduces Mac OS X “El Capitan.” James Martin/CNET Apple announced Monday that its Spotlight search feature will now be able to interpret natural language speech on its desktop computers. The new feature comes along …
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Airbnb’s Price Tips tool gives hosts a color-coded calendar with pricing recommendations. Airbnb SAN FRANCISCO — Airbnb wants to help its users become better businesspeople. The peer-to-peer home rental marketplace announced Thursday that it’s launching a tool designed to help hosts best decide what price to list their homes on the site. Related stories Business is booming, says Airbnb CEO …
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