If you were hoping for a major upgrade to the Kindle Oasis, Amazon’s top-of-the-line E Ink e-reader, you might be disappointed by the “all-new” Kindle Oasis. Due to ship July 24, it appears to be nearly identical to the previous Kindle Oasis except for one key difference: It features a new color-adjustable integrated light that …
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With Bose announcing its new Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 ($400) a couple of weeks ago, we were expecting to see some sales on competing models that have been on the market for a while. Sure enough, the Sony WH-1000XM3, currently our top-rated noise-canceling headphone, has been discounted from $350 to $298 for the last several days. I got a chance …
Read More »Kindle Paperwhite is $30 off, Kindle Oasis is $50 off
This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. With only a few days to go before Father’s Day, Amazon has all its Kindle e-readers on sale. The deal on the new Kindle Paperwhite, released last November, isn’t quite as good as it was last month when it was on sale for …
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Update: Read the full Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 review, which includes direct comparisons to the Bose QuietComfort 35 II and Sony WH-1000XM3. Last week Bose unveiled the Noise Cancelling Headphones 700, the long-awaited successor to its popular Bose QuietComfort 35 II noise-cancelling headphones. They aren’t available until June 30, but I got some early hands-on time with the headphones at a Bose media …
Read More »Bose Earbuds 500 are AirPods killers that are worth waiting for
Bose’s recently launched Noise Cancelling Headphones 700, due to hit stores on June 30 for $400, were the main attraction at a media preview event the company hosted at a New York City hotel on Wednesday. But it also trotted out another new product, the Earbuds 500, its next-generation true wireless earphones that it hopes will make people think twice …
Read More »New UE Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth speaker arrives just in time for summer
We liked Ultimate Ears’ original Wonderboom Bluetooth speaker, which sounded good for its compact size and was also waterproof. Now the company has launched the Wonderboom 2, which is a touch bigger than the original and sounds slightly better, with more bass and a special Outdoor Boost mode that boosts treble. It’s available now in some European countries and for …
Read More »Apple’s iOS 13 brings new photo and camera tools
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. With the release of iOS 13 coming this fall, iPhone and iPad users will be getting some intriguing new photo features, including the ability to adjust the intensity of portrait lighting with a slider, other dynamic adjustments and the ability to rotate videos …
Read More »Apple Watch getting its own App Store
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple has managed to sell a lot of Apple Watches, but one of the complaints some users have is that there’s no native app store for the Watch — you have to find iOS apps that are compatible with the Watch. Well, that’s …
Read More »New Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 arrive June 30 for $400, new true wireless earbuds to follow
The long-awaited successor to the popular Bose QuietComfort 35 II has finally been unveiled: The Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 will cost $400 or £350 and arrive June 30. They’re available for preorder now. Australian pricing isn’t yet available but the UK price converts to about AU$640. The updated headphones were one of 3 new models that appeared when Bose quietly updated its …
Read More »Barnes & Noble debuts new larger Nook GlowLight Plus e
While Amazon may dominate the world of dedicated e-readers with its various Kindle models, lest anyone forget, Barnes & Noble still has a digital book business and now a new e-reader — the GlowLight Plus ($200) — ahead of the summer reading season. The distinguishing feature on this new Nook is its 7.8-inch high-resolution (300 pixels per inch) touch-screen display. …
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