Jason Hiner

Apple’s newest tool will be the unsung hero of your next favorite app

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Every summer, the majority of Apple users gauge their excitement about the progress of the Apple ecosystem based on the hardware the company occasionally unveils at its WWDC event — though there was none in 2021 — and …

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How to keep AirPods and AirPods Pro from falling out of your ears

There’s plenty to like about Apple AirPods: No wires to get tangled, automatic pairing with Apple devices, good battery life and solid audio performance. But there are two things not to like. There’s the premium price tag and the fact that they can fall out of your ears so easily. While there’s not much we can do about the price, …

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How to keep AirPods and AirPods Pro from falling out of your ears

There’s plenty to like about Apple AirPods: No wires to get tangled, automatic pairing with Apple devices, good battery life and solid audio performance. But there are two things not to like. There’s the premium price tag and the fact that they can fall out of your ears so easily. While there’s not much we can do about the price, …

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How to help kids recover from a year of pandemic schooling

Schools are slowly starting to reopen in the US after a year of online learning for the majority of the nation’s 56 million K-12 students. Closed schools have had a devastating impact on many kids due to social isolation and the stress that pandemic lockdowns have had on many families.  Educators are starting to examine the lasting impact the pandemic …

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Best of CES 2021: Pandemic tech, green tech, air taxis and lots of robots

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Flashy three-story booths and auditoriums full of tech nerds were replaced by highly produced livestreams and virtual pitches from executives dialing in from their home offices and kitchen tables. But in the end, it was still CES.  We got our first …

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CES 2021 trends: Top 6 things we expect to see at the all

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. This will be a CES like no other, as we experience it remotely from across the globe on our own screens. CES is still going to do what CES does best — show off the latest innovations and ideas in tech, …

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CNET’s 2020 Innovation Award winners made things better during a difficult year

During a pandemic year marked by mounting economic and emotional challenges, the latest advances in technology helped us stay employed, continue the education of our children, comfort loved ones, and reimagine our ideas about community. In CNET’s second annual Innovation Awards, we wanted to recognize a handful of advances that changed things for the better in a really tough year. …

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Get a jolt of positivity from an app that can lift your spirits

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. The COVID-19 pandemic has left a lot of students, workers and people in general across the world cooped up at home, stuck in Zoom meeting after Zoom meeting and struggling to stay positive and …

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MacOS Big Sur review: The other half of the Mac’s 2020 rebirth

MacOS 11 Big Sur arrived last month, and it’s got a few geeky features for long-time Mac users. But it also teams up with Apple’s new M1 chip (the first in a line known as Apple silicon) to turn the page on a new chapter for the Mac. So let’s break it down. If you’re a traditional Mac user, you’re …

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Alto leaps the chasm onto Nintendo Switch, along with PlayStation, Xbox and PC

Alto’s Odyssey and its precursor Alto’s Adventure — two of the most popular and meditative mobile games around — made the leap from casual gaming to consoles and PCs in August when they arrived on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and the Epic Games Store. Now, the version for Nintendo Switch is arriving on Nov. 26, with preorders starting Thursday.  The two Alto games, which …

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