The constant dings. The aimless scrolling. The privacy worries. The neck aches. I don’t feel healthy using an iPhone. It leaves me concerned about my mental health and questioning just how addicted my brain is to all these noisy, shallow apps. And yet this is a tool I need to do my job and survive …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Everyone’s making avatars now: Nintendo started it with its Mii in 2006, on the wildly popular Wii console. Microsoft quickly “borrowed” that idea for Xbox Avatars. Bitmoji — first an independent company, later purchased by Snap — popularized the personalized emojis on mobile …
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Eager to see what Android P has in store for your phone? Google just announced its Android P Beta 2, previewing what’s to come with the latest version of Android. The Android P Beta 2 marks the debut of multi-camera APIs. The API lets phones stream from two different physical cameras at the same time. This gives developers the chance to …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. I hate Skype. And though I’ve had better luck with Google Hangouts, I mostly hate it too. In 2018, it’s still a big freaking chore to meet people face-to-face over the internet, particularly for business meetings — even if your company uses something …
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The former chief executive of Cambridge Analytica Alexander Nix was accused on Wednesday of taking $8 million from the company ahead of its collapse. Investors backing a rebrand of the data consultancy firm are currently in a stand-off with Nix while trying to persuade him to return the money, according to the Financial Times. Nix reportedly took the money shortly …
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Pets bring us such joy, but getting on your hands and knees to clean up your cat’s poop is not exactly the highlight of pet ownership. Can’t someone make it easier? Someone did. More specifically, someone built a rotating cat toilet/washing machine/kitty litter tray to deal with your animal’s mess. It’s the ideal solution for pet owners who want to …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. When my 4-year-old daughter told me she couldn’t get into bed without her “phone,” I knew it was time to rethink my own phone habits. Of course, she doesn’t have a real phone. It’s a plastic pink phone that came in a purple …
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The Blackberry Key2 has been officially revealed. And yes, it has a physical keyboard. The BlackBerry Key2 will launch Thursday, but there may not be much left to reveal. On Wednesday, mobile tipster Evan Blass tweeted out what appears to be a spec sheet for the upcoming device. He also tweeted that he expects the Key2 to cost “$649 US / …
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What if headphones didn’t have to touch your head? No earbuds falling out of your ears, no pressure on your skull. A beam of sound only you can hear, coming from tiny speakers mounted on a neckband, or perhaps an article of clothing. That’s what a few developers inside Samsung wanted to build — and they’ve just gotten permission to …
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Fitbit finally rolls out two features users have been asking for: text response and female health tracking. If you have Fitbit’s Versa or Ionic smartwatch, you’ll now be able to respond to texts from your phone or other messaging services like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. The feature only works if you have an Android phone (for now) and only allows …
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Former Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs has started a company focused on wireless technology — but that doesn’t mean he’s giving up on his plans to take Qualcomm private. The startup, called XCOM, will work to tackle issues related to next-generation mobile communications, including 5G. Qualcomm’s former president, Derek Aberle, and former chief technology officer, Matthew Grob, also have joined …
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The Magic Leap One remains a mysterious product. The mixed-reality AR headset is slated to arrive later this year, but few people have even gotten a chance to try one. It’s a little less mysterious now, but we still haven’t worn it. A talk to developers livestreamed on Twitch on Wednesday gave a lot more details, and a guided tour of the …
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Former Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix told British politicians on Wednesday that he’d been the victim of entrapment and that the media had misrepresented the work of his company. A Channel 4 documentary that aired in March showed Nix offering to entrap politicians in compromising positions in order to influence the outcome of elections. He even suggested he had previously …
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I am sitting in the audience at the Castro Theater for the San Francisco International Film Festival. The film Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot just finished and Gus Van Sant and Danny Elfman, the film’s director and composer, respectively, take the stage for an interview. I panic. “Is my iPhone on? Or is it off? I’m pretty …
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