Apple Watch will get a badly needed makeover. Apple unveiled significant changes to come with WatchOS 3, the upcoming iteration of the software that powers its wearable. Changes include a different way of navigating through the phone, with more-intuitive gestures and better use of the gadget’s side button, as well as apps loading much faster. …

Your future iPhone could be outfitted with a transparent display that could overlay images onto objects in the real world à la augmented reality. “Transparent electronic device,” a patent granted to Apple on Tuesday by the US Patent and Trademark Office, describes a touch-sensitive display integrated into a transparent window. The patent paperwork gives as an example a museum visitor, …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. There’s never been a better time to be a young programmer. At its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple debuted a new tutorial app for iPads called Swift Playgrounds that will ship this fall. Students learn basic programming instructions to control an animated …

If you need to get your public IP address quickly, Google and Bing make it easy. Type “what is my IP” into your Google or Bing search bar. Your IP address will be at the top of the search results, no clicking required. Done. This can be handy when you need to give someone (someone you trust!) direct access to …

Mobile networks in the UK have made a habit of offering their customers affordable smartphones as alternatives to the Samsungs and iPhones of the world. Vodafone is no different, and today it introduced the Smart Platinum 7, along with a VR headset. The Smart Platinum 7 is designed to bring you the best data speeds Vodafone can offer. It comes …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Photography enthusiasts love “raw” photo formats that let them wring as much flexibility and image quality as possible out of their cameras. And now they’re going to get that ability on iPhones and iPads. That’s because Apple’s next-gen iOS 10 software adds a …

Google Fiber is looking to expand in the Lone Star state. Google is working alongside Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and local leaders to learn more about the city’s existing infrastructure, local topography and other factors that could impact the building of a fiber network, said Jill Szuchmacher, director of expansion for Google Fiber, in a blog post Tuesday. At 1 …

Twitter is investing about $70 million in SoundCloud, the audio-upload service that the social-media company once considered a takeover target, according to a report. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey confirmed the company’s investment to news site Recode but didn’t provide further specifics. The $70 million amount is part of a round that should be worth about $100 million total, and it …

Reports in French media say that a 25-year-old terror suspect killed two police employees outside Paris on Monday night and broadcast the attack on Facebook Live. The suspect, identified as Larossi Abballa, stabbed 42-year-old police commander Jean-Baptiste Salvaing to death in front of his home on Monday evening, then went on to take both Salvaing’s partner and 3-year-old son hostage. …

If you feel any of your older tweets didn’t get enough attention the first time around, you can now retweet or quote yourself. Previously, the button was hidden or unavailable on your own tweets and timeline. But today, Twitter announced that users are now able to retweet or quote their existing tweets. When you click the retweet button on one …

Although “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” introduced the world to Finn and Rey, perhaps the character that was most endearing to audiences was BB-8, the faithful droid. A Japanese company has developed what could be among the most quirky BB-8 memorabilia: a fridge alarm. Popular in Japan, fridge alarms beep at you aggressively if you take too long to decide …

In the future, you won’t need your wallet. In fact, if Samsung has its way, when you leave the house in the future you won’t need anything other than your Samsung Galaxy smartphone. The Korean company launched Samsung Pay in Australia today, partnering with American Express and Citibank to deliver the contactless mobile payment platform. That means that, from today, …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s desire to push into China was more evident than ever at its WWDC 2016 keynote. Executives name-dropped Chinese apps such as WeChat, talked about DiDi (the Uber of China) and Alipay integrating into its Maps and Apple Pay systems and even demoed …

Last month, it was rumored that official Android support would be coming to the Raspberry Pi after an empty directory for the $35 computer was discovered in Google’s Android Open Source Project repository. Having official Android support on such a device would be useful, and could bring with it better touch support, countless Internet of Things applications and official streaming …

TV-streaming site Hulu has expanded its virtual-reality app to work on the Oculus headset, the high-end VR viewing device made by Facebook-owned Oculus. Hulu also introduced a new virtual viewing room for “12 Monkeys,” a TV show that first airs on Syfy. The gritty, dungeonlike laboratory re-creates the show’s “temporal facility.” Yes, it puts you in a time machine. (It …