iPhone 14 Will Be the Only Bright Spot in a Bummer Holiday

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. This holiday season, Santa Claus is making a list and checking it twice. But will he include Apple’s iPhone 14 in this economy?  Apple’s iPhone 14 launch event this week will serve as the …

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Apple Launches iPhone 14 Wednesday. Its Success Depends on This Unexpected Thing

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. When Apple CEO Tim Cook and other executives reveal the new iPhone 14 at the company’s headquarters in California on Wednesday, will prospective buyers ooh and aah over new features, like the rumored always-on screen technology, faster gaming performance …

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The iPhone 14 Clues We Found Hidden in iOS 16

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. There are only a few hours left until the expected announcement of the iPhone 14 at Apple’s “Far Out” event on Wednesday — here’s how to watch it (also, check out our Apple event live blog). We’re also expecting to learn …

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Best WordPress Hosting of 2022

If you’re interested in starting a blog or an editorial site just like CNET, then there’s only one content management system you need: WordPress. It’s one of the most popular CMS options out there, with around 40% of all websites using it, according to Web Tribunal. Not only that, but more than 600 sites are created every day with WordPress. That’s around 10 …

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Google Announces Fall Pixel Event on Oct. 6

Google’s fall hardware event is set for Thursday, Oct. 6, at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT, the company announced via Twitter on Tuesday.  The event is likely to feature much of the hardware Google announced at I/O 2022 in May, including the Pixel 7, Pixel Watch and Pixel Buds Pro.  It’s all coming together.Join us live for #MadeByGoogle on October …

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Score a Refurb Apple Watch Deal From Just $85 Ahead of Series 8 Unveiling

With a rumored Apple Watch Series 8 launch looming, Woot has kicked off a sale on a variety of previous-gen Apple Watch models with prices as low as $85. Though it’s possible that an Apple Watch announcement at Apple’s Sept. 7 media event could trigger some price drops at various retailers on the current lineup, any discounts launching on new devices …

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17 Essential MacBook Settings You Need to Try Today

Did you recently upgrade to a new M2 MacBook Pro? Maybe you’re the owner of an earlier M1 MacBook Air or Pro, or you have an older version of the MacBook. No matter the case, know that no laptop comes straight out of the box optimized for maximum performance — even one with an Apple logo. While it’s certainly exciting to unwrap …

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AT&T Files Lawsuit Against T

Last week T-Mobile took some shots at AT&T’s and Verizon’s respective offerings to those aged 55 or above, and now AT&T is firing back. On Tuesday the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier announced that it filed a lawsuit against T-Mobile in Texas federal court.  “T-Mobile’s claims are outright dishonest and completely false. It is not the first time they have spread …

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Why Apple and Samsung Release Phones Every Year

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. The phone life cycle has become kind of predictable. You spend hundreds of dollars on a new device, enjoy all the flashy specs and features, and then within a year, a new model comes out and makes yours feel …

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Even an NFL Sunday Ticket Won’t Stop Game Blackouts: How VPNs Can Help

If your internet service provider drops the ball and assigns you an IP address that’s nowhere near your actual location, even a premium sports streaming subscription might not be enough to protect you from an incorrect game blackout. But a quality virtual private network can quickly fix an IP address geoblocking error and get you back in the game — …

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Spotted Wearing Possible Pixel Watch

Google CEO Sundar Pichai headlined the opening day of the Code 2022 conference on Tuesday and revealed very little under questioning from host Kara Swisher, but he may have shown more than he knew: it looks like he was wearing the Pixel Watch that’s slated to come out on Oct. 6. Pichai discussed a lot about Google’s greater business but …

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Best Phone Plan Deals: Free Streaming Services, $200 Gift Cards and More

The cost of phone ownership seems to only ever go up, but there are ways to try and avoid price hikes. That can often mean looking beyond the three major players in the US market — those being Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile — and scouting out some deals at the lesser known carriers that piggyback on the larger carriers’ networks. …

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