iOS 15 is coming. Will your iPhone be able to run Apple’s latest OS?

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. It’s official: Apple’s iOS 15 will be generally available to download on your iPhone on Monday, Sept. 20. The wide release of the mobile operating system was revealed during Apple’s iPhone 13 event on Tuesday, where we also got a …

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iPhone 13’s starting storage is finally one we can recommend

Apple is doubling the minimum capacity of the iPhone 13 and the maximum capacity of the iPhone 13 Pro, the company said at its product event on Tuesday.  The iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini will offer 128GB, 256GB and 512GB. The iPhone 12 and 12 Mini feature 64GB, 128GB and 256GB.The iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max will …

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Save 20% on PlexPass Lifetime subscription today

You can’t stream everything from Netflix and Disney Plus. There are some things in personal collections or available through public services that just aren’t available to pay for in a digital formal, or they’re behind a sixth or seventh service that is just too expensive. The solution for many people is Plex, which offers the ability to build your own …

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Apple Watch gets new biking features, including fall detection

At Tuesday’s Apple event, the tech company revealed updates to its Apple Watch and added fall detection for bike riding. The update is part of WatchOS 8, which Apple says will also help your watch automatically pause when you stop cycling, and then resume when you start again, which will “more accurately reflect time spent moving versus stationary, like waiting …

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Apple Watch 7 will feature a full keyboard

The latest generation of the Apple Watch will feature a full keyboard, the company said Tuesday, offering a new way to input text on the device.  Apple Watch 7 owners will have the option of tapping on the letters or sliding from letter to letter to type, and machine learning will predict the word. The company announced the news at …

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iPhone 13 will support 5G in 60 countries, work on over 200 carriers this year

The new iPhone 13 line sports bigger batteries, updated camera features and improved displays with smaller notches. They also will be better equipped to handle the latest 5G networks.  Now playing: Watch this: Apple reveals iPhone 13 0:55 During its “California Streaming” event, Apple announced that its newest phones will feature custom-designed antennas that support even more 5G bands. All …

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Apple 10.2

Apple announced the latest version of its 10.2-inch iPad on Tuesday as part of its fall iPhone launch event. For 2020, Apple put a faster A12 bionic chip in the 10.2-inch iPad, giving it a performance boost over the previous iPad model. Now the newest entry-level iPad will feature an A13 Bionic chip.  “It makes this iPad up to three …

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Amazon Kindle gets its first interface update in at least 5 years

Amazon’s Kindles are undergoing their first major user interface redesign in at least five years, a change rolled out as part of the e-reader’s latest operating system update. First spotted by Ars Technica, the refresh is available on most Kindles released in 2015 or later, and has been appearing for users since August as Kindles automatically install updates during charging …

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Best Buy 24

Best Buy just kicked off another 24-hour flash sale with some great deals that won’t be around for long. As usual, today’s Best Buy flash sale ends tonight at 10 p.m. PT (1 a.m. ET), but until then, you can snag some solid discounts on laptops, home garden kits, monitors and more. It’s one of the smaller flash sales we’ve …

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Unicode adds 37 new emoji with version 14

Unicode launched version 14.0 of its language coding standard on Tuesday, complete with 37 new emojis, over 800 new characters and support for lesser-used languages and symbols. The new emojis include a face holding back tears, heart hands, a low battery indicator and objects like coral.  Though the new code debuts today, you won’t be able to incorporate the new …

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iPhone 13 Pro gets Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion

Apple ran through the newest features for its latest lineup of phones at its iPhone 13 launch event Tuesday. Among the headlines: New-and-improved Super Retina XDR displays for the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, complete with ProMotion support allowing for refresh rates as high as 120Hz. Originally rumored as part of last year’s iPhone 12 lineup, the …

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LG’s outrageous direct

Pass on that Aston Martin Valhalla. Swipe left on that diamond-encrusted iPhone. Don’t bother with that, um, modest two-bedroom tract home that’s optimistically within commuting distance of San Francisco. What’s really worth your next million dollars? A television. And not just any television, but a 325-inch, 8K resolution, direct-view LED from LG. It’s similar in concept to Samsung’s The Wall …

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