This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple debuts Messages for iOS 14 with new Memoji 3:05 Apple is bringing changes to Messages. Screenshot Apple announced a whole range of changes coming to the next version of its iPhone software, iOS …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. People often obsess over the designs of Apple‘s products: Their smooth glass screens, the aluminum and stainless steel edges, and the colorful designs. But one of Apple’s most attention-grabbing design changes may be on the inside rather than the outside. At WWDC on Monday, …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple revealed how it’s tweaking Maps for iOS 14 and WatchOS 7. It led with cycling directions, which product design director Meg Frost noted was its “most requested” feature. The dedicated Cycling option helps you …

Snap last week removed a Juneteenth filter from its Snapchat app after some on social media called the filter tone-deaf. The filter, which featured a pan-African flag and the message “Juneteeth Freedom Day,” prompted users to smile to break chains.  Digital strategist and former journalist Mark Luckie posted a video to Twitter on Friday that shows the Snapchat filter (also known as a Lens) in …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference Monday, the company showed off a new Wind Down mode. When enabled, you can set a desired bedtime and a wake-up time and your iPhone and Apple Watch will help you stick to your schedule. Your phone screen will go …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s annual developer’s conference, WWDC, is almost ready to begin, which means we may soon find out what new features Apple has in store for the iPhone with iOS 14. But in the meantime there are plenty of rumors to unpack about what we …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple revealed that it’ll let iPad users choose their default email and browser app with iPadOS 14. We got a glimpse of the change on a slide during its keynote. The change applies to iOS …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s upcoming Macs that use its own processors will immediately have a huge library of software: the millions of iPhone and iPad apps in the App Store.  Apple on Monday, at its first digital Worldwide Developers Conference, said its new Macs will be …

Google added a new fact checking feature for Google Images on Monday that aims to help people make more informed judgments about what they see on the internet.  “Photos and videos are an incredible way to help people understand what’s going on in the world,” Google said in a release. “But the power of visual media has its pitfalls⁠ — …

Samsung said Monday that it successfully demonstrated a new system using drone-based artificial intelligence to measure antenna configurations for 4G and 5G network towers. Cellular antennas are usually installed at great heights on towers and rooftops. When the antenna needs maintenance, field engineers have to climb up these tall cell towers. By using drones to maintain towers, Samsung aims to offer …

Size matters. Choose wireless earbuds that have a small charging case, for example, and you’ll have to charge that case fairly often. Opt for something a little larger, however, and you’ll have juice to burn. Fortunately, a larger case doesn’t necessarily mean a larger price, as evidenced by this deal: For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Soundpeats TrueShift …

Asus‘ creative-oriented ZenBook Pro Duo wowed me back in September 2019 and I like the gaming version even more; the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 pulls out almost all the stops for performance in a way the ZenBook doesn’t, plus tweaks the design in a few ways that make it a lot more usable and flexible. But you’ll have to pull …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. On the big debut of Apple’s new version of MacOS Big Sur, a slip of somebody’s finger led Apple to accidentally call its new operating system “Bug Sur” instead. The typo was in an email sent to people who’d signed up to test …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As the NBA restarts its season using Walt Disney World facilities in Orlando, Florida, players are reportedly set to use a wearable to track their health and look for COVID-19 symptoms. Oura Health confirmed it’s providing the Oura smart ring and its “early …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple TV Plus reaches a billion devices, a figure the company was touting even before the service launched, but Apple nonetheless called it out Monday during the keynote of the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple also said the its TV app, which is where Apple …