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Google Mostly Loses Appeal Over EU’s $4B Android Antitrust Fine

A top European court has largely upheld a record fine imposed on Google by the European Commission over antitrust violations related to its Android mobile operating system. The EU charged that Google was stifling competition by using its Android dominance to forcibly require phone makers to include apps for Google services. The Alphabet-owned Google challenged …

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GoPro Hero 11 Black Hands

The Hero 11 Black, GoPro’s new flagship camera, looks just like last year’s Hero 10 Black except for the number change on the side. There’s one big change on the inside, though, and that change enables a handful of features that will make the camera more attractive to everyone — from pros and creators to casual users and even first-time …

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Save Hundreds With These 1

Apple makes some of the best phones on the market, but the sticker price of the latest model can be enough to put a lot of folks off. If you decided against placing an iPhone 14 preorder but still want to upgrade from an older device, there’s a one-day sale over at Woot that may have exactly what you’re looking …

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Best iPad Deals: Save $49 on Latest iPad, $40 on iPad Air and More

The most recent addition to Apple’s iPad lineup is the iPad Air that was released this past spring, bringing an update to the only iPad that missed a refresh in 2021. The new iPad Air features Apple’s M1 chip, found in the company’s iPad Pros, along with 5G and a wider-angle, front-facing camera with the Center Stage autofocusing video feature. What it didn’t get …

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iOS 16 Won’t Run on Every iPhone. Will It Work on Yours?

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. On Monday, Apple made iOS 16 — the newest version of its iPhone operating system — available to all iPhone users. More specifically, it can be installed by owners of compatible iPhones Not every iPhone supports Apple’s newest software release. Some devices …

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Easily Stop Third

When you use an iPhone app for the first time, you might be asked to give the app access to other features on your phone like your camera. If you’re like me and just want a new app to work you’ve probably tapped “Allow” without a second thought. However, you might not realize that tapping “Allow” gives the app access …

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Apple’s iPhone 14 vs. Samsung Galaxy S22 vs. Google Pixel 6 vs. OnePlus 10T: Comparing Flagships, Spec by Spec

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple’s iPhone 14 maintains the $799 price that the iPhone 13 previously had, while adding new features like car-crash detection, image processing through Apple’s Photonic Engine, satellite connectivity for emergencies and — in the US — the removal of …

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Google Photos Update Highlights More Memories, Adds Music and Graphics

Google Photos is getting an update Wednesday that redesigns Memories, a feature that highlights past photos and packages them together with machine learning. A collage editor is also launching, on Android and iOS. With the update, Photos will surface more of your videos and cut in photos as well. And new zoom effects will make viewing photos more dynamic, Google …

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3 Iranians Indicted for Allegedly Hacking US Targets

The Justice Department has indicted three Iranian men, accusing them of ransomware and other cyber attacks against US targets, including municipal governments, regional utilities and a domestic violence shelter. The indictment unsealed Wednesday accuses Mansour Ahmadi, 34, Ahmad Khatibi Aghda, 45, and Amir Hossein Nickaein Ravari, 30, of hacking the computer systems of hundreds of victims in the US, UK, …

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Anker’s Already Affordable Noise

Good sound quality and noise-canceling capabilities don’t typically fall into the “budget-friendly” category when it comes to headphones, but the Anker Soundcore Life Q30 are an exception. Featured on our lists of the best noise-canceling headphones and the best headphones overall for 2022, these wireless over-ear headphones were already a good value at their usual price of $80. But today only …

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