With the Tokyo Olympics set to take place in July, Apple is adding new Watch bands to its lineup to celebrate the upcoming games. On Tuesday the company introduced what it calls the “International Collection” of bands for the Apple Watch, an assortment of 22 “limited-edition Sport Loop bands with colorful designs that represent those …
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Bose QuietComfort 35 II wireless headphones (new) are just $189 (Update: Deal expired)
Bose is at the top of the heap when it comes to audio, producing some of the best — and some of CNET’s favorite — headphones. All that engineering comes at a premium price, however, so we’re always on the hunt for a sale, and right now the QuietComfort 35 Series II are down around the lowest price we’ve ever seen. You …
Read More »Sony acquires Returnal developer Housemarque, and Bluepoint might be next
Sony has acquired Housemarque, the Finnish developer behind PlayStation 5 exclusive Returnal, it said post Tuesday. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Prior to Returnal’s release in April, Housemarque was known for PlayStation exclusives like Super Stardust HD, Dead Nation, Resogun and Alienation. “After more than 15 years of successfully collaborating, we’re excited to amplify our potential even further and …
Read More »Elon Musk speaks at MWC about Starlink: How to rewatch his announcement
Elon Musk took the virtual stage at Mobile World Congress 2021, with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO speaking about his satellite internet venture Starlink. The high-speed broadband service is set to become available worldwide in August and expects to serve more than 500,000 customers, Musk said Tuesday. You can rewatch the entire presentation live on YouTube or right here. Starlink …
Read More »Sennheiser’s new CX True Wireless earbuds impress for $130
Sennheiser last year released the CX 400BT True Wireless, a more affordable alternative to its excellent Momentum True Wireless 2 earbuds. I liked the CX400BT but thought the $200 list price was high and felt there was some room for discounts based on their build quality. Sure enough, their price quickly dropped to $150, then sporadically hit $100 on Amazon, and …
Read More »Dell 4K UltraSharp Webcam targets the Logitech Brio’s spot
Nov 2021 Editor’s note, Nov. 19: The Dell 4K UltraSharp Webcam has the best 4K video quality and features (in Windows) of the models we tested in 2021 — a pretty impressive feat given that we reviewed it at the beginning of the year — which is why we’ve given it a CNET Editors’ Choice Award. Our original review, first …
Read More »Nothing Ear 1 earbuds to launch late July
If you’re in the market for some new earbuds and are undecided on which ones to go for, you may want to hold off making your final decision for another month. That’s because new tech company Nothing, started by Carl Pei, formerly of OnePlus, is all set to launch its first product, the Ear 1, on July 27. Back in …
Read More »Facebook takes on Substack, Twitter with ‘Bulletin’ newsletter product
Facebook said Tuesday it’s rolling out a new website called Bulletin that will allow writers to create and share paid and free newsletters. The company said it’s starting with a small group of writers and plans to add more. The release of a newsletter product shows that Facebook, like other tech companies, is increasing its efforts to attract more creators …
Read More »Elon Musk says Starlink will be available worldwide in August
Elon Musk’s satellite broadband service, Starlink, will be available worldwide except the North and South Poles starting in August, the billionaire entrepreneur said Tuesday during a talk at the virtual Mobile World Congress 2021. Starlink is “operational now in about 12 countries, and more are being added every month,” Musk said. The high-speed broadband service has over 1,800 low-orbit satellites …
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The website for Russian-based virtual private network service DoubleVPN was taken down Tuesday and replaced with a notice from an international collective of US and European law enforcement agencies. As first reported by Bleeping Computer, the notice declared the service had been seized. The law enforcement collective, which includes the US Secret Service and Federal Bureau of Investigation, alleges DoubleVPN …
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