June, 2019

• 6 June

  What Apple’s new AR bowling game taught us about the future

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. I’m scrambling around a wooden floor, trying to fend off a giant virtual ball with my iPad Pro. It’s a bowling alley, but it feels like a basketball court. A crowd cheers. Eli faces off across from me, pushing …

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• 6 June

  This $65 waterproof wireless speaker is on sale for $22.50

  

  Need a speaker you can take with you to the beach? The pool? The quarry? (I don’t know, do people still go swimming at quarries? If Breaking Away taught me anything…) Make sure it has an IPX5 rating or better so it can withstand the inevitable splashes. Like this one: For a limited time, and while supplies last, ZDNet Academy …

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• 6 June

  Twitter simplifies its rules to emphasize safety, privacy and authenticity

  

  Twitter is giving its rules a refresh. The social media platform said Thursday that it’s making its rules easier to understand with simple, clear language. Twitter cut its rules from 2,500 total words to under 600, and it also organized the rules into categories for safety, privacy and authenticity.  “Rules should be easy to understand,” the Twitter Safety account tweeted. “We …

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• 6 June

  Jeff Bezos’ keynote talk interrupted by animal rights protester

  

  A mostly uneventful keynote interview with Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos veered off the rails when an animal rights protester stormed the stage Thursday. The woman, who was hard to hear from the audience, called out as Bezos was sitting nearby in the middle of a “fireside chat” interview in front of thousands of people at Amazon’s re:MARS conference. …

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• 6 June

  Apple’s new iPad tech lets you leave your Lightroom laptop at home

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The mobile version of Lightroom is going to get a big step closer to its PC-based big brother with Apple’s decision to let iPhones and iPads connect to storage systems like flash memory cards and external drives. Lightroom, Adobe’s photo editing and cataloging …

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• 6 June

  FCC’s robocall blocking plan may finally give you some relief

  

  Americans are fed up with robocalls. And the Federal Communications Commission are giving carriers like Verizon and T-Mobile the power to do something about it. On Thursday, the FCC voted unanimously on a proposal to give mobile phone companies greater power to “aggressively block” unwanted robocalls.  “This FCC will stand with American consumers, not with those who are badgering them with …

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• 6 June

  Huawei agrees to develop 5G in Russia

  

  Huawei‘s inked a deal to help with Russia’s 5G network. The embattled Chinese telecom will work with Russian counterpart MTS to develop the country’s next-generation cellular network over the next year. Huawei Chairman Guo Ping and MTS boss Alexei Kornya signed the agreement in the Kremlin on Wednesday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping watching. “We …

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• 6 June

  Google Stadia to offer free game streaming when you buy the game from them

  

  Google has an answer for any skeptics of its Stadia streaming game service: Buy the game from Google, and you can play through Stadia for free. The internet giant laid out its launch plans Thursday, during a livestream in which it announced prices for its service, which includes an effectively free tier offering high-definition visuals for any game you buy …

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• 6 June

  Amazon’s new Pegasus drive robot will save workers from heavy lifting

  

  Amazon’s newest helping hand is a 2-foot-tall orange robot.  The Pegasus drive robot technology, which will join the ranks of Amazon’s Kiva robots, is already helping workers move individual packages at a sorting center in Denver, the company said Wednesday at its re:MARS AI conference in Las Vegas.  Amazon plans to roll out the program at more sorting centers later this summer.  The …

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• 6 June

  Google Maps will show you earthquake epicenters and crisis navigation

  

  Google wants to make it easier to find information during a crisis or natural disaster. Google Maps will show you information about earthquakes.  Google The search giant on Thursday announced new features for “SOS alerts” on Google Maps. The app already lets you see basic information about a crisis, like what’s happening, emergency phone numbers and Twitter updates from authorities. …

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