Apple on Monday revealed its M1 Pro and M1 Max processors, giving us a look at its highest-end chips so far and the brains inside its redesigned MacBook Pro, which comes in 14-inch and 16-inch models. The chips present a new threat to Intel’s decades of PC processor dominance, thanks to more computing cores compared to …
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19 October
I can’t wait for Google’s Pixel 6: Here’s why you should be excited too
Google is set to raise the curtain on its latest phones, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, at a launch event at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. UK) today. We previously got a peek at the new smartphones a few weeks before the tech giant unveiled the Pixel 5A. It wasn’t a detailed launch, and we still …
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The new 14-inch Apple MacBook Pro (14.2 inches to be precise) was announced as part of Apple’s Unleashed event on Monday alongside the new 16-inch MacBook Pro. It’s a complete redesign of the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro and is approximately the same size as that model but with a larger display. The laptop is also one of the first to use Apple’s M1 …
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19 October
Target expands Apple shop
Target is gearing up for the holidays and the nationwide retailer is focusing on tech as a major part of those plans. Most notably, Target announced plans to expand its shop-in-shop experience with Apple, roughly doubling the number of stores featuring the experience from 17 to 36. The shop-in-shop experiences function like miniature Apple stores within participating Targets — dedicated sections …
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19 October
Google Photos’ unlimited free storage is gone. Here’s how to get more space
Google Photos ended its unlimited free storage policy for photos and videos as of June 1. Now any new photos and videos you upload will count toward the free 15GB of storage that comes with every Google account. But don’t worry: The photos or videos you uploaded before then won’t be part of the cap. And Google has added a new …
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Update, Oct. 25: Read CNET’s review of the new 16-inch MacBook Pro and 14-inch MacBook Pro. Original story follows. Apple revealed its latest MacBook Pros during the company’s hardware event on Monday. It also showed off the new M1 Max chip powering these new laptops, which offers a lot of power for a fraction of the power of other processors. …
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19 October
Score a Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 for $198 today
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 has been hailed by our own Scott Stein in his review as a great step forward for both Google and Samsung, due largely to resolving a lot of the integration issues between the two platforms. The only thing better than getting the best Android watch you can buy right now is getting it at a discount. You’ll …
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19 October
Senate calls TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat to hearing on protecting young users
The Senate will hold a hearing on Oct. 26 with TikTok, YouTube and Snap’s Snapchat to examine the platforms’ impact on young users’ safety, the Senate Commerce consumer protection subcommittee said Tuesday. “Recent revelations about harm to kids online show that Big Tech is facing its Big Tobacco moment — a moment of reckoning,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who chairs the …
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19 October
Everything announced at the Apple event: AirPods 3, new MacBook Pro, HomePod Mini and more
Apple wants to turn it up to 11 for its AirPods and MacBook Pro laptops. During its October product event Monday, Apple announced revamps for its third-generation AirPods, new M-series MacBook Pro laptops and a series of new colors for its HomePod Mini. The company also announced a price drop for Apple Music, offering a $5 per month “Voice” subscription …
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19 October
Instagram focuses on creators with new tools, doubles down on video
Instagram said it’s rolling out new features, including a way to co-author posts and short videos, underscoring the Facebook-owned social network’s effort to double down on retaining and attracting creators. Instagram’s Collabs tool lets you invite another user to co-author a post or short video. Facebook Starting this week, Instagram is testing a tool called Collabs that will allow a …
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