Last year, Apple began focusing more on the products that are sold alongside its iPhones, such as subscriptions for its $4.99 per month Apple TV Plus video service and $9.99 Apple Arcade video game program. The company’s App Store has also continued its characteristically strong growth, particularly during the holidays. Apple said developers on its …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The Alienware’s Concept UFO has me extremely excited. Unveiled exclusively Monday on CNET’s live stage at CES, it’s essentially a thick, Alienware-branded Switch that plays PC games. Switch Thicc, if you like. The Concept UFO consists of two removable controllers on each …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Not to be left out of the TV fun at CES 2020, Sony has announced its latest crop of big-screen televisions, including 8K resolution sets in 75- and 85-inch sizes, new 4K LED televisions that max out at 85 inches, and of course its next …
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Despite living in the future, it’s still distressingly common to encounter last-century audio sources that want to be plugged in with 3.5mm audio jacks. The only problem is that wired headphones and earbuds are increasingly extinct. If you’ve ever sat down on an airplane with your fancy noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones and realized you can’t plug them into the plane’s entertainment …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Google is everywhere at CES 2020. With the world’s largest consumer electronics showcase under way here in Las Vegas, the search giant has dispatched an army of people clad in white uniforms to spread the gospel about the Google Assistant, the …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Amazon’s Fire TV streaming media devices have surpassed more than 40 million active users, up from the 37 million the company reported in September, seeming to continue a lead over Roku. Roku, also considered one of the most popular streaming video …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. OLED TV isn’t broke, and in 2020 LG didn’t fix it. The company’s CES 2020 lineup includes a few neat extras but nothing that would make a current owner regret his or her purchase. In fact, the biggest addition is a smaller …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group on Monday announced at CES the latest version of Bluetooth. It’s called LE Audio and it offers improved audio quality and lower battery use. Bluetooth audio will soon support two operation modes: LE Audio, which operates …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Those wireless earbuds should sound better and their batteries should last longer with new audio technology coming to Bluetooth over the next year or so. The technology, called LE Audio, offers a better balance between sound quality and power consumption, industry …
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Not long ago, I bought a 48-inch UHD TV for about $600. While I don’t exactly regret my purchase, I am constantly amazed at how low prices have fallen, to the point that TVs now seem about as inexpensive as a large package of tube socks. Right now, for example, you can snag a JVC 70-inch UHD Roku TV for …
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