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 …
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Podcasts, music, navigation — say, Waze or Google Maps — have become pretty much vital for any commute or road trip. The problem is, unless your car has a built-in screen that’s able to run CarPlay or Android Auto, you’re running your phone screen nonstop and probably at high brightness. Even if your car has a USB port to charge …
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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 the 2018 fine, but on …
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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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With the release of the new Galaxy Watch 5, Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 is no longer the latest and greatest Android smartwatch on the market right now. But this previous-gen Samsung is still packed full of powerful hardware and helpful features, and thanks to the newer model, you can even pick it up at a discount. Today only at Best Buy, …
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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 new iPhone 14 line debuted last week, and with it came a few more looks at iOS 16 ahead of Monday’s public release. Previously in beta, iOS 16 brings a lot of changes to the iPhone including photo-editing tricks, the …
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Even without a user-friendly virtual private network, it’s still easy to change your IP address. Whether you’re a MacOS and iPhone user or a Windows 11 user with an Android device, any first-timer can safely change their IP address in a few quick steps. And — as long as you’re not using it to break other laws — it’s perfectly …
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If you’re trying to access blocked websites on your school’s Wi-Fi network for legitimate reasons — or to increase your privacy while browsing on campus — you need a well-tested virtual private network that can overcome tight network restrictions while covering your tracks. Whether you’re using an Android, Windows, iPhone or MacOS device, the best VPNs protect your privacy by …
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If you’re paying for a subscription to a high-quality virtual private network for online privacy protection, you want to get your money’s worth. We’ve covered the red flags you should watch out for when shopping for a VPN, but what about the green flags? Whether you’re using a VPN on an iPhone, Mac, Windows or Android device, you don’t have …
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Google has added a new batch of free features for Android phones to help share lots of files at once, warn deaf users about alarming sounds and watch YouTube videos together. Like many other little feature drops, the ones Google introduced Thursday via blog post are a bit of a grab bag, but they’re quality-of-life improvements in several categories. Android …
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