Fitbit is stepping up its fashion game with the Luxe, a slim fitness tracker that could pass for jewelry. The $150 Luxe offers many of Fitbit’s best health and fitness features, like sleep tracking and goal-based workouts, in a wearable designed for smaller wrists. But it faces competition from Fitbit’s own less expensive band-based trackers …
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YouTube TV, Google’s live TV streaming service designed to replace cable, is getting more pixels. Starting Monday, subscribers can add an upgrade package, called 4K Plus, which delivers TV programming in 4K resolution and HDR, including live sports like the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the MLB All-Star Game. Basic YouTube TV service costs $65 per month and adding 4K Plus increases the price another $20, …
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Let’s face it: Facebook was bound to put ads in VR eventually. Like collecting personal data, advertising is core to the social network’s business model and extends across all of its other apps. Because ad-free VR is clearly an outlier, the company’s recently announced plans to test ads in its Oculus VR apps and games felt inevitable. But the developers …
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Adobe sees the future of creation being increasingly 3D. Its newest Adobe Substance 3D apps are aiming to be a complete destination for 3D art, sampling and even virtual photography, with uses that could range from video game assets to e-commerce to content for a possible world of VR and AR-compatible 3D assets. But these apps are PC, Mac and …
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I’ve tried my fair share of cartoon avatars, from the very first Yahoo Messenger avatar I ever used, to Bitmoji stickers. There’s something I find deeply and irresistibly compelling about seeing myself represented in cartoon form, as if the cartoon has the power to capture my core essence while outstretching a more playful version of myself. When I first saw Voila …
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An update to the Google app appears to be causing a lot of frustration for Android users. As spotted by XDA-Developers, a number of people have taken to Reddit to report problems with doing tasks like viewing the Discover tab on the home screen, opening Google Assistant or using features like Google Lens. While it is not yet clear what …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Ready for some new features for your Apple Watch? WatchOS 8 played a big part at Apple’s WWDC 2021 event. The globally popular Apple Watch platform is going to see some interesting changes in its next software update, which you’ll be able to …
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An Apple AirTag is a tiny Bluetooth tracker that attaches to an object like your keys and can be located with your iPhone, iPad or Mac. Bluetooth trackers aren’t new, but the biggest selling point for the AirTag is Apple’s Find My network, which is made up of hundreds of millions of Apple devices. The Find My network recently added support for third party …
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Spotify’s audio chat app Greenroom has arrived. Greenroom was originally an app called Locker Room, which Spotify acquired in March. It’s live Wednesday, the company said in a statement. The service will offer live audio conversations in virtual rooms that people can host or participate in. “The Greenroom offering will continue to evolve as we learn more about what creators and …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Another year, another no-show for Apple AR glasses at the annual WWDC conference. At the company’s second all-virtual version of the developer conference, there wasn’t a peep about Apple’s long-expected VR and AR headsets. No new big AR push, either. You could have …
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