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The augmented-reality capabilities of Apple’s iOS 11 are very real, and very impressive. Developers are already coming up with some shockingly good-looking demos since the beta became available after WWDC, but it turns out that it might also be easy to set up and share across apps. The 3D content-publishing company Sketchfab has already demonstrated …

Hello, iOS 11; and hello, iPhone 8 hints. Tucked into Apple’s announcements at this year’s WWDC conference — especially iOS 11 — are juicy clues about what the software update for your iPhone and iPad might also bring to the next major iPhone. Apple’s iPhone is due for a major overhaul. Last year’s iPhone 7 and 7 Plus drew fire for having …

They say the internet is forever, but Instagram’s cutting you a break on those embarrassing photos you no longer want lingering as evidence.  Enlarge Image Instagram On Tuesday, Instagram began rolling out Archive, which moves posts off of your profile and into a folder that only you can see, to all users.  Instagram previously announced its Archive feature last month, but it’s …

If you already use Gboard on Android (or iOS), you probably already know the basics. There are some great features you may not be taking advantage of, but totally should. 1. Type and translate If you have a friend who speaks another language — or you just really want to impress someone you met on Tinder — you can use …

Google’s smart keyboard app is getting a little smarter.  Gboard, an app for both Android and iOS, will get new features including the ability to draw your own emoji, as well as auto-complete a phrase. It’s part of the Google’s broader initiative to use machine learning to make its apps smarter.  The updates don’t show up on the Google Play …

Now playing: Watch this: 7 ways to cut down iPhone data 1:59 Stopping seven data-hungry apps from killing your data plan isn’t the only way for iPhone owners to reduce their data usage. Here are seven phone-wide settings that can help keep you under your monthly data allotment. 1. Restrict iTunes and App Store downloads You can prevent iTunes and …

Traveling to a new place is exciting. But you know what’s not exciting? Sitting in a cramped seat on a long flight to your vacation while staring out the window bored to death. And that movie that airline is showing? You’ve seen it and hated it. But there is a better option. With just a phone, tablet or laptop that …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Brands are about to get a lot more chatty with Apple’s iOS 11.  Apple this week at its Worldwide Developers Conference unveiled its new iMessage Business Chat feature that lets companies connect directly with you in its texting app. It gave more details Friday …

Now playing: Watch this: Explained: Blue vs. green iPhone messages 0:55 If you own an iPhone, you may have noticed something odd in the Messages app: Some messages are blue and some are green. What’s the deal with that? Short answer: Blue ones have been sent or received using Apple’s iMessage technology, while green ones are “traditional” text messages exchanged …

Maybe Apple and Samsung just aren’t bringing their A-game anymore. Andy Rubin, the creator of Google’s Android, offered up that fresh critique Wednesday while speaking to reporters at the Wired Business Conference in New York. Rubin’s statements come a few days after his new startup introduced a premium-tier phone, called the Essential Phone, which will compete against those two tech …