Fitbit has become synonymous with “fitness tracker,” and for good reason. The health and fitness company currently offers eight devices for tracking steps and calories, and it continues to dominate sales (the Apple Watch is a strong No. 2). There’s also the Fitbit Aria, a smart scale that integrates with other Fitbit trackers. Editors’ note …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple patches major flaws with iOS 9.3.5 1:49 Apple is updating its iOS software after internet security experts discovered that a prominent Arab activist’s iPhone was being targeted. Apple has updated its latest version of iOS after reports of security flaws. Oscar Gutiérrez/CNET Reports published Thursday by the San Francisco-based internet security firm Lookout and internet …
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Apple’s default iPhone keyboard is good at typing and autocorrecting (usually) and not much else. Word Flow, Microsoft’s iOS keyboard, is a lot smarter — without being overwhelmingly feature-packed. The app — which you download and install before making it your default keyboard — includes a number of useful features, some of which you won’t find on the Apple’s stock …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple patches major flaws with iOS 9.3.5 1:49 Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET If you have an iPhone, you need to download the latest iOS updateright now. Apple released the “important security update” in response to an active malware threat that can be used to read texts and email, record calls (including WhatsApp and Viber calls), track your …
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If you’re an insatiable reader and you want as many e-books as you can get for free, look no further than the library. Recently, the New York Public Library put 300,000 books on an app called SimplyE. The app is available for Android and iOS, but is only available to those with a NYPL library card. Don’t live in New …
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Now playing: Watch this: Should I buy the Galaxy Note 7 or S7 Edge? 1:47 The new Galaxy Note 7 is the pinnacle Samsung phone in an already banner year that saw the Galaxy S7, an Editor’s Choice winner, and the S7 Edge, CNET’s first five-star phone. But competition is as fierce as always, and buyers have choices. How well …
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If you’re spending each night sleeping with your phone, stop. But why?, you ask. You two aren’t hurting anyone, you say. And that’s where you’re wrong. For starters, your screen gives off blue light that can keep your brain awake and affect the quality of your sleep. Tablets and computers give off that light too, but you’re more likely to …
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When you think of smartphones and automation, your mind might immediately gravitate towards IFTTT or even Tasker for Android. Automation apps let you create “recipes” that enable devices and services to intermingle and act based on “triggers.” For example, you can make your smart lights pulse a certain color if you’re mentioned on Twitter or have Youtube videos you’ve selected …
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Pinterest on Tuesday previewed camera-search tech that could make your hunt for the perfect red couch much easier. “Soon you’ll be able to snap a photo of an object in the real world and get related recommendations on Pinterest,” the digital-scrapbooking site said in a news release. Users can snap a photo of just one object or even a whole …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: OS X gets a new name, and new features galore 2:22 Apple unveiled iOS 10 and Mac OS Sierra, the operating systems for its mobile and desktop platforms respectively, Monday at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference. As with …
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