Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10: Five hidden features you may have missed 1:49 One killer iOS 10 and MacOS Sierra feature is flying under the radar: Apple Pay in Safari. Like before, you can use Apple Pay to shop IRL and within some apps, but iOS 10 and Mac OS Sierra also add the …
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For whatever reason, you need a phone now and it’s got to be an iPhone. With four good ones to choose from, things can get complicated fast. You have the new models — the iPhone 7 and bigger iPhone 7 Plus (is the dual camera worth it?) — or you could save some bucks and buy last year’s 6S or …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s all about the MacBook on October 27 2:05 They’re back. Apple’s October 27 event in Cupertino promises a whole lot of Mac. Although Apple just had an iPhone 7 and Apple Watch event in September, this October follow-up should be all about the computer part of Apple’s hardware portfolio. Apple didn’t even have an October …
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Google is squaring off against rivals in more ways than one. Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL phones are priced comparable to high-end Apple and Samsung products. This drew some ire from loyal customers who were expecting mid-range pricing, which the company previously employed for its Nexus line of devices. Google’s larger Pixel XL smartphone costs only $285 to manufacture, according …
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Apple’s latest wireless headphones, the Powerbeats3s, are now officially available in the Apple store, after their initial unveiling at Apple’s iPhone 7 launch event. When Apple released the iPhone 7 and wireless AirPods in September, it was clear that the tech titan would make a big to-do about wireless headphones. This latest showing by Apple’s Beats brand is important because …
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The heyday of Apple’s lights-out iPhone growth has passed. Since introducing the hugely popular iPhone 6 two years ago, the tech giant has labored to spark the intense consumer passion it has counted on to make the iPhone an even-better seller year after year. Apple is still struggling to reignite interest. The iPhone 7, which went on sale last month, …
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High dynamic range (HDR) is quite the buzzword. There’s been an explosion of “4K HDR” TV sets to choose from, along with HDR TV shows and movies from Netflix, Amazon and others. Meanwhile there’s “another” HDR with which most people are much more familiar. It’s a photography process that’s been around for years, in particular on phone cameras. And now …
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AT&T may have overshadowed T-Mobile’s earnings announcement, but the Un-carrier had the last laugh. T-Mobile was forced to reschedule its third-quarter earnings conference call on Monday after AT&T abruptly scheduled its own call to discuss its earnings results, which it released Saturday right after announcing an $85.4 billion deal to acquire Time Warner. But while AT&T promised a revolution in …
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This is part of CNET’s “Tech Enabled” series about the role technology plays in helping the disability community. Giora Livne missed out on the smartphone revolution. In 2007, Apple CEO Steve Jobs strutted onto a stage and unveiled the iPhone, which would dramatically change how everyone interacts with mobile devices. Well, not everyone. That same year, Livne, a former electrical …
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As the US presidential election rages on, President Barack Obama took the time to return to Jimmy Kimmel Live’s beloved “Mean Tweets” on Tuesday night. The segment has celebrities read out and respond to insults hurled at them on Twitter. Donald Trump, himself famous for mean tweets, eventually came up at the end of the two-minute clip. “President Obama will …
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