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The Fitbit Blaze is getting an update. Fitbit announced on Monday that its fitness smartwatch will soon receive an update that enables third-party notifications and other new features. The Blaze, which costs $200 in the US (£160 in the UK and AU$330 in Australia), was released earlier this year. The watch can track steps, distance, …

We get it. Dropping brand new, expensive gadgets to see if they’ll break under extreme conditions is fun. Not only do plenty of YouTubers dedicate full video channels to dropping smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices to test their durability, we did the same thing here at CNET last week with Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7. Related stories Drop test: Is …

Over the last few months I’ve written about the persistent rumors that Apple will remove the headphone jack on the next iPhone. Every time I write about it, readers’ comments have been generally negative, with some folks threatening to boycott the iPhone when Apple drops the headphone jack. Well, from all indications, including published reports citing “people familiar with the …

Apple is being sued by owners of Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus phones, over unresponsive touchscreens, reported Reuters on Monday. The issue, first widely reported by tech site iFixit, is said to affect last-generation iPhones and manifests itself as “a gray, flickering bar at the top of the display and an unresponsive touchscreen.” The iFixit report says: “Of course, …

What if your iPhone could help actively protect itself, even after it’s been stolen? That potential idea was considered in a new patent application Apple filed Thursday with the US Patent & Trademark Office. According to the application, which AppleInsider wrote about, a future iPhone may — when triggered by the right circumstances — start documenting an alleged thief’s fingerprints …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Apple may have a plan to make inroads in Japan’s mobile-payments market, but it doesn’t include Apple Pay, at least for now. The tech titan is working on a new iPhone for Japan that consumers can use to make payments for trips on mass transit, Bloomberg reports. But instead of the near field communication (NFC) technology that powers Apple Pay, …

My, how things haven’t changed. Five years ago, Tim Cook officially took over as CEO of Apple amid questions about his ability to live up to the legacy of Steve Jobs. As the anniversary rolls around on Wednesday, questions continue to swirl. When Jobs officially stepped down from the top spot, he said he believed “Apple’s brightest and most innovative …