This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. In April, Apple killed off its entire networking product line. The company announced that it would be sunsetting the AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule. You can still buy the remaining stock (if you don’t mind …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday pulled a rabbit out of his hat. Analysts and investors have worried that the iPhone’s best days are behind it — a problem, since the phone is Apple’s biggest moneymaker — and that the company would report weak results in the June quarter. But iPhone sales didn’t fall off a cliff as feared, and Apple’s projections …
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Good news, gamers! (Bad news, parents of easily distracted schoolchildren.) Roughly two weeks after it first launched on iOS in an invite-only beta, the free-to-play gaming sensation Fortnite is now available to anyone who owns a recent iPhone or iPad. You no longer need an invite to get in on the action. Works with: iPhone SE, 6S, 7, 8, X; …
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iOS 11.3, the latest version of Apple’s iPhone and iPad operating system, is available now — and it offers more features than you might expect from a “.3” release. Whether you’re interested in augmented reality, cute Animoji or just a way to keep Apple from throttling your old iPhone, damn it, there’s something in this update to pique your curiosity. …
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To the casual observer it would appear that streaming media is the killing blow for the humble MP3 player. Why tote something else around when you can listen to whatever you want with your phone, including music services? To the budget-minded music fan, however, a product like the HiBy R3 is kind of a holy grail. The device, which has already amassed more …
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No doubt about it, the Apple iPod is easily the coolest audio product of the twenty-first century. Introduced in late 2001 it wasn’t the first portable digital music player, there were portable CD players like the Sony Discman in 1984, and they were definitely cool. Then Steve Jobs put his special spin on the iPod, “To have your whole CD …
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In anticipation of next Friday’s release of the Apple HomePod speaker, Apple has updated some of the tech specs listed for the product on its website. The list of “Audio Sources” confirms that the HomePod sits very comfortably inside Apple’s walled garden of apps and services, and isn’t as friendly to outside sources as other smart home speakers. Apple lists …
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With over 2 billion users today, Facebook is already the world’s biggest social network. But the company is looking ahead to tomorrow, and it’s decided that a big new market of opportunity is with younger users. To join Facebook or its free chat app Messenger, you need to be at least 13 years old. But Facebook on Monday announced Messenger …
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You can get FM radio in your car, so how come you can’t get it on your phone? Well, here’s a news flash: You probably can. Most smartphones include integrated chipsets that offer a variety of wireless technologies, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM radio. But until a few years ago, device manufacturers disabled the function — often at …
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You don’t need to spring for an iPhone 8 ($162 at Amazon) or iPhone 8 Plus ($212 at Amazon) or wait for the iPhone X ($285 at Amazon) to arrive in November in order to get the latest iOS bells and whistles. On Tuesday, Apple released iOS 11, the company’s newest mobile operating system for iOS devices. If you have …
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