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Now playing: Watch this: Apple Music gets a boost before iPhone 7 launch 2:09 You’ve read all the rumors about Apple’s next iPhone, which may or may not be called the iPhone 7 and may or may not be the handset you’ve been pining for. But wonder no more. You can find out for yourself …

Tim Cook had some very big shoes to fill. Five years after taking over as Apple CEO from Steve Jobs, Cook has recreated the company’s culture by making it much more focused on social issues. But Apple under Cook hasn’t made as many big changes in its hardware, with Cook’s only new category of product being the Apple Watch. We …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s next watch may still be tethered to an iPhone 1:14 If you’ve been dreaming of an Apple Watch that can stand alone, you might have keep dreaming. A new report says Apple scrapped plans to introduce cellular connectivity in its 2016-edition Apple Watches. Current cell chip tech just eats up too much battery life. So …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s next watch may still be tethered to an iPhone 1:14 The Apple Watch 2 has hit some major stumbling blocks to changes that would make the smartwatch operate with its own cellular network connection, Bloomberg reports. Citing sources “with knowledge of the matter,” Bloomberg didn’t outline what kind of problems arose, but said that Apple …

When your Apple Watch rings when a call arrives, you certainly don’t want to look like this guy. Though the Apple Watch is a poor choice for conducting phone calls, it can be useful for declining them — though perhaps not in the way you might expect. The Apple Watch appears to offer two options for an incoming call: A …

The next time your kid opens up her Happy Meal, there may be a different type of toy staring back. McDonald’s has begun offering kids in its Canadian restaurants a wrist-worn activity tracker called “Step It!” as part of its venerable Happy Meal. It’s no Apple Watch — the device just counts steps — but it’s being marketed as McDonald’s …

Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 7 could arrive with a new home button and a darker… 1:03 The iPhone 7 may not be a major upgrade, but it could offer several new features. CNET The iPhone 7 is likely to debut in another month, and rumors about its features continue to pour in. Apple is planning to revamp the home …

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 …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. I should have known there was a problem when Apple discussed how it would go deeper into four platforms, even though I counted five. Apple Watch. iPhone. Apple TV. Mac. And iPad. I can understand why the number was four: WatchOS, TVOS, iOS …

Now playing: Watch this: Pebble unveils two new smartwatches and a wearable not… 2:43 Editors’ note, December 7, 2016: Pebble has announced that its assets have been acquired by Fitbit and it will no longer release new products. While the Pebble 2 and other Pebble watches will continue to work, no new software updates or features will be released. Pebble …