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iPhone 14 Pro’s A16 Chip: Don’t Expect a Major Speed Boost

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple on Wednesday unveiled the A16 Bionic at its launch event for the iPhone 14, touting the 16 billion transistor processor as the highest performing ever for smartphones. But Apple didn’t detail how much …

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Best VPN for School Wi

If you’re trying to access blocked websites on your school’s Wi-Fi network for legitimate reasons — or to increase your privacy while browsing on campus — you need a well-tested virtual private network that can overcome tight network restrictions while covering your tracks. Whether you’re using an Android, Windows, iPhone or MacOS device, the best VPNs protect your privacy by …

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What We Didn’t Get From Apple’s iPhone 14 Event

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. This week’s Apple event held few surprises: it was a traditional lineup of annual iPhone, Watch and AirPods launches and not much more. Updates to other Apple products, like the MacBook Pro 14 and 16 and iPad Pro, were never …

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Apple Watch Ultra Hands

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. The Apple Watch Ultra, announced alongside the Apple Watch Series 8 at Apple’s “Far Out” product event, may be the biggest change we’ve seen to Apple’s watch line-up in years. It arrives Sept. 23, a week after the Watch …

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Apple Watch Series 8 Hands

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 8 during the company’s annual fall product event on Wednesday. The GPS version starts at $399 (£419, AU$629), while the cellular version begins at $499. It’ll be available on Sept. 16 with preorders beginning …

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Uninstall iOS 16 Beta: How to Downgrade Your iPhone to iOS 15

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Upgrading an iPhone to the beta version of iOS 16 does give an early look at all the new features of Apple’s latest update to its iPhone operating system, but this also comes with bugs and performance issues that …

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AirPods Pro 2 Hands

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. The long-rumored AirPods Pro (2nd generation) are official. Apple unveiled its latest noise-canceling true wireless headphones as part of its “Far Out” iPhone 14 event. They’re available for preorder now and will ship starting Sept. 23 for $249 (£249, …

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Lowe’s Teams With Instacart to Bring Same

Lowe’s said Thursday that it’s teaming up with Instacart to offer customers same-day delivery nationwide. Items up to 3 feet by 3 feet by 5 feet and weighing as much as 60 pounds can be delivered to your front door in less than an hour in some cases. Deliveries can also be scheduled. Lowe’s began testing same-day delivery with Instacart …

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Apple Watch Series 8 vs. Series 7: A Quick Look at Their Differences

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple’s “Far Out” presentation on Wednesday debuted a sleek new lineup of wearables that includes the Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra and a new 2022 Apple Watch SE. While the Ultra is the most expensive option with …

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Apple TV HD Falls to $99, but You Still Shouldn’t Buy It, Here’s Why

Like a lot of Apple products, deals on the Apple TV are pretty rare. Yet, despite all-time low pricing on the Apple TV HD at Amazon right now, you really shouldn’t buy it. For the first time, the HD device is available for under $100, but, though you get the newer Siri Remote, the set-top box itself hasn’t been updated …

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