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MacOS Monterey: What you should know about Apple’s latest Mac software update

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple executives unveiled MacOS Monterey, the latest version of the Mac’s operating system, also known as MacOS 12. (Check out everything announced at WWDC 2021 here.)  MacOS Monterey follows last year’s …

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AT&T and Google team up for new promotion that offers six months of free Stadia Pro

Google’s Stadia video game service expanded to Android TV and Google TV on Monday, but that doesn’t mean Google is done making moves. On Tuesday the search giant announced a new partnership that will offer six months of Stadia Pro for free to AT&T wireless and Fiber users.  Stadia is Google’s video game streaming service that is meant to compete …

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Apple M1 Macs get a fast, new version of Adobe Lightroom Classic

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Adobe released on Tuesday its first Lightroom Classic version adapted for Macs powered by the new M1 processor, a boon to photographers who want to get more use out of Apple’s energy efficient hardware. The new software sports a major new feature: the …

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FaceTime’s iOS 15 upgrades: Blur backgrounds and schedule calls, just like in Zoom

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s FaceTime will soon look a lot more like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. The iPhone maker on Monday said it’s adding features to its videoconferencing software that will let people schedule calls and even access them via a browser on Google Android and …

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Apple’s iOS 15 Find My upgrade could make it easier to recover stolen devices

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple announced plenty of improvements in iPhone software at its WWDC event on Monday, from FaceTime and iMessage upgrades to new Maps and Wallet changes. These are just a few of the updates, with more having come to light after Apple posted its iOS 15 …

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Apple’s ‘universal control’ feature in MacOS Monterey makes dual

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple said Monday it’s introducing a new feature that will let you move content between a Mac computer and more than two devices, including an iPad, with a single mouse and keyboard. Apple announced the universal control tool at its Worldwide Developer Conference, …

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Apple hopes iOS 15 can tame the app notification deluge

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The average US smartphone owner receives 46 push notifications each day, telling them about the latest news, a friend’s response to their latest post or an alert that an item they ordered online was just delivered. Whatever it is, it’s a lot, which …

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Best Father’s Day gifts under $50 in 2021

This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. Father’s Day 2021 (which arrives Sunday, June 20) will be nothing like Father’s Day 2020. That’s because many coronavirus-related restrictions have been lifted, meaning dads can get the hugs and in-person celebrations they missed last year. This dad right here just wants …

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Apple will let iPhone users keep iOS 14 after iOS 15 launches

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple users will be able to keep using iOS 14 once the next version of Apple’s operating system is released in the fall. Any users of the iPhone‘s current operating system will continue getting security updates and bug fixes without immediately updating to iOS …

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Paramount Plus rolls out its different cheaper tier without live CBS

Paramount Pluson Monday rolled out the new version of its ad-supported tier, which is a dollar cheaper per month but removes access to live CBS programming. It also offered a new extended free trial for either of its plans, giving people a month of free service rather than the standard week, starting Thursday.  The extended free period requires signing up …

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