Apple might be changing up its playbook around Apple Arcade, the company’s $4.99 a month gaming subscription service. The tech company is ending contracts for some games that are still in development, as it looks for titles that’ll better retain subscribers, according to a Tuesday report from Bloomberg. An Apple Arcade creative producer told some developers …
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India bans TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps after border clash
India banned wildly popular Chinese video-sharing app TikTok and 58 others on Monday after a border clash between troops from both countries left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead this month. The apps, which range from gaming to music streaming and social media, are “prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public …
Read More »Apple’s future AR pieces hid in the corners during a virtual WWDC
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s making an AR headset. Or glasses. Or an AR/VR headset. Something like that, something coming in 2021, 2022… or 2023. Reports have been everywhere; the pieces seem to be coming into place. And yet, at this year’s video-only WWDC conference in a …
Read More »Denon’s AVR
Denon on Tuesday announced its most “affordable” 8K receiver yet, the $649 AVR-S960H, and it offers a host of new technologies, including HDR10 Plus support. The company announced its higher-end X series at the start of June, but prices started at $849. The AVR-S960H will go on sale in July. The 7.1.2-channel receiver includes six HDMI 2.3 inputs, including one …
Read More »Apple News loses New York Times content
Apple News is losing a big publishing partner: The New York Times. The publication on Monday said its articles will no longer appear in the Apple News feed found on iPhones, iPads and other Apple devices. The Times said it “doesn’t make sense” for the publication to be on Apple News, as reported by NiemanLab. The partnership hasn’t given the …
Read More »Enter to win wireless earbuds with CNET’s Apple Core Sweepstakes*
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. We’re celebrating the start of WWDC 2020 Monday by giving away a pair of Apple AirPod Pro earbuds to two grand prize winners! Apple’s AirPods Pro have a compact, lightweight, noise-canceling and sweat-proof design that has a better fit on the ear and delivers better overall …
Read More »iPhone 12 will likely come without earbuds and power adapter
We already knew Apple’s future iPhone 12 might ship without the white wired earbuds we’re used to seeing in the box with all new iPhones. But now it looks like iPhone 12 will arrive without a power adapter as well. Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who last month predicted iPhone 12 would arrive without wired EarPods, now adds that he expects …
Read More »The new TCL 10 Pro unlocked phone is already on sale for $68 off (Update: Expired)
As a longtime iPhone user (I know: not the expected choice for a cheapskate), I’m often envious of the hardware available on the Android side. Not only are there a lot more choices, there are a lot more affordable choices. Case in point: Today’s deal on the unlocked TCL 10 Pro, currently $381.65 at Amazon. That’s $68 off and the …
Read More »First take: With iOS 14, Apple changes the very idea of an app
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. During an online-only keynote for Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference Monday, the company launched iOS 14. The new iPhone OS is a follow-up to last year’s iOS 13, which initially had a rocky start with numerous software updates at its launch. The preview …
Read More »Safari gets new encryption option for network privacy on iPhones, Macs
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s Safari will take advantage later this year of new encryption technology that protects an important type of network communication called DNS. It’s part of a broader movement to build privacy into internet technology like email and the web that initially sent sensitive …
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