This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games. Apple Arcade, Apple’s $4.99-a-month gaming service, launched updates for three game titles on Friday. Apple Arcade has been updating games almost weekly along with releasing new titles for its growing catalog of over 120 games that you can …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. If you’re struggling to unlock your phone with facial recognition while wearing a face mask due to the coronavirus outbreak, a better alternative may be on the way. The Chinese tech company Huami, best known for its Amazfit wearable devices, is working on …
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Google on Thursday rolled out a series of updates to Maps, Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier aimed at improving user accessibility. The company also launched an app called Action Blocks that lets people create customizable home screen buttons for everyday tasks. The features arrive on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, which aims to promote digital accessibility and inclusion. Google Maps‘ new Accessible Places feature …
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T-Mobile is joining the likes of AT&T and Verizon with new offers for first responders. On Thursday, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert announced that the carrier is now offering free service to public and nonprofit state and local fire, police and EMS departments. We’ve just launched something only the⚡️Supercharged⚡️ #Uncarrier can, something that gives BILLION$ back to our nation’s First Responder …
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A National Advertising Review Board panel on Wednesday called for a halt to AT&T’s use of the “5G Evolution” label. The designation applies to AT&T’s upgraded 4G LTE network, which the company’s rivals slammed as “fake 5G.” Despite this, you may continue to see the “5G E” service icon on your phone. AT&T started using the 5G E designation in 2018, …
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What’s the best computer for an older person, someone in their 60s, 70s, 80s or beyond? That’s a tricky question, and it’s not meant to suggest that elderly users are somehow limited in their skills or capabilities. These generations simply didn’t have the benefit of growing up surrounded by screens, and they may have specific challenges associated with age. I’m …
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When Matthew MacNeil uses the voice-to-text feature on an Android phone, the resulting transcription looks nothing like what he said. “Hello, my name is Matthew MacNeil. I live in Tillsonburg, Ontario,” becomes “Hello my name is Master MacNeil. I live in traffic Ontario.” MacNeil, who is 30, has Down syndrome, and he’s often frustrated that voice technology, like the …
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It’s hard to feel creative when we’re all stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic and no one knows when the world will go back to normal. So when the new iPhone SE arrived at my house along with the direction to “just do something creative with it,” it felt a little daunting. I dressed up like a burglar and shot …
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When Apple rolls out the iPhone 12, there might be one fewer thing in the box: EarPod headphones. The move could potentially drive sales of the company’s totally wireless AirPods, additionally pushed by holiday promotions at the end of 2020, according to a report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Apple’s wired EarPod headphones have accompanied new iPhones since the iPhone 5 …
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Last year, a former Apple contractor made waves by raising concerns about how the tech giant handled Siri voice assistant recordings, ultimately leading the tech giant to cease listening to them without your permission. Now the whistleblower is back, having sent a letter to European regulators asking them to investigate and potentially punish the company. “I am extremely concerned that …
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