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My whole life is on video now. Zoom, Houseparty, FaceTime, Hangout, Skype — I’m signing up for all these services to keep up with business, family, friends. We’re swapping devices. We’re using phones, laptops, iPads, Chromebooks, whatever’s around. Whatever you pick, there’s a drawback. Phones are easy to use and have great front-facing cameras, but …

If you’re able to weather the global pandemic without regular bouts of anxiety, I salute you. My pendulum swings back and forth between “We’ll get through this” and “We’re all doomed” — often several times per day. That’s why I’m increasingly on the lookout for helpful (and cheap) coping tools, be they free games to keep my mind off things …

The timing of the new iPhone SE — which goes on preorder today and arrives April 24 — could not have been better for Apple. As the coronavirus puts millions of people out of work around the world, a $400 iPhone (£419, AU$749) will appeal to people in search of a budget device that does it all. But Samsung has a …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. All across Europe, governments are planning the next phase of their response to the coronavirus pandemic. Common to their various strategies is asking their citizens to download an app to allow for easier contact tracing.  Contact tracing, which typically involves a health worker …

Apple is changing leaders at Beats, the premium headphone and earphone maker it acquired in 2014 for $3 billion. Longtime president Luke Wood is exiting and veteran Apple exec Oliver Schusser, who heads up Apple Music and International Content, is taking over at the end of this month. Apple hasn’t publicly announced the leadership change, but Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior …

Google is developing physical and digital debit cards, which would be tied to an app for payments, managing purchases and checking balances, according to a report Friday by TechCrunch. The product would compete with the Apple Card, the iPhone maker’s financial service that debuted last year.  Google’s physical card would have a chip on it and be co-branded by various …

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. On Friday, in addition to launching new games A Fold Apart and Beyond Blue, Apple Arcade rolled out updates for four games, which are now available to play. Apple’s $4.99-a-month gaming subscription service has more than 110 game titles available on …

Update (April 20, 2:40 p.m. PT): Several aspects of this deal have changed since it first went live on the morning of April 17, most notably the unlock policy: It’s now 360 days, not six months as previously indicated. However, Red Pocket has promised to honor the six-month agreement for anyone who purchased (or purchases) a phone using the promo code …

Apple has a new iPhone SE launching next week, but those holding out for the iPhone 12 may need to brace for a long wait. According to a report, Apple’s next iPhones may be delayed until November.  The report, as shared by Reuters, comes from Goldman Sachs analysts as part of a note that downgrades Apple’s stock to a “sell” …

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. On Friday, aquatic adventure game Beyond Blue from E-Line Media joined Apple Arcade‘s growing catalog of more than 110 games. In the new game, you play as Mirai, a deep sea explorer and scientist. You and your research team must …