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Harman Kardon hasn’t made a new headphone in years but it used to make some really good ones. Now it’s returned to the headphone arena with three models under its new Fly sub-brand. They include a $200 (£230) full-size noise-canceling model (Fly ANC), standard wireless earbuds (Fly BT — $100 or £130) and the true …

Apple on Wednesday finally introduced the phone some fans have anticipated for years: the new iPhone SE. It couldn’t have come at a better time.  The second-generation iPhone SE is essentially an iPhone 11 stuffed into the revamped body of a 4.7-inch iPhone 8. It has an A13 Bionic processor, Qi wireless charging and haptic touch, just like its high-end …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As children stay home from school amid the coronavirus pandemic, parents have been on the lookout for apps and other content that’s safe for their kids. Google on Wednesday said it wants to make it easier for parents to find that content with …

Apple’s new $399 iPhone SE is available for preorder on Friday. If you go with the bright red color option, a portion of that sale will go to coronavirus relief efforts.  Until Sept. 30, Apple is partnering with (Red) to redirect a portion of proceeds from the sale of Product Red devices to the Global Fund’s COVID‑19 Response. Apple’s website …

The new Peacock streaming service launches Wednesday for Comcast customers — and to them, it will probably feel familiar. Rather than creating another Netflix interface knockoff, Peacock adopts an atypical, complex look for its first iteration on Comcast’s TV boxes. But its nationwide launch in July, when everyone can get hold of Peacock on other TV streamers, phones and other devices, will really …

In-screen ultrasonic fingerprint readers could soon be coming to a lot more phones. Qualcomm on Tuesday said it has partnered with BOE to bring the chip maker’s in-screen fingerprint sensor technology to BOE’s displays. The two plan to “develop innovative display products featuring Qualcomm 3D Sonic ultrasonic fingerprint sensors.” BOE is the world’s second largest smartphone OLED display maker after …

Facebook’s experimental app team on Tuesday released Kit, an app for the Apple Watch that aims to let people keep in touch with close friends without having to pick up a phone. Kit, which stands for keep in touch, works with Facebook Messenger and lets you send messages with one tap, including audio recordings, emoji, location sharing, scribbles or dictation …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple on Tuesday said it’s making mobility data from Apple Maps available to provide insights to governments and health officials around the world trying to slow the spread of COVID-19.  “While protecting your privacy, we are sharing aggregated mobility data from Apple Maps …

Google may soon add itself to the list of companies developing its own processors for its devices. According to a new report, the search giant is working on chips that could go into future versions of Pixel phones and Chromebooks.  According to Axios, Google has made “significant progress” and could have its own processor powering a Pixel phone “as soon …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple and Google are working together on a major effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 that uses signals from people’s phones to warn them if they’ve been in contact with someone who’s tested positive for the disease.  The joint project takes advantage …