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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. COVID-19 tracking technology being rolled out by Apple and Google has an expiration date, the tech giants say. The companies say Bluetooth interoperability they’re developing for Android and iOS devices won’t be used after the public health crisis caused by the respiratory disease …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple repeated its privacy pledges in a letter to US senators, answering questions about a website and app it unveiled last month to help update people about the coronavirus and assist in self-screening symptoms. In the letter dated Friday and sent in response …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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