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Apple extends closure of US stores indefinitely on coronavirus worries

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is keeping all its US stores shuttered until further notice as the company, and the country, deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Apple previously said its stores around the globe would close until March 27, but on Tuesday it …

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Huawei P40 Pro expected to have 7 cameras, 10x optical zoom, and 5G support

Update, March 26: The Huawei P40, P40 Pro and the P40 Pro Plus have now officially been launched. Read our first take here. Huawei isn’t letting the last-minute cancellation of Mobile World Congress stand in the way of its 2020 launch plans. Amid the extraordinary circumstances stemming from the novel coronavirus, Chinese telecom giant Huawei is pushing forward with plans to …

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What 5G is and why you’ll want it this year

5G is the next generation of wireless networks and it does a lot of things better than 4G. It will arrive in fits and spurts as the networks and devices debut and mature, but the recent pandemic and disruptions it has caused may stoke an appetite for the best connectivity everywhere, as our lives have moved more online.  A 5G connection …

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Apple explains how to return and repair devices while stores are closed globally

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. After deciding to temporarily close all of its retail stores outside of China, Apple is extending its product return and exchange policy. The tech giant on Monday also provided new information about how to get devices in for repairs.  In the new FAQ, Apple …

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The new Powerbeats 4 are old

When Beats released the truly wireless Powerbeats Pro last year, it was a kind of dream product for Beats fans. Except for the downside of its bulky charging case, the Powerbeats Pro were essentially AirPods on steroids, with richer, more dynamic sound and better battery life — and they stayed in your ears more securely, particularly during athletic activities.  Now …

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Windows 10 is now on 1 billion devices

Windows 10 now has more than 1 billion active users worldwide, Microsoft said Monday. The milestone comes about two months after Microsoft ended support for Windows 7 and encouraged people to upgrade to Windows 10.  “One in every seven people on the planet are planning, creating, ideating, executing, moving, shaking and doing great things with Windows 10,” Yusuf Mehdi, corporate …

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Apple, Google, Amazon block nonofficial coronavirus apps from app stores

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Earlier this month, Apple started cracking down on apps related to the coronavirus outbreak. It reportedly rejected apps from at least four developers whose apps would’ve displayed stats about which countries had confirmed cases of the disease, which has since been labeled a pandemic …

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A smarter iPad could be my work

I left my office at the beginning of the week and haven’t been back. I have a few things I grabbed, but forgot others. Like my CNET colleagues, I’m working from home now. I’m getting by. A lot of things I need are in the cloud, and any laptop can work in a pinch, including my five-year-old MacBook Pro. But …

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How influencer

Butterflies or plaid? Leopard print or flames? Cherries or angels or tie-dye or puppies? These might not be questions you ask yourself most days, but for teen girls everywhere, they can be topics of real concern when you’re about to drop $35 on an iPhone case from Wildflower, a Los Angeles-based company born out of a chance encounter with singer …

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Montblanc Summit 2 Plus: Another Wear OS watch gets an eSIM

Montblanc’s high-end smartwatch, the Summit 2 Plus, is beautiful. It has a lovely curved sapphire dome crystal and the materials are top-notch. The Summit 2 Plus has eSIM tech, which is something still pretty new to Google’s Wear OS watches, even if odds are you’re not going to pay $1,170 for one of them. (Huawei had the first Wear OS …

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