This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. One of Apple’s biggest events of the year is going online only, amid concerns about the novel coronavirus that’s been labeled a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Apple said its new online WWDC will allow it to …
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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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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple’s retail stores are responding to the growing threat of the novel coronavirus. The company has closed its stores throughout Italy after the country went on lockdown, halted its Today at Apple in-store education sessions elsewhere, and reduced other potential chances for staff and …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. One of Microsoft’s biggest events of the year will be held online, following concerns about the novel coronavirus outbreak that’s been labeled a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Microsoft said it made the choice to move the event online following health and safety recommendations …
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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. Pinball game Roundguard from Wonderbelly Games joined the Apple Arcade gaming catalog on Friday. The game is a dungeon crawler-style pinball game in which you must fight off monsters in order to win loot. Even if you …
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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, Apple Arcade launched slew of updates for several games in the $4.99-a-month gaming service, which are now available to play. Apple Arcade has over 100 games available to play now on the platform, which debuted last September. You can …
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Standing in a holographic office space half-layered into the real room I was in, back in February, I lifted my hand to a wall full of faces of myself, pulled from Google. I dragged one across the room to where a group of people stood — some real and standing with me, others were avatars. Dragging my finger across a …
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Fooling a face-scanning phone camera may be a lot more challenging in 2021. Live-skin-sensing technology is coming to phones, promising a way to 3D scan your face — and also check to see if your face is made of actual living flesh. Trinamix, a subsidiary of German chemical company BASF SE, promises it could work with a variety of affordable …
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Shadow is riding the wave of cloud-gaming buzz generated by big players such as Nvidia (GeForce Now), Google (Stadia) and Microsoft (Project xCloud). It’s expanding in the US with new plans and pricing for its PC-in-the-cloud service and a forthcoming experiment with VR timed to coincide with Valve’s Half Life: Alyx. Shadow has also entered a strategic partnership with LG, because …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple Stores are taking steps to reduce exposure to the coronavirus. That, according to Business Insider, includes reducing try-ons of Apple Watches and AirPod headphones. The company isn’t eliminating its try-on process, Business Insider said, but rather no longer actively promoting it as …
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