Steve Jobs famously hated the idea of adding a stylus to the iPad, summing up the experience onstage in 2007 with one word: “Yuck.” But the Apple Pencil has since become a popular accessory for compatible iPad models — despite being so darned expensive. The original Apple Pencil costs $99 and the second-generation Pencil, which …
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Samsung’s mobile chief, Dong-jin Koh, has stepped down from running the company’s day-to-day operations. Instead, Tae-moon Roh will take over management of the smartphone business while Koh focuses on the company’s long-term business strategy. Koh, better known as DJ, has handed over the title of head of Samsung’s mobile communications business to Roh but remains president and CEO of Samsung’s …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. A robot that brings you more toilet paper when you run out. Samsung’s softball-shaped robot named Ballie. Of all the digital pals shown off at CES last week, none were quite as uncanny as Neon, the humanlike “life form” funded by a Samsung lab …
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Many of us have a long weekend coming up — Monday, Jan. 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There are a lot of ways you can spend your newfound freedom, and I hope you’ll dedicate a little of it to remembering the American hero whom the day celebrates. But there will also be plenty of time to participate in …
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Apple published its biannual transparency report Friday, revealing how many requests were made worldwide by governments for user data. Between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2019, Apple said governments made 31,778 requests for devices — around 500 more than in the first half of 2018. Apple provided data including which customers are associated with which devices, as well as purchases, …
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This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks at some of the service’s high-profile new games. The latest game joining the Apple Arcade catalog is Frosty Pop’s Kings of the Castle. Subscribers to Apple’s $4.99 gaming service can check out this title on Friday. The game is available on the iPad, the iPhone and Apple TV to …
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Smart hearables are a lesser-known category of tech that goes beyond playing music, handling calls and damping external noise. Using custom ear tuning, selective noise cancellation and real-time language translation, smart hearables shape or augment the audible world around us. Unlike visual forms of AR that ask us to awkwardly utilize screens or glasses, hearables go where we’re already happy …
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If you’re the kind of cord cutter who wants to experience a carefree transition from cable TV, and don’t mind paying a bit extra, YouTube TV is the live TV streaming service for you. It’s easy to use, slick and fast on a variety of devices, and it supports up to six separate family member profiles. Its cloud DVR is …
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Microsoft’s support for Windows 7 is officially over, so if you’re still running a PC on it, you’re doing it at your own risk. You can upgrade to Windows 10 and, if you’re currently running a licensed and activated copy of Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 Home or Pro, here’s how to do it for free. But, in my own experience …
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There were already plenty of rumors about the next iPhone adding a time-of-flight sensor for better depth recording. On Thursday we can add yet another claim to that growing pile. In a note to investors spotted by CNBC, Barclays’ semiconductor analysts wrote that the forthcoming iPhones will boast a “refreshed” version of Face ID for facial recognition, as well as …
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