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. Apple named Sayonara Wild Hearts as the Apple Arcade Game of the Year, in the tech giant’s first annual App Store Best Apps and Games awards on Tuesday. The game — available exclusively on Apple’s $4.99 …
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Google named Glitch Video Effects the Play Users’ Choice App of 2019 on Tuesday, as part of Google Play’s Best of 2019 awards. Google’s top picks followed the news of Apple’s first annual App Store Best Apps and Games awards earlier in the day. Glitch Video Editor, from developer InShot, allows users to take photos and videos and add more …
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After Apple announced its picks for the best apps and games on its platforms earlier this morning, Google on Tuesday revealed its top picks for this year’s content. In a blog post, the company announced it has two categories of winners: There’s a “users’ choice” award for the best movie, app, game and ebook selected by Google Play users, and there’s …
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Apple is reportedly planning to use Qualcomm’s new ultrasonic fingerprint reader in its future iPhones. The tech giant is partnering with Taiwanese touchscreen maker GIS to develop an iPhone for 2020 or 2021 that can use the under-display tech, according to MacRumors citing Economic Daily News. Qualcomm unveiled its new 3D Sonic Max ultrasonic fingerprint reader earlier Tuesday during its …
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The iPhone 11 Pro apparently has a habit of behaving in a way its users have expressly forbidden. Apple’s flagship handset intermittently tries to collect people’s location information, despite settings on applications and system services that indicate the data shouldn’t be requested, according to a report published Tuesday by KrebsOnSecurity. Apple’s privacy policy for the iPhone’s Locations Services says the …
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Facebook on Monday launched a transfer tool that lets you easily send your photos and video to other online services, starting with Google Photos. It’s available in Ireland now, with plans to roll it out worldwide in the first half of 2020. Once the feature is available in your region, it’ll be available in the Your Facebook Information section of …
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A federal judge in California rejected Apple’s request to dismiss a class action lawsuit from customers who said it failed to address issues with the “butterfly” keyboard on its MacBook laptops. In a ruling Monday, US District Judge Edward Davila wrote that upset MacBook customers could continue their lawsuit in part because Apple’s attempted fixes over the years and further …
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Now a serious Black Friday and Cyber Monday contender, it’s time to stop thinking of eBay as just a place to have an online garage sale. Keep the online shopping giant’s eBay Deals page bookmarked through the end of Cyber Monday for surprisingly big deals on electronics, housewares, toys and all kinds of random goodies. Now with over a billion listings, the mega-merchant sources many of …
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Cyber Monday is here, and with it an overwhelming number of ways to save—especially on Apple products, iPads in particular. But even though the deals are incredible, there are so many options available for iPad purchases. Do you need an iPad Air, a Pro or a Mini? Will a 2017 iPad suit you, or would a more recent model be …
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Nevermind Black Friday, Target is rocking Cyber Monday with great deals on Apple’s iPad 10.2 and Nikon’s D3500 dSLR bundle, plus major price cuts on Beats Solo3 Wireless headphones, and even more rewards for Target RedCard and Target Circle holders. Target’s Black Friday ad came out a while ago, giving us an early glimpse into likely Cyber Monday deals. And now the giant red bull’s-eye …
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