Even though this year’s iPhones have much-improved battery life overall, Apple has released a series of new Smart Battery Cases for the iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max just before the holidays. Much like previous Apple-made battery cases, they have a hump on the back, connect directly to Lightning inside, can be wirelessly …
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Apple’s new Mac Pro has entered production and will ship to users in December, Apple said Wednesday while touting its newly expanded Austin campus. The announcement coincided with a tour of Apple’s Texas Mac Pro production facility, during which CEO Tim Cook and President Donald Trump discussed the company’s manufacturing and other contributions to the US economy. The new 3-million-square-foot Texas campus, …
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The season of gifting and thanking is here and the CNET team wants to say thank you to our readers with a holiday giveaway. This time around we want you to pick the prize you want and we are having a total of five lucky winners. Let me break it down: The first step is to check the best holiday …
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People want to understand what makes Apple tick. Which is part of why whenever CEO Tim Cook talks, we all tend to listen. During a fireside chat at the annual Dreamforce conference for business software company Salesforce in San Francisco, Cook talked about why Apple’s been pushing on environmental issues, “Dreamers” and more. “People told us there was no way …
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Let’s do some simple math, shall we? Price to replace your current AirPods case with Apple’s wireless-charging case: $79. Price of Pitaka’s Air Pal extended-battery case, which also offers wireless charging: $63.20. That’s with promo code CNETAIRPAL. Kind of a no-brainer, wouldn’t you say? See it at Pitaka 2020 Holiday Gift Picks Holiday gift guide 2020: Our top picks Best …
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If you’re an Android user and have grown tired of boring text messaging, help is on the way. Google recently announced a slow rollout of RCS Messaging for users in the US, joining users in the UK, France and Mexico who gained access earlier this year. Google expects to make the feature available to all users in the US by the end of …
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Good morning, fellow cheapskates! I know you’re probably suffering from Black Friday fatigue — I certainly am — but I hope you’ll bear with it. Just as stores rely on Black Friday sales to boost their bottom lines, so does CNET rely on Black Friday news traffic. It helps generate revenue, which in turn helps you get incredible stories like …
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Apple has reportedly sent out an invitation for an event on Dec. 2 in New York City. The purported invite, tweeted out by Lifewire Tech’s Lance Ulanoff Monday and also reported on by 9to5Mac, features a gold-colored App Store logo. Apple’s press event will be held at 4 p.m. ET, according to CNBC. This is unexpected. Apple Event. December 2 …
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Sorry if I’m not getting excited about Google pushing RCS messaging, its Android answer to Apple iMessage technology. I welcome the features now arriving in the company’s Messages app, but I have much deeper problems after being stuck for years in a Google messaging mud bog. Along with that, RCS (Rich Communication Services) comes through a new Messages app that’s a …
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For me, looking back at the music I listened to in the past year always provides insight and triggers memories, good and bad. I like to think of it as a musical record of another year gone by. But as an Apple Music subscriber, I’ve had to rely on third-party apps to give me a year in review recap of …
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