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 added five more games to its new $4.99 monthly subscription service. Players can now check out Mega Mini Party, Monomals, Mosaic, Jumper Jon and Star Fetched as part of …
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We may have gotten another look at Huawei’s upcoming tablet. Reliable leaker Evan Blass tweeted an image of what he called the MatePad Pro on Thursday, and it looks a lot like Apple’s iPad Pro. We previously got a hint of the Chinese company’s tablet when gadget-focused site 91Mobiles included images in an article earlier this month that noted the tablet would …
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Google‘s parent company Alphabet agreed to purchase Fitbit in a deal that values the wearable maker at approximately $2.1 billion, Google announced Friday. In announcing the transaction the company confirmed a Monday report that Alphabet “made an offer” to buy the wearable company. Fitbit is behind fitness trackers such as the Versa 2 smartwatch and the Charge 3 band, which are …
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The new Apple TV Plus streaming service launches today, Friday Nov. 1, with a handful of all-new exclusive shows, and one of the most intriguing (and critically popular) is For All Mankind. Created by Emmy-winning producer Ronald D. Moore, best known for Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Outlander, the drama series explores a world “in which the global space …
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Update, Nov. 13, 2019: Apple has introduced a new 16-inch MacBook Pro with a larger screen and improved keyboard. It completely replaces the previous 15-inch model. Rumors have been swirling around Apple’s upcoming 16-inch MacBook Pro, and this week a new image of the laptop’s design was discovered that gives the Internet even more to chatter about. The new image appeared in the …
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Now playing: Watch this: Everything about Apple TV Plus you need to know (The… 9:33 Apple TV Plus dropped Friday, and one of the major draws to the streaming service is a one-year free trial if you’ve bought a new iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV or Mac since Sept. 10. After that year passes, you’ll immediately be charged $5 …
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Apple has reportedly asked that President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which went into effect Sept. 1, be waived for Apple Watch, iPhone and other products or parts that are imported from China. According to a Friday report from Bloomberg, Apple filed requests on Thursday for 11 products or parts to be excluded from 15% duties. In the case of tariffs, a …
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The expected thing happened: Google is acquiring Fitbit for $2.1 billion. What this all means, well… depends on who you are. Fitbit? Google? The wearer of a Fitbit or a Wear OS watch? Google’s hardware head, Rick Osterloh, confirmed the news Friday morning and also directly confirmed that there are Made by Google wearables to come. Having reviewed many, many …
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The Apple iPhone 11 and Google Pixel 4 can almost see in the dark thanks to their dedicated night modes. But it was the Pixel that initially broke new ground in low-light photography thanks to Night Sight, which debuted on last year’s Pixel 3. So how does Apple’s new night mode compare to Google’s Night Sight? Let’s find out. For …
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Even the most popular apps weren’t safe when a bug ate its way through Apple’s App Store and more than 20 million ratings from apps disappeared, according to a report this week. Apps and games from Google, Microsoft, Hulu, Disney and Starbucks, for example, saw a significant change in app ratings — positive and negative. The bug reportedly arrived Oct. 23. According …
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