It’s been a long time coming, but you can finally use Siri on your iPhone or iPad to control Spotify. Start and stop music, change tracks or start playing a podcast using your voice. Spotify updated its iOS app with support for voice commands on the iPhone ($500 at Best Buy), iPad ($170 at Amazon) and AirPods ($100 …
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iTunes is dead. Here’s how to back up and sync your iPhone in MacOS Catalina
With the release of MacOS Catalina, Apple made some key changes to how you’ll use your Mac going forward. For starters, iTunes is nowhere to be found, developers can tweak iPad apps to run on the Mac and you can use your iPad as a second monitor with Sidecar. After installing MacOS Catalina, you’ll notice that you have new Apple …
Read More »New iPad Pros in 2019? Here’s everything we know about Apple’s next tablet
Even though Apple unveiled a brand-new iPad in September, we’re hearing rumors that the company may introduce more new tablets in the coming months. And, given that Apple has already brought out new versions of the iPad, iPad Air and iPad Mini in 2019, it’s likely that an update to the iPad Pro — last refreshed in October 2018 — …
Read More »Pick up the original Razer Phone for just $269
Mobile phones are all screen, so it makes sense to get the best damn screen money can buy. Believe it or not, that screen may not come from Apple or Samsung; many would say it’s found on the Razer Phone. Though a bit long in the tooth (it debuted in December 2017), its 120Hz 5.7-inch screen, spectacular speakers and game-friendly …
Read More »5 new Apple Arcade games are added: Stela, ShockRods, Inmost and more
This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks at some of the new games. Apple Arcade added five more games on Friday to its new $4.99 monthly subscription service. Starting Friday, players can check out Inmost, ShockRods, Stela, Mind Symphony and Decoherence as part of Apple Arcade’s growing catalog of games. The games are available …
Read More »With Pixel 4, Google’s experimental tech bets finally enter the spotlight
Amid a steady stream of leaks related to its upcoming Pixel 4 phone, Google released a “leak” of its own in July. The search giant posted a 22-second YouTube video of a woman in front of the new phone, waving her hands in the air to control the device from a few inches away. The video was accompanied by a …
Read More »Tim Cook defends Apple’s HKmap.live app takedown
CEO Tim Cook defended the decision to remove the HKmap.live app from the App Store in an email to Apple employees Thursday morning. The email from Cook was published by the developers of the app, and confirmed by Apple. The decision was “not easy,” Cook said in the email, adding that “technology can be used for good or for ill.” “The …
Read More »Apple pulls HKmap.live app used in Hong Kong protests
Apple has removed HKmap.live, a mapping app that crowdsources the location of police and protesters in Hong Kong, from the App Store, saying it violated the store’s guidelines and local laws. The move comes after the iPhone maker was sharply criticized by the Chinese state newspaper and accused of facilitating illegal behavior by allowing the app. HKmap.live lets people report …
Read More »How marketers use social media FOMO to sell you things, and how you can keep your money
FOMO, or the “fear of missing out” only came into the popular lexicon in recent years, but it’s always been a part of our culture. You could feel like you’ve been ostracized if you can’t go to an event with friends, and know you’ll see them posting about the fun they’re having without you on social media later. Or you …
Read More »Global PC shipments saw record growth in third quarter, analysts say
The worldwide PC market grew 4.7% in the third quarter of 2019 to 70.9 million units, the highest growth for the sector since the first quarter of 2012, according to a Thursday report by Canalys. Lenovo and HP ranked first and second, with the former shipping 17.3 million units and the latter 16.7 million units. Dell came in third place, …
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