I typically buy a new laptop every few years, and even though I work from home 98% of the time, there’s one piece of software I always install first thing: LockItTight. If the machine ever gets lost or stolen, it’ll give me a much better chance of tracking it down. And although it’s been around …
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Amazon announced a heap of devices last month, including five new Echo smart speakers, more Ring smart home security, new Alexa commands and pair of smart glasses it’s calling Echo Frames. But the new Echo Loop smart ring ($130) is the one making most people scratch heads and wonder what they would do with it. Echo Loop puts Amazon’s digital Alexa assistant on your body in a way that’s different than the …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Your MacBook, iMac or — lucky you — beastly Mac Pro just got a big boost, because MacOS Catalina is now available from Apple. With the Mac update, Apple replaces the iTunes app with three separate apps: Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV. …
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MacOS Catalina‘s much-anticipated iCloud Drive folder sharing feature has been delayed until spring, according to Apple’s website. The feature will allow users to share folders with a private link so anyone with access can see the contents in iCloud Drive, as well as add new files. While iCloud Drive folder sharing appeared in early beta versions of iOS 13, it …
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After years of largely limiting Siri’s default capabilities to its own apps, Apple appears to finally be loosening things up and letting third-party messaging apps in on the fun. The iPhone-maker is reportedly prepping a software update for later this year that will allow apps such as WhatsApp and Skype to work better with its digital assistant. Under the new …
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The Sleep app for Apple Watch may have accidentally gone live on the App Store this week. According to screenshots of the App Store’s Alarms app for the Apple Watch, a version will launch with a “Sleep” section, as reported by MacRumors Monday. “Set your bedtime and wake up in the sleep app,” the screenshot reads. The app doesn’t look …
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The new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max will undoubtedly appeal to a broad swath of people, but the shiny new Apple phones seem aimed at two people in particular: filmmaker Steven Soderbergh and myself. Soderbergh is the Academy Award-winning director behind such films as Ocean’s Eleven, Magic Mike, Erin Brockovich and Sex, Lies, and Videotape. I, on the …
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Black Friday is coming. Sure, not till the end of November, but you can already hear the hype machine grinding its gears. Best Buy, for example, just kicked off a big sale on Sony and Samsung TVs and other home-theater stuff, with guaranteed Black Friday prices. That means if a price goes any lower between now and Black Friday, you’ll …
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Update, Sept. 22, 2021: Microsoft held its 2021 Surface event on Sept. 22, and unveiled the Surface Duo 2. The new folding phone features a faster processor, better cameras and many other upgrades compared to the Surface Duo. Microsoft doesn’t want you to think of the newly announced Surface Duo as a phone. And the reasons are far from technical. …
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I’ve been on something of a cheap-watch jag. Last month I looked at the BingoFit Epic, a surprisingly stylish wearable priced at just $28 (via a promo code that has since expired). Then I tried on the Apple-Watch-lookalike Letsfit ID205, another rather impressive model — especially given its $31.49 price tag (also expired). The key takeaway from these two tests: …
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