Worldwide PC shipments fell by more than 7% during the first quarter of 2022 with 77.5 million total units shipped, according to preliminary numbers from analyst Gartner released on Monday. The main cause was a “steep drop” in demand for Chromebooks, Gartner said. “After an unprecedented Chromebook surge in 2020 and early 2021, driven by …
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Customize Your iPhone Home Screen With Aesthetic Apps and Widgets
Apple’s iPhone has always lagged behind Android phones in terms of customizing its home screen, but last year’s release of iOS 14 changed quite a bit. iPhone users now have the ability to create home-screen themes filled with their own unique app icons and widgets. When paired with custom wallpaper, personalized themes can create quite an aesthetic effect. And with …
Read More »WhatsApp’s Multidevice Feature Could Teach Apple’s iMessage Some New Tricks
Your phone doesn’t need to be working to access texts on WhatsApps. Thanks to the web and desktop app’s new Linked Devices feature, previously in beta and rolling out to the public over the next several months, you can get faster access to chats from nearly any computer or tablet you choose, while preserving much of the encryption and security …
Read More »9 Great Reads From CNET This Week: Your Internet Life, WhatsApp, Elon Musk and More
The internet is pretty much the air we all breathe now. It’s where we communicate, shop, find entertainment and discover what’s happening. It’s also where businesses track so much of what we do. So it behooves us to know how all that works, for good and for ill, and to learn how we can take control of our online lives. …
Read More »Discovery, HBO
Discovery and WarnerMedia closed their $43 billion megamerger Friday to form the combined company Warner Bros. Discovery. The consummation of the deal unites Discovery, known for reality shows and unscripted programming on its cable networks and streaming service Discovery Plus, with a Hollywood powerhouse in WarnerMedia, home to streaming service HBO Max, the Warner Bros. movie studio and TV channels like HBO, CNN, TBS and more. Their combination …
Read More »Google Partnering With iFixit to Sell Pixel Replacement Parts
Google is partnering with iFixit to sell official replacement parts for its Pixel phones later this year, making it easier for independent professionals and consumers to repair the devices. The news follows similar moves by Apple and Samsung and will cover models ranging from the Pixel 2 to the Pixel 6 Pro, along with future Pixel models. The parts will sold …
Read More »The OnePlus 10 Pro Is So Close to Being a Superb iPhone Competitor
I gave the OnePlus 10 Pro a healthy score of 8 out of 10 in my full CNET review. It earned those points thanks to its beautiful display, its powerful processor, its excellent battery life and what I think is a slick design that stands out against the competition. Then there’s the fact that at $899 (£799) it’s cheaper than …
Read More »Apple Hires Economists to Argue Its Own Apps Aren’t the Most Popular In Its App Store
Apple on Thursday fought back against the arguments that its controlling policies over the iPhone and iPad App Store hurt innovation and competition, releasing a report from economists it hired who said the tech giant’s apps and services such as Apple Maps, Apple Music and iMessage are not as popular as their peers. In the US, for example, Apple’s Maps …
Read More »How to Make Your Outdoor Zoom Meetings Sound Better
Two years of pandemic living has shifted my default workspace from an office to the now-common sidewalk seating outside almost every cafe or coffee shop in New York. Weather permitting, it’s also my favorite place to join Zoom or other web meetings. And don’t worry, I always use a headset, usually a set of AirPods Pro, to avoid bothering those …
Read More »Peacock Gets 18 Sunday Morning MLB Games in 2022
Peacock will carry an early Major League Baseball game each Sunday, starting on May 8, the streaming service said on Wednesday. The 18 games will start earlier than normal: the first six at 8:30 a.m. PT and the final 12 at 9 a.m. PT. Each game (except the first) is exclusive to Peacock. The broadcasts will be produced by NBC …
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