Tag Archives: apple

iOS 13 health and fitness updates: will they be enough to get me back on track?

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. I made an unfortunate discovery in the past year: I’ve gained weight. And yes, I did this while still wearing an Apple Watch throughout. I admit the blame falls squarely on me and not with the Apple Watch. …

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Apple’s website gives mixed messages about Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR ship date

When Apple announced the new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR at WWDC last week, it said that the new products would begin shipping in the fall. This morning, the company appeared to refine that release date time frame to September.  As noticed by 9to5Mac and Macrumors, the company’s homepage currently highlights a number of flagship products including the iPhone XR, iPhone XS …

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Adobe to test Sidecar iPad support for Lightroom on Mac

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Want to a new way to retouch photos on your Mac? Adobe‘s Lightroom will test Sidecar, a technology coming to Apple’s new MacOS Catalina that lets you use an iPad as a second display for your Mac or as an Apple Pencil-equipped tablet for controlling your …

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Who is the new iPod Touch for?

Who still uses an iPod in the golden age of the iPhone? It’s a question that crossed the mind of more than a few people when Apple announced a new 2019 iPod Touch a few weeks back. But yes, there are still several situations where the new iPod makes perfect sense, like as a kid’s mobile gaming system (especially once Apple Arcade is out) …

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Xbox Project Scarlett details at E3 2019: Disc drive confirmed, plus 8K graphics

Get ready for a new Xbox. Microsoft gave more details about its upcoming Xbox video game console, codenamed Scarlett, in a presentation ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3 as it’s known, in Los Angeles Sunday. The new device will be four times more powerful than the Xbox One X and powered by an AMD chip.  Microsoft said the new console will be able to offer frame rates …

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5 new iOS 13 features we could still see in the next iPhone

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple may not be saving some of the best iOS 13 features for last. Its annual WWDC event sets the stage for more of the new software updates that will come to most iPhones the following fall, but Apple often reserves a few tidbits for the …

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Last chance for Best Buy’s Dads and Grads sale: Final day of savings on iPhones, MacBooks and more

This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. You don’t need to be shopping for a dad or a grad to cash in on Best Buy’s three-day Dads and Grads sale. The sale runs from Friday, June 7 through Sunday, June 9 and includes a wide variety of tech, from …

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Get an 11

This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. The latest iPad Pro is pretty sweet, but ouch, the price. If you hurry, however, you might be able to score one of the best deals to date. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Amazon has the iPad Pro 11-inch …

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Apple doesn’t have an AR headset yet, but its AR toolkit is paving the way

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. I chased a giant ball that wasn’t really there with a friend. I watched someone puppet a hovering sun with their face, and speak through its mouth. I sat through sessions where Apple employees discussed the importance of Reality Files, which could store …

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Apple’s next stage is about reclaiming privacy, and a different kind of PC

“Apple builds things that people want to buy.” Seems like an obvious sentiment, coming from the executive who leads software development at one of the world’s most successful tech companies.  But that comment underscores why Craig Federighi spent so much time highlighting new privacy features in the operating systems that power the iPhone, iPad and Mac at the start of …

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