Your Roku is getting a software update. On Tuesday, Roku debuted its new operating system, Roku OS 11. The new OS doesn’t offer too many upgrades from version 10.5, which was released in September. But it does add the ability to upload photos to use as the screensaver on your device. Users will be able to …
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You can now show up to your Zoom meetings as an avatar of an animated animal. Zoom introduced its new Avatars feature in a blog post Tuesday, saying the feature is a way to inject fun and lighten the mood in your meetings and webinars. The animal avatars automatically mirror your head movements and facial expressions, much like Apple’s Memoji. …
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Want to save some money on an Apple Watch? It may be worth it to invest in one of the older models, which still come packed with great features. The Watch Series 6 launched at $399, but you can get a refurbished model for as low as $250 right now at Woot, while the starting price for a refurbished Watch …
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Whether it’s connecting with friends, checking work emails on the fly or streaming music to tune out the noise on your commute, your phone is an essential part of your day-to-day life. Getting caught with a dead battery while you’re on the go can throw a serious wrench in your routine. To avoid that headache, it’s worth investing in some …
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Motorola’s Edge Plus phone will be available on Verizon as of March 24, the carrier said on Monday. Motorola’s new high-end device comes with a 6.7-inch screen and ultrawide cameras and seeks to compete against premium phones like Apple’s iPhone 13 Pro and Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra. Though Motorola originally said the Edge Plus would have a starting price of $1,000, Verizon said the premium …
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Following an outage across multiple Apple services on Monday, the tech giant again experienced outages across the App Store, Apple Music and more. Apple’s system status page shows Apple Books, Podcasts, the Mac App Store, Game Center, iCloud web apps, Apple Card and Weather also experienced issues Tuesday afternoon. The service outages hit between 1:45 p.m. and 2:09 p.m. PT and …
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When I work, I need noise to focus. Sometimes I listen to Spotify playlists, but that can lead me to dance in my chair. Or I’ll turn on a podcast and get too invested in the hidden history of highways. So when I found Background Sounds tucked into the iOS 15 update, it seemed like the perfect solution. Brett Pearce/CNET …
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Several of Apple’s online services — including the App Store, Apple Music and Apple Maps — went down for some people on Monday morning. The company confirmed the issues on its app status website, with problems starting around at 9:30 a.m. PT and the last being resolved around 11:40 a.m. PT. Some of the outage notices said people “may be …
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Although Apple introduced a slew of devices at its event earlier this month, a new MacBook Pro has yet to appear. 9to5Mac speculated after the event that a MacBook Pro and MacBook Air with a new M2 chip could launch later this year, citing anonymous sources. Reliable Apple analyst Mark Gurman predicted on Sunday that a 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro could indeed arrive …
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After being on the market for nearly five years, the Apple Watch Series 3 is rumored to be discontinued later this year. According to a Monday tweet from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the Series 3 will meet its end of life in the fall because it may not meet the requirements of the upcoming WatchOS. Apple typically unveils a new …
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