If you have a Rolex or a Breitling or even a Patek Philippe, you’d probably be reluctant to swap out your expensive status symbol for a cheaper model, even if it is newer, smarter and offers you a whole host of features a traditional timepiece just can’t provide. But you might be willing to change …
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Apple is expected to unveil its rumored video service and a news subscription service at an event March 25 at its Cupertino, California, campus, according to reports this week. But don’t expect to see revamped Airpods or a new iPad Mini, one report said. Apple didn’t respond to a message seeking comment about the video service details. Both video and news …
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A Google smartwatch. A new Nest Cam. An updated Google Home. A budget Pixel 3 Lite. These are devices are all coming this year from Google, according to Nikkei Asia (via 9to5Google). The report underscores some of the rumors that have already been floating around regarding the search giant’s product plans for 2019. The Google smartwatch — which would likely be called the …
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Your “digital detox” might not be as helpful as you think, according to an online survey by augmented reality company Mojo Vision. The company asked more than 1,000 people in September about their attitudes on tech distraction and how they try to curb device dependence. Most respondents said they periodically moderate their screen time or cut devices from their lives. …
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If you’re an iPhone owner and you’re thinking about getting a smartwatch, you have to at least consider the Apple Watch. Sure, it’s crazy expensive, and there are affordable alternatives like the Amazfit Bip (currently on sale for just $67.49). Thankfully, the Apple Watch does occasionally go on sale, dipping from crazy expensive to I-can-maybe-swing-that. Today, for example, and while …
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Online backup specialist Backblaze raised monthly prices from $5 to $6 on Tuesday — its first price increase since launching in 2008 with unlimited data storage. That’s a bummer if you’re already absorbing price increases for Netflix or Amazon Prime or choosing to pay for services like Apple’s iCloud and Google Photos. But the company has to fund the development …
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Apple’s update to its wireless earbuds, which are expected to be called the AirPods 2, is due for an update since its original launch in 2016. While the general consensus expects Apple to unveil them in September, a new rumor reports that they may come much sooner, on March 29. Now playing: Watch this: Apple AirPods could get wireless charging, …
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Apple hasn’t yet shared when this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is taking place, but rumor has it the event is slated for June 3-7 in San Jose, California. WWDC has been held during the same week of June for the last few years (WWDC 2018 was June 4-8 at San Jose’s McEnery Convention Center), and MacRumors reports that a …
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Major publishers aren’t too happy about Apple’s proposed financial terms for its subscription news service, according to a Tuesday report by The Wall Street Journal. The tech giant told some news organizations it’d keep around half the subscription revenue from the rumored service, according to people familiar with the matter, the Journal said. The news service, which comes after Apple bought Texture last …
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On this podcast, we talk about: The weird phones we want to see at MWC 2019. Why the time is right for an iPhone SE 2. Amazon buying a mesh Wi-Fi network maker. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and …
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