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It’s Apple by a nose. Windows 10 will soon have a dark mode, but Mac users can get a system-wide dark mode now with MacOS Mojave.  Here’s how to enable dark mode and what it does and doesn’t do to your Mac’s UI. Now playing: Watch this: Apple MacOS Mojave is here, but we’re still …

In nearly a decade and a half covering the tech industry, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing companies go all out when showing off their new products. One of the more awkward is the image of Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin on Rollerblades gliding up to the stage to talk about the T-Mobile G1, the original Android phone. From …

The T-Mobile G1 is an iconic device. But with its slide-out full QWERTY keyboard and a thick chin, it isn’t an attractive one. When it debuted a decade ago, the original Android smartphone was seen as a bulky, awkward product. Critics loved the slick Android operating system it ran, but the hardware didn’t prompt the universal praise its contemporary, the …

Chika Umeadi could be the poster child for what’s wrong with virtual reality today. At a glance, he seems like the perfect candidate to buy a VR headset. He’s an app developer and techie. He loves video games. He’s 30, unmarried and says he has the means to splurge when he wants to. Yet even though the Chicagoan has tried …

Apple on Monday said it’s completed a deal to acquire music recognition app Shazam, and the app will soon become ad-free for all users. “Apple and Shazam have a long history together,” said Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Music, in a press release. “Shazam was one of the first apps available when we launched the App Store and has become …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. With the release of iOS 12, iOS devices with Face ID are gaining a fun new feature called Memoji. Currently, the list of supported devices includes the iPhone X, iPhone XS ($899 at Amazon) and iPhone XS Max ($427 at eBay).  The Memoji feature …

This might sound a bit meta, but Microsoft is applying new digital brains to cut down on the difficulties of using artificial intelligence technology. Artificial intelligence, which these days typically refers to technology called neural networks or machine learning modeled loosely on human brains, is moving from the exotic to the mainstream in the computing world. But that doesn’t make …

I rarely cover Bluetooth headphones, mostly because their wired counterparts usually sound better for less money. Still, it’s hard to ignore Bluetooth ‘phones booming popularity, so when NAD offered a sample of its Viso HP70 noise-canceling Bluetooth headphone, I agreed to take a listen. After all, its Viso HP50 headphone sounds awfully good; it’s really one of the best wired headphones I’ve …

This Apple Core giveaway is pretty Siri-ous!  One lucky grand prize winner will take home the iPhone XS Max and the first runner up takes the iPhone XS, both unlocked. Now playing: Watch this: iPhone XS reviews are in, and our Apple Watch Series… 5:14 The iPhone XS Max has the largest display found on any iPhone, with a 6.5-inch …

Apple may have almost scrubbed AirPower from its website, but the iPhone XS and XS Max manuals suggest it’s still alive. The manuals for both new model iPhones make reference to the wireless charging pad as the main method of giving your phone juice, with the more traditional Lightning connector noted as an alternative option, according to 9to5Mac. But they …