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 …
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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 …
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Control Center, home to shortcuts for things like Wi-Fi toggles and adjusting display brightness, has a new home on the iPad ($170 at Amazon). Starting with iOS 12, instead of opening the multitasking view via a gesture or double-pressing the home button, iPad users will need to swipe down from the top-right corner. Specifically, a swipe down over the battery …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. MacOS Mojave, out now, introduces a number of new features and enhancements to Apple’s desktop OS. Stacks helps you keep a tidy desktop. A system-wide dark mode looks cool and makes nighttime computing easier on the eyes. Also onboard is a new screenshot tool, an …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. I like to think I keep a neat and orderly desktop, but it does spiral out of control from time to time and I find myself staring at a sea of thumbnails scattered across my MacBook. With MacOS Mojave and its new Stacks …
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Hot on the heels of its dual iPhone XS and XS Max teardowns, device repair specialist site iFixit headed back to the workbench on Monday to pull apart the new Apple Watch Series 4. The disassembly delivered good news — the battery is bigger, though still smaller than the original Apple Watch’s. Plus, it gave us a glimpse into the workings of the …
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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 waiting for… 2:08 Mojave dark …
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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 …
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The latest Apple Watch ($70 at Amazon) not only has a bigger display and a slightly tweaked design, but it includes some new features focused solely on keeping you healthy and safe. Take the new fall detection feature as a prime example — it’s all about safety. Should you fall while wearing the Apple Watch Series 4, the watch will …
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IGTV, a video-focused app spun off of Facebook’s popular photo-sharing app Instagram, recommends offensive videos to young users, a report by Business Insider said Friday. Clips with apparent child exploitation and genital mutilation surfaced in the app’s “For You” and “Popular” sections for an anonymous account the publication registered as belonging to a 13-year old, according to the report. Backlash over multiple examples of …
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