This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. In addition to Dark mode, Stacks and a new and improved Finder, MacOS Mojave introduces a revamped Mac App Store. A long overdue revamp at that. The Mac App Store has remained virtually unchanged since its inception in …
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Google’s campus boasts fewer hacks and greater security over the last year and a half, thanks to little keychains that replace entering passwords. Google is selling its own Titan Security Key later this summer, in both USB/NFC and Bluetooth versions. CNET’s Alfred Ng has already been using one. Last year, I tried something similar, briefly: the Token Ring, a wearable with its …
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Netflix is taking some inspiration from Queer Eye and making over your profile icon. Netflix launched profiles five years ago so that you don’t keep getting recommendations based on other people’s viewing on the same account — so your roommate’s fixation with Adam Sandler or your kid’s obsessive repeat viewings of Finding Dory won’t muddy the shows and movies Netflix’s recommendation system …
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“The phone of the future will be differentiated by software.” A decade later, in the era of iOS and Android, that prediction by Steve Jobs has come true. Jointly published Wednesday by The Information and Wall Street Journal, an audio interview from 2008 reveals the Apple CEO’s thoughts on the future of mobile phones when Apple’s App Store was barely …
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Facebook is launching Watch Party, its new format for viewing videos with a group, after about half a year of testing it. Watch Party, which lets people watch videos together in the digital equivalent of a living room, is rolling out to all Facebook groups on Wednesday. Facebook will also begin testing Watch Party for pages, which are basically profiles that belong …
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Qualcomm’s proposed $44 billion takeover of Dutch chipmaker NXP has become a casualty of the US trade war with China. Qualcomm on Wednesday didn’t extend its deadline for closing the deal, opting instead to buy back up to $30 billion in shares from investors. The deal had been on hold for nearly two years as China mulled the regulatory implications …
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Now playing: Watch this: If you’re not using Chrome, Google’s redesign just made… 5:13 On this podcast, we talk about: How if you’re not watching YouTube on Chrome, expect slowdowns. Facebook launching Watch Party. Apple releasing a patch to fix its slowdown issues for the MacBook Pro. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of …
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Android and Google Fit syncing can now work with Motiv Ring, the basic but tiny fitness tracker. The Motiv Ring measures steps, sleep, resting and active heart rate. It syncs to your phone via Bluetooth. We complained about the lack of Android support in our Motiv Ring review, and it seems we weren’t the only ones. Android and Google Fit support …
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Verizon has a lot going on: It saw growth in its wireless phone business return for the second quarter, it announced another city for its 5G launch later this year and it’s preparing to transition to a new CEO at the end of the month. On Tuesday, Verizon said that during the quarter it added a total of 531,000 retail …
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Update, August 2018: The Samsung Galaxy Watch has been officially announced. Samsung’s next big event is coming soon, and the Note 9 is expected to make its official debut there. But Samsung might also reveal a new smartwatch, too. It’s been a while since Samsung had a new, big watch release. The Gear S3 arrived late in 2016, while a sport-oriented smaller …
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