There are already countless Echo and Echo Dot smart speakers scattered throughout Alexa-enabled smart homes. Now Amazon-owned mesh networking brand Eero wants to put those speakers to use as mesh Wi-Fi extenders. Announced amid a flurry of new products at Amazon’s fall hardware and services event, the feature is set to arrive on Oct. 20 as a …
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple’s iOS 16 is here, and there’s a collection of cool new features to try out. There are a few annoying features, too, but you can always disable those. The latest mobile software update includes the ability to unsend and …
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. You’ve received your iPhone 14. Maybe you waited in line at an Apple Store or preordered it and received it in the mail — but at long last, Apple’s latest phone is in your hands — and now you …
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If you bought one of the new iPhone 14 models today, you’re probably ready to tear open the box and start experiencing all the new features of iOS 16. While getting a new phone is exciting, we don’t recommend rushing the setup process. Instead, take the time to make sure your new iPhone 14 is set up to your liking. …
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple’s iOS 16 update has now arrived, bringing new features such as a customizable lock screen (with widgets), the ability to unsend and edit text messages, a redesigned battery icon in your status bar and so much more to …
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Upgrading an iPhone to the beta version of iOS 16 does give an early look at all the new features of Apple’s latest update to its iPhone operating system, but this also comes with bugs and performance issues that …
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Editor’s note, May 4, 2022: This commentary originally ran in March 2020. We’re rerunning it today in honor of World Password Day. If you still aren’t using a password manager, CNET recommends Bitwarden. Original story follows. I did something really stupid with some of the most important data in my life two years ago. And I don’t know how I did it. …
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GoPro makes vlogging with its camera a little easier with the Hero 10 Black Creator Edition. The setup packages the great little Hero 10 Black camera, released in September, and three accessories, including a brand new handgrip that’s both a backup battery and remote control. Again, at the center of the Creator Edition is the Hero 10 Black, GoPro’s current …
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You can never have too much extra storage. Whether it’s a tiny flash drive in your drawer, or a massive external hard drive tucked away in your closet, when you need that backup data it can be a lifesaver. And what better day to grab some extra external storage than today, World Backup Day? To help celebrate this momentous occasion, …
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Now that so much of our lives take place in the digital realm, keeping your data backed up and secure is more than a luxury, it’s a necessity. And while there are certainly free options out there, your online security isn’t the place where you want to be cutting corners. But that doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with taking advantage …
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