This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Given that the tool currently relies on not one but two betas, it does not come as a surprise that the new Continuity Camera feature of MacOS Mojave and iOS 12 is hit-or-miss at the moment. Continuity Camera …
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Optical heart rate monitors like those found on the Apple Watch ($199 at Best Buy) are accurate enough to gauge the intensity of a workout and keep a close eye on your overall heart rate. However, for some users who prefer a more precise heart rate report, the Apple Watch offers support for external heart rate monitors. Fitness companies such …
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 9’s stylus will be ready for action. An FCC filing on Tuesday confirmed that the S Pen will add Bluetooth support, creating the potential of vastly expanding the accessory’s functions and of distinguishing the Note 9 from rival Apple iPhones. Droid Life first reported the FCC filing and matched up the S Pen and Note 9 model numbers. Like …
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Picture it: San Francisco, July 4, 2006. It’s a year before the first iPhone would go on sale and six months before we even knew for sure that the earth-shattering handset existed. Sure we had “smartphones” at the time, in the form of Palm Treos and assorted Windows Mobile devices (for you youngsters out there, that was Microsoft’s software before Windows …
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Amazon wants you to think of your Fire tablet as not just a tablet but a full-fledged Alexa-enabled device — or more precisely, a slimmed down Echo Show. It’s called Show Mode, and it’s coming as a free software update for current generation Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets. Like the Echo Show, the new mode serves up …
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The public beta has arrived for MacOS Mojave, the latest update to Apple’s desktop operating system, aka 10.14. Do you want to install it? Let’s talk about that. Many of the updates are cosmetic or just reworking of already existing capabilities to make them faster and easier to use. That’s not to say they’re unimportant — turning something that’s a real …
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If you happen to own a couple of HomePod speakers, you can now place them in the same room and create a stereo pair. While it’s a simple process, it’s not quite as intuitive as you might think if you don’t know where to look. With that in mind, here’s a short step-by-step setup guide. For starters, you’ll need an …
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The Fluance Ai40 is the third self-powered speaker I’ve reviewed in three weeks. It follows the Adam Audio T5V and Kanto YU6 speakers, and while the Ai40 is around half the price of the other two, it’s the one that really got to me. There was some undefinable something about the sound that was more engaging than the other two …
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Cheeps! I need a vacation — so I’m taking one. You’ll have to live without me for the next couple weeks, but fear not: I’ve lined up a few sweet deals that’ll pop up while I’m gone, and CNET has a deep bench of awesome cheapskates to fill in the gaps. Speaking of benches, are you tired of sitting all …
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Rick’s Words to Live By (TM): Always use a password manager, always use a phone mount in the car and never settle for a TV’s built-in speakers. I was reminded of this last one while visiting family this weekend. Beautiful cottage, wonderful company… and a TV that no one could hear. (I know, I know: Why was anyone watching TV? …
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