This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. I’d love to take an iPad around as my main work machine. I’ve come close. But I haven’t crossed over. The 11-inch iPad Pro is a fantastic piece of hardware. The limits? The software. Apple’s newly renamed iPadOS …
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Google Trips app heads into the sunset
It’s the end of the road for Google Trips. The internet giant announced this week that it would discontinue support for the Android travel-planning app in two months. The app debuted in 2016, promising to help users organize their travel arrangements via phones and other devices, even when offline. The app would guide users to particular places of interest and …
Read More »Apple: Our sign
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple took a privacy potshot at competitors Facebook and Google on Monday, saying its new Sign In with Apple service eases logins without sharing users’ personal data. At the company’s Platform State of the Union talk at WWDC, an Apple executive showed the …
Read More »Which iPhones are compatible with iOS 13?
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple took the wraps off its latest mobile operating system, iOS 13, on Monday at its annual WWDC conference in San Jose, California. In addition to a refreshed design, iOS 13 features a Dark Mode option for the interface, a refreshed Photos app, and more customization …
Read More »At WWDC 2019, Apple touts Sign In as convenient without privacy hit
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. With its Sign In with Apple — an alternative to single sign-on services offered by rivals Facebook and Google, unveiled at the company’s WWDC keynote — Apple says it’s offering a new way to vouch for your identity with your favorite apps or services. But …
Read More »Apple: The iPad is now the best computer for a lot more people
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. This time last year, the iPad — and tablets in general — faced an uncertain future after years of declining interest from consumers. But in the past 18 months, Apple refreshed its low-end iPads and redesigned its high-end iPad Pros, prompting consumers to …
Read More »iOS 13 compatible with iPhone 6S and later, but iPhone 6 and 5S owners are out of luck
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple doesn’t really care what you think. Not only will it sell a stand for its newest Pro Display XDR monitor for $1,000 a pop, it’s also making a bunch of older iPhones obsolete. At the company’s WWDC conference held in San Jose, California, …
Read More »Mozilla Firefox now blocks websites and advertisers from tracking you
After more than a year ratcheting up its privacy protections, Firefox now blocks website cookies that can let advertisers and publishers track you across the web. Cookies are small text files that websites can store in your browser — either first-party cookies from the operator of the website or third-party cookies that can come along for the ride from advertising …
Read More »Your next iPhone or Mac? Apple’s WWDC offers the best tease
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At WWDC 2019 2019 on Monday, Apple may be talking to developers. But it’s really all about you. Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is an annual gathering at which Apple hosts designers and engineers making apps for iPhones, iPads, the Apple Watch and other Apple …
Read More »Get the latest NBA stats with Google Lens and a team logo
As the NBA Finals evened up to 1-1 between the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, Google showed off a new way basketball fans can get team stats just by pointing their phone at a logo. Aparna Chennapragada, vice president of Google Lens and AR, on Sunday shared a video on Twitter demoing how the search engine’s …
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