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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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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The bad news keeps coming for Facebook, as a government agency reportedly obtained the right to investigate whether the company engaged in monopolistic practices. The US Federal Trade Commission secured rights to a potential antitrust investigation of Facebook, according to a Monday report in The Wall Street Journal. Through an agreement with the Justice Department, the FTC would lead such …
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With phone makers struggling to differentiate themselves in a crowded market, the question often asked is how to best evolve the selfie camera. Right now a notch atop the display is the most common way of incorporating a front camera while taking up minimal screen space. Oppo on Monday offered another route: a camera built into the display. This means …
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