This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Hot on the heels of the iOS 11.3 update, Apple has released its first iOS 11.4 public beta. Version 11.4, which CNET has downloaded, includes some big features that didn’t make it into the iOS 11.3 release, including perks that’ll …
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Apple, Google, and now Facebook — each will let developers turn your phone into a window to another world. Just point your camera at a poster, and computer-generated characters and objects can augment your world. Case in point: Facebook app’s built-in camera can now unlock a secret little portal inside any poster from the new Steven Spielberg film Ready Player …
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We know almost nothing about the long-term effects of virtual reality on kids, and that’s got some parents worried. In fact, 60 percent of parents say they’re at least “somewhat concerned” their kids will face negative health effects from using the technology, according to a report released Wednesday by Stanford researchers and Common Sense Media. The study, which includes a …
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Thousands of Google employees have signed a petition calling for the company to end its work with the Pentagon on artificial intelligence and image recognition tech that could be used for drone strikes. The letter, signed by 3,100 employees, was sent to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The signers were speaking out against Project Maven, …
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Google Maps, operated by the same parent company as YouTube, is identifying a shooting in San Bruno, California, on its map for the city, where police confirmed they responded to an “active shooter” there Tuesday afternoon. A red circular tag marked “San Bruno shooting” appeared in the center of one of YouTube’s San Bruno buildings on Google Maps at about …
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Apple’s new 9.7-inch iPad, which was unveiled at an education-focused event in Chicago last week, looks much like its 2017 predecessor in outward appearance, features and price. But a teardown by the iFixit team published Tuesday reveals they also share some similarities on the inside, with one notable exception. Unlike other iPads, the newest device features “air-gapped, separately replaceable cover glass and LCD,” making …
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If you don’t already, it’s time to get to know English inventor John Harrison. To mark April 3, John Harrison’s 325th birthday, Google is celebrating the man behind the first marine chronometer to calculate longitude at sea. To honor him, Google shows the inventor hard at work with his clock-making tools in Tuesday’s Doodle. Born in 1693, Harrison lived in …
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About midway through the March 27 on-stage presentation introducing the new 2018 iPad, Greg Joswiak, Apple’s VP of iOS, iPad and iPhone Product Marketing started talking about a software feature called Shared iPad. “Shared iPad allows a student to pick up any iPad off the school cart, tap on their name and once they log in, that iPad becomes their …
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