Update, Sept. 21: The iPhone 13 lineup has arrived. Read CNET’s reviews of the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini, and the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max. Original story follows. Apple’s rumored new iPhone 13 will likely get its big reveal at Apple’s event later today with the Apple Watch 7 and iPad Mini 6, and as such …
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South Korea’s competition regulator is fining Google 207.4 billion won, or roughly $177 million, for allegedly abusing its dominance in the smartphone market by squeezing out rivals to its Android operating system, according to a report from Bloomberg. Android is the world’s most widely used mobile OS, powering almost nine out of every 10 smartphones shipped globally. On Tuesday, the …
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At its annual Zoomtopia conference on Monday, Zoom unveiled several new features for the video chat platform, aiming to help its millions of users in the transition to the hybrid workforce. Upgrades include live, multilanguage transcription and translation for Zoom calls. The platform will use machine learning and natural language processing to first transcribe the spoken language, and then each …
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Netflix has so many great TV shows and movies that seemingly every time you hear about a new thing to watch, it’s on Netflix. For that reason you might be wondering how to watch the streaming service on your TV. Relax, it’s easy. Here’s what you need to know. First, the basics: You’ll need the Netflix app, and you’ll find it either …
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Apple is holding a special event on Sept. 14, and while the main focus of the keynote is likely to be the iPhone 13, there’s a chance Apple will talk about MacOS Monterey, the next major update for its Mac lineup. Monterey will add convenient new features to your Mac, such as the ability to copy text from any image, or …
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They’re back. Smart glasses. Not the ones from Google and Snap that largely fizzled and faded from view many months and years ago. Now there’s a new pair of high-tech glasses that craves your attention: the awkwardly named Ray-Ban Stories from Facebook. Priced at $299, the Facebook Ray-Bans can shoot photos and 30-second videos, play music and podcasts, and make …
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Amazon has long worked with other brands like Toshiba and Insignia to produce Fire TV Edition sets equipped with its own smart TV system. Now the giant online retailer is getting into the TV hardware game itself. The Amazon Fire TV Omni and Fire TV 4-Series are the first Amazon-built TVs, according to the company. Preorders start today; they’re slated to …
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Epic Games has asked Apple to reinstate its hit Fortnite online battle game into the iPhone and iPad App Store in response to a South Korean law that clamps down on how mobile app stores operate. The new law, which was passed in August and is expected to go into effect soon, forces app store operators like Apple and Google …
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Amazon’s cloud gaming service Luna is opening up to more devices, including Fire tablets, Chromebooks and the new Fire TV 4K Max, the company announced Thursday. The company is also introducing a new channel, the $3-a-month Family Channel, which includes kid-friendly games like SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom and Garfield Kart Furious Racing. “Amazon Luna is already available today …
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Amazon’s range of streaming devices just got a little larger with the unveiling of the company’s flagship player, the Fire TV Stick 4K Max. Amazon says the Max is 40% more powerful than the popular $40 Fire TV Stick 4K and comes with a quad-core 1.8GHz processor. This should translate to speedier loading times and navigation than the cheaper model offers, …
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