If you’re using Google Chrome or a Chromium-based browser — whether on MacOS, Windows or Linux — it’s time to check for a critical security update. On Friday, Google released a Chrome update to patch a significant vulnerability that is actively being exploited in ongoing cyberattacks. Google urged users on all operating systems to update …
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Whether your phone of choice is the new iPhone 14 or the latest Android, a top-performing virtual private network for mobile is a reliable way to increase your privacy while on the go. A mobile VPN can help you avoid intrusive, location-based advertising and add an extra layer of protection while logging into your personal sites on public Wi-Fi. It’s …
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What’s happening Researchers for the cybersecurity company Mandiant have identified what they say is likely an Iranian state-sponsored cyberespionage group. Why it matters The group has targeted opponents of the Iranian regime including think tanks, researchers, current and former government officials, journalists and members of the Iranian diaspora. What’s next Mandiant says that given the group’s past involvement in espionage …
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. While waterproofing used to be something found only on those beefy, rubber-sealed rugged phones designed for construction workers or downhill mountain bikers, now you’ll find it built — to differing extents — into most mainstream phones, including the iPhone 13 …
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. The iPhone 14‘s launch is likely just hours away, with Apple holding its next major product launch event at 10 a.m. PT today (you can follow along on every detail with our Apple event live blog and our Apple event watch party). The …
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Adobe is working on a camera app designed to take your smartphone photography to the next level. Within the next year or two, the company plans to release an app that marries the computing smarts of modern phones with the creative controls that serious photographers often desire, said Marc Levoy, who joined Adobe two years ago as a vice president to …
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. When Apple CEO Tim Cook and other executives reveal the new iPhone 14 at the company’s headquarters in California on Wednesday, will prospective buyers ooh and aah over new features, like the rumored always-on screen technology, faster gaming performance …
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. In order to get the biggest iPhones, you’ve traditionally had to pay the most money. With its 6.7-inch screen, the iPhone 13 Pro Max stands as one of the largest iPhones yet, and it also has the highest current price tag — …
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Google Maps is expanding its eco-friendly route options to calculate fuel and energy costs based on the types of vehicles people drive in the coming weeks, the company said in a blog post Tuesday. The feature allows people to pick the type of vehicle they’re driving — whether it be gas, diesel, hybrid or electric — in Maps and get …
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. This holiday season, Santa Claus is making a list and checking it twice. But will he include Apple’s iPhone 14 in this economy? Apple’s iPhone 14 launch event this week will serve as the unofficial kickoff for the holiday …
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