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Are you an iPad Pro or Surface Pro? (The 3:59, Ep. 245)

High-end tablets are getting closer to offering the same performance as laptops. But, there’s still a clear winner between the top two “Pro” tablet models — Apple’s iPad Pro and Microsoft’s Surface Pro — when it comes to heavy-lifting computing and multi-tasking: the Surface Pro. However, there are plenty of other factors to consider in …

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Common iPhone battery problems and how to fix them

Now playing: Watch this: 3 iPhone battery problems and how to fix them 2:23 Is your iPhone slowing down with age? Or, in the case of its battery life, speeding up? One of the first signs of age on an iPhone is the battery not holding a charge as long as it once did. Of course, you might also experience …

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What you need to know about Snapchat’s Snap Map feature

Now playing: Watch this: 3 things we learned about Snapchat 2:12 Snap Map is exactly what it sounds like: An easy way to share your Snaps, on a map, with friends. There’s even an option to share a Snap with fellow Snapchat users who aren’t your friends, without revealing your account info. To get started with the new feature, you’ll …

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7 ways to seriously cut back on iPhone data usage

Now playing: Watch this: 7 ways to cut down iPhone data 1:59 Stopping seven data-hungry apps from killing your data plan isn’t the only way for iPhone owners to reduce their data usage. Here are seven phone-wide settings that can help keep you under your monthly data allotment. 1. Restrict iTunes and App Store downloads You can prevent iTunes and …

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What to do if your Apple Watch Series 2 gets wet

Now playing: Watch this: The new Apple Watch Series 2 comes with built-in GPS… 1:25 One of the headline features of the Apple Watch Series 2 is the fact you can wear it in water, up to 50 meters deep, with no ill effects. However, just because there’s a fancy water rating attached to your watch, that doesn’t mean you …

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Apple’s iPad Pro evolves in many ways, but not in its keyboard

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. I held the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro in my hands, and thought, this is better. Not massively different, but better. Apple’s yearly developer conference was surprisingly full of new hardware, and the iPad Pro was one of the biggest recipients of an overdue …

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How iOS 11 could change the iPhone

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The iPhone improves every year in two ways: through a big hardware launch every September that also comes with a software refresh. Everyone knows that a new iPhone debuts every fall. But three months earlier, Apple‘s annual WWDC developers conference gives an early …

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How the iPad could improve at WWDC

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. It’s 2017. It feels like it’s been years since I dreamed of the iPad as a true laptop replacement. (Actually, it’s been five years.) I’ve come to accept that that day may never come. Instead, the iPad’s destiny might be to ride alongside …

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How to find your hidden inbox for Twitter DMs

Now playing: Watch this: Twitter’s new privacy settings, MLB comes to Facebook 1:09 Your inbox on Twitter will undergo a slight, but an ever-important change in the coming days. Twitter is in the process of rolling out a second direct message inbox, where messages from those you don’t follow will wind up. The “Requests” inbox is similar to Facebook’s other …

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Apple WWDC: iOS 11, MacOS and everything you need to know

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s annual WWDC conference kicks off Monday, June 5, and runs through Friday, June 9, in San Jose, California. In addition to including seminars and workshops between developers and Apple engineers, Apple uses WWDC to unveil primarily software (and sometimes hardware) updates. This …

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