My eyes follow a little cartoon cow from the top left to the bottom right of a Microsoft Surface screen. There’s a reason I’m staring so intensely — and it’s not because it’s adorable. Both of my pupils are dilated by the act, but in less than five seconds they will be paired with a …
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The iOS 13 developer’s beta may have revealed a major clue about a new feature coming to the 2019 iPhones, and another longtime iPhone feature could be on the chopping block. In this week’s Apple Core roundup, we’re looking at what the latest rumors are speculating about the next iPhone and Apple’s slip-up with the MacPro release date on its …
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The Samsung Galaxy Fit has finally arrived today. I’ve been wearing the $99 tracker on my wrist for a little over 24 hours. How does it compare to the Fitbit Inspire HR, or to Samsung’s other new fitness watch, the Galaxy Watch Active? It feels, in a lot of ways, like it falls right in between them. The Galaxy Fit …
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The US Public Broadcasting Service faces challenges beyond the Trump administration’s efforts to defund it. Paula Kerger, CEO of the nonprofit broadcaster, says PBS has now encountered an obstacle from Apple. Kerger said Tuesday that a new restriction from the iPhone maker will limit how PBS can work with third-party developers and will ultimately harm the PBS Kids app. She made the …
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Google isn’t trying to kill ad blockers. That’s the message in a pair of Google blog posts published Wednesday in response to criticism of the search giant’s plan to improve extensions in its Chrome web browser. “We are not preventing the development of ad blockers or stopping users from blocking ads,” said Devlin Cronin in a post on the Google …
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At its annual WWDC event last week, Apple unveiled a new privacy tool called Sign in with Apple, an alternative to single sign-on services offered by Facebook and Google. Apple appeared to take a shot at its competitors by saying that even free services need to respect privacy. Google’s Mark Risher reportedly wasn’t pleased about the jab but thinks the technology will make …
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You can start using an Android phone as a security key for your iOS devices, Google announced on Wednesday. The expansion comes nearly two months after Google first unveiled the security feature for more than a billion Android devices. Security keys are one of the best ways you can protect your accounts from hackers, but convenience and adoption has always …
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Dropbox unveiled a major overhaul Tuesday designed to transform its file-sync service into a central collaboration hub connecting other tools like G Suite, Slack, Zoom and Microsoft Office. Dropbox’s new app presents files as a project-based package. Front and center are shared files, but other panes show other contacts in the project, an activity feed with changes to each file, …
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Shazam is one of my favorite apps. It eliminated the days of having to Google scraps of song lyrics or try (and fail) to remember them if I heard a song in a movie trailer or on the radio. If you use Shazam’s Android app, you’ll see an alert at the bottom of the main screen. It’ll let you know …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple may not be saving some of the best iOS 13 features for last. Its annual WWDC event sets the stage for more of the new software updates that will come to most iPhones the following fall, but Apple often reserves a few tidbits for the …
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