It’s been a long time coming, but you can finally use Siri on your iPhone or iPad to control Spotify. Start and stop music, change tracks or start playing a podcast using your voice. Spotify updated its iOS app with support for voice commands on the iPhone ($500 at Best Buy), iPad ($170 at Amazon) and AirPods ($100 …
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When Microsoft announced the Surface Duo last week, offering its first take on smartphones since its $7 billion purchase of Nokia went up in smoke four years ago, some folks may have been shocked. But Microsoft has been building up to this for years. When you first see the Surface Duo, the thing that sets it apart is its dual 5.6-inch screens and its …
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Late night scroll-athons on Instagram might be getting easier on your eyes now that a much-anticipated feature has arrived. Following recent moves from Gmail, WhatsApp, Twitter and Pinterest, Instagram launched its new dark mode feature Tuesday for iOS 13 and Android 10 devices. Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri said in a tweet Tuesday that dark mode is available for both iOS …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Your MacBook, iMac or — lucky you — beastly Mac Pro just got a big boost, because MacOS Catalina is now available from Apple. With the Mac update, Apple replaces the iTunes app with three separate apps: Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV. …
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“Hey Siri, play Lizzo on Spotify.” That’s all it takes now to listen to your favorite songs, artists, albums and playlists on Spotify. The music streaming service on Monday updated its mobile app for iOS 13, adding Siri support. This means you can ask Apple’s virtual assistant to play music via the Spotify app. The release notes for the update …
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Deep Fusion, Apple’s new image processing technique for the iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max, is now available as part of both the developers beta and public beta of iOS 13.2. Deep Fusion will only work with iOS devices running an A13 Bionic processor, which is currently only the newest iPhones. Read: iPhone camera comparison: iPhone 11 with Deep Fusion vs. …
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More than two decades ago, Microsoft started designing software for mobile devices. Two years ago, it gave up on phones, conceding that Google and Apple had won the OS battle. On Wednesday, Microsoft reversed course, unveiling a dual-screen smartphone. But rather than push a homegrown operating system in phones, Microsoft has taken up rival Google’s Android software, which powers over …
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The iPhone 11 and 11 Pro’s headline feature is its camera. There are now two cameras, including a new ultra-wide-angle camera on the iPhone 11, three total cameras on the 11 Pro (and 11 Pro Max), and the ability to capture stunning photos at night on all of Apple’s iPhones for 2019 and a new feature called Deep Fusion. But there’s …
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Apple’s newly released iOS 13.1 will start warning iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max owners who replace their screens with a third-party display with an “Important Display Message.” “Unable to verify this iPhone has a genuine Apple display,” it reads. The warning echoes a battery health notification Apple rolled out for iPhone XR, XS and XS Max earlier …
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Prior to iOS 13 and iPadOS, the process for sharing a photo or link with one of your favorite Messages contacts was a convoluted and laborious task. You had to tap the share button, select the Messages app, type in the contact’s name, select the contact, compose the message and then hit send. That six-step process is trimmed down to …
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