This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The Apple TV 4K and iTunes are getting support for Dolby Atmos. Should you care? If you’re an AV enthusiast with an Apple TV 4K, or the desire to get one eventually, the answer is a solid “maybe.” But …
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Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 850 platform was announced at Computex 2018, along with the news that Samsung is the latest partner to plan a device around it. Devices based on the 850 should ship in time for your holiday purchasing pleasure, according to Qualcomm. Whether you call them by their marketing moniker, “always-connected computers,” or their more technical description of “Windows on …
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Google released an app for its Google Lens augmented reality helper on Monday, directing users to a service that provides a quick link between the real world and the digital one. The software serves as a quick-launch icon for the service, according to Droid Life, similar to an earlier app for Google Assistant. Google Lens, introduced at Google’s I/O conference in 2017, uses …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The latest sound technology will finally come to the best high-end streaming TV box. This fall as part of the upgrade to TVOS 12, Apple TV 4K will support Dolby Atmos object-based surround sound with iTunes titles, Apple announced on Monday at WWDC. It also …
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US Cellular just launched an “iPhone 8 for $0” offer with no trade-in required. The carrier also has discounts for the iPhone X ($10 a month for 30 months), iPhone 8 Plus ($3 a month for 30 months) and LG G7 ThinQ ($300 off). But there’s really no such thing as a free iPhone 8, which is why these types …
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Best-value phone for price! Undercuts the premium models! OnePlus once again made magic with the OnePlus 6, a phone whose performance-for-value was good enough to snag a rare CNET Editors’ Choice Award. Here’s the thing, though. The power of OnePlus, a Chinese brand out of Shenzhen, isn’t that it’s crested the pinnacle of mobile design and performance. It’s that the …
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The latest smartphone from OnePlus, the OnePlus 6, is inexpensive and, frankly, quite impressive. With a giant display and a pretty darn good camera, there’s a lot to like about this phone. Here are some tips and tricks to help you get the phone looking and working the way you want. Now playing: Watch this: OnePlus 6 review: Slick looks and …
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Google says a “language detection bug” led to that weird feature that shows Android users their recent personal texts when typing “the1975..com” in the Google app. A Reddit user discovered the glitch earlier this week after typing “the1975..com” in the search bar on the default Google Pixel launcher. Owners of other Android devices made by OnePlus, Samsung, LG and Huawei reported seeing the same thing. Some …
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The LG G7 ThinQ is a perfectly fine phone, full of artificial intelligence and other fancy features. Instead of waiting until you happen upon a new feature or setting, read through our list of 10 tips and tricks below. We can’t promise they will change your life, but they will help you get the most out of your new phone. Now …
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Google may join the phone-notch bandwagon. According to Bloomberg, one of Google’s next marquee phones may flaunt a black cutout on the top of its screen. That means the Pixel 3 XL, as it’s expected to be called, will join the likes of the iPhone X, LG G7, OnePlus 6 and a few other phones that have a notch. In addition, …
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