This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Without the software that powers them, iPhones and Android phones would be high-priced pieces of glass, metal and plastic. So let’s see how the new mobile OSes from Apple and Google compare, now that iOS 13.1 is already …
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The new iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max have certainly turned a lot of heads at Apple’s September event, not least because of the controversial new green color options. But I’d wager that a briefly mentioned update to the entry-level iPad will be a bigger leap for more people. The iPhone updates are largely centered on camera hardware, …
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Apple’s competitors aren’t going to sit idly by while you gaze longingly at the new iPhones released yesterday. Microsoft is hoping to catch you before you order an iPhone 11 or iPhone 11 Pro with a tempting trade-in offer that can put a big hole in the price of a new Samsung Galaxy Note 10 or Galaxy Note 10 Plus. You can …
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Last month, Microsoft sent out invites to a Surface event set for Oct. 2 in New York City. That’s exactly one year after the company’s last Surface event, where it updated its line of Surface PCs and launched its first high-end noise-canceling headphones. The Microsoft invite didn’t offer many clues on what to expect from the event. Beyond the date and location, …
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The Golden State is one step closer to banning police departments from using facial recognition in body cameras. The California State Senate voted Wednesday to approve a bill that would prevent police from using the two technologies together for three years. The bill arises from concerns that facial recognition isn’t reliable enough to use without flagging high rates of innocent …
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Apple’s rumored venture into smart glasses did not come to fruition at the Apple iPhone 11 Pro event on Tuesday, but they’re still an imminent possibility, as code found in the upcoming release of the company’s iOS 13 mobile software suggests. On Twitter on Tuesday, developer Steven Troughton-Smith pointed out that the iOS 13 beta now contains StarBoard frameworks, Apple’s shell system for …
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Apple Arcade will launch on Sept. 19 for $4.99 a month, the company announced Tuesday at its iPhone event in California. The launch details came as Apple unveiled three new iPhone 11 models. The new gaming service, which will let subscribers play over 100 games across an iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac, was previously announced in June at Apple’s …
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EA has announced it’s testing its cloud gaming service. EA is focused on making cloud-powered games so they can be played anyplace, anywhere, anytime — and on all devices, EA CTO Ken Moss said in a blog post Monday. EA had first announced the cloud gaming service under the name Project Atlas in November last year, which Moss now says is …
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Maybe it’s because Apple’s announcing new iPhones tomorrow, or maybe it’s because Samsung phone prices always see a drop after launch (though not usually this soon). Whatever the case, this is notable for anyone who’s been eyeballing a Note. For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Microsoft Store (via eBay) has the unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 10 256GB …
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Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a Bloomberg interview that the Trump administration hasn’t provided enough evidence about the national security threat posed by Huawei. Acts like blacklisting the Chinese company shouldn’t be taken without a “sound basis in fact, logic, and the rule of law,” he said. When Microsoft asked US lawmakers to explain the threat, they’ve been too vague for Smith’s …
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