This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. New year, new you, new tech. Now that the holiday shopping season has officially wrapped up, it’s time to treat yourself to anything left on your wish list. Best Buy is ringing in 2022 with a bunch of great offers …
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Though coronavirus vaccines are still rolling out, the spread of the delta and omicron variants means it may still be a while before we all return to our offices and social gatherings in the same way we used to. That means you’re probably still spending a lot of time talking with colleagues, family and friends through video-chat and conferencing apps such as Zoom, Microsoft …
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This story is part of The Year Ahead, CNET’s look at how the world will continue to evolve starting in 2022 and beyond. After years of development, quantum computers reached a level of sophistication in 2021 that emboldened commercial customers to begin dabbling with the radical new machines. Next year, the business world may be ready to embrace them more …
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If you’re getting bored or annoyed with your laptop’s tiny screen, maybe you should try using your big TV as a monitor instead in the new year. It’s great being able to sit back on your sofa and surf the web, play PC games or stream video from apps not available on your TV. Or maybe you just want a …
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Get ready for the hype train, because it’s preparing to head out of Cupertino (again). Next year is shaping up to be a busy one for Apple, if rumors are to be believed, filled with new technology that may be on par with tentpole moments like the first Macintosh introduction in 1984, the first iMac in 1999 or the iPhone …
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This story is part of The Year Ahead, CNET’s look at how the world will continue to evolve starting in 2022 and beyond. I had every intention of wearing Meta’s (Facebook) Ray-Ban Stories glasses, equipped with cameras, microphones and speakers, as my everyday glasses. Then something funny happened on the way to the optical shop. At Lenscrafters, they wouldn’t install …
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Innovation. What a completely slippery word, second only to “invention.” As much as we’re culturally fond of the notion of the “eureka!” moment or “game-changing” devices, important leaps in technology (or science or philosophy or…almost any discipline) progress slowly and quietly until they appear, seemingly full-sprung from the heads at Apple. Or Google. Or Microsoft. Or that unknown company crouching …
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Windows 11 began its rollout to eligible devices on Oct. 5, meaning that Windows 10 is slowly on the way out. But, that doesn’t mean Microsoft’s older operating system is obsolete yet. In fact, Windows 10 November 2021 update is now available. And, “at least one version of” Windows 10 will run through Oct. 14, 2025, said John Cable, vice …
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Windows 11 began rolling out in October and brings a new, more streamlined design and updated features, including support for Android apps, easy toggling between multiple virtual desktops and better multitasking. Microsoft included a few Mac-like features and the ability to run Android apps on Windows 11. Now playing: Watch this: Windows 11: Will your computer be able to run it? What… 3:43 But there are a few …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Whether it’s family Zoom calls or entire offices going remote, more of our lives than ever are taking place in the online world. While that offers plenty of benefits, it brings its share of risks as well. Even if you use a secure browser and …
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