For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. The latest update to Apple Maps could make it easier to find a COVID-19 vaccine. The tech giant partnered with VaccineFinder, a free service developed by Boston Children’s Hospital, to add 20,000 vaccine locations to Apple Maps. You …
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The Apple Watch’s journey has been one of constant evolution. Originally positioned as an extension of your iPhone, putting apps and notifications on your wrist has slowly morphed into a full-out fitness device. Not only does it count your steps, but it can detect if you fall then call for help, monitor how noisy your environment is and even run …
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Apple’s AirPods Pro are among the best wireless earbuds you can buy, but Samsung is taking on the standard-bearer with its slightly more affordable Galaxy Buds Pro. The Buds Pro have almost the same feature set as the AirPods Pro, with active noise canceling and spatial audio support. I’ve spent two weeks testing both these pairs of earbuds to weigh the …
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The Apple Watch Series 6 and Fitbit Sense are the top smartwatches that can help keep an eye on your fitness levels and act as a phone alternative on your wrist. Both also have an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG — Apple uses ECG) app, track workouts, sleep and blood oxygen levels, but they’re different in the way they go about …
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I remember the introduction of Siri on the iPhone 4S way back when. This was going to be a magic Apple feature that no one could ever catch up to. Instead of having to dig through settings and apps, you could just talk to your iPhone. Competitors, however, soon popped up. Who could forget S Voice, the forgettable voice assistant …
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Apple has added support for speech recognition technology into a version of its Safari web browser the company is testing with the release of MacOS 11.3 Big Sur for developers. The speech recognition interface lets websites and web apps listen to spoken words and use the resulting text. Apple released the developer beta version of MacOS 11.3 on Tuesday. The …
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Apple’s next mobile software update should make it a little easier to unlock your iPhone while wearing a face mask — if you’ve also got an Apple Watch. The iOS 14.5 developer beta released on Monday includes a feature that lets people with an Apple Watch use Face ID to unlock their iPhone even when wearing a mask that covers …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Say what you will about the AirPods Max‘s high price, but it seems to have paved the way for other companies to release more expensive headphones. Case in point: the new V-Moda M-200 ANC, which carries a list price of $500. …
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There’s little doubt that the Apple TV is in desperate need of a refresh. Rumors currently point to a new streaming box arriving sometime this year with improved gaming features, an easier to find remote and a more powerful processor inside the small black box. Even though a new Apple TV is possibly on the horizon, the current Apple TV lineup is worth …
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Apple surprised all of us and released the AirPods Max, the company’s first over-ear headphones, as one last announcement mid-December. The $550 headphones are not only expensive, but they’re also downright impressive. CNET editor David Carnoy says they sound “like high-end headphones, with tight bass, natural mids, crisp highs and a wide soundstage for a closed-back headphone.” From 20-hour battery life, …
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