There’s no shortage of excellent true wireless earbuds you can buy, but Apple’s AirPods Pro and Sony’s WF-1000XM4 are among the cream of the crop. Sony’s earbuds are only a bit more expensive at $280 (£250, AU$450) compared to $250 (£249, AU$249) for the AirPods Pro, so the decision really comes down to what phone …
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The iPhone’s design hasn’t changed much over the years, but each time it does, Apple changes the role each button plays. For example, holding in the side button on the iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 doesn’t prompt you to turn off your iPhone. Instead, it triggers Siri, which awaits your question or command a split-second later. I’ve received countless emails and DMs on Twitter …
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Apple recently released its new Beats Studio Buds. I liked them, but they’re $150, and not everybody wants to spend $150 on a pair of headphones. If you’re in that camp, the Beats Flex may be your best budget option when it comes to Apple earbuds, though they’re “wired-wireless” headphones. They list for $50 but are now down to $39 …
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The overall sound of Apple’s digital assistant, Siri, has more or less remained the same since it made its debut alongside the iPhone 4S nearly a decade ago. (Hard to believe it was that long ago, isn’t it?) But that changed earlier this year when Apple released iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, adding two new voices and no longer setting the default …
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Apple currently sells two Apple TV streaming devices, but only one of them makes sense. That would be the Apple TV 4K, which got a recent update that added a redesigned and much improved Siri Remote as well as a more modern A12 Bionic processor. The other is the Apple TV HD, which I’m reviewing here. It got the new remote, …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The average US smartphone owner receives 46 push notifications each day, telling them about the latest news, a friend’s response to their latest post or an alert that an item they ordered online was just delivered. Whatever it is, it’s a lot, which …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is updating privacy features in Mail, Siri and access granted to third-party apps, the company said Monday at its annual WWDC developer conference. The features give users more information about what data third parties are collecting from their iPhones or iPads and in some cases …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple has announced new features coming to its high-end earbuds and headphones, including Conversation Boost and improved tracking via the Find My network. The company revealed the new features during its annual WWDC keynote. AirPods Pro and AirPods Max users will soon be able …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple on Monday overhauled its notifications system for iPhones to help people deal with the flood of alerts on their phones. One new feature, called Notification Summary, lets people schedule when notifications are delivered, like in the morning or evening, so they can …
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There are those of us who settle for $10 earbuds and those of us who crave $300 headphones. If you’re in the latter camp, good news: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Amazon-owned deals site Woot.com has the Beats Solo Pro on-ear ANC headphones for $135 — a full $165 off the list price and the new lowest …
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