In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Apple this month will be featuring a host of apps and other services to help people with disabilities — and make sure we’re all aware of what that technology is. The company has launched a dedicated Apple Care support team for people with disabilities. It also has extended …
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Raise your hand if this is familiar: You’re dialed into the company meeting or Zoom call and you put your phone on speaker so you can do other things while listening in. But the sound quality is terrible, both for you and the people at the other end. That’s no surprise; your phone has to rely on one tiny microphone …
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Nothing beats escaping into your tunes while blocking the blare of the outside world (or, in these times, inside world). There are two ways modern earphones help you accomplish that. First, there’s a physical seal between the silicone ear tips and your ear canals. Then there’s ANC (active noise cancellation) technology, which produces a secondary noise that matches and reduces …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple is trying to make it easier to share health information with first responders in emergencies. The next version of Apple’s iOS software includes a feature that lets you automatically share information from your Medical ID when you call 911 from your iPhone …
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Got kids? Got bored kids? That’s probably redundant these days, what with the quarantine depriving them of school, friends and playgrounds. A $40 Fire 7 tablet is a godsend right now, but obviously too much screen time isn’t ideal. That’s why I’m seriously jazzed about this deal. Today only, and while supplies last, Meh has a 2-pack of Propel One …
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Don’t shoot the messenger. I wouldn’t spend $1,500 on a phone if it could fold into an origami swan, and I wouldn’t recommend anyone else spend that much, either. But I can certainly appreciate a buy-one-get-one-free deal, which is what’s happening at Motorola right now: For a limited time, and while supplies last, you can buy one Razr folding phone and …
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Happy weekend, everyone! I hope you’re staying safe, staying healthy and staying home. Today I’ve rounded up more items that can help improve your home life, starting with two significantly discounted headphones that offer ANC (active noise cancellation) — the better to reduce whatever outside sounds are harshing your zen. As always, these items are available for a limited time …
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The new, second-gen iPhone SE has arrived, with prices starting at $399 for the 64GB model. That number is a big part of the appeal, especially given that the next option in the iPhone lineup is the XR at $599. CNET’s Patrick Holland feels the affordable new iPhone SE has arrived at just the right time with just the right design. The …
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Xiaomi is defending itself against accusations that it’s been collecting private data from people who use its phones and web browser apps. This follows a report Thursday from Forbes that raised concerns the Chinese phone maker is collecting private data on the websites users visit as well as granular information about apps used and files opened on devices. In a …
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Google has announced new efforts to crack down on bad-faith actors posting misleading or fraudulent extensions to the Chrome Web Store, where users can download add-on software and themes for the Chrome web browser. “The increase in adoption of the extension platform has also attracted spammers and fraudsters introducing low-quality and misleading extensions in an attempt to deceive and trick …
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