After its third Unpacked event of 2021, Samsung unveiled its latest foldable phones — the Galaxy Z Fold 3 ($1,800) and the Galaxy Z Flip 3 ($1,000). Both phones are cheaper than the Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G from 2020, which sported a $2,000 price tag. Even though the foldables technically have a price drop …
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The Zoom video meeting and chat app skyrocketed in popularity as millions of people looked for new ways to work, study and socialize amid the coronavirus pandemic. With the option to customize your background and newer features such as Immersive View and a vanishing pen tool, it’s easy to see why Zoom’s popularity hasn’t dwindled even as COVID-19 vaccines and …
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Apple released the latest version of its iPhone and iPad operating system, iOS 15.2, in December with a hefty collection of updates and new features, and now iOS 15.2.1 has arrived to bring minor fixes to the OS. This includes plugs for Homekit security vulnerabilities and corrections to issues on iPhones that prevent messages from loading when sent with an …
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Google rolled out a slate of productivity features at the Google I/O developers conference in May, 2021 alongside the new Android 12 operating system, camera and WearOS updates. Google will house its new productivity features, which are aimed at connecting hybrid workplaces, under the name Smart Canvas. Brett Pearce/CNET Those updates, features and tools are meant to enhance frequently used apps …
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Over the last two years, using the Procreate app — a CNET Editors’ Choice Award winner in 2021 — to draw on my iPad has become one of my favorite hobbies. The digital illustration app costs $10 to download, but its suite of art tools and creative features make it well worth the price. Procreate is accessible whether you’re a …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. More than 250 medical professionals have signed an open letter calling on Spotify to clamp down on COVID misinformation spreading on its platform, specially calling out the podcast of comedian Joe Rogan. The letter took issue with the Dec. 31 episode of The …
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The Federal Aviation Administration has released a list of airports that will have temporary buffer zones around them that will ban new 5G coverage set to go live later in January for a period of six months. In that time, the agency and aviation industry will work to ensure current aircraft equipment won’t be disrupted by the new frequencies carriers …
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For years, luxury fashion houses have strived to bridge the gap between fashion and consumer technology. Although a number of products from these brands tend to fall into the fashion side of the spectrum rather than the function, their ambitions live on. (Understandably so.) This week, Louis Vuitton launched a new consumer tech product in its latest attempt to connect …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Marketing company Merkle introduced two contactless shopping services that don’t require apps at CES 2022 this week. Scan & Know and UnboxIt are additions to Merkle’s ShopNXT products designed to streamline shopping and build customer loyalty. The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred the popularity of contactless shopping. …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Twitter has permanently suspended the personal account of US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after repeated violations of its policies prohibiting dissemination of COVID-19 misinformation, the company said Sunday. The fifth strike that the Georgia Republican received Sunday means the account won’t be reinstated, …
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