This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Virtual Reality. Steam. Unity. Unreal. External graphics. They’re not words you’d usually expect Apple to utter during the Mac portion of a press conference — the company has all but ignored desktop gaming for years. But it just …
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Facebook is stepping up its war on terrorist activities. The social networking giant said Sunday it plans to be hostile to terrorists and pledged to “aggressively remove terrorist content” after an attack in London left at least seven dead this weekend. “We want Facebook to be a hostile environment for terrorists,” Simon Milner, the company’s director of policy, said in …
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Kevin Durant and LeBron James are commandeering Instagram’s Instagram account. Well, make it the NBA will be taking over the @Instagram handle to give behind-the-scenes access to its 224 million followers during Game 2 of the NBA Finals. During Sunday’s pivotal matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, @Instagram will also offer fans an 8- to 10-slide …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple‘s back in a tricky position heading into this year’s developer conference: playing catchup. It’s a familiar situation. Apple’s usually not the first to leap into new markets — think smartphones or tablets. But when the company finally commits, it adds a level …
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ESPN wants us all to Streak. The sports network is launching Thursday a redesigned, renamed version of its daily fantasy game formerly known as Streak for the Cash. The free game, which enables players to win cash based on the length of their winning streak and how many wins they rack up in a month, will be featured inside ESPN’s …
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Google wants to make art experts out of everyone. The search giant has launched a new feature for art-related searches that will allow you to understand more about the artist and his works, as well as where they can be found, it announced in a Wednesday blog post. Over 500 million Google searches per month are art-related, the company said. The …
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Nvidia‘s next best thing for fast, high-performance gaming could be yours for as little as $1,200 (that roughly converts to £937 or AU$1610). The company unveiled its new Max-Q technology at Computex in Taipei this week, saying it will bring the “maximum performance at the maximum energy efficiency point” for gaming notebooks. With all that efficiency Max-Q will make things much, much thinner too. Best …
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Your dad doesn’t know how to configure his router. Your grandma can’t figure out how to program her TV remote. Your kid has questions about science homework while you’re on a business trip. Or maybe you’re the one who needs help. We’ve all been there — fielding requests for assistance when we aren’t physically around. Now, PTC’s Vuforia augmented-reality …
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Essential is starting with some pretty bold claims. Considering Google has been the steward of the Android for the past nine years, you’d assume that there’s no one better able to fully utilize the operating system. At least according to Essential Products, you’d be wrong. The Essential Phone “can unleash the full power of Android,” Essential President and Chief Operating …
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Star Trek fans, rejoice. Soon you could be spending your time inside your very own holodeck — as an animated torso. Taking a brief step away from GPU spec talk, Nvidia on Tuesday showed off a live demo of its new Project Holodeck VR tech at Computex in Taiwan, Taipei. It’s a virtual world, created through HTC’s Vive headset, that …
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