It’s a time-honored tradition here at CNET to drop new phones on the ground  — …

You may be able to forget talk about Apple bumping the rear-camera bump from the upcoming iPhone 14. The Pro and Pro Max models of the next-generation iPhone will actually expand the bump, says Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The reason, he says, is to accommodate a wider camera with a 48-megapixel camera system, a health bump from the 12-megapixel camera …

This story is part of Making the Metaverse, CNET’s exploration of the next stage in the internet’s evolution. You’ve probably heard the hype: the metaverse is going to change the way you live.  A vision for the next step in the internet’s evolution, the metaverse refers to digital worlds in which people will gather to work, play and hang out. …