For years, the Apple Watch's biggest changes have arguably involved new health tracking capabilities. But something different happened in 2023. The Apple Watch Series 9's headlining new feature didn't have anything to do with healt…
YouTube is now cracking down on ad-blocker usage globally, by showing warnings about breaking the platform’s terms of service. In some cases, the company is preventing users from viewing more videos unless they disable ad blocks.
The vi…
Instagram has been spotted developing an “AI friend” feature that users would be able to customize to their liking and then converse with, according to screenshots shared by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi. Users would be able to chat wi…
Two years after testifying before the U.S. Senate over child safety concerns, including teens’ exposure to eating disorder content, YouTube today announced additional product safeguards around its content recommendations aimed at teens. Sp…
Reducing your screen time is often easier said than done.
Between your smartphone, a personal tablet and work computer, you're likely racking up quite a bit of screen time. Especially after quarantining during the COVID-19 pandemic and …
There are tons of reasons you might need to take a screenshot. You might need to send someone a photo of your screen over Slack to diagnose a problem, or you might need to screenshot a snippet of an important document to save for later. It…
It was only a couple of weeks ago that LinkedIn was having a moment as a social platform, with business types gravitating to it as a stable and safer alternative to the unpredictability of the newly named “X.” But don’t get too comfortable…
Now that Intuit is discontinuing its personal finance app Mint in January, some startups say they are already seeing a bump in new customers.
One of these is Monarch Money, a subscription-based money manager app co-founded by Val Agosti…
Kaiber, the generative AI creative studio behind the music videos of popular artists Kid Cudi and Linkin Park, announced today the launch of its new mobile app to give creators, musicians and artists a range of AI tools, including text-to-…
Foldable phones are still niche, but in 2023 you can find one from almost every major smartphone maker. While there's more choice than ever before, it can still be a challenge to know whether buying a foldable phone is the right decision. …
Google updated its search engine and Lens tool with new features to help you visualize and solve problems in more difficult subjects like geometry, physics, trigonometry and calculus.
The update allows you to type an equation into the S…
iPhone 15 got USB-C, a great upgrade just for the sake of cable management sanity, but that also brought support for native video out. That means you can connect displays to the iPhone easily with a single cable and do fun stuff like outpu…
DoorDash is launching three new in-app safety tools for its delivery people, the company announced on Friday. The food delivery platform is introducing driving insights, expanding its Apple CarPlay integration to more states and adding spe…
Samsung hasn't been shy about flaunting the cameras on its new phones. It even wrangled endorsements from acclaimed directors Ridley Scott and Na Hong-jin during its Galaxy S23 announcement. However, in a surprising move for Samsung, the c…
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Ford is buying and burying Auto Motive Power, or “AMP” for short, to bolster its charging, battery management and power conversion tech.
The secretive energy startup once claimed to power “most of the world’s top electric OEMs,” though …
Apple Music just shut down its cheapest option — the Voice Plan. The subscription, which launched in 2021 and cost $5 per month, featured a Siri-only experience; the only way to access Apple Music’s catalog is to request a song, genre, alb…
Apple's AirPods have become almost ubiquitous in the world of wireless earbuds, but the iconic white buds are on the more expensive end of things. That's about to change with Black Friday right around the corner, though, with Walma…
The India-made iPhone is projected to account for 12% to 14% of Apple’s global iPhone shipments in 2023, according to a leading analyst, who further anticipates that the importance of the South Asian market to Apple will notably rise in th…
Opera – the company behind the popular data-saving Opera Mini browser – is back again with “Shake and Win.” Kicking off in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa on the 1st of November, the campaign will run for 4 weeks and feature over 100,000 …
Samsung's One UI 6 update will bring a bevy of new camera features to Galaxy phones, some of which are powered by AI.
The update, which is based on Google's broader Android 14 software, is said to have begun rolling out to certain coun…
We get it, sometimes you just need to cast whatever is on your Android phone over to your TV. It doesn't matter whether you're streaming a movie or if you want to browse through TikTok, you might want to do it on a bigger screen. You could…
Apple fans have been playing around with all of the exciting new features that iOS 17 brought to compatible iPhones earlier this fall. These new upgrades include several exciting additions, including StandBy mode and the Journal app. Among…
Elon Musk and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are to do a live interview together on Thursday evening.
The tech billionaire is expected to attend the global summit on artificial intelligence ahead of this meeting.
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Dan was a writer on CNET's How-To and Thought Leadership teams. His byline has appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, NBC News, Architectural Digest and elsewhere. He is a crossword junkie and is interested in the intersection…
FaceTime Reactions are one of the many new features that have come to iOS 17 since it was released in September. Reactions work in Apple's video-based apps like FaceTime. It reads your body's movements, so when you make certain gestu…
Lenovo hits the highlights -- literally -- with its Slim Pro 9i 14-inch laptop, a creator- and gamer-focused model with a bright HDR screen. The laptop competes with OLED-screen equipped models, like the cheaper Acer Swift X 14, but the Le…
We live in a constantly connected world, and losing a cellphone signal doesn't just mean you can't check Twitter and Instagram -- it could be a matter of life and death. Regardless of what type of phone you use or even which cellular…
Agora, the company that develops “real-time engagement” APIs, is making its livestream shopping technology widely available to help more brands build live commerce experiences, including shoppable shows, live auctions, personal shopper liv…
This week, I heard from an ex-colleague I hadn’t heard from in a few years. Let’s call him Jeremy. He wrote me a lovely email, referring to a moment I have such a clear memory of. He asked about my health, mentioned that he’d seen I recent…
Meta’s X rival, Instagram Threads, is copying a couple more X features today with the launch of support for polls and GIFs. The update comes in rapid succession to other releases for the new app, which have included support for a web versi…
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of Musk taking over Twitter (now X), the company published a retrospective blog post examining how it has fared under the new management. There are a lot of numbers in the post, but one that sticks ou…
The $600 (£599, AU$999) Samsung Galaxy S23 FE revives the company's Fan Edition of phones, and it's selling for a much lower price than the original $800 Galaxy S23. Samsung's lower-priced flagship, first revealed on Oct. 3 and now…
While some Apple fans have been going wild for the brand-new iPhone 15 series, there are still some of us out here just trying to make our older iPhones last as long they can. If you want to keep your current iPhone going for as many years…
Meta is doubling down on business messages for revenue generation, as Mark Zuckerberg indicated during the company’s earnings call for Q3 2023. Zuckerberg said that the company is looking to tap into generative AI-based bots for businesses…
Getting answers to tough, qualitative questions about products from users can be costly, both in terms of time and money.
At least, that was the experience of Aaron Cannon, a former strategist at Deloitte, where he was responsible for…
Google is adding a slew of new updates for Maps, including a few AI-powered features that are designed to make it easier for users to search, explore their surroundings and get to their destinations. The company is making it easier to find…
Watch Atlas Copco’s super robust portable air compressor being struck with 600kg of rocks – from a towering four-metre height. Will it emerge from the rubble victorious?
Famous for their toughness and durability, Atlas Copco portable ai…
Ransomware incidents rising again as criminals use data exfiltration and supply chain attacks to maximize their leverage.
Allianz Commercial analysis of large cyber losses shows the number of cases in which data is exfiltrated is soar…
Ghanaian DJ, AD DJ took over the airwaves of BBC Radio 1xtra with a 30-minute specially curated music mix soothing listeners' ears of the British radio’s drive-time show HotSpot last Friday.
The AFRICOLLECTIVE MIX which had a catalog of…
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip5 has been named to TIME’s annual list of the Best Inventions that are making the world better, smarter and a bit more fun.
This marks the third consecutive year that the Samsung Galaxy series has received this …
Since it first entered the market, OLED has won countless "best picture" and "best TV" awards. The technology's combination of perfect blacks and vibrant colors are hard to beat. As the panel type matured, different types of OLED h…
There are very few things I could say that would convince you that making a grocery list is fun. What I can tell you is that, with Apple's new iOS 17 software, it's easier than before to make and maintain a grocery list.
In Apple's Rem…
There are several reasons why you'd want to use a VPN on your iPhone, but before we dive into that, let's first briefly talk about what a VPN is.
A VPN, or virtual private network, is a service that creates a secure connection o…
The Apple Watch is easy to use out of the box, but changing a few settings can make a big difference. For example, you can decide how you'd like to activate Siri, make your apps appear in a list view rather than a grid and set Portrait Mod…
The iPhone 15 initially won me over with its sleek matte design; convenient USB-C charging; easier multitasking thanks to the Dynamic Island; and much improved camera. Even though some of the iPhone 15's standout features debuted last year…
The Motorola Razr 2023 is the first widely available $700 clamshell foldable, and comes with compromises that help keep the price lower than its $1,000 counterparts.
Most notably, the external display that stretches across the full top …
Dating app users will often sit with friends as they swipe through their matches in order to gain feedback, or even hand over their phone and let their friends swipe for them. Now, that real-life experience is becoming a part of Tinder’s p…
Google’s gunning for Duolingo with a new Google Search feature designed to help people practice — and improve — their English speaking skills.
Rolling out over the next few days for Search on Android devices in Argentina, Colombia, In…
Creating the many types of content needed for large-scale B2B campaigns often results in marketers juggling dozens of tools. This makes it difficult to ensure cohesive messaging across their emails, landing pages and other materials, say t…