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Active Noise Cancellation a Big Draw in New Apple AirPods

Active Noise Cancellation is just one of the hot new features in the latest generation of Apple's AirPods The new AirPods Pro, which goes on sale Wednesday for US$249, combines earbud microphones with software to remove background noise and improve a user's listening experience....

Nvidia’s New Shield TV Models Add Dolby Vision, Atmos

Nvidia on Monday introduced two new versions of its Android TV-based Shield streaming product. Shield TV (US$149) and Shield TV Pro ($199) are replacements for the last generation of Shield video streamers, which Nvidia introduced in 2017. The Shield TV Pro retains the form factor of its predecessors -- the box-like form favored by the industry ge...

GoPro Max 360 Wins Reviewers’ Plaudits

GoPro has begun taking preorders for its US$500 360-degree camera, the Max 360, and reviewers have begun to weigh in on the latest entry in the action camera company's line "GoPro has become a household name for its durable, portable little action cameras and the Max is no different. While the camera has a lot of great features, it was the ease of ...

Smart Speaker Apps Caught Snooping Around Homes

Flaws in Amazon and Google smart speakers can expose users to eavesdropping and voice phishing, security researchers reported Sunday Researchers at Security Research Labs, a hacking research collective and consulting think tank based in Berlin, Germany, discovered that developers could create malicious apps for the Amazon and Google platforms to tu...

Google Rolls Out Pixel 4 Phone, Pixelbook, Nest WiFi and Pixel Buds

A new flagship smartphone, a slick refresh of Pixelbook Go, some home gadget improvements and a revamp of its wireless earbuds highlighted Google's annual hardware event held Tuesday in New York City ...

Safari’s Safe Browsing Option Raises Privacy Concerns

An option in Apple's Safari browser that's supposed to protect Web surfers from malicious sites has raised privacy concerns in some quarters The option, called "safe browsing," is turned on by default. Depending on where an Apple device is registered, the browser could be sending IP information to Tencent, a conglomerate with close ties to China's ...

Apple Touts Games, Music, TV in macOS Catalina

New versions of operating systems are usually about slick interfaces and improved performance, but that's not what Apple was flogging about macOS Catalina upon its release Monday One of the hot new additions in the OS is Apple Arcade, a game subscription service featuring a batch of new, exclusive games....

Sonos Launches Rent-a-Speaker Pilot Program

Subscription models have taken hold in everything from software to smartphones, and now Sonos is testing the idea in the premium wireless speaker market The Santa Barbara, California, company has launched a pilot program limited to 500 homes in the Netherlands, which allows consumers to gain access to Sonos hardware for as little as 15 euros (US$16...

Xiaomi Unveils Mi 9 Pro 5G and Wraparound-Screen Mi MIX Alpha

Xiaomi on Tuesday introduced a refresh of the Mi 9 Pro with support for 5G and a groundbreaking smartphone with a wraparound display The Mi 9 Pro 5G (pictured above), with a base price of 3,699 yuan, or US$520, works with 5G offerings of China's three main carriers -- China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom -- and supports speeds from 1.78 Gb...

Art Project Uncovers Bias in AI Training Models

A website created to gather faces for an art project has created a controversy over the use of artificial intelligence to classify human beings The faces collected at the ImageNet Roulette site are being incorporated into a work of art at the Fondazione Prada Osservertario in Milan, but that is only one reason American artist Trevor Paglen and Mic...

iPhone 11: To Upgrade or Not, That’s the Question

Early reviews on the new iPhone models are appearing, and for owners of older versions of Apple's flagship mobile, an upgrade may be in order Reviewers had plenty of praise for Apple's more expensive iPhone models -- the 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max....

Wi-Fi 6 Is Ready for Prime Time

The Wi-Fi Alliance on Monday released certification standards for Wi-Fi 6 devices, signaling that the technology is ready for prime time The certification program assures buyers that products carrying the Wi-Fi Certified 6 label will deliver the best user experience with devices supporting IEEE 802.11ax....

Apple Debuts Triple-Cam iPhone, New iPad, and Aggressively Priced Game and TV Services

Apple raised the curtain on its latest iPhone models, introduced a new iPad, refreshed its watch, and announced pricing for its subscription game and premium TV services at an event held Tuesday at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California The highlight of the presentation was the new iPhone lineup: the iPhone 11 (US$699), the 11 Pro ($999) a...

Google’s Super-Sized Nest Hub Draws Mixed Reviews

A larger version of Google's Nest Hub smart display hit retail shelves on Monday, and it's garnering mixed reviews The new Nest Hub Max has a 10-inch screen, compared to its predecessor's 7-inch display, and it sells for US$229, compared to $129 for the Nest Hub introduced at Google's I/O conference in June....

Samsung May Have New Foldable Phone in Wings

Samsung's first-generation foldable phone isn't expected until later this month, but reports of a second-generation device to be released in early 2020 already have started appearing online The next-generation model will be a luxury phone that folds into a square, Bloomberg reported Tuesday....

Instagram May Roll Out App for ‘Real Friends’ Sharing

A new application may be in the works that allows Instagram users to share real-time information with their closest friends Called "Threads," the app allows users to set up automatic sharing with their closest Instagram buddies of such information as location, movement and battery life, as well as text, video and photo messages generated using Inst...

Report: Chinese Hackers Eye US Cancer Research

Hackers affiliated with the Chinese government have been making a concerted effort to steal medical research, particularly cancer research, from institutions in the United States, according to a recent report The step-up in medical research theft by Chinese APT hacker groups appears to be linked to China's growing concern over cancer mortality rate...

Yubico Offers Dual Lightning, USB-C Dongle to Secure Devices

Owners of iPhones looking for an extra measure of protection when using applications and logging into websites can get it with a new dongle from Yubico, a maker of hardware authentication security keys based in Palo Alto, California Its new YubiKey 5Ci, which retails for US$70, supports both USB-C and Apple's Lightning connectors on a single device...

US Backs Off Huawei Export Ban for 90 Days

The US$11 billion export component of the business American companies do with Chinese electronics giant Huawei is safe for at least 90 days. The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security on Monday announced an extension of the Temporary General License for Huawei and its non-U.S. affiliates so they can continue to buy goods from American companies...

Snap Unwraps $380 High-Tech Specs

With Tuesday's announcement of its Spectacles 3 sunglasses, Snap must be hoping three times will be the charm Unlike the two previous generations of the product, Spectacles 3 has two HD cameras -- one at each corner of the glasses frame -- to add depth perception to the peepers' repertoire....

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