Shara Tibken
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San Francisco, CA, United States
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Your Smartphone Can Have Two Lines. Here’s Why You’d Want That.
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No Posting Photos Before the Bride and Other New Wedding Rules
Nuptials are more wired. That doesn’t mean smartphones and social media are welcome. → Read More
Meta Expands Instagram Parental Controls and Brings Supervision to the Metaverse
For parents who wish Instagram had a closing time, the app’s parental controls now let them set off-limits hours for their teens. Supervision for Quest VR headsets is also here. → Read More
Instagram Adds Parental Controls for the First Time
The new tools will let parents track the time teens spend on apps and see which accounts they follow; Meta is also introducing controls for Quest VR. → Read More
How to Find the Best Trade-In Deals for Your Old iPhone or Android Phone
Carriers, device makers, retailers and phone resellers will pay you for your retired iPhone or Android phone. But you have to shop around to get the most money. → Read More
Why Apple, Amazon and Google Are Uniting on Smart-Home Tech: Matter Explained
Coming this year: A common language so all your devices can communicate with each other. → Read More
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: If You Miss the Note, This Is Your Phone
In addition to appealing to the most devoted Samsung nerds with the Galaxy S22 Ultra, the company also added two smaller, more affordable phones to its flagship line. → Read More
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra From Samsung Is a Ginormous Tablet for Work and Play
The company also introduced two other flashy tablets that come with a stylus and are compatible with laptop-style keyboard cases. → Read More
10 ways Apple's iPhone changed everything
The world is a different place a decade after Apple introduced its popular phone -- in both good and bad ways. → Read More
John Deere breaks new ground with self-driving tractors you can control from a phone
Fully autonomous tractors promise to change how food is grown in America. → Read More
At CES 2022, John Deere tractors break new ground with full autonomy
Smartphones can control these self-driving machines in fields. → Read More
CES 2022: The Show Will Go On Despite Rising Covid Cases and Exhibitor Concerns
The giant tech show is scheduled for the first week of January, with vaccine and mask requirements. Yet as Omicron surges, some participants are withdrawing. → Read More
Instagram Unveils Tools to Keep Teens Safe, Including Parental Controls
On the eve of a Senate subcommittee hearing, the platform shares plans for taking a “stricter approach” to content it shows users under 18. → Read More
5G has no link to COVID-19 but false conspiracy theories persist
Influencers and Russia are pushing conspiracy theories that link the coronavirus to the new, super-fast wireless technology. The theories are absolutely wrong. → Read More
Qualcomm intros new super-fast 5G chips for lower-cost devices
The Snapdragon 778G Plus, 695 and 480 Plus will bring 5G to mid-range and cheaper phones, while the Snapdragon 680 gives handset makers a 4G option. → Read More
Pixel 6's Tensor chip: Inside the brains of Google's newest flagship
In a CNET interview, Google executives discuss why they went through the trouble of building a chip for the newest Pixel. → Read More
Google Pixel 6's Tensor chip aims to make the Android 12 phone smarter and last longer
In a CNET interview, Google executives discuss why they went through the trouble of building a chip for the newest Pixel. → Read More
Google's Tensor chip aims to make the Pixel 6 smarter and last longer
In an interview with CNET, Google executives talk about why they went through the trouble of building a chip for the newest Pixel. → Read More
Samsung Z Flip 3, Z Fold 3 sales dwarf previous foldable demand
Samsung has sold more foldables in the past month than in the previous two years -- but it didn't provide actual sales figures, making it hard to gauge the actual demand. → Read More
Here's the affordable TCL foldable phone that could've been
The company had vowed to introduce an affordable device in 2021. Now it won't jump into the market for at least another year. → Read More