[ad_1] Device-makers like Apple seem to love to come out with phones in ever-increasing sizes. That’s why a portable battery charger or power bank is often a more practical purchase for use with iPhones than battery cases, which increase battery capacity but tend to make a phone extra-heavy and bulky to carry ...

[ad_1] Image: Apple Apple just announced its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will take place June 7 through June 11. The event will once again be online-only, following last year’s WWDC that took place later in the month of June due to the global pandemic. The developer conference is used ...

[ad_1] This is fine? Image: ACCC The first edition of the Measuring Broadband Australia report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to incorporate fixed wireless upload speeds was released on Monday, and the results were not good. In its headline figure, the report said fixed-wireless NBN users only ...

[ad_1] iOS 14 is full of hidden gems; you just have to know where to look.  Patrick Holland/CNET With every update for the iPhone or iPad, Apple adds new features in addition to bug fixes and performance improvements. The release of iOS 14 and iPadOS late last year has been bolstered by subsequent updates, ...

[ad_1] Otterbox Kids for iPad Gen7/Gen8 Jason Perlow/ZDNet Today, Otterbox announced releasing Otterbox Kids, a new line of device protection products targeted towards young children. I got a chance to play with three of these products, the EasyGrab iPad Gen7/Gen 8/Mini case with a flexible stand, a blue light screen ...

[ad_1] Facebook has unveiled plans for two subsea cables that it says will boost connectivity and capacity between Asia and North America. Dubbed Echo and Bifrost, the new cables are touted to push up transpacific capacity by 70% and will establish the first direct link between Singapore and the US.  ...

[ad_1] With some Fun-Tak and a toothpick, you can safely clean your Apple AirPods. Matt Elliott/CNET It’s been a while since I’ve seen the bright, white luster of my Apple AirPods. When I’m not using them during large swaths of the workday in my suddenly crowded house with a work-from-home wife ...

[ad_1] Credit: Discord Microsoft has been looking to acquire that could bring it a new community of consumers for the past year or more. It looks like its plans could come to fruition as soon as next month. Earlier this week, a number of independent reports, starting with VentureBeat, claimed ...

[ad_1] Curious about the favorite devices and phone buying habits of ZDNet’s tech reporters, mobile business editors, and gadget freaks? Read on. On the other hand, if you want our expert recommendations on the latest and greatest phones, we have you covered elsewhere. The fact is, of the 22 ZDNet ...

[ad_1] Image: Przemyslaw Koch, Getty Images/iStockphoto The company responsible for the National Broadband Network told Senate Estimates on Friday it was looking for a permanent solution to lightning strikes taking out fibre to the curb (FttC) equipment. “Over the last few months, through some significant storm events, we saw higher-than-expected ...