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We’d seen rumors and hints that Apple has been working on a Smart Battery Case for the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR. And on Tuesday, Apple quietly updated its online store with three new Smart Battery cases, each one priced at $129. As of this writing, Apple has yet ...

After making a move back to the Apple Watch Series 4 and finding great value in this smartwatch, I started to look around at band options. The new Nomad Shell Cordovan Strap looked like an enviable option so I spent the last few weeks breaking one in. top picks The ...

When you read reviews or discuss the best noise-canceling headphones with others, Bose and Sony are commonly the most discussed and they both have awesome headphones with the QuietComfort 35 II and WH1000XM3. Jabra is known for making some of the most advanced headsets for professionals in the enterprise world ...

Want to buy an iPhone without spending too much money?  Normally, we’d say that’s impossible, but you’re in luck: Apple recently issued its first profit warning since 2002. While that sounds gloomy for investors, it’s good news for those of you who want to buy Apple products, as ZDNet’s Adrian ...

Color me indifferent. (Screenshot by ZDNet) Happy new trade war. Apple CEO Tim Cook believes that trade tensions incited by the US have contributed to a slowing iPhone market in China. This isn’t, though, the whole story. Last week, it was worth wondering whether Apple was having trouble marketing three ...

top picks The 10 best smartphones of 2018 All significant smartphone launches have now passed and as we approach the end of the year, the ten best shake out after more extended usage of each. Read More After the holiday season break, it’s time to jump right in again and ...

After Apple cut its Q1 revenue forecast by $9bn, CEO Tim Cook reminded employees in a memo obtained by Bloomberg that there are still some bright points, including a record number of new iPhone activations in the US and Canada on Christmas day.  The note about record activations comes as ...

While I was a sprinter in high school and college, my favorite way to exercise today is long distance running. Pace has served as my primary metric for years and I seem to have plateued with fairly consistent half marathon times over the last five years. I want to do ...

A communication problem? James Martin/CNET It happened during Christmas dinner. I took out my iPhone XR to check a text — surely someone was finally wishing me a Merry Christmas — and one of my wife’s relatives asked: “What’s that?” “It’s an iPhone XR,” I replied, sinking, as many people ...

Apple’s transparency report for the first half of 2018 reveals a continued rise in the number of government requests for user data.  Apple released its biannual transparency report on Thursday, which is now available in the traditional PDF format and a newly launched interactive format that’s designed to be easier ...