Meta unveils cheaper $299 Quest 3S VR headset

Meta unveils cheaper 9 Quest 3S VR headset

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Acquired LIVE event at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.  David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta announced the Quest 3S, the latest virtual reality headset to come out of the company’s Reality Labs division … Read more

Protesters Take to Apple Stores Worldwide on iPhone 16 Launch Day

Protesters Take to Apple Stores Worldwide on iPhone 16 Launch Day

On Friday, customers around the world flocked to Apple Stores locations to buy the iPhone 16 on its launch day. But customers in over a dozen cities were met by protests organized by current and former Apple employees. The protesters—holding signs and banners saying that Apple is “profiting from genocide”—demanded that Apple stop sourcing its … Read more

Apple releases iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4

Apple releases iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4

Apple on Friday greeted customers at its stores around the world for the debuts of the iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4. The new products were announced at an event earlier this month and have been available for pre-order since Sept. 13. The company lit up the glass cube at its Fifth … Read more

Biggest British blockbuster of 2025 was shot on iPhones with $75 million budget | Films | Entertainment

Biggest British blockbuster of 2025 was shot on iPhones with  million budget | Films | Entertainment

Danny Boyle and co-writer Alex Garland have returned to the 28 Days Later franchise with a third film, 28 Years Later. The first of a new trilogy, Cillian Murphy reprises his role as Jim from the 2002 zombie apocalypse classic. He’ll be joined by an impressive cast including Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes and … Read more

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max review

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max review

iPhone 16 Pro Apple Inc.  Apple’s iPhone 16 family of phones will hit shelves on Friday. Ahead of their launch, I’ve spent the past five days been testing the high-end iPhone 16 Pro Max. It’s a great phone with cool updates like a dedicated camera button, and it charges faster over MagSafe than earlier Pro … Read more

Tech might not be the biggest beneficiary of rate cut

Tech might not be the biggest beneficiary of rate cut

The sun rises behind the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center on September 14, 2024, in Jersey City, New Jersey.  Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need … Read more

Best new Apple iOS 18 iPhone apps, features to protect your privacy

Best new Apple iOS 18 iPhone apps, features to protect your privacy

Apple released the latest version of its iPhone operating system, iOS 18, on Monday, including several new security and privacy features. The rollout comes a week after Apple unveiled new versions of the iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch. Preorders for the new iPhones began Friday and will be widely available on Sept. 20. Some consumer … Read more

Apple releases iOS 18 for iPhones, without Apple Intelligence

Apple releases iOS 18 for iPhones, without Apple Intelligence

Apple CEO Tim Cook shows a peace sign as Apple holds an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 9, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Apple on Monday released iOS 18, the latest version of its software for iPhones. This is Apple’s biggest iPhone update of the year, … Read more

Alibaba’s Taobao launches AI-powered English version in Singapore

Alibaba’s Taobao launches AI-powered English version in Singapore

The logo of Alibaba’s e-commerce app Taobao is displayed next to mobile phones displaying the app, in this illustration picture taken October 25, 2023. Reuters | Florence Lo Singapore — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba‘s Taobao shopping app topped the Apple App Store charts in Singapore after releasing an English version on Tuesday — thanks to … Read more