Pardon the pun, but there are many moving parts when you're, well, moving. One crucial part of any successful move is setting up internet service at your new location, including canceling or transferring service at your current address.

Most internet providers make it easy to transfer service when you move, but if your current provider does not serve your new address, you'll have to take a few extra steps to switch internet providers. Even if your current provider is available at your new address, it may be worth checking whether any new ISPs are available in the area. Here's how to go about a seamless transition of internet services from your current address to your new home, whether transferring service or signing up with a new provider.

Internet service moving checklist:

• Check to see what providers and plans are available at your new address
• Decide whether to sign up for a new ISP or transfer your current service (if applicable)
• Contact your current provider regarding transferring or canceling your service
• Set up service with your new provider (if applicable)
• Carefully pack equipment and take it to your new home if transferring service, or follow the provider's instructions for returning it
• Set up your existing or new equipment in a suitable location in your new home

See what ISPs are available at your new address

Before you can decide to transfer your internet service or sign up for a new one, you'll need to know your options. Many websites enable you to check for local internet providers, including CNET -- just click "Edit Location" on the tool above and enter your address to view available providers and plans.

When using these sites or tools, or checking availability on a provider's official site, you'll get the best results when using an address opposed to something general like "internet providers in Charlotte, North Carolina." Most providers operate in specific service areas, so availability can vary by ZIP code or even neighborhood. During a cross-town move, it's not always safe to assume that your current provider will be available at your new address or that your new home won't have more internet options than your current address.

What about apartments?

When moving into a new apartment, check with the leasing office to see if the complex has a primary internet provider. While the Federal Communications Commission seeks to increase broadband competition in apartments, your apartment may be wired for a specific internet service type, such as cable, fiber or even fixed wireless. In such cases, your best option will likely be to go with whatever provider serves the complex, but you may be able to seek out other options. Again, speak with your leasing office about what's available before moving in.

Switch or transfer internet service

Once you've decided on the internet provider you want, whether that's your current provider or a new one, and the plan that best fits your needs, it's time to connect with the provider(s). 

Obviously, you'll only have to contact one provider and give them your move-out and move-in dates if you're transferring service. Some providers, such as Verizon Fios and Xfinity, let you schedule your service transfer online, whereas others, like Spectrum, require you to call customer service.

Your provider may charge a transfer fee. My advice would be to negotiate with your provider and see if they'll waive the fee. This may require a call to customer service, even if you can transfer your service online, which may not be worth your time when you're trying to pack. Service transfer fees are often low, in the $10 to $20 range, but every dollar counts when moving.

Switching to a new internet service provider

In the case of switching providers, I'd recommend contacting your current provider first. That way, you can schedule the disconnect date and get the details on any remaining payments and what you need to do with your equipment, all of which are good things to know before moving day. 

Additionally, suppose your current provider is also available at your new address and you express interest in switching to a new provider. In that case, they may offer you a lower rate or other incentives to keep your business -- perks that you may not get when simply transferring your service.

When switching to a new provider, either because your current provider isn't available or your new address presents options for a faster ISP with cheaper plans, try to set up your new service well before your move. That way, you'll have the best chance of scheduling your installation as close to your move-in date and time as possible. Most providers allow you to sign up for service online and schedule your installation date right from your computer or phone. In some cases, you can also pick a preferred window of time for the installation. 

If self-installation is available, and you're comfortable with it, that may be the best way to ensure service is set up when you want it. Just keep in mind that self-installation may require picking up the gear or waiting for it to arrive in the mail.

Know what to do with the equipment

Your provider will handle things on the service side of your internet connection, but you'll be responsible for the equipment.

When transferring service, or if you use your own network devices, you'll probably be expected to pack it up and take it with you. If you still have the box the hardware came in, that'll be your best option for storing and moving it. Otherwise, feel free to throw it in a box with other stuff, though you may want to wrap it in a towel or thin blanket to prevent damage during the move. Also, and this is important, make sure your equipment doesn't get wet.

Switching providers will involve returning your old equipment and getting your new devices. Many providers have brick-and-mortar locations where you can return your gear, but if yours does not, or if the trip and waiting in line is out of your way, mailing it back may be an option as well. 

Getting your new equipment comes down to self versus professional installation. For self install, you may have to pick your devices up at a brick-and-mortar location or receive it by mail. If it's not out of your way, I'd recommend picking it up in person so you have it on the day of your move. Again, try to transfer the hardware in the box it came in and, above all, keep it from getting wet.

If you opt for professional installation, you can count on the tech to bring the necessary accessories and cords -- one less thing to worry about when moving.

Setting up your network

With a professional installation, your tech will know the best place to install your device(s) and should test your connection before leaving. However, there are times when you may want to move your equipment after installation to get the best Wi-Fi connection throughout your home.

During self-installation or when moving your equipment after a professional installation, try to place your router in a central location in your home, as high as possible and away from large obstructions like walls or other electronics. An extra-long ethernet cable can be handy to have on hand, making it easier to move the router to a good location that isn't necessarily right next to the modem.

After installation, be sure to test your internet connection. If you aren't getting the speeds you expect, try resetting or repositioning your router. Once you've got your equipment set up and are satisfied with your speeds, moving your internet service is complete. Now, onto those boxes labeled "kitchen."

I shoot a lot of video footage these days, but I don't do a lot of video edits. Apple's latest iMovie update for iOS seems to be speaking to me: iMovie 3.0 introduces new modes that promise to make the video editing process a lot more automatic. And, in one case, it'll do everything for you. Will that make me more likely to use iMovie? I don't know yet. Both new features look like they're trying to make the process of using iMovie less intimidating for infrequent video editors.

Apple first introduced these changes during its recent spring product event where the new iPad Air, iPhone SE and Mac Studio were announced. The two big features, called Magic Movie and Storyboarding, both aim to make video edits easier in pretty spiritually different ways.

Magic Movie does it by automatically compiling a movie out of a bunch of clips, similar to the way Apple automatically makes themed music-montage slideshows in its Photos app. Once made, the automatically generated video edits can be re-edited or tweaked.

Storyboarding creates templates guiding various types of video projects, even down to shot types and length of shots. There are a bunch of templates -- even one for "product reviews," which made me raise my eyebrows. While the storyboarding lists might seem restrictive, they can be shuffled up or added to. At first glance, it seems like a video version of how projects can be organized in writing apps such as Scrivener. It actually seems like a helpful addition for someone as scattershot as me.

I still find it strange that Apple also has Clips, another video-editing program that lives parallel to iMovie. It would make sense to merge the two apps, but they remain oddly separate. They keep adding features that make them seem more similar than ever, but they still have pretty different interfaces. Of the two, Clips seems to be more focused on ease of use.

Unfortunately, neither of these new iMovie changes are coming to Apple's Mac version of iMovie. Projects can be exported over, but Apple continues to make its iOS and Mac iMovie apps unique entities. I'll be trying iMovie out soon, but the update's available today. You can run it on iPhones and iPads with the latest version of iOS 15.2 installed.

In fall 2017, chipmaking rivals Intel and AMD made a splash when they announced a low(er)-power processor combining Intel's eighth-generation series of Core i H-series CPUs with AMD Radeon RX Vega M discrete graphics. They didn't offer much in the way of details at the time, and at CES 2018 Intel followed up with specifics and more. The new "G" line targets the same gamers and content creators that systems based on Nvidia's Max-Q mobile GeForce GPUs do; people who need smaller, lighter laptops that punch way above their weight, such as supporting VR.

The Gs combine the Core i H-series CPUs with a custom version of the Radeon GPU in much the same way AMD's own Ryzen 2500U and 2700U do. Because Intel doesn't use AMD's Infinity Fabric technology, which allows AMD to mesh its modular die architectures together, Intel developed its own Embedded Multi-Die Interconnect Bridge (EMIB) to connect the CPU with the high-bandwidth memory (HBM2) AMD uses with its GPUs. The packages are much smaller than previous offerings and use less power, enabling smaller devices that deliver the same performance as larger predecessors.

Intel initially plans two different tiers of processors, which will come in Core i5 and i7 versions, based on the target power requirements of the systems. The Core processor with RX Vega M GL ("graphics low") is designed for thin and light systems in which the total power draw of the package doesn't exceed 65 watts (we'll see models from Dell and HP at the show). These will be the Core i7-8706G, i7-8705G and i5-8305G and incorporate a 20 compute-unit version of the Vega. 

The other tier is designed for systems that can handle a power draw of 100 watts: compact desktops and all-in-ones, for example, or what Intel refers to as 1.2-liter systems (73 cubic inches). The HP Omen X Compact Desktop, the VR backpack, is about 234 cubic inches in comparison. 

They'll be Core i7 only, and use the Vega M GH ("high")  graphics which have 24 compute units. Those are the  i7-8809G and  i7-8709G, and the 8809G is fully unlocked so you can overclock the CPU, GPU and graphics memory. Those are incorporated into Intel's new NUCs, such as the scary compact gaming system above. (The locked version model is NUC8i7HVK and the unlocked model is: NUC8i7HNK.)

The GPUs bring with them all the capabilities of the line, including Freesync 2 support, Display Port 1.4 with HDR and HDMI 2.0b with HDR10 support.

I call out the compute-unit spec, which is sort of analogous to the number of cores a CPU has, because it provides an interesting comparison between the aforementioned AMD Ryzen mobile processors with the Vega GPUs -- those have only 10 CUs. But never fear: The G-series processors will continue to include Intel's HD 630 integrated graphics as well, in case you were worried about that. In total the two graphics engines can drive nine monitors (provided the relevant connectors are all available).

Intel plans for these chips to enable a forthcoming cloud-gaming platform with Gamestream and Artesyn as well, which would put Intel and AMD in competition with Nvidia's still-in-development GeForce Now.

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Apple Music subscribers can now listen to their music on their Roku-enabled streaming devices. On Monday, Roku said the Apple Music app is available to download on the platform. It'll work any Roku device, including streaming players, TVs and streambars, the company said. 

Apple Music subscribers will be able to access the app with their existing login credentials. As on other devices, Apple Music offers over 90 million songs and 30,000 expert-curated playlists, ad-free on the Apple Music app. 

Music videos through the service will play in 4K on compatible Roku devices. 

Roku users who sign up for Apple Music through the app on the Roku Store will be eligible for a one-month free trial, the company said. Apple Music plans start at $10 (£10, AU$12) per month.

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EPB, a municipal utility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that provides 100% fiber-optic internet service, has announced a 25 gigabit-per-second plan available to all residential and business customers, effective immediately. This is the fastest multi-gigabit broadband service available in the US. 

The 25,000Mbps plan, announced Aug. 24, features symmetrical download and upload speeds. That's five times faster than AT&T's highly touted "hypergig" plan and Ziply Fiber's speediest tier. It's more than four times faster than the Gigabit Pro plan from Xfinity. It's also available to all customers within EPB's 600-square-mile footprint -- a claim that AT&T, Xfinity and Ziply Fiber can't make about their fastest plans.

Chattanooga might still be most familiar as the city name-checked in the 1941 Glenn Miller Orchestra song Chattanooga Choo Choo. But in the tech industry, it's been known as "Gig City" for over 10 years. It was an early adopter of gig-speed internet, offering it communitywide back in 2010, and it was the first US city to have a residential, 10 gigabit-per-second plan, back in 2015.  

"We are once again breaking the typical approach for internet service providers by proactively upgrading to the latest technologies in anticipation of future needs," EPB Board Chair Vicky Gregg said in a press release. "Our goal is to enable new frontiers for technical innovation and job creation for our customers to the benefit of our whole community."

Of course, this raises the question: Do you really need all that speed? According to the most recent insights from OpenVault, the typical US household's average download speed is about 312Mbps. For most of us, upgrading to a gigabit tier would be a noticeable upgrade, let alone leveling up to a 25Gbps plan.

What kind of a dent will this zippy new plan put in your budget? An EPB spokesperson told CNET that the residential plan costs $1,500 per month (yes, that is correct) with no data caps and no term contracts. That's not exactly pocket change, but the spokesperson assured me that the price is expected to decrease over time as the market catches up.

While I was initially skeptical about that statement, a look at EPB's current prices backs up the assertion. EPB's gigabit plan (at $68 per month) is cheaper than comparable fiber gig plans from AT&T ($80), Frontier ($70), Google Fiber ($70), Optimum ($80) and Verizon Fios ($90). 

Similarly, the EPB 10Gbps plan, at $300 monthly, is the same price as Xfinity's 6Gbps tier, so customers get a better value from EPB.

EPB customers interested in the 25-gig plan do need new equipment to fully take advantage of its top-shelf capabilities. Though it could be connected to run on a subscriber's current hardware, you'd be unable to reach the maximum download and upload speeds. According to EPB, "Utilizing speeds this great requires professional-grade equipment."

Xiaomi pulled out all the digital stops Monday to show off one of its smartphone crown jewels, the Mi 11 Ultra, as part of a two-day launch event that saw the Chinese company also debut its first foldable phone. The Mi 11 Ultra, announced alongside the Mi 11 Lite and Mi 11 Lite 5G, is brimming with the kind of top-of-the-line specs you might expect from one of the highest profile Android phones of 2021. 

But its standout feature is a second screen, a feature that's even more unusual when you consider the Mi 11 Ultra is not a foldable phone.

There's a display on the front, of course -- a 6.81-inch AMOLED panel. But there's also a second, tiny screen located on the huge camera bump, to the right of the three rear cameras. That display takes the form of 1.1-inch AMOLED, which Xiaomi says is useful for info and alerts like battery life, the time and incoming calls if the phone is face down. More importantly, it displays selfie previews, meaning you can rely on the Mi 11 Ultra's three "pro-grade" rear cameras for taking selfies. 

The Mi 11 Ultra's rear camera module consists of a 50-megapixel main sensor as well as a 48-megapixel wide-angle lens and a 48-megapixel periscope-style telephoto lens. Text on the gargantuan camera bump lists "120x," which surpasses Samsung's signature 100x Space Zoom feature seen on recent Ultra versions of the S20, S21 and Note 20. Plus it has 10x optical zoom, making the Mi 11 Ultra a veritable zoom king. 

As you would expect of a flagship, the Mi 11 Ultra has a laundry list of top-notch specs too: a crystalline display; the fastest Android processor around, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888; a large 5,000-mAh battery; a set of stereo speakers co-developed by Harman Kardon; and a trifecta of fast-charging support. Xiaomi's Mi 11, launched internationally earlier this year, shares a number of these features including the processor, display, and speakers. 

New to Mi 11 Ultra, and Xiaomi's broader Mi line, is an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance. A "pressure relief valve" is key in helping the device withstand water submersion for for 30 minutes at a depth of 1.5m, according to the company.

Xiaomi didn't announce prices outside of China yet, but the 256GB version, which is the model launching internationally, will sell for 6,499 yuan (around $990, £715 or AU$1,295). For more details, take a look at specs chart below.

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Smart glasses are slowly advancing, maybe becoming a mainstream consumer product that companies like Facebook and Apple will eventually try to sell us. In the meantime, designing commercial versions for business might still be the best landing spot for hardware makers. Lenovo's new ThinkReality A3 AR smart glasses, announced at this year's virtual CES and coming in mid-2021, is one of these pro-level devices. It looks like a more compact version of the headset Lenovo already has, but it's starting to look a lot less like a visor, and a lot more like everyday glasses.

The ThinkReality A3 glasses look a lot like the nReal glasses I tried a year ago, which tethered to a phone and had cameras and sensors over the top half of the glasses lens. The ThinkReality A3 will tether to PCs or phones using a USB-C cable (supporting Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 or better Motorola phones that can connect to DisplayPort, according to Lenovo).

The glasses run on Qualcomm's XR1 processor (which also powers a number of other lower-power smart glasses already, like the latest-gen Google Glass), and has two 1080p displays, one per eye, that could show heads-up displays or 3D/AR images. The glasses can also do room-scale tracking through its wide-angle dual cameras, and can record 1080p video with its 8MP camera.

The glasses could also work with custom-built industrial frames, according to Lenovo. 

We haven't gotten a chance to demo the glasses, but they sound very much like they'll do what some other compact AR glasses, like the nReal Light, are able to accomplish. For PC tethering, the glasses will work as virtual monitors via Lenovo software optimized for Intel/AMD Ryzen PCs.

They're not necessarily as advanced as a HoloLens 2, but they could bridge the gap towards products that eventually get small enough and powerful enough to look glasses-like. These look a lot more like normal glasses than before, but they still won't look like you're not wearing tech on your head.

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AirPods are a top choice if you use an iPhone, iPad or Mac thanks to the devices' seamless integration with Apple's earbuds and you don't have to pay full price with the AirPods deals currently available. Plus, with Labor Day sales and a rumored October Prime Day around the corner, these AirPods deals should stick around for a while.

There are four different models of AirPods in Apple's wireless audio lineup: The second-gen AirPods from 2019 are the least expensive option, while the current, third-gen AirPods boast better sound quality with spatial audio. The AirPods Pro add versatility with active noise cancellation and transparency mode, and the plush AirPods Max over-ear headphones, by far the priciest of the bunch, are packed with high-end features.

As well as the Apple-branded AirPods, there are a couple of Beats-branded earbuds worth considering that also incorporate Apple-made tech for a similarly smooth experience. These include the Beats Fit Pro, which use Apple's H1 chip for fast, reliable connections and a sporty design for jamming out to tunes at the gym, or while running or otherwise exercising and being active. The Beats Studio Buds lack the H1 chip and the AirPod stem, but they are lightweight, comfortable and affordable. 

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The list above is the full lineup of Apple wireless earbuds and headphones as of early 2022. Except for the baseline AirPods 2, all those listed above (plus the two aforementioned Beats models) are compatible with Apple's spatial audio features. However, none of them will deliver the maximum quality of Apple's lossless audio format, which is too rich for the current Bluetooth wireless standard to handle. 

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Intel demonstrated its next-generation flagship laptop chip Monday at CES 2021, a chip code-named Alder Lake that should be faster when you need performance and more power-efficient when you need better battery life. The processor will arrive in the second half of 2021.

The brief demonstration, in an online press conference hosted by Intel's consumer chip leader Greg Bryant, showed Windows running on the new processor. Intel shared almost no details about the chip, but having it up and running is an important step demonstrating that the chip -- and the manufacturing process used to make it -- are maturing. With Intel suffering years of manufacturing problems, that display is more important than usual in telegraphing confidence in the chip.

Alder Lake will arrive in a dramatically different environment than its predecessors, 2019's Ice Lake and 2020's Tiger Lake. Apple is now moving its Mac family off Intel chips in favor of its own M series processors, starting with the M1 in new MacBook Air and smaller MacBook Pro laptops. Those machines are setting new expectations for laptop performance and power. They don't run Windows, but they'll appeal to Apple loyalists and could lure Windows PC owners.

To improve Alder Lake's prospects, Intel turned to a trick used in smartphones and in Apple's M1. It employs power-sipping processing cores for moments when the laptop isn't busy or needs to run low-priority background tasks and faster but more power-hungry cores for moments when performance matters, like gaming or launching a new app.

"It combines high-performance and high-efficiency cores into a single product," Bryant said. "It'll be the foundation for leadership desktop and mobile processors that deliver smarter, faster and more efficient real-world compute usages."

A chip that powers both laptops and desktops is important. Intel's most advanced 10th-generation and 11th-generation Core processors only worked in mobile processors. Intel used earlier designs that could crank up to higher clock speeds for machines that are always plugged into a wall power socket.

Intel announced some processors arriving sooner, too. Intel's new 11th-generation H-series processors for superthin gaming laptops should arrive in the first half of the year. Also new are N-series Pentium Silver and Celeron processors for cost-sensitive student laptop market. Notably, these chips are now built with Intel's newest manufacturing process, which can create electronic elements with a width of just 10 billionths of a meter -- 10nm. 

Intel's shift from the older 14nm process to the 10nm took place years late and is still going slowly. Alder Lake will use an updated version of the process that offers faster transistors, an important step in matching top speeds of the 14nm process.

Apple doesn't build its own chips, but it's benefited from the abilities of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., which has marched ahead of Intel with 7nm and now 5nm manufacturing processes. Intel's 10nm is comparable to TSMC's 7nm process, chip analysts say. With the new process's miniaturization advantages, Apple has been able to cram in more and more processing circuitry while Intel has had to reuse existing designs.

Attention photographers: mainstream drone products with high-end cameras appear to be readying for takeoff.

That's because DJI, maker of the popular Phantom series of camera-toting drones, has joined Olympus and Panasonic in the Micro Four Thirds interchangeable-lens alliance. The move could significantly expand China-based DJI's product line and tap into excitement around drone-based aerial photography.

DJI's Phantom drones come with their own cameras and can carry lightweight models like a GoPro, and the company also offers much larger, more expensive models like the S1000+ that can carry a much heavier SLR camera such as the Canon 5D Mark III. On Tuesday, though, Olympus announced that DJI joined the Micro Four Thirds alliance, which Olympus and Panasonic established to try to better compete with the dominant powers of Canon and Nikon. Joining the alliance signals that DJI could offer a drone with a Micro Four Thirds camera built in, then let photographers attach the lenses of their choosing.

By providing an eye in the sky, drones are a big deal for photographers and videographers looking for a fresh new angle. But unfortunately for professional landscape, real estate, wedding and events photographers, commercial drone use is generally prohibited in the United States. The Federal Aviation Administration hopes to release draft regulations that would open the market up more, but judging by exemptions the FAA has granted so far to the ban, it's likely to impose conservative requirements like a pilot's license for drone operators.

A built-in camera offers benefits including integration with DJI remote-control hardware and software, easier setup than with today's drone camera platforms, and, potentially, a drone-optimized light weight. The lens flexibility means photographers could attach anything from a fish-eye lens for an ultrawide view to a telephoto to zoom in on subjects -- as long as the lens doesn't weigh too much.

DJI declined to detail its plans for Micro Four Thirds-capable drones, but said it tries to strike the right balance between weight and flight time.

"Weight limit will depend on the platform, but in general our focus is to deliver the best possible optics and flight time," said DJI marketing specialist Chinmoy Lad. The company's Inspire 1 drone is a "breakthrough in this regard," he added, with a powerful camera, good optics, and 18 minutes of flight time.

Olympus said DJI plans to release Micro Four Thirds products, but the camera maker didn't offer details. Two other Chinese optical equipment companies, JCD Optical and Flovel, also joined the alliance.

"With the addition of exciting new products from these companies, the Micro Four Thirds lineup will become much more diverse, further increasing the potential of this advanced digital imaging system," Olympus said in a statement.

Micro Four Thirds cameras have a smaller sensor than Canon and Nikon SLRs, but they also generally offer more-compact bodies such as the Panasonic Lumix GF7 or the Olympus E-PL7 . Both Panasonic and Olympus also like very small, lightweight "pancake" lenses that would fit well on a drone.

(Via PetaPixel)

Updated at 3:20 a.m. PT with comment from DJI.