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• Apple still has a world to reach with the iPhone's 5G promise

  21-10-2021 21:02
  
  Apple’s secret weapon for iPhone 13 deployment isn’t such a big secret: It’s 5G. More specifically, it’s the accelerating adoption and deployment of 5G services and infrastructure that will stimulate demand for Apple’s smartphones. Here’s why:
  Infrastructure for 5G is still being deployed. In the US, not every region has equal access to the tech, though many urban areas do.
  Outside the US you see similar disparities across nations, with pockets of availabilit
  
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• Podcast: What the new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips suggest about the future of the Mac

  21-10-2021 20:39
  
  At its event on Monday, Apple announced new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros powered by their new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. Benchmarks for the M1 Pro are nearly double that of the M1, and the M1 Max is even more powerful. As Apple continues on its two-year transition to Apple silicon, its chips' specs outperform those of competitors. Still, not everyone wants or needs a Mac, and Intel has its own super fast chip in the works. So, how can Apple continue to innovate upon its system-on-a-chip architect
  
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• Microsoft makes virtual healthcare visits easier to manage in Teams

  21-10-2021 15:00
  
  Microsoft has added several features to Teams aimed at expanding use of the collaboration application among front-line workers. This includes a Viva Connections mobile app, updates to approvals, and improvements to virtual medical visit management.While much of the focus around Teams during the pandemic has centered on knowledge workers and the ongoing boom in video meetings, use of the app by front-line workers has increased significantly too, up 150% over the past year, Microsoft said.Microso
  
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• The two Pixel 6 numbers that could change everything

  21-10-2021 14:53
  
  They're here. They're really, truly, officially here.After what's felt like 47 years of waiting and approximately 994 gazillion unofficial leaks, Google's Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones are out of hiding and on their way into the world.Well, okay: To be fair, they've technically been in the world for a handful of days now — at least, for those of us lucky enough to receive loaner review units for evaluation. I've been totin' the Pixel 6 and its plus-sized sibling around in my dusty ol' du
  
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• It's Time to Enact Reforms to Curb Executive Branch Abuses - brennancenter.org

  21-10-2021 09:00
  
  It's Time to Enact Reforms to Curb Executive Branch Abuses  brennancenter.org
  
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