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• Police take perfect selfie after driving drunk man home - CNET

  29-05-2017 22:00
  
  Commentary: In Australia, two police officers offer pictorial evidence of the benefits of having a designated driver, as a man lies drunk in bed.
  
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• 15-Inch MacBook Pro Delivery Estimates Slip Ahead of New Models Expected Next Week

  29-05-2017 21:18 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple has updated its online store to indicate that 15-inch MacBook Pro orders placed today are now estimated for free delivery between June 6-8 in the United States, coinciding with its Worldwide Developers Conference next week.
  The delivery estimates lend credence to a report claiming Apple plans to announce new MacBook Pro and 12-inch MacBook models at the WWDC keynote on June 5. The notebooks are expected to receive internal improvements only, including an upgrade to Intel's faster Kaby Lake
  
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• 9to5Toys Lunch Break: 9.7″ iPad Pro LTE $579, 15″ MacBook Pro 512GB $400 off, Amazon Echo $140, more

  29-05-2017 18:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:Apple 9.7-inch iPad Pro Wi-Fi + LTE 32GB $579 shipped (Reg. $729)
  Apple’s 9.7-inch iPad Pro gets $124 discount, priced from $475Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro 512GB gets a nearly $400 discount for Memorial DayAm
  
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• Apple releases three new ads tempting Android users to switch to iPhone [Video]

  29-05-2017 18:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Following the launch of new iPhone video ads targeting Android users earlier this month, Apple today released three new ads as part of the “Life is easier on iPhone” campaign.
  In the previously released videos, Apple highlighted features such as music, privacy, and photos. In the three new ads released today (below), Apple focuses on security, contacts, and performance…more…
  
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• See every major 'Game of Thrones' death drawn out by hand - CNET

  29-05-2017 18:30
  
  Relive a less-graphic but wildly artistic version of every major character death from "Game of Thrones."
  
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• Apple Shares Three New Ads in 'Switch to iPhone' Campaign

  29-05-2017 18:15 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple today shared a new "Contacts" ad on its YouTube channel as part of its ongoing "Switch to iPhone" campaign.The 15-second spot shows people jumping from "your phone" to "iPhone," with the tagline "it's that easy" and a link to Apple's new Switch website.The overhauled webpage promotes how easy it is for Android users to switch to iPhone using the free Move to iOS app on the Google Play store.Apple also shared "Smooth" and "Security" ads with an emphasis on the iPhone's security updates and
  
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• British Airways mercilessly Twitter-trolled by rival Ryanair - CNET

  29-05-2017 17:13
  
  Commentary: Dealing with a massive IT disaster, the famous airline now has to put up with Twitter taunts from a competitor.
  
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• How important is Apple’s iPhone market share?

  29-05-2017 17:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Michael Walkley, Canaccord Genuity’s Apple analyst, estimates how much the major smartphone providers...
  
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• Apple CEO Tim Cook Tweets in Honor of Memorial Day

  29-05-2017 17:06 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook has shared a brief message on Twitter in honor of Memorial Day, a federal holiday in the United States for remembering those who have died in the country's armed forces.
  "We honor the heroes who gave their lives for our freedom," he said. "They and their families have our eternal gratitude."
  We honor the heroes who gave their lives for our freedom. They and their families have our eternal gratitude #MemorialDay— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) May 29, 2017Apple gives many of its co
  
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• On Memorial Day, Tim Cook tweets gratitude for those who gave their lives

  29-05-2017 16:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tim Cook has tweeted a message in recognition of Memorial Day.more…
  
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• Smart Home Diary: Planning to move home has given me a couple of new perspectives

  29-05-2017 15:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When you spend your life writing about technology, and have a lot of techy friends, you can fairly easily find yourself living inside a hi-tech bubble. Things like smart home technology can start to feel relatively mainstream, especially when companies like Ikea are getting in on the action.
  Prices have started to fall, with several commenters on a recent piece noting that even the market leading Philips Hue system has bulbs from $15, often discounted below that level.
  We’re starting
  
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• Apple Maps 3D images of Apple Park show buildings, walkways & fountain

  29-05-2017 14:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple Maps now shows 3D images of the Apple Park campus, with detailed representations of buildings, walkways and other landscape features. The detail extends as far as the sun-shade slats and solar panels on the main building.
  The app added 3D satellite imagery back in March, though this was rather out of date. At that time, the map view was still rather sparse, something Apple has now fixed, though another issue remains unresolved …more…
  
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• The Week in iOS Apps: Share and compare music with MusiCloud Pro, Synchronicity

  29-05-2017 14:00 via macworld.com
  
  Tuneful offeringsImage by Rob Schultz/MacworldThis week's roundup features two new apps to help you manage your music collections, plus offerings to help you maintain your iPhone, navigate the outdoors, and play Pokemon.MusiCloud ProImage by MusiCloudTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Heavy metal can't break these smart glasses - CNET

  29-05-2017 14:00
  
  The ODG R-7HL AR glasses go through intense torture tests to prove they can cope in extreme environments.
  
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• Apple, Google, Facebook & others call on Texas not to pass ‘discriminatory’ bathroom bill

  29-05-2017 13:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tim Cook is one of 14 CEOs of major tech companies to sign an open letter calling on Texas not to pass the so-called ‘bathroom bill.’ The bill would require school students to use the restroom matching the gender on their birth certificate even if they currently identify as the opposite gender.more…
  
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• Latest iPhone 8 schematics and case leaks corroborate full screen face and vertical dual-camera design

  29-05-2017 13:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Several iPhone 8 related leaks surfaced over the weekend, backing up a radical new chassis design first seen in April. The new schematics include the various characteristics we’ve seen reported for the OLED iPhone in the past including the elongated power button, vertical dual camera and lack of a physical home button.
  Most notably, an orange outline traces the purported screen area of the iPhone 8. Based on this schematic, the screen will be effectively bezel
  
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• Apple Maps Now Shows Apple Park 3D Models, Campus Walkways

  29-05-2017 13:22 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple has quietly updated its Maps app to include additional 3D coverage of the new Apple Park campus location in Cupertino, California.
  The enhanced detail includes a "Map" view with 3D building models as well as access roads running in and out of the campus. Traffic directions, pedestrian walkways, and other information can also be found when searching the area.
  In addition, the company has added some new points of interest for Apple Park, such as the Steve Jobs Theater, the research and devel
  
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• Woz thinks Apple is too big a company to come up with the next big thing [Video]

  29-05-2017 13:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has implied that Apple is too big a company to come up with the next big thing in tech.
  Interviewed by Bloomberg on what are likely to be the biggest tech breakthroughs in the coming years, and which companies are likely to make them, Woz didn’t list Apple as a contender. A later comment he made underlined the fact that he doesn’t think it will be Apple …more…
  
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• How to turn off (or turn on) landscape mode on the iPhone 6/6s Plus and iPhone 7 Plus home screen

  29-05-2017 13:02 via macworld.com
  
  With the iPhone 6 Plus, 6s Plus, and 7s Plus, you have the ability to use the home screen in landscape mode (with the iPhone held horizontally) or in portrait mode (the iPhone held vertically).Given the preponderance of vertically-shot videos, you may not want the home screen to switch when your iPhone is in a horizontal position. Sure, it’ll move to a vertical position when you move your phone, but maybe you have your reasons for wanting the home screen to not switch at all. (Because anno
  
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• U.S. Could Expand Tablet and Laptop Ban to All International Flights

  29-05-2017 12:45 via macrumors.com
  
  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is considering expanding its carry-on restrictions for electronic devices to include flights departing from the United States, according to CNN.In March, restrictions were announced that prevented U.S.-bound passengers from eight Middle Eastern countries from carrying certain electronic devices in the passenger cabin. The TSA order, which does not have a stated end date, covers laptops, tablets, e-readers, cameras, portable DVD players, and handheld gamin
  
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• Apple's Last 17-Inch MacBook Pro Set to Become Obsolete

  29-05-2017 12:08 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple will soon make the Mid-2011 MacBook Air and Late 2011 MacBook Pro obsolete, meaning the two models will no longer be accepted for official repair in Apple Stores from June 30.The computers are about to be added to Apple's vintage and obsolete products document, according to 9to5Mac, indicating that Apple has discontinued hardware support for both MacBooks in all regions except for California and Turkey.
  Also set to be included in the obsolescence list is the Mid-2009 17-inch MacBook Pro, w
  
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• Phishing through homographs: Letters that look alike but lead you astray in some browsers

  29-05-2017 12:00 via macworld.com
  
  When is an “a” not necessary the “a” you think it is? When a browser shows it as part of the URL in the location or smart-search field. Due to the late entry of non-Roman characters to domain names, a backwards-compatible method of representing them aids phishing.Unicode allows the representation of nearly all the glyphs—characters, symbols, ideograms, script element, and more—that form the basis of language and other written subjects, like math and games, in
  
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• Asus VivoBook Pro is all in on 'profordability' - CNET

  29-05-2017 11:40
  
  Asus goes pro with a very MacBookish laptop.
  
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• Asus ZenBook Pro has plenty of inner pieces - CNET

  29-05-2017 11:36
  
  Fitting a spec list like this in 18.9mm is basically a magic trick.
  
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• Thin is in with the Asus ZenBook Flip S - CNET

  29-05-2017 10:57
  
  Say hello to the thinnest convertible laptop ever made.
  
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• Asus VivoBook S does cheap right - CNET

  29-05-2017 10:05
  
  Unveiled at Computex 2017, the Asus VivoBook S proves "budget" is not a dirty word.
  
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• Asus goes big on slim laptops at Computex - CNET

  29-05-2017 09:37
  
  The Taiwanese electronics maker goes back to its PC roots at the annual event with nary a new phone in sight.
  
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• Mind-controlled glove teaches stroke patients to move again - CNET

  29-05-2017 08:18
  
  A wearable robotic glove makes use of brain signals to help stroke patients restore the use of their hands.
  
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• Computex 2017 is set to push the PC envelope - CNET

  29-05-2017 06:46
  
  Who said anything about a PC slump? The giants of the computing industry are in Taipei this week, hoping to bring the enthusiast scene to the mainstream.
  
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• WannaCry creators could be native Chinese speakers - CNET

  29-05-2017 06:36
  
  New analysis from Flashpoint churns up evidence that WannaCry ransom notes were written by native Chinese speakers.
  
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• British Airways resumes flights after major computer outage - CNET

  29-05-2017 01:17
  
  The airline scotched all flights out of Heathrow and Gatwick on Saturday due to a "major IT system failure." By Sunday, most systems were up but the airline said to expect delays.
  
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