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• macOS 10.15 will kill 32-bit apps: What you should do

  01-06-2019 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  Henry T. Casey for LAPTOP Magazine:As we approach yet another major macOS update — macOS 10.15 is expected to arrive at WWDC 2019 — it appears that time’s running out on some of the apps we’ve collected over the years. Specifically, apps that trigger a warning that reads, “This app needs to be updated by its developer to improve compatibility,” upon opening.
  Apps that set off this warning are stuck in the 32-bit past, and not the 64-bit present-day architectur
  
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• Sonic the Hedgehog movie: Cast, plot, release date - CNET

  01-06-2019 20:25
  Here's our ongoing guide to the flick about the Sega video game character.
  
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• The tricky shenanigans behind a stealthy Apple Keychain attack

  01-06-2019 19:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lily Hay Newman for Wired:
  In early February, an 18-year-old German security researcher named Linus Henze demonstrated a macOS attack that would allow a malicious application to grab passwords from Apple’s protected keychain. “You know, the ones ‘securely’ stored so that no one can steal them :)” he wrote. Dubbed KeySteal, the attack called attention to the fact that the macOS keychain makes a very attractive target for hackers. Apple patched the flaw that KeySteal
  
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• Verizon vs. Sprint 5G throwdown: Battle for the best speeds and coverage so far - CNET

  01-06-2019 19:14
  5G is undeniably live in the US, and we've got the tests to prove it. Turns out, it's not only about speed.
  
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• Good Omens review: Devilish David Tennant a hell of a lot of fun - CNET

  01-06-2019 18:20
  Amazon unites Tennant and Michael Sheen as it adapts Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's book.
  
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• Apple to kill off iTunes as it embraces streaming music with replacement app

  01-06-2019 17:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Andrew Griffin for The Independent:
  Apple appears to be killing off iTunes, bringing an end to one of the most popular apps in history. The company is expected to announce its plans at its Worldwide Developers’ Conference, where it will reveal new software that will take the widely loved (and hated) app’s place.
  For nearly 20 years, iTunes has been the primary way for people to buy, organise and listen to music. It was unveiled in 2001 and has powered generations of music listeners,
  
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• Sprint 5G is lighting up 9 new US cities and we speed-tested it for you - CNET

  01-06-2019 16:30
  See which four US cities just got Sprint 5G, and which five are about to get it in the coming weeks.
  
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• What is Siri? - CNET

  01-06-2019 16:00
  Catch up on the basics of Apple's virtual assistant.
  
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• Curvaceous Revel speakers will delight discerning audiophiles - CNET

  01-06-2019 15:57
  The Revel Concerta2 M16 stand mount speakers roll out a huge soundstage.
  
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• These affordable audiophile in-ear headphones banish noise - CNET

  01-06-2019 15:47
  The Etymotic ER2 in-ear 'phones sound great and keep noise at bay.
  
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• Apple charts the future of private, premium tech – alone

  01-06-2019 15:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  Daniel Eran Dilger writes for Roughly Drafted:
  Apple didn’t create a monopoly in Park Place-priced hardware. It’s just been a game that everyone else failed at. Microsoft blew billions at rivaling iOS with Windows Mobile, Band, and Surface… Google frittered away billions of dollars in various vanity projects from netbooks to tablets to wearables to well, phones, before admitting that its entire last decade of hardware strategy was a throwaway effort and that its true calling w
  
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• Take these broken wings: Touring the Yanks Air Museum Boneyard - CNET

  01-06-2019 15:00
  Supersonic fighters and WWII bombers sit in silence, awaiting their fate. Some could learn to fly again.
  
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• Amid the steel, aluminum and rust at the Yanks Air Museum Boneyard - CNET

  01-06-2019 15:00
  The sun-bleached skeletal remains of jet fighters and rare bombers sit awaiting their fate. Let's go exploring.
  
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• Verizon lab's 5G robots, medical tools show speed is just the start - CNET

  01-06-2019 14:00
  Downloading the next season of Stranger Things in a jiffy isn't the only trick 5G has up its sleeve.
  
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• The Nubia Alpha looks like either a house arrest bracelet or Batman's phone - CNET

  01-06-2019 14:00
  You may never buy it, but that doesn't mean this wearable phone isn't lacking good ideas.
  
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• Nubia Alpha wearable smartphone has the right idea, but is totally wrong - CNET

  01-06-2019 14:00
  It's a phone for your wrist with a giant screen and a lot of problems.
  
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• Don't let your smartphone track you - CNET

  01-06-2019 14:00
  Ask Maggie offers tips to keep your device and apps from snooping on you.
  
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• Audi E-Tron, Ferrari SF90 Stradale, fast Cadillacs and more: Roadshow's week in review - Roadshow

  01-06-2019 14:00
  Here's what you missed for the week ending June 1, 2019.
  
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• U.S. Department of Justice gearing up for antitrust investigation of Google

  01-06-2019 04:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Brent Kendall and John D. McKinnon report for The Wall Street Journal:
  The Justice Department is gearing up for an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc.’s Google, a move that could present a major new layer of regulatory scrutiny for the search giant, according to people familiar with the matter. The department’s antitrust division in recent weeks has been laying the groundwork for the probe, the people said…
  The department is preparing to closely examine Google’s bus
  
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• Apple finishes up WWDC banners at McEnery Convention Center

  01-06-2019 03:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Eric Slivka reports for MacRumors:
  The first WWDC 2019 events kick off in just two days with the early arrival of student scholars, and Apple is putting the finishing touches on decorations at and around the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose.
  Decorations on the convention center, light poles, and public transit stops all carry the same neon theme on dark blue as seen on other WWDC materials, with the front entrance area of the convention center covered in a huge sheet displaying a robot emoj
  
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• Department of Justice reportedly preparing Google antitrust investigation - CNET

  01-06-2019 02:50
  Google's search and other businesses will be investigated, a report says.
  
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• Apple Putting Finishing Touches on WWDC Decorations at McEnery Convention Center

  01-06-2019 02:05 via macrumors.com
  The first WWDC 2019 events kick off in just two days with the early arrival of student scholars, and Apple is putting the finishing touches on decorations at and around the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose.
  Decorations on the convention center, light poles, and public transit stops all carry the same neon theme on dark blue as seen on other WWDC materials, with the front entrance area of the convention center covered in a huge sheet displaying a robot emoji with all sorts of icons exploding
  
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• Stratolaunch space company denies rumors it's closing down - CNET

  01-06-2019 01:46
  The space vehicle launch company was started up by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
  
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• How to transition from Back to My Mac

  01-06-2019 01:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  As of July 1, 2019, Back to My Mac service will no longer be available in any version of macOS. You can use these alternatives for file access, screen sharing, and remote desktop access.
  • Access files across your devices with iCloud Drive: When you turn on iCloud Drive, your files automatically upload to iCloud, where they’re safely stored and available on all of your devices. Turn on the Desktop & Documents Folders option in iCloud Drive to store them in iCloud, too. Now y
  
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• Wikipedia says The North Face 'manipulated' site to top Google results - CNET

  01-06-2019 01:14
  The apparel brand swapped images on Wikipedia with its own to promote its products in search.
  
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• From Iran to Aladdin: The Sultan's long, hard Hollywood journey - CNET

  01-06-2019 01:13
  "The first 10 years were very tough," says actor Navid Negahban, but adds that Amazon, YouTube and Netflix are changing Hollywood for the better.
  
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• See the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Millennium Falcon from every angle - CNET

  01-06-2019 01:07
  Disney's huge Millennium Falcon is now open for anyone with a park ticket to visit. Here's what it was like when we brought our camera and snapped away.
  
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• Cleveland has the fastest mobile download speeds - CNET

  01-06-2019 00:34
  Oklahoma City has the slowest, Opensignal says.
  
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• US will foot the bill for international tariffs, CTA predicts - CNET

  01-06-2019 00:24
  "Tariffs are taxes," the tech trade association's president says. Huawei seems to agree.
  
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