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• Acura's hand-built TLX PMC will set you back just over $50,000 - Roadshow

  09-07-2019 23:25
  It may not see any performance upgrades over a regular V6 TLX, but if we know Acura, this thing will be built with insane attention and care.
  
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• Federal judge cites Game of Thrones Night King in court opinion - CNET

  09-07-2019 23:06
  Yep, that's a White Walker marching through a ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
  
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• IBM is buying Red Hat for $34 billion

  09-07-2019 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  David Shepardson for Reuters:
  International Business Machines Corp said on Tuesday it has closed its $34 billion acquisition of software company Red Hat Inc as it looks to ramp up its cloud computing business.
  Ginni Rometty, IBM chief executive since 2012, has steered the company toward faster-growing segments such as cloud, software and services and away from traditional hardware products, but not without a bumpy journey. The newer areas of focus have sometimes underwhelmed investors.
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• [Update: Zoom responds] Major Zoom vulnerability could allow websites to hijack your Mac’s webcam

  09-07-2019 22:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Update: Zoom says it has a series of updates planned to address these security concerns.
  A new zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed for the Zoom video conference app on the Mac. In a post on Medium, security researcher Jonathan Leitschuh outlined the flaw, which could let websites take over your Mac’s camera.more…
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• Calamarigraphy? Aquarium gets silly with weird squid facts - CNET

  09-07-2019 22:53
  The Monterey Bay Aquarium offers up a thing that makes you go hmm.
  
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• T-Mobile unveils Revvlry budget smartphones - CNET

  09-07-2019 22:50
  The company is selling two white-labeled variants of the Motorola G7 and G7 Play.
  
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• Twitter bans hateful language targeting religious groups - CNET

  09-07-2019 22:48
  Tweets that "dehumanize" users will be taken down.
  
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• Houston’s Apple Highland Village temporarily closing July 28 for Today at Apple upgrades

  09-07-2019 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple’s most significant store in Texas is about to get an upgrade. Apple Highland Village will temporarily close on July 28 while interior remodeling work is completed.more…
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• How vaping may ruin your teeth - CNET

  09-07-2019 22:23
  The new vaping health risk worrying dentists is nothing to smile about.
  
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• Strava’s location sharing feature ‘Beacon’ now works on Apple Watch without iPhones

  09-07-2019 22:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Popular activity tracking app, Strava, is out today with an improvement to its Beacon location sharing feature for Apple Watch users. Previously, Strava required an iPhone to share your location with others via Beacon, but now cellular Apple Watch owners can leave their phones at home for runs, rides, and other exercise.more…
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• ‘Tim Cook is a man of peace’ – ex-Apple Retail boss, Angela Ahrendts

  09-07-2019 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jonny Evans for AppleMust:
  At some point during its attempt to recruit her, Apple arranged a meeting between CEO, Tim Cook, and the then Burberry CEO, Ahrendts:
  “I’ll never forget the first meeting with him because he is such a man of peace,” she said. “And I remember leaving him saying, ‘How do you do this? How do you run something so Titanic but yet he’s so centred?’”
  “I had tremendous admiration for that after the first meeting.”
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• 9to5Mac Daily: July 09, 2019 – New MacBook Pro and MacBook Air

  09-07-2019 21:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
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• Instant Pot expands into air fryers with the $120 multifunction Instant Vortex Plus - CNET

  09-07-2019 21:47
  The company turns its cooking prowess to a countertop oven-air fryer combo.
  
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• AirPods 3 With Water Resistance Expected to Launch Later This Year

  09-07-2019 21:37 via macrumors.com
  Apple plans to release third-generation AirPods with water resistance in late 2019, according to Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives. The first two generations of AirPods do not have IP-rated water or dust resistance.
  In a research note this week, shared by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Ives said the new AirPods will be released in time for the holiday shopping season this year and may also feature some unspecified design enhancements. AirPods have had the same design since the original pair launched in December
  
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• Facebook gets experimental with new apps to reel you in - CNET

  09-07-2019 21:32
  Exclusive: You could see apps from the team within weeks.
  
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• Microsoft denies it will move production out of China - CNET

  09-07-2019 21:30
  A report that the company will move tech manufacturing to other Asian countries is inaccurate, Microsoft says.
  
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• Aston Martin DBS GT Zagato has a 108-piece grille that moves - Roadshow

  09-07-2019 21:22
  It'll cost about $8 million to pick one up, but that price also includes a DB4 GT Zagato Continuation.
  
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• Apple facing Congress to testify on tech and competition inquiry next week

  09-07-2019 21:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Antitrust concerns about the major US tech companies like Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google have been building over the previous months. Now Congress has summoned Apple and others to testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee next week on July 16, which could be a precursor to formal antitrust investigations.more…
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• The 12-inch MacBook is dead, and it will be missed

  09-07-2019 21:00 via macworld.com
  
  Apple officially killed off the scrappy, portable 12-inch MacBook and I’m wallowing in my grief. It certainly wasn’t a laptop for everyone, but it was the perfect MacBook for me and people like me—namely, carless writers who need access to a laptop for edits and quick stories within a moment’s notice regardless of where they are. I was waiting to buy a new one until Apple released a new model—preferably one with the membrane-padded keyboards we find in the lat
  
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• Ford recalls 58,000 Focus and Focus ST models for a second time - Roadshow

  09-07-2019 20:59
  The affected vehicles didn't receive the intended software update, according to the automaker.
  
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• Apple slashes prices on Mac storage upgrades

  09-07-2019 20:49 via macworld.com
  
  Apple did more on Tuesday than streamline the MacBook lineup. It also dramatically reduced the price of many storage upgrades across all Macs, including MacBooks, iMacs, and even the new Mac mini.In the wake of falling SSD prices, Apple’s surcharge for bigger drives was particulalry egregious. With these price drops, they are still a bit above the norm, but back into the realm of reality.For example, upgrading the Mac mini’s 128GB drive to the maximum 2TB used to be a $1,400 upgrade
  
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• WarnerMedia announces ‘HBO Max’ with new original TV, ‘Friends’ leaving Netflix

  09-07-2019 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  WarnerMedia today officially unveiled new details about its upcoming streaming TV service. The company says the new direct-to-consumer service will be called “HBO Max” and include content from various different networks, as well as new original TV.more…
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• 2018 MacBook Air Available for $999 at Select Apple Stores While Quantities Last, $849 Refurbished

  09-07-2019 20:37 via macrumors.com
  Apple today updated the MacBook Air with a True Tone display. The notebook also received a $100 price drop, with prices now starting at $1,099 in the United States, or $999 for qualifying students through Apple's education store.
  While this news means that 2018 MacBook Air models are no longer available to purchase through Apple's online store, a retail source informed MacRumors that Apple is offering $999 pricing on base 2018 MacBook Air models at select Apple Stores in the United States, while
  
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• Learn iOS 13’s new location privacy features

  09-07-2019 20:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Scott Stein for CNet:
  Apple is practicing what it preaches by adding new privacy features to iOS 13 and iPadOS.
  The new features give you far more control over how often apps can access your location, ways to stop apps from scanning nearby Bluetooth and Wi-Fi networks to guess your location, a new sign-in method for third-party apps and expanded HomeKit security features.
  …Some apps never request access to your location, but that doesn’t stop them from using
  
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• Hands-on: 80+ watchOS 6 changes and features [Video]

  09-07-2019 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Apple Watch receives a huge update with watchOS 6, bringing more independence to Apple’s wearable device than ever before. Among the watchOS 6 changes is a brand new App Store app that allows you to manage and download apps directly to the Apple Watch, a new Software Update provision that lets you perform updates, and a new Enhanced Siri voice assistant that’s much more capable than before.
  Of course, there’s also many new watch faces, complications, and additional changes
  
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• WarnerMedia and HBO Announce New 'HBO Max' Streaming Service Coming Spring 2020

  09-07-2019 20:06 via macrumors.com
  HBO and WarnerMedia today announced an all-new streaming service called HBO Max, which will combine HBO content with shows and films from CNN, TNT, TBS, The CW, TCM, Adult Swim, and much more.
  Essentially, HBO Max will include all HBO original content, WarnerMedia channels, and shows made only for HBO Max. These Max Originals include shows based on Dune, Station Eleven, and Gremlins. You'll have to subscribe to HBO Max to see these shows, as they won't appear on HBO GO or HBO NOW.The full list o
  
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• RIP 12-inch Apple MacBook, my misunderstood friend - CNET

  09-07-2019 20:04
  Apple quietly kills one of my favorite laptops, because the MacBook Air is suddenly cool again.
  
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• Cuphead heads to Netflix with its own animated series - CNET

  09-07-2019 20:04
  Hopefully, it'll be just as adorable but less frustrating than the game.
  
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• HBO Max is WarnerMedia's streaming service for Friends, Arrowverse and more - CNET

  09-07-2019 19:59
  When Friends leaves Netflix, it's heading to HBO Max.
  
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• Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon said to testify at Congressional antitrust hearing next week - CNET

  09-07-2019 19:59
  Executives from each of the company will answer questions on the latest efforts to break up big tech, Politico reports.
  
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• Facebook looks to double the percentage of women on staff - CNET

  09-07-2019 19:58
  In its 2019 diversity report, the social network says it's looking to increase the percentage of women and minorities in its ranks.
  
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• Qualcomm asks appeals court to delay contract renegotiations because of 5G - CNET

  09-07-2019 19:57
  The chipmaker also asks the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for an expedited appeals process.
  
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• Hyundai teases yet another SUV, this time for Europe with a debut in Frankfurt - Roadshow

  09-07-2019 19:43
  The biggest SUV it currently sells in the EU is the Santa Fe, formerly known as the Santa Fe Sport.
  
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• Apple releases iOS 12.4 beta 6

  09-07-2019 19:42 via macworld.com
  
  Apple released iOS 12.3 in the second week of May, bringing us its new TV app with Channels subscriptions. Just days later, it started releasing betas to developers for another point release, iOS 12.4.Those who are part of Apple’s developer program can register a device for developer betas by heading to developer.apple.com/download. Those who are not in the developer program can register their devices for public beta releases by visiting beta.apple.com while using the device on which they
  
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• Trump can't block haters on Twitter, federal court rules - CNET

  09-07-2019 19:40
  He'll have to keep his presidential social media account available to everyone.
  
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• Cosplayer makes Spider-Man mask complete with movable mechanical eyes - CNET

  09-07-2019 19:34
  With this impressive costume, Spidey's eyes show when he's surprised, happy or glaring.
  
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• Fastest 4G LTE network in the US? AT&T leads according to Ookla - CNET

  09-07-2019 19:27
  While AT&T led on speed, the first half of 2019 saw some nice improvements in 4G from all four major carriers.
  
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• Amazon asks FCC to greenlight its internet satellite plan - CNET

  09-07-2019 19:22
  Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are competing in another kind of space race, and FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is all for it.
  
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