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• YouTube videos for kids will reportedly stop getting targeted ads - CNET

  21-08-2019 23:59
  The company has been scrutinized for its data collection practices.
  
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• How to clean, safely store, and carry your titanium Apple Card

  21-08-2019 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple Card completely rethinks everything about the credit card.
  It represents all the things Apple stands for. Like simplicity, transparency, security, and privacy. You can buy things effortlessly, with just your iPhone. Or, if Apple Pay is not yet supported by the merchant, use the Apple‑designed titanium card anywhere in the world.
  In a new support document, Apple explains how to protect and maintain the condition of your titanium Apple Card.
  The titanium Apple Card is laser-etched with
  
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• iPhone 2019 rumors: Is a smaller Apple Pencil in the cards?

  21-08-2019 23:13 via macworld.com
  
  What’s in store for the new iPhone in 2019? We won’t officially know until the fall (most likely in September), but until then, you can bet that the rumor mill will be fully operational. This page will keep track of what’s being rumored as new features of the 2019 iPhones, and we’ll provide some analysis and whether or not a rumor seems feasible.Updated 08/21/19: Case maker Olixar is selling an iPhone 11 Pro case with a slot for a smaller Apple Pencil.A smaller Appl
  
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• iOS 13 and iPadOS 13: Apple releases Public Beta 7

  21-08-2019 23:11 via macworld.com
  
  Apple’s huge WWDC developer conference kicked off on Monday, and as expected, the company took the wraps off iOS 13. It’s the next major revision for one of the most important and influential operating systems of all time, with iOS used daily on over a billion iPhones and iPads. It looks to be a doozy.Here are all the major new features that iOS 13 will bring to your iPhone and iPad when it releases this fall, along with details about supported devices and how to join the beta test
  
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• Microsoft's contractors listened in on Xbox users, report says - CNET

  21-08-2019 23:03
  The "human review" of AI systems reportedly extended to Cortana on Xbox.
  
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• Apple Shares Details on Cleaning and Protecting Your Apple Card in New Support Document

  21-08-2019 23:01 via macrumors.com
  Apple this morning shared a new Apple Card support document, which covers proper cleaning and storage methods to maintain the card's signature white finish.If the Apple Card gets dirty, Apple recommends gently wiping it with a soft, damp microfiber cloth. A soft microfiber cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol can also be used for stain removal.
  Apple says that household cleaners, abrasives, solvents, ammonia, aerosol sprays and compressed air must be avoided, and warns that some fabrics, such
  
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• Apple’s Home app takes a step back in iOS 13 beta

  21-08-2019 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple’s Home app has regressed in usability in iOS 13 beta.
  Zac Hall writes for 9to5Mac:Apple is upgrading HomeKit this fall with new features like Secure Video and expanded automation, but it’s not all good news for Apple’s smart home framework. The Home app where users manage the smart home experience makes one design choice that is likely meant to make it more approachable. In practice, the change degrades the experience for a whole category of HomeKit products.
  In iOS 12, e
  
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• MIT Media Lab under scrutiny for ties to Jeffrey Epstein - CNET

  21-08-2019 22:50
  In the latest development, two academics are leaving the Media Lab in protest.
  
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• The best Labor Day deals so far - CNET

  21-08-2019 22:46
  Score discounts on Roku TVs, car rentals, 360-degree cameras and more.
  
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• Apple seeds eighth betas of iOS 13 and iPadOS to developers

  21-08-2019 22:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Juli Clover for MacRumors:Apple today seeded the eighth betas of iOS 13 and iPadOS to developers for testing purposes, a week after releasing the seventh betas and two months after unveiling the new operating system at the Worldwide Developers Conference.
  Each new beta brings new features and changes to iOS 13, and the seventh beta added tweaks to Find My, an option for deleting Message attachments, changes to the Dark Mode wording, new options for mail received by blocked senders, and more.MacD
  
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• Five iOS Apps Worth Checking Out - August 2019

  21-08-2019 22:22 via macrumors.com
  Over on our YouTube channel, we have an ongoing video series that's designed to highlight new, interesting, and useful iOS apps that we think are worth downloading and checking outThere are so many apps in the iOS App Store that it can be hard to find new apps and it's also easy to overlook great apps that are a bit older. Our app lists include both new and old apps that we recommend and have tested out.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Movies Anywhere (Free) - The Movi
  
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• Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 90 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

  21-08-2019 22:19 via macrumors.com
  Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced three years ago in March 2016. Apple designed the Safari Technology Preview to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari.Safari Technology Preview release 90 includes bug fixes and performance improvements for Web API, Media, WebRTC, WebGPU, and Web Inspector.The new Safari Technology Preview update is available for both macOS Mojave and MacOS Catalin
  
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• Voice assistants might give you a fake customer service number, thanks to spammers - CNET

  21-08-2019 22:18
  Better Business Bureau warns spammers are tricking assistants like Siri and Alexa into offering up phony numbers.
  
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• President Trump praises Apple CEO Tim Cook, calls him ‘a great executive,’ says Apple is ‘a great American company’

  21-08-2019 22:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Today, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with the press before he departed the White House for a veterans event in Kentucky.
  Malcolm Owen for AppleInsider:Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Wednesday, Trump made the declaration about Cook, due to the Apple chief calling “whenever there is a problem.” The communication is “why he’s a great executive” according to Trump, “because he calls me and others don’t.”
  “Others go out and h
  
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• Trump says Tim Cook is a ‘great executive’ because he calls him ‘whenever there’s a problem’

  21-08-2019 21:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Over the weekend, President Donald Trump had dinner with Apple CEO Tim Cook to talk about the impact tariffs would have on Apple’s business. In an interview outside the White House today, Trump talked further about his relationship with Cook.more…
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• Scientists create creamy butter-like spread that's 80% water - CNET

  21-08-2019 21:43
  I can't believe it's mostly water.
  
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• Processor progress is alive and well, builder of Apple's iPhone chips says - CNET

  21-08-2019 21:40
  TSMC's research chief challenges pessimists with a bullish view on memory, 3D chip stacking and faster processor ingredients.
  
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• DoorDash still stalling on giving delivery workers their tips - CNET

  21-08-2019 21:36
  It's been a month since the company's CEO promised to reverse course on a controversial policy that pockets workers' tips. Nothing appears to have changed.
  
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• Chicago Tribune Claims iPhone Radiofrequency Radiation Levels Measured Higher Than Legal Safety Limit in Tests

  21-08-2019 21:28 via macrumors.com
  The Chicago Tribune recently launched an investigation into the radiofrequency radiation levels output by popular smartphones, and found that some of Apple's iPhones are allegedly emitting radiofrequency radiation that exceeds safety limits.According to the newspaper, it contracted an accredited lab to test several smartphones according to federal guidelines. iPhones were secured below clear liquid formulated to simulate human tissue while probes measured the radiofrequency radiation the liquid
  
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• iOS 13 and iPadOS 13: Apple releases Developer Beta 8

  21-08-2019 21:22 via macworld.com
  
  Apple’s huge WWDC developer conference kicked off on Monday, and as expected, the company took the wraps off iOS 13. It’s the next major revision for one of the most important and influential operating systems of all time, with iOS used daily on over a billion iPhones and iPads. It looks to be a doozy.Here are all the major new features that iOS 13 will bring to your iPhone and iPad when it releases this fall, along with details about supported devices and how to join the beta test
  
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• Four new Apple Watch models suggested by Apple filing overseas, says report - CNET

  21-08-2019 21:20
  The company has reportedly registered four new model numbers with the Eurasian Economic Commission.
  
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• Europe won't be treated to the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 - Roadshow

  21-08-2019 21:18
  Ford has no plans to sell the most powerful Mustang in the Old World.
  
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• Apple marketing exec Susan Prescott to speak at ‘TechCrunch Sessions’ event next month

  21-08-2019 21:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  TechCrunch announced today that Susan Prescott, a vice president of markets, apps, and services at Apple, will speak at its “TechCrunch Sessions: Enterprise” event in San Francisco next month.more…
  The post Apple marketing exec Susan Prescott to speak at ‘TechCrunch Sessions’ event next month appeared first on 9to5Mac.
  
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• How Apple Card could put pressure on Verizon and AT&T

  21-08-2019 21:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple’s brand new Apple Card credit card with Goldman Sachs could be a disruptive force in more than just the banking industry, according to two analysts at MoffettNathanson.
  Jesse Pound for CNBC:The technology device giant’s move into banking could enable it to give customers financing for new models of the iPhone, breaking a key relationship point between customers and wireless carriers such as Verizon and AT&T, Craig Moffett and Lisa Ellis wrote in a note to clients.
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• Apple Pay now supported for payment when riding the Miami-Dade Transit Metrorail

  21-08-2019 20:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Transit support for Apple Pay continues to expand around the country. Starting today, Miami-Dade Transit’s Metrorail service has officially launched contactless payments, including support for Apple Pay.more…
  The post Apple Pay now supported for payment when riding the Miami-Dade Transit Metrorail appeared first on 9to5Mac.
  
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• Apple reportedly files four new Apple Watch models - CNET

  21-08-2019 20:49
  Apple has registered four new models of its smartwatch, a report says.
  
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• Jeremy Renner asks Sony to give Spider-Man back to Marvel - CNET

  21-08-2019 20:48
  Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds also weighs in on Sony-Marvel-Spidey news.
  
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• Samsung Created a Bunch of Pro-Green Bubble GIFs to Get Back at iPhone Users Who Prefer Blue Chat Bubbles

  21-08-2019 20:44 via macrumors.com
  Samsung today debuted a bunch of GIFs that are meant to serve as comebacks for Android users who are maligned for their green text bubbles.As iPhone owners know, iMessages on an iPhone are denoted with a blue chat bubble, while SMS text messages from other devices such as Samsung devices are green. That lets iPhone users know who has an iPhone and who doesn't.
  iOS users often prefer texting other iOS users over Android users because SMS messages lack many of the capabilities available to iMessag
  
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• Rebuilt Altamonte Springs Apple Store opens August 31

  21-08-2019 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  Florida is set to receive its third new Apple Store in less than one month. Apple Altamonte in Altamonte Springs will reopen to customers on August 31 at 10:00 a.m. The store has been temporarily closed since January 13 for significant expansion.more…
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• Nissan and Infiniti dealers crippled after power outage shuts down key systems - Roadshow

  21-08-2019 20:38
  Dealers aren't able to order parts, cars or check on incentives offers for potential buyers.
  
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• Apple Card comes with 3 different credit card numbers

  21-08-2019 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple Card completely rethinks everything about the credit card.
  It represents all the things Apple stands for. Like simplicity, transparency, security, and privacy. You can buy things effortlessly, with just your iPhone. Or, if Apple Pay is not yet supported by the merchant, use the Apple‑designed titanium card anywhere in the world.
  Lisa Eadicicco for Business Insider:The Apple Card comes with three different credit card numbers: one for your physical card, a virtual card number, and one
  
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• Mercedes-Benz will join voluntary California emissions rules, report says - Roadshow

  21-08-2019 20:28
  Mercedes-Benz would be the fifth automaker to join the pact.
  
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• Amazon rainforest fires rage in sobering views from space - CNET

  21-08-2019 20:28
  Satellites are tracking a record number of wildfires burning across Brazil's rainforest.
  
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• Twelve South Journal for iPad Pro arrives as a new leather-bound case

  21-08-2019 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  This morning Twelve South announced the latest addition to its growing stable of iPad Pro cases. The new all-leather Journal for iPad Pro will ship in both 11- and 12.9-inch varieties, making it compatible with each of Apple’s latest high-end tablets. You can expect the usual leather-bound design alongside dedicated storage for various accessories. Additional details below.more…
  The post Twelve South Journal for iPad Pro arrives as a new leather-bound case appeared first on 9to5Mac
  
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• Socials social media companies vow to police ‘truth’

  21-08-2019 19:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  Kaveh Waddell for Axios:For years, Facebook and other social media companies have erred on the side of lenience in policing their sites — allowing most posts with false information to stay up, as long as they came from a genuine human and not a bot or a nefarious actor.
  Now, the companies are considering a fundamental shift with profound social and political implications: deciding what is true and what is false.
  The new approach, if implemented, would not affect every lie or misleading pos
  
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• Every new movie and show on Netflix: September 2019 - CNET

  21-08-2019 19:50
  Between Two Ferns: The Movie, The Chef Show, Abstract and more!
  
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• Moment launches 37mm Cine Filters for iPhone and Android devices

  21-08-2019 19:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  Moment is out today with a few new products to improve your iPhone or Android photography. The latest hardware offerings from the company include two 37mm Cine Filters and a filter mount that can be used without an external lens.more…
  The post Moment launches 37mm Cine Filters for iPhone and Android devices appeared first on 9to5Mac.
  
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• Watch NASA astronauts install a dock adapter on the ISS during spacewalk - CNET

  21-08-2019 19:44
  It's supposed to take six and a half hours.
  
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• Jon Favreau: The Mandalorian will be Star Wars meets Mad Max - CNET

  21-08-2019 19:40
  Executive producer loves the "darker, freakier side of Star Wars."
  
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• Huge lineup of new iPhones, Apple Watches, and Macs revealed by regulatory filings

  21-08-2019 19:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spotted in a filing made with the Eurasian Economic Commission is a rather large list of Apple’s fall lineup of iOS, watchOS, and macOS devices.
  William Gallagher for AppleInsider:The new filings with the EEC found by AppleInsider are all registered to Apple as devices running macOS 10.15, iOS 13, and watchOS 6.
  Starting with watchOS 6, there are twelve models… The Mac has 11 products listed… [The] iOS 13 listing has 29 products, and are likely iPhones…
  Apple’s r
  
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• Deals Spotlight: Save on Anker and Aukey's Best Power and Audio Accessories for Apple Devices

  21-08-2019 19:21 via macrumors.com
  Well-known accessory makers Anker and Aukey have introduced many new discounts this week, offering notable sales on helpful Apple accessories like wireless chargers, portable batteries, Lightning cables, and more. We've listed every deal from each company below, along with the expiration dates for each discount so you know how long you have to take advantage of the sales.Anker
  Soundcore Audio
  Soundcore Motion B - $19.99, down from $24.99 (exp. 8/31)Soundbuds Slim+ Bluetooth Headphones - $23.99,
  
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• We’re giving away $1,500 for your next road trip - Roadshow

  21-08-2019 19:15
  One lucky winner will take home a hefty check to help cover your next vacation on the road. This giveaway ends August 31, 2019.
  
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• Apple Seeds Eighth Beta of watchOS 6 to Developers

  21-08-2019 19:12 via macrumors.com
  Apple today seeded the eighth beta of watchOS 6, the software that runs on the Apple Watch. The new beta comes a week after the seventh beta and over two months after Apple first unveiled the new watchOS update at the Worldwide Developers Conference.To install the watchOS 6 beta, you'll need the proper configuration profile, which can be obtained through the Apple Developer Center. Once the profile is in place, the beta can be downloaded using the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going
  
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• The Apple Card isn’t just a credit card, it’s Apple’s secret weapon

  21-08-2019 19:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple Card completely rethinks everything about the credit card.
  It represents all the things Apple stands for. Like simplicity, transparency, security, and privacy. You can buy things effortlessly, with just your iPhone. Or, if Apple Pay is not yet supported by the merchant, use the Apple‑designed titanium card anywhere in the world.
  Apple’s new credit card, the Apple Card, is now available for all US customers. But the Apple Card isn’t just a credit card; it’s Apple&rsq
  
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• Apple Seeds Eighth Betas of iOS 13 and iPadOS to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]

  21-08-2019 19:06 via macrumors.com
  Apple today seeded the eighth betas of iOS 13 and iPadOS to developers for testing purposes, a week after releasing the seventh betas and two months after unveiling the new operating system at the Worldwide Developers Conference.Registered developers will need to download the profile for the iOS 13 and iPadOS betas from Apple's Developer Center. This beta, like earlier betas, can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper profile has been installed.
  Apple split iOS 13 and iPadOS into separate up
  
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• Is Armor All the best tire shine? - Roadshow

  21-08-2019 19:02
  This comparison of the best tire dressings might surprise you.
  
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• Apple releasing iOS 13 developer beta 8 today [U]

  21-08-2019 18:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Update: iOS 13, iPadOS 13, and watchOS 6 beta 8 are now available. No updates to macOS Catalina beta 6 or tvOS 13 beta 7. iOS 13 public beta 7 also coming today. 
  Apple is releasing iOS 13 and iPad OS 13 beta 8 to developers (possibly alongside new seeds of watchOS 6, tvOS 13, and macOS Catalina) today. The release comes just under one week since the last round of releases — save for macOS Catalina which was just updated this week.
  Apple’s public beta builds should follow at a
  
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• Porsche buys stake in Israeli self-driving tech startup - Roadshow

  21-08-2019 18:51
  Porsche's impressed with the technology TriEye has developed so far.
  
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• Waze adds another music option with YouTube - CNET

  21-08-2019 18:35
  There's no need to switch away from the navigation app to play your tunes.
  
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• Case Maker Expecting Smaller Apple Pencil for Upcoming 2019 iPhones

  21-08-2019 18:33 via macrumors.com
  At least one case maker is expecting Apple Pencil support for the upcoming 2019 iPhones, despite no solid rumors suggesting the new devices will work with the Apple Pencil.Case site Mobile Fun is, as of this morning, stocking an "iPhone 11 Pro" case from Olixar with a built-in mini Apple Pencil holder. The case maker seems to believe Apple is designing a smaller version of the Apple Pencil that will work with at least the larger 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max successor.
  The case in question is a renderi
  
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