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• Expecting a firefight? Take the armored BMW X5 Protection VR6 - Roadshow

  27-08-2019 23:56
  The German SUV brute will withstand blasts from TNT and stop bullets.
  
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• Armored BMW X5 Protection VR6 stops 30-plus pounds of TNT - Roadshow

  27-08-2019 23:56
  If you're expecting trouble, the X5 Protection VR6 can help.
  
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• How to quickly tidy up your Apple Wallet

  27-08-2019 23:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Charlie Sorrel for Cult of Mac:My real wallet is a shrine to minimalism. A bit of cash, a few cards, and zero old receipts or spent metro tickets. I keep it slimline, even with the aggressively European coin pocket included therein. My Apple Wallet, on the other hand, is as cluttered as the horizontal surfaces in my mother’s house, covered as they are with crystal animals, photo frames and lace doilies.
  The problem is twofold. First, Apple Wallet never gets thicker, no matter how many cine
  
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• Honda revamps certified preowned program, adds new benefits - Roadshow

  27-08-2019 23:22
  Now, a second tier is available for even more warranty coverage for newer model years.
  
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• What’s new in iOS 13.1 beta 1?

  27-08-2019 23:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Apple today surprisingly released the first developer beta of iOS 13.1, despite the fact that iOS 13 is not yet publicly available,” Chance Miller writes for MacRumors:One key focus in iOS 13.1 is seemingly restoring features that were initially available in iOS 13 but removed later in the beta testing process. This includes things such as Shortcuts Automations and the Share ETA functionality in Apple Maps.
  So what does this release mean for iOS 13? It’s hard to know for sure
  
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• Candy Crush Friends Saga gets AR on Samsung Galaxy phones - CNET

  27-08-2019 23:00
  K-pop stars Lisa and Jisoo of Blackpink checked out the feature in a video.
  
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• Former Google engineer at center of Waymo-Uber case charged with stealing trade secrets

  27-08-2019 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Kirsten Korosec for TechCrunch:Anthony Levandowski, the former Google engineer and serial entrepreneur who was at the center of a trade secrets lawsuit between Uber and Waymo, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on theft of trade secrets.
  The indictment… charges Levandowski with 33 counts of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets while working at Google, where he was an engineer and one of the founding members of the group that worked on Google’s self-driving car project.
  
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• Care By Volvo subscription program revs up, adds models - Roadshow

  27-08-2019 22:30
  Volvo's all-in-one, flat-rate subscription plan adds XC60, XC90 and V60 Cross Country models amidst other improvements.
  
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• Hulu teams up with Chrissy Teigen for 6-month discount - CNET

  27-08-2019 22:06
  The streaming service is promoting a 50% discount for half a year.
  
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• Denon targets Sonos Beam with two new AirPlay 2 sound bars

  27-08-2019 22:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sound bars have covered a lot of ground over the last decade. Technology like Dolby Atmos has significantly reduced the gap between surround systems and a mere sound bar with subwoofer. Simple connectivity seems to be the latest push in the space with the launch of two new Denon AirPlay 2 sound bars.
  Dubbed DHT-S516H and DHT-S716H, both new models are marketed as premium with 4K HDMI input(s), Class-D amplification, and HEOS, for easy to manage multi-room playback with compatible speakers. User
  
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• BMW is recalling its G 310 GS and G 310 R motorcycles for bad brakes - Roadshow

  27-08-2019 22:02
  The brake calipers can have their pistons corrode, causing them to seize according to the recall report from NHTSA.
  
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• Corvette fans are fighting dealer markups with the power of the internet - Roadshow

  27-08-2019 21:48
  The 2020 Corvette is drawing massive amounts of interest and some dealerships are looking to profit off of that with markups of up to $30,000 over MSRP, but the Corvette faithful aren't having it.
  
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• Apple TV+ series ‘Dickinson’ to premiere at Tribeca TV Festival on September 14th

  27-08-2019 21:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple TV+’s half-hour comedy series Dickinson, starring Hailee Steinfeld and Jane Krakowski, will headline the third annual Tribeca TV Festival on Saturday, September 14th.
  Elain Low for Variety:The show will be exclusively available on Apple TV Plus in the fall.
  Described as a coming-of-age story that posits poet Emily Dickinson as an “unexpected hero for our millennial era,” the series, set in the 19th century, examines the constraints of society, gender and family from Dicki
  
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• 2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray might be an almost-10-second car - Roadshow

  27-08-2019 21:28
  A photo might tell us just how quickly the mid-engine sports car dispatches the quarter-mile.
  
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• Latest Ford patent application strongly suggests removable doors for Bronco - Roadshow

  27-08-2019 21:26
  Either that, or Ford is just really interested in airbag systems for vehicles without doors.
  
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• Mysterious Air Force space plane still orbiting 719 days later - CNET

  27-08-2019 20:59
  The X-37B just broke its own space flight record, and we still don't know what the hell it's doing up there.
  
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• Imagining a mid-range iPhone: The iPhone SE is never coming back, but its spirit should live on

  27-08-2019 20:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple’s 4-inch iPhone SE is never coming back, but its spirit should live on in a new, more affordable iPhone, Jason Cross writes for Macworld:Apple makes the best phones it can, prices them such that the company makes a healthy profit, and if that’s too expensive, you can just buy last year’s model…or the one before that.
  There’s a constant simmering furor from those who lament the passing of the iPhone SE. A large contingent of prospective iPhone buyers would be
  
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• Former Google engineer charged with theft of trade secrets - CNET

  27-08-2019 20:37
  Anthony Levandowski, who faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, left Google to build out Uber's self-driving car operation.
  
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• What's New in iOS 13.1 Beta 1: Share ETA and Shortcuts Automations Return, Plus More

  27-08-2019 20:31 via macrumors.com
  Apple today released a surprise iOS 13.1 beta, which is unprecedented as the company has never before released a point update for an unreleased software update.iOS 13.1 was not a mistake, though, and it appears to be an update that Apple will debut shortly after the release of iOS 13, necessitating developer testing now. iOS 13.1 includes new features and brings back some features that were removed from the iOS 13 update over the beta testing period.- Shortcuts Automations - Automations, a Short
  
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• Microsoft's cryptic Oct. 2 invite has Surface anniversary tie-in - CNET

  27-08-2019 20:26
  So don't be surprised if we get new Surface devices in October.
  
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• Fortnite season 10 challenges and where to find Claptrap's eyes, vault symbols - CNET

  27-08-2019 20:25
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• Apple TV Plus show Dickinson gets NYC screening Sept. 14, days after iPhone event - CNET

  27-08-2019 20:22
  Apple's Dickinson premiere will come soon after the expected Sept. 10 event to unveil new iPhones.
  
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• Microsoft announces Surface event for October 2, could launch new dual-screen hybrid

  27-08-2019 20:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  Microsoft today announced that it will hold a Surface-focused event on October 2nd in New York City. This event comes in the midst of Apple’s fall event season, with the company expected to introduce new iPhones, iPads, and a 16-inch MacBook Pro.more…
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• Apple releases iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1 developer betas

  27-08-2019 20:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple has made available iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1 betas, releasing point update beta test versions prior to a full version release for the first time.So Apple just posted the first beta for iOS 13.1…? pic.twitter.com/MH0PUOAZiQ
  — Federico Viticci (@viticci) August 27, 2019On Apple’s Developer pages, the company notes that developers using the latest version of iOS 13.1 and PadOS 13.1 betas must also update to the latest version of Xcode 11 beta.
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• Apple TV+ Show 'Dickinson' to Premiere at Tribeca TV Festival on September 14

  27-08-2019 20:04 via macrumors.com
  Apple's upcoming TV show "Dickinson," starring Hailee Steinfeld, will headline the upcoming Tribeca TV Festival, reports Variety. The show will premiere at the festival on Saturday, September 14.
  "Dickinson," set to be one of the first shows available when Apple TV+ launches sometime this fall, is a half hour comedy that focuses on the life of poet Emily Dickinson.The show is said to explore the constraints of society, gender, and family from the perspective of a budding writer who doesn't fit i
  
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• The early 1990s Internet belongs in a museum

  27-08-2019 20:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jane C. Hu for Slate:Apple has long been revered for the clean, minimal style of its products and for its slick press conferences and ads. But take a look at its website from back in 1994 and you’ll see a different Apple. Back then, the company still used a rainbow version of its iconic Apple logo, and the colors streak across the page into menu options, which include a mysterious link to something called “Smorgasbord.” By today’s design standards, it’s an eyesore.
  
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• Now you can get Eero network protection tools for less - CNET

  27-08-2019 20:00
  The new Eero Secure service offers a handful of online security features for $3 a month.
  
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• iOS 13 and iPadOS 13: Apple releases unexpected iOS 13.1 developer beta

  27-08-2019 19:52 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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• Wi-Fi 6 will upgrade your workhorse wireless network - CNET

  27-08-2019 19:43
  5G is great, but it's a big Wi-Fi upgrade that'll likely help you out sooner with faster speeds and longer range at home, school and work.
  
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• YouTube CEO, amid criticism, defends the site's open platform - CNET

  27-08-2019 19:30
  In her quarterly letter to creators, Susan Wojcicki says the openness of the Google-owned service is "more important than ever."
  
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• Apple Seeds Eighth Beta of Upcoming tvOS 13 Update to Developers

  27-08-2019 19:26 via macrumors.com
  Apple today seeded eighth beta of an upcoming tvOS 13 update to developers, two weeks after seeding the seventh beta and more than two months after unveiling the tvOS 13 software at the Worldwide Developers Conference.Designed for the fourth and fifth-generation Apple TV, the new tvOS 13 developer beta can be downloaded onto the Apple TV via a profile that's installed using Xcode.
  tvOS 13 introduces an updated Home screen aimed at making it easier to discover new content. Apps are now able to pl
  
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• Apple’s revolutionary Apple Card

  27-08-2019 19:25 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 announces a product or service. The naysayers immediately explain in obtuse detail why it won’t ever work. “How could Apple be so stupid to
  
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• Apple Seeds Ninth Beta of watchOS 6 to Developers

  27-08-2019 19:23 via macrumors.com
  Apple today seeded the ninth beta of watchOS 6, the software that runs on the Apple Watch. The new beta comes a week after the eighth 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 t
  
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• WoW Classic is a step back in time—and a step back for World of Warcraft

  27-08-2019 19:22 via pcworld.com
  
  World of Warcraft Classic splits the MMO into two different games, and so shatters its unique sense of history and community.
  
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• Apple Releases First Beta of iOS 13.1 to Developers

  27-08-2019 19:20 via macrumors.com
  Apple hasn't yet released iOS 13, which is still being beta tested, but the company today seeded the first beta of iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1 to developers for testing purposes.
  Developers who have downloaded the profile for iOS 13 from the developer website will receive the iOS 13.1 beta over the air.
  Apple has never before released a point update to an iOS beta ahead of when a new update has launched, so it's not clear if this release of iOS 13.1 is a mistake, or what might specifically be inclu
  
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• Apple releases first developer beta of iOS 13.1 before iOS 13 actually leaves beta

  27-08-2019 19:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple is releasing a new iOS 13 developer build today. The release comes just under one week since the last round of iOS 13 beta releases. Interestingly, Apple has labeled this week’s release as iOS 13.1 developer beta, suggesting that beta testing iOS 13 has ended. watchOS 6 developer beta 9 is available and labeled as such.
  Apple’s public beta builds should follow at a later date after the latest developer beta has been tested in the wild.more…
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• Siri and Spotlight now providing new web answers to U.S. users

  27-08-2019 19:10 via macworld.com
  
  As much as Siri has improved over the years, it is still frustratingly poor at simply giving you an answer to a general question. For certain bits of data, Siri will have the response, but you far too often see “I found this on the web” together with a collection of links.If we wanted to do a web search, we wouldn’t be asking Siri!Fortunately, it looks as though a big change may be on the way to improve this situation. First noticed by users on Reddit, it appears as though que
  
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• Powerful iOS scanning app Prizmo 5 launches with Siri Shortcuts, on-device and cloud-based OCR, iCloud syncing, much more

  27-08-2019 19:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Prizmo developer Creaceed has launched version 5 of its powerful iOS scanning app today with a host of new capabilities for an improved experience. New features include both on-device and cloud-based OCR (optical character recognition) processing, Siri Shortcuts, a batch editor, auto-upload of PDFs to iCloud, Dropbox and others, iMessage extension, and much more.more…
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• Is it time to buy a fuel cell car? - Roadshow

  27-08-2019 19:00
  You may not see one pull alongside you any time soon, but they're far from dead.
  
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• Toyota partners with China's Pony.ai for autonomous car technology - Roadshow

  27-08-2019 18:55
  Pony.ai has already begun tests locally in China, but the Toyota partnership may be a major boost.
  
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• BMW 1 Series recalled for faulty wiring, fire risk - Roadshow

  27-08-2019 18:52
  The blower-regulator wiring harness is to blame.
  
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• Carriers are adopting ‘Caller ID on Steroids’ to put an end to robocalls

  27-08-2019 18:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jason Cipriani for CNET:Spam and robocalls are such a widespread problem — Americans endured over 26 billion of them in 2018 — that the FCC has stepped in, fining four companies responsible for billions of robocalls. Stopping robocalls on your own is one thing, but the FCC has also tasked the communications industry with curbing the number of robocalls we all receive on a daily basis. Recently, 12 phone companies and 51 state attorneys general announced a plan to implement technology
  
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• Best budget fitness tracker: Fitbit Inspire HR or Mi Band 4? - CNET

  27-08-2019 18:43
  We find out if the cheaper Mi Band 4 can keep up with the fancy Fitbit.
  
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• Nearly 50,000 Students in Glasgow, Scotland to Receive Free iPads to Assist With Education

  27-08-2019 18:26 via macrumors.com
  Nearly 50,000 students in Glasgow, Scotland will receive free iPads to assist with their education, as part of a seven-year £300 million agreement between Glasgow City Council and Canadian IT firm CGI, according to the BBC.
  As part of the deal, every student in academic year P6 to S6 will receive their own iPad to keep for school use, while younger students in academic years P1 through P5 will have shared access to an iPad. A total of 47,000 iPads will be handed out to students by 2021, an
  
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• Astronomers find bizarre planet 'unlike any other discovered so far' - CNET

  27-08-2019 18:15
  The huge new world zips around its host star on an egg-shaped orbit. No yolk.
  
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• Verizon's anti-robocall service will be automatically enabled on Android phones - CNET

  27-08-2019 18:13
  The change comes after the FCC gave carriers greater power to "aggressively block" unwanted robocalls.
  
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• 9to5Mac Daily: August 27, 2019 – iPhone walkie-talkie feature, Mario Kart for iOS

  27-08-2019 18:09 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Apple just gave 1 billion iPhone users yet another reason to stay

  27-08-2019 18:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Zak Doffman for Forbes:Mistakes happen — even at the world’s leading companies — as the raft of security announcements for Microsoft, Apple and Google platforms in recent weeks shows all too well. And so, accepting that, it comes down to what you do when it happens. And Apple is arguably leading the way in the speed and effectiveness of its responses.
  On Monday [August 26], Apple released an emergency fix for the iPhone. In a highly-publicized and embarrassing errors, the Cuper
  
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• Tuesday deals: Powerbeats Pro on sale for $210 and MacBook Air from $869, more

  27-08-2019 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Powerbeats Pro return to one of 2019’s best prices, MacBook Air is up to $650 off, and the Xioami Mi Electric Scooter drops to $330 for today only. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.more…
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• Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire is a fun primer for your Disney trip - CNET

  27-08-2019 18:00
  Spoiler-free book review: Delilah S. Dawson's book is a straightforward adventure in a beautifully realized location.
  
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