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• Review: Scosche’s BaseLynx modular charger lets you create your perfect Apple device station

  28-02-2020 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Scosche’s BaseLynx modular charger offers a compelling solution to create the exact wireless and wired charging setup you need for your pretty much all your Apple devices including iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, and even MacBooks. Read on for our full review of BaseLynx that lets you charge over ten devices at once and easily reconfigure the setup at any time.more…
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• ‘Crossy Road Castle’ is a return to form for Apple Arcade

  28-02-2020 23:26 via macworld.com
  
  Apple Arcade hasn’t looked too hot lately. It started out well enough, thanks to a starting lineup that included some flashy titles like Sayonara Wild Hearts and a smattering of titles from well-known brands like Lego. In those early days, it was easy to argue that dismissing Apple Arcade as a mere “mobile game service” was doing it a disservice.Lately, though? Not so much. That’s not to say there haven’t been some enjoyable games like Doomsday Vault, but few
  
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• iPad is not a MacBook replacement; iPadOS should not become macOS

  28-02-2020 23:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple’s iPad is not a MacBook replacement, nor should iPadOS aspire to become macOS. In the face of news that Apple is bringing trackpads to the company’s detachable iPad Pro keyboards, it bears repeating that the iPad and the Mac are two distinct computing devices and they should remain as such.
  Apple’s 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro modelsNeil Cybart for Above Avalon:There was no shortage of writers, pundits, and industry analysts using the iPad’s 10th anniversary to gi
  
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• Freeman Dyson, famed physicist and creative force, dies at 96 - CNET

  28-02-2020 23:07
  
  The UK scientist tackled quantum physics and nuclear politics and came up with the idea of Dyson spheres that span an entire solar system.
  
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• Subaru Crosstrek to get powerful new engine, report says - Roadshow

  28-02-2020 23:06
  
  Subaru heard you -- the small crossover is in for a bigger engine with more power torque to remedy the complaints of many owners.
  
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• [Update: $200M fine proposed] FCC investigation finds wireless carriers broke federal law by selling user location data

  28-02-2020 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Just about a year ago, it came to light just how easy it was to buy the real-time location data of US wireless customers via lax carrier standards, shady third-parties, and bounty hunters. Now after an “extensive investigation” the FCC has declared that “one or more wireless carriers apparently violated federal law.”more…
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• Apple HomeKit is a better smart home platform than you think. Here's why - CNET

  28-02-2020 22:58
  
  Commentary: Apple is casting an alternative vision of the smart home, and we should be paying attention.
  
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• Forget leap day, there's a serious plan to replace it with an extra week - CNET

  28-02-2020 22:56
  
  Saturday is a rare date: Feb. 29. A pair of academics think the month deserves another day and we all should get an extra week every few years.
  
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• Apple shuts down Clearview AI’s developer account for misusing enterprise certificate

  28-02-2020 22:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Right about a year ago, Apple began enforcing its enterprise certificate policy for developers more strictly. It all started with Facebook who was abusing its certificate but it didn’t end there. Google’s account was pulled temporarily among a wave of others. Now another developer who was found to be abusing Apple’s policies has seen its account disabled.more…
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• Apple blocks Clearview AI’s controversial facial recognition iPhone app

  28-02-2020 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An iPhone app built by controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI has been blocked by Apple as it violated the terms of the company’s enterprise developer program. Clearview AI scrapes public photos from social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, among others.
  Zack Whittaker for TechCrunch:The app allows its users — which the company claims it serves only law enforcement officers — to use their phone camera or upload a photo to search its database of 3
  
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• The 10 most popular things on Netflix this week - CNET

  28-02-2020 22:19
  
  You know you want to jump on the Love is Blind bandwagon.
  
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• Blizzard, Sony, Amazon and others drop out of GDC over coronavirus concerns - CNET

  28-02-2020 22:17
  
  The first big games event of the year is under threat of being canceled as several big names drop out.
  
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• FCC approves $9.7 billion payment to free up satellite spectrum for 5G - CNET

  28-02-2020 22:12
  
  The agency approves a controversial plan to speed up moving satellite providers from valuable C-band spectrum.
  
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• Apple Disables Clearview AI's Developer Account After Violating Enterprise Certificate Rules

  28-02-2020 22:12 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple has disabled the developer account of New York City-based facial recognition startup Clearview AI and provided the company with 14 days to respond for violating the rules of its enterprise program, according to BuzzFeed News.As part of the program, Apple issues enterprise certificates to large organizations to deploy select apps to their employees for internal use only, but the report claims that Clearview AI was distributing its facial recognition app to more than 2,200 public and private
  
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• A dog in Hong Kong tests positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus

  28-02-2020 22:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The World Health Organization confirmed that a dog in Hong Kong has tested “weakly positive” for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Hong Kong scientists aren’t sure if the dog is actually infected or if it simply picked up the virus by licking or nosing a contaminated surface. Swabs of its nasal and oral cavities tested “weak positive,” Hong Kong agriculture officials said.
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  Noah Higgins-Dunn for CNBC:Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead of
  
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• Dodge Grand Caravan, a soccer mom icon, officially dies this year - Roadshow

  28-02-2020 21:59
  
  The long-running minivan has lived one heck of a life, but now, the Chrysler Pacifica and Voyager will take it from here.
  
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• Panicked selling of AAPL lets Apple execute buybacks cheaply

  28-02-2020 21:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Quite an impressive display of panic in the stock market this week has afforded Apple a golden opportunity to execute billions of dollars in buybacks, should the company so choose.
  “Media-induced panic related to the coronavirus outbreak has caused stocks to crash in value, with Apple’s share price dropping to levels not seen since early December, back before it was appreciated how well Apple’s iPhone 11, wearables, services, and other offerings had performed during holiday sal
  
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• Vivo Apex 2020 concept phone hides camera behind an immersive screen - CNET

  28-02-2020 21:27
  
  Vivo's new phone has a curved waterfall display, 60-watt super-fast charging and a notch-killing in-screen selfie camera.
  
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• Watch vets pull an entire beach towel out of a python - CNET

  28-02-2020 21:26
  
  Don't watch this if you're squeamish about snakes, stomachs or beach towels.
  
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• Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM Review: Room-filling sound comes at a price

  28-02-2020 21:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Earlier this week, popular audio manufacturer Ultimate Ears announced its new HYPERBOOM Bluetooth speaker. The brand’s largest offering yet arrives with a hefty design and price tag to match. With a 360-degree design and robust bass, the HYPERBOOM looks past traditional speaker offerings and focuses in on parties instead. Specifically, it’s pointed towards warmer weather activities, but Ultimate Ears also sees it finding a place somewhere else in your life: the home theater.
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• Best Buy Flash Sale: The top 5 deals - CNET

  28-02-2020 21:24
  
  A Chromebook for $169, 55-inch Roku TV for $280 and more. It all ends at midnight.
  
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• Next Jeep Grand Cherokee due this year, FCA design chief says - Roadshow

  28-02-2020 21:14
  
  Ralph Gilles, FCA's head of design, may have slipped up in a recent Facebook Live event.
  
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• Google employee in Zurich diagnosed with coronavirus - CNET

  28-02-2020 21:12
  
  The company says the person was in the office for only a limited time.
  
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• Apple CEO Tim Cook: President Trump and I both care about creating jobs

  28-02-2020 20:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In a new 10-minute interview with Fox Business, Apple CEO Tim Cook discusses coronavirus’ impact on Apple and interests he shares with president Donald Trump, including the creation of jobs and job retraining in America.I care a lot about creating jobs and I think the president does as well. I care a lot about training the workforce for the future and the administration is really focused on this as well…
  We have to make sure our education is preparing people for the disruption and t
  
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• Tim Cook shares optimistic long-term view for Apple amid coronavirus, details his approach to working w/ Trump

  28-02-2020 20:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Yesterday Fox Business released a snippet from an interview with Tim Cook covering his current thoughts on coronavirus and more. Today we’ve got a look at the full interview and Cook details his optimism around coronavirus not causing long-term issues for Apple as well as how he approaches working with President Trump and more.more…
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• First Energy commits to a fleet of Lordstown Motors electric pickups - Roadshow

  28-02-2020 20:44
  
  The Endurance EV pickup will be ready for deliveries as early as this November, according to the startup. Ohio's First Energy is one of the company's first customers.
  
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• How to watch the South Carolina primary results without cable - CNET

  28-02-2020 20:38
  
  Biden and Sanders sit atop the polls in the last state to vote before Super Tuesday.
  
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• Tesla China may have to worry about sales more than coronavirus - Roadshow

  28-02-2020 20:26
  
  Sales data shows buyers hadn't flocked to the brand even before COVID-19 put the brakes on many of China's day-to-day operations, including car sales.
  
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• Hands-On With Cases Designed for 2020 iPad Pro Models

  28-02-2020 20:19 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple is working on updated 11 and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models that are set to be released in the first half of 2020, perhaps as soon as March if rumors of a March 31 event are accurate.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
  Prior to the release of new devices, case makers often scramble to be the first to have cases ready, and there are already ‌iPad Pro‌ cases designed for new models available from Amazon. We picked up a couple of the cases and thought we'd check t
  
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• FCC proposes hefty fines to carriers for not protecting consumer location data - CNET

  28-02-2020 20:18
  
  AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon face $200 million in fines for sharing consumer data with third parties.
  
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• FCC proposes hefty fines for carriers that fail to protect your location data - CNET

  28-02-2020 20:18
  
  AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon face $200 million in fines for sharing consumer data with third parties.
  
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• Tesla Model Y deliveries are coming soon - Roadshow

  28-02-2020 20:17
  
  Tesla fast-tracked the electric crossover, and now, it's just about ready to ship the Model Y out to the first customers even earlier than expected.
  
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• Microsoft, Sony, Amazon and others drop out of GDC over coronavirus concerns - CNET

  28-02-2020 20:09
  
  The first big games event of the year is under threat of being canceled as Amazon, Microsoft, Epic Games, Unity, Sony, EA, Facebook and Kojima all drop out.
  
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• MacRumors Giveaway: Win a Leather Folio or Sleeve for the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro From Woolnut

  28-02-2020 20:00 via macrumors.com
  
  For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Woolnut to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win either a Leather Folio or Leather Sleeve designed to fit the 13-inch MacBook Pro or MacBook Air.
  Priced at 112.50 euros, the Leather Folio for Apple's 13-inch MacBook options is made from a soft, rich full-grain leather sourced from Scandinavia. As with all quality leather, over time, the Folio will develop a unique patina. Woolnut says that it sources REACH-approved leather that is chosen for its p
  
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• Snapchat, but make it professional: LinkedIn tests a Stories feature - CNET

  28-02-2020 19:59
  
  The professional-networking site is testing a Stories feature to let people share tips and tricks and moments from work events. All of which disappear after a set time.
  
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• For $300 you can track the C8 Corvette before deciding to buy it - Roadshow

  28-02-2020 19:52
  
  The National Corvette Museum in Kentucky will let any adult with a valid driver's license get behind the wheel of the eighth-generation Chevrolet Corvette.
  
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• 2020 Ford Bronco: What we know about Ford's soon-to-come SUV - Roadshow

  28-02-2020 19:51
  
  We now know the Bronco will be unveiled sometime next month, but there are still details that may come before then. Here's everything we know.
  
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• Apple CEO Tim Cook Talks Long-Term Coronavirus Impact in New Interview

  28-02-2020 19:46 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Birmingham, Alabama yesterday, and while there, he did an interview with Fox Business. Portions of the interview where Cook discussed the coronavirus were shared yesterday, but now the entire 10 minute interview has been released.
  Expanding on his comments about the coronavirus, Cook says that things are progressing as expected in terms of "bringing things back," but it will take some time. "By and large, I think this is a temporary condition, not a long-term kind of t
  
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• Twitter was tricked into verifying a fake 2020 candidate, report says - CNET

  28-02-2020 19:33
  
  A high school student tells CNN it took him less than 30 minute to create the fake congressional candidate.
  
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• Mystery ingredients in cat food manage to throw off a scientific study - CNET

  28-02-2020 19:31
  
  Researchers wanted to find out how much wildlife domestic cats eat to supplement the food they are given by their owners. But pet food manufacturers didn't make it easy.
  
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• Facebook's F8 cancellation puts spotlight on other big tech events - CNET

  28-02-2020 19:27
  
  It's your move Google and Apple.
  
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• This year's Geneva Motor Show canceled amid coronavirus concerns - Roadshow

  28-02-2020 19:13
  
  The Swiss government has banned all events of 1,000 people or more, fearing the events increase the risk of spreading COVID-19.
  
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• Port-free iPhones might arrive sooner than later

  28-02-2020 19:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Rumors began to circulate at the end of 2019 that Apple was mulling the development of port-free iPhones, which could be released as early as 2021.
  Apple’s Lightning port
  Dan Moren for Macworld:Going portless entirely? The company has already done so on devices like the Apple Watch or the HomePod. Surely, though, the iPhone will always need a port. Or will it? More recently, it’s started to seem as though this speculation isn’t as far-fetched as some have initially thought.
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• Earth's temporary mini-moon shines in new color portrait - CNET

  28-02-2020 18:52
  
  One astronomer suggested the mini-moon might not be natural.
  
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• Apple's Stock Price Experiencing Major Fluctuations Amid COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak

  28-02-2020 18:47 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple's stock has been on a rollercoaster ride today since opening at $257.26, with shares rising as high as $278.41 within a span of a few hours before quickly plummeting as low as the $260s. At times, the price has swung by as much as $10 in both directions in a matter of minutes in what has been a volatile trading session.Apple's stock is still down significantly from its all-time high closing price of $327.20 on February 16, just over two weeks ago.
  Apple's performance is in line with a broa
  
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• YouTube rejects about 78% of appeals to get removed videos put back up - CNET

  28-02-2020 18:37
  
  YouTube reinstated only 23,471 videos in the last three months of 2019 after creators appealed. It removed 5.9 million.
  
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• YouTube creators lose about 78% of appeals to get removed videos put back up - CNET

  28-02-2020 18:37
  
  YouTube reinstated only 23,471 videos after creators appealed in the last three months of 2019. It removed 5.9 million.
  
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• Apple Japan Shares Anime-Themed 'Behind the Mac' Video

  28-02-2020 18:32 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple on its YouTube channel in Japan has shared a new animated "Behind the Mac" video that features various anime characters using Macs set to music from Japanese artist Yoshiho Nakamura.Behind the Mac, new stories are born one after another. A story that is not yet in this world. Come on, you too.Featured characters are shown from animated movies and shows that include "Weathering With You," "The Wonderland," "Gridman," "Your Name," "Yama No Susume," and more.Apple has shared several other "Be
  
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• Porsche 911 Turbo teased ahead of digital debut - Roadshow

  28-02-2020 18:28
  
  The coronavirus outbreak may have put the brakes on the Geneva Motor Show, but Porsche still plans to show off its latest metal.
  
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• FCC listing reveals HomeKit support should arrive with Ecobee smart camera

  28-02-2020 18:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We got our first look at Ecobee’s upcoming smart camera with voice control last year, then got a real-life image in July. Now an FCC listing for the device has confirmed that it should come with HomeKit support.more…
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