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• Coronavirus updates: Italy shuts entire country down, Trump announces more tests - CNET

  09-03-2020 23:56
  
  The latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• Stop porch pirates by installing this $85 Ring Video Doorbell 2 - CNET

  09-03-2020 23:51
  
  This refurbished Ring can save you 57% off the cost of buying a new smart doorbell.
  
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• Call of Duty Warzone: Everything you need to know about the new battle royale mode - CNET

  09-03-2020 23:49
  
  Drop in with your squad and survive the 150-player match.
  
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• Quibi denies patent infringement claim - CNET

  09-03-2020 23:28
  
  The streaming company filed suit against Eko after it said a core feature infringes on its intellectual property.
  
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• Looks like Apple Watch sleep tracking is finally coming

  09-03-2020 23:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A long-desired Apple Watch feature might be coming with watchOS 7: Sleep tracking. A new Sleep app from Apple leaked last fall. At the time, reports said Apple’s sleep-tracking feature would be able to monitor sleep quality via sensors within the Apple Watch that would log a user’s movement, heart rate, and noise data.
  Apple Watch Series 5Maggie Tillman for Pocket-lint:Leaked iOS 14 code (via 9to5Mac) is providing fresh details about watchOS 7, including that it will work with a new
  
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• Thor 4: Love and Thunder: Christian Bale's possible role, Guardians of the Galaxy, release date - CNET

  09-03-2020 23:18
  
  Dark Knight Christian Bale takes a walk on the dark side as a Thor villain, plus the Guardians of the Galaxy have been confirmed to make an appearance.
  
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• Apple giving retail and hourly workers unlimited sick leave for coronavirus-like symptoms

  09-03-2020 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In addition to offering many of its employees the ability to work from home this week, Apple is also taking steps to ensure the well-being of its retail workers. 9to5Mac has learned that Apple hourly employees, including retail workers, are getting unlimited sick leave if they experience COVID-19 symptoms.more…
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• AAPL loses $100 billion in value, ends day down nearly 8% amid broader market slump

  09-03-2020 22:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Amid a tumultuous day for U.S. stocks, AAPL ended down 7.9%, but it wasn’t the only big tech company to sink. As detailed by CNBC, big tech companies lost over $320 billion in value today, coinciding with the worst day for broader market since 2008.more…
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• Coronavirus updates: Italy shuts entire country down, 3 more US deaths confirmed - CNET

  09-03-2020 22:39
  
  The latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• iPhone 12 rumors: New release date, specs, colors, screen sizes, and 5G predictions - CNET

  09-03-2020 22:34
  
  Here are the standout rumors about upcoming iPhones.
  
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• New 992-generation Porsche 911 Targa is sticking with the sweet retro roof - Roadshow

  09-03-2020 22:21
  
  I know this because I just spotted one on the street in Stuttgart.
  
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• Apple lost $100 billion in market value in trading today

  09-03-2020 22:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Today in Wall Street panicking, er… trading, Apple shed $100 billion in market value while Microsoft plummeted by $83.6 billion as the broader market had its worst day since the 2008 financial crisis, thanks to continued concerns about the COVID-19 coronavirus and plunging oil prices.
  Ari Levy for CNBC:Amid the worst day for U.S. stocks since the 2008 financial crisis, the five most valuable tech companies lost $321.6 billion in value, with Apple accounting for almost one-third of that su
  
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• Sea turtles may be drawn to deadly plastic because it smells like food - CNET

  09-03-2020 21:53
  
  This could help explain why they get tangled in plastic so often, researchers say.
  
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• 2021 Ford Bronco and Bronco Sport photos leak online - Roadshow

  09-03-2020 21:49
  
  The Bronco is expected to debut this month.
  
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• Trump's retweet of Biden video gets Twitter's first 'manipulated media' label - CNET

  09-03-2020 21:36
  
  White House social media boss Dan Scavino shares a misleading clip of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden that Trump retweeted.
  
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• The incredible, hidden history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe - CNET

  09-03-2020 21:29
  
  From the comics to Avengers: Endgame, to beyond.
  
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• ‘Today at Apple’ canceled in Seattle and San Francisco due to coronavirus

  09-03-2020 21:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple has canceled all of its “Today at Apple” sessions in Apple Retail Stores in Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area, two U.S coronavirus hotspots.
  Today at AppleJuli Clover for MacRumors:Searching for Today at Apple sessions in the SF Bay Area or around Seattle provides results that say there are currently no classes available. Apple has also canceled all Field Trip programs, which allowed teachers to take students to Apple Stores.
  Apple sent out notices to stores in these areas
  
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• Porsche Taycan hits the virtual reality world - Roadshow

  09-03-2020 21:21
  
  The electric sedan may not be available worldwide yet, but Porsche dealers will show customers the car in VR if they wish.
  
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• Coronavirus updates: Stocks plunge, 3 more US deaths confirmed - CNET

  09-03-2020 21:08
  
  The latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• iPad 2020 rumors: Mac-like mouse pointers may be coming in iPadOS 14

  09-03-2020 21:00 via macworld.com
  
  It’s been over a year since Apple released the current 11- and 12.9-inch iPad Pros, so they’re due for an update—which means the rumor mill for these products is going to start churning more frequently. We’ll keep track of the latest rumors here, until the eventual release of the new iPads.Update 3/9/2020: Added a rumor about better mouse support in iPadOS 14.Latest rumor: Improved mouse support
  On March 9, 9to5Mac reported that it had seen code suggesting that the exper
  
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• Ford warns FCC car-to-car communications proposal is unsafe - CNET

  09-03-2020 21:00
  
  The automaker doesn't want to give up any spectrum to Wi-Fi.
  
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• Pentagon's new contracts could mean creation of mobile nuclear reactors - CNET

  09-03-2020 20:54
  
  Smaller, mobile nuclear reactors could be the future.
  
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• Coronavirus worries spark panic-driven sell-off on Wall Street

  09-03-2020 20:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Today, amidst a veritable Wall Street panic, all three major U.S. stock averages opened sharply lower in a plunge so steep it triggered a trading halt due to safeguards put in place to avoid a repeat of 1987’s “Black Monday” crash. The Dow dropped a record 2,000 out of the starting gate. S&P 500 was on track for its largest one-day percentage drop since December 2008, the height of the financial crisis.Stephen Culp for Reuters:Wall Street tumbled on Monday and recession fea
  
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• Original King Kong movie back in theaters for first time in 60 years - CNET

  09-03-2020 20:44
  
  The last time this monster-movie classic was shown on the big screen, the average movie ticket cost 59 cents.
  
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• Ford Ranger will reportedly get a baby brother, and dealers dig it - Roadshow

  09-03-2020 20:44
  
  Ford reportedly showed the smaller, more affordable pickup to dealers and the reaction was positive.
  
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• Guardians of the Galaxy will be in Thor: Love and Thunder - CNET

  09-03-2020 20:43
  
  Asgardians of the Galaxy has been confirmed by Vin Diesel.
  
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• Make coronavirus hand washing more tolerable with Wash Your Lyrics generator - CNET

  09-03-2020 20:37
  
  Get a customized hand-washing infographic with the lyrics from your favorite tune.
  
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• Apple Watch series 6 and watchOS 7 rumors: Blood oxygen levels, sleep tracking, and more

  09-03-2020 20:30 via macworld.com
  
  Apple has delivered a new Apple Watch every year since the original in 2015. And they’ve all been unveiled during the company’s September event, along with the new iPhones, and shipped shortly after (with the exception of the first model, which shipped in April of the following year).We don’t expect this year to be any different. We’ll likely hear about the successor to the Apple Watch Series 5 during Apple’s big fall iPhone event. What will it have in store for us
  
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• Facebook sued by Australian privacy watchdog over Cambridge Analytica scandal - CNET

  09-03-2020 20:21
  
  The social network allegedly violated the privacy of more than 311,100 Australian users.
  
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• Spotify’s mobile app makes it easier to dip back into your favorite playlists

  09-03-2020 20:08 via techhive.com
  
  The redesigned Spotify home screen for mobile lets you pick up a listening session right where you left off, or it can point you in the direction of new tunes.
  
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• Apple: It’s now okay to use disinfect your iPhone with disinfecting wipes

  09-03-2020 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple now says it’s okay to use Clorox Disinfecting Wipes and other disinfectants to clean your iPhone and other Apple devices, but you shouldn’t use aerosol sprays, bleaches, or abrasives, and you shouldn’t spray cleaners directly on the screen.
  Todd Haselton for CNBC:Apple has updated its website with instructions that say it’s OK to use disinfectant wipes to clean your iPhone and other Apple gadgets.
  Previously, Apple’s site advised against using cleaning product
  
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• Today at Apple Sessions in Seattle and San Francisco Bay Areas Canceled Due to Coronavirus

  09-03-2020 19:56 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple has canceled all of its Today at Apple sessions in Apple retail locations in Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area, two of the places in the United States that are seeing some of the worst coronavirus outbreaks.
  Searching for Today at Apple sessions in the SF Bay Area or around Seattle provides results that say there are currently no classes available. Apple has also canceled all Field Trip programs, which allowed teachers to take students to Apple Stores.Apple sent out notices to stores
  
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• Coronavirus highlights strengths of self-driving delivery vehicles - Roadshow

  09-03-2020 19:48
  
  With quarantines across China, one company flexed its tech muscles to show the usefulness of autonomous vehicles.
  
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• How to clean and sanitize your Mac, keyboard, mouse, other devices with Apple’s updated guidance

  09-03-2020 19:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As the coronavirus outbreak continues, Apple has updated its recommendation on how to disinfect its products. Follow along for how to clean and sanitize your Mac, keyboard, mouse, and other Apple devices.more…
  The post How to clean and sanitize your Mac, keyboard, mouse, other devices with Apple’s updated guidance appeared first on 9to5Mac.
  
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• Precise mouse cursor and trackpad support coming to iPad

  09-03-2020 19:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple is prepping system-wide support for precise mouse cursors for iPad, according to iOS 14 (iPadOS 14) code seen by 9to5Mac. The iOS 14 build also referenced two new Apple Smart Keyboard models with trackpads (one for the 11-inch iPad Pro and one for the 12.9-inch model, ostensibly) that have previously been reported to be in development.
  Apple’s 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro modelsBenjamin Mayo for 9to5Mac:The changes coming to the software will bring most of the cursor features you r
  
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• Coronavirus has Silicon Valley effectively on lockdown - CNET

  09-03-2020 19:07
  
  Tech companies are increasingly asking employees to work from home and avoid travel amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• Coronavirus has Silicon Valley effectively on lock down - CNET

  09-03-2020 19:07
  
  Tech companies are increasingly asking employees to work from home and avoid travel amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• Apple Watch might get blood oxygen detection feature in iOS 14, report says - CNET

  09-03-2020 18:56
  
  If a user's blood oxygen level drops below a certain level, they'll get an alert, the report said.
  
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• Apple says it's OK to clean your iPhone with disinfectant wipes - CNET

  09-03-2020 18:52
  
  But you still want to avoid aerosol sprays, bleaches and abrasives.
  
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• 2021 Audi RS6 Avant costs over six figures, so pay up - Roadshow

  09-03-2020 18:52
  
  Pretty sure eager buyers won't bat an eye at the fast wagon's starting price.
  
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• Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Apple Confirms That It's Okay to Clean Your iPhone With Disinfectant

  09-03-2020 18:44 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple today updated its support document on cleaning Apple products with new information that confirms it's okay to to use a 70 percent isopropyl alcohol wipe or Clorox Disinfecting Wipes for the purpose of cleaning germs from your devices.
  Prior to now, Apple's cleaning guidelines have recommended against all cleaners, warning that the chemicals have the potential to damage the oleophobic coating on iPhone and iPad displays. Apple still warns against aerosol sprays, ammonia, window cleaners, hy
  
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• The best germ-killing hand soaps, from cheap to luxury - CNET

  09-03-2020 18:41
  
  The best unscented, moisturizing and foaming hand washes -- and the best one for killing germs.
  
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• 7 hand soaps to fight germs, from cheap to luxury - CNET

  09-03-2020 18:41
  
  The best unscented, moisturizing and foaming hand washes -- and the best one for killing germs.
  
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• Apple’s premium over-ear headphones revealed in iOS 14 leak

  09-03-2020 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two years ago uber-analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revealed that Apple was producing premium over-ear headphones with features similar to AirPods. Now, thanks to two icons hiding in Apple’s iOS 14 code that have just been discovered, we have our first look at the design of Apple’s new headphones.
  9to5Mac has discovered two icons representing light and dark versions of Apple’s premium headphones in iOS 14 code.
  Zac Hall for 9to5Mac:The two icons discovered by 9to5Mac give us the clearest p
  
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• March supermoon, a 'worm moon,' will dazzle skies Monday - CNET

  09-03-2020 18:25
  
  Get your telescope ready for a bright show.
  
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• Bill Gates funds coronavirus home testing kits, report says - CNET

  09-03-2020 18:25
  
  The at-home tests would reportedly have a two-day turnaround for results.
  
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• A $200 KitchenAid stand mixer and Cuisinarts on sale at Best Buy - CNET

  09-03-2020 18:23
  
  I cannot recommend a meat grinder highly enough, even when it's not on sale (which is currently is).
  
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• Twitter, Facebook flag edited Biden video shared by Trump - CNET

  09-03-2020 18:19
  
  White House social media boss Dan Scavino shared a clip of the Democratic presidential candidate saying "We can only re-elect Donald Trump" before cutting off.
  
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• Expanded Mouse Cursor Support Coming to iPadOS 14 Alongside New Smart Keyboards With Trackpads

  09-03-2020 18:17 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple in iPadOS 13 introduced support for external mice as an Accessibility feature, and in ‌iPadOS‌ 14, Apple is set to expand cursor support to make using a mouse or a trackpad on ‌iPadOS‌ similar to using a mouse or trackpad on the Mac.
  A mockup of a Smart Keyboard with Trackpad
  Apple is rumored to be working on a ‌Smart Keyboard‌ for the iPad Pro that includes a trackpad that will work with the new cursor capabilities, and code found in leaked iOS 14 snippets sh
  
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• 2021 Honda Odyssey gets styling tweaks and more safety tech - Roadshow

  09-03-2020 18:14
  
  The updated minivan will debut at the 2020 New York Auto Show in April.
  
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