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• Here's the 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid in all its edgy glory - Roadshow

  31-03-2020 23:55
  
  Hyundai dishes out the first official images of the Elantra Hybrid -- arguably the sportiest choice of the stable.
  
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• Screens VNC client for iOS updated with mouse and trackpad support on iPadOS

  31-03-2020 23:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There are many solutions available to remotely control a computer via an iPhone or iPad, and Screens 4 is one of them. Screens app for iOS was updated today with some great new features, including full compatibility for mouse and trackpad on iPad with iPadOS 13.4.more…
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• Call of Duty Warzone: Thousands of cheaters banned and everything else you need to know - CNET

  31-03-2020 23:48
  
  Drop in and survive the 150-player battle royale match.
  
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• Coronavirus updates: US deaths outnumber China's reported fatalities - CNET

  31-03-2020 23:31
  
  Plus: Chris Cuomo, brother of New York's governor, tests positive, and states extend their lockdowns.
  
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• New ‘iPhone 9,’ Express Card, CarKey support discovered in iOS beta code

  31-03-2020 23:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We’ve all heard a lot about the new “iPhone SE 2” or “iPhone 9,” which could be announced in the very near future (i.e. tomorrow morning). 9to5Mac previously found references to the new entry-level iPhone model in iOS 14 code, and now they’ve found corroborating information for a new iPhone – along with Express Card and future CarKey support – the iOS 13.4.5 beta code released to developers today.
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• Drop the top in the 2021 Mini Cooper Sidewalk Edition - Roadshow

  31-03-2020 23:16
  
  The soft-top roof is standard, and so is a stick shift.
  
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• This insanely good game bundle is just $30 and supports coronavirus charities - CNET

  31-03-2020 22:59
  
  This week's Humble Bundle includes $1071 worth of games and ebooks, and you can choose how much to give and where the money goes.
  
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• 13 stay-at-home essentials for under $20 - CNET

  31-03-2020 22:59
  
  From kitchen accessories to essential tech to at-home fitness gear, here are the essential tools to help you survive an extended shelter-at-home ordeal.
  
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• Every livestreaming living room concert you can watch from home today (March 31) - CNET

  31-03-2020 22:57
  
  Watch live streaming concerts of your favorite band and musicians like Phish, Ke$ha, Miley Cyrus, Diplo, Melissa Etheridge, Questlove and more. #couchtour
  
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• Senators press Google sibling Verily again on data privacy of coronavirus website - CNET

  31-03-2020 22:46
  
  The Democratic lawmakers have concerns about HIPAA compliance and data retention.
  
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• Apple to Continue Paying Contract Workers While Campuses Are Shuttered

  31-03-2020 22:41 via macrumors.com
  
  Contract workers at Apple's Silicon Valley campuses will continue to be paid their normal wages while Santa Clara County's shelter in place order is in effect, an Apple spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal today.
  The announcement was a departure from Apple's original plans. Over the last few days, hundreds of contract workers were told that their jobs would be suspended without pay, but Apple appears to have reversed course on that decision.Apple's contract workers include janitors, bus dri
  
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• Tesla Cybertruck may have 600,000-plus preorders to its name - Roadshow

  31-03-2020 22:33
  
  According to a crowdsourced list, nearly 400,000 people have placed reservations for the electric pickup in the past few months.
  
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• Coronavirus unemployment: Everything you need to know about payments, applying and more - CNET

  31-03-2020 22:32
  
  Are you out of work because of COVID-19? Here's a breakdown on how to qualify -- and receive -- the new unemployment benefits.
  
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• Comcast launches home schooling resources on Xfinity - CNET

  31-03-2020 22:27
  
  It's offering 2,000 hours of educational content for schooling from kindergarten to 12th grade.
  
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• Apple releases Pages, Numbers, and Keynote version 10.0 updates

  31-03-2020 22:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple has updated the company’s suite of iWork apps with new 10.0 versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote.
  Apple’s Pages for Mac
  Pages 10.0:
  • Select from a variety of gorgeous new templates to help you get started.• Add a Pages document to a shared iCloud Drive folder to automatically start collaborating. Requires macOS 10.15.4.• Add a drop cap to make a paragraph stand out with a large, decorative first letter.• Apply a color, gradient, or im
  
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• Apple updates iWork for Mac with iCloud Drive folder sharing, new themes, and more

  31-03-2020 22:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple is rolling out a round of updates today to the iWork collection of apps for Mac. These updates bring iCloud Drive folder sharing support and much more to Keynote, Pages, and Numbers for macOS.
  Update: Apple is also now rolling out updates to Keynote, Pages, and Numbers for iOS and iPadOS with these features as well as support for the upcoming Magic Keyboard.more…
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• iOS 13.4.5 beta code corroborates a new iPhone model with Touch ID, Express Card, and future CarKey support

  31-03-2020 22:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We’ve heard a lot about the new iPhone 9, which could be announced in the near future according to rumors. 9to5Mac found references to the new entry-level iPhone model in iOS 14 code, and now we can corroborate that information with the iOS 13.4.5 beta firmware released today for developers.more…
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• It's Equal Pay Day, but the gender pay gap could be widening in tech - CNET

  31-03-2020 21:55
  
  Women are still getting paid less than men, a new report from tech job search marketplace Hired says.
  
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• Review: This adapter turns standard CarPlay into Wireless CarPlay, and somehow it actually works

  31-03-2020 21:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A few years ago my wife and I purchased two new Hondas. My Civic came with Apple CarPlay, but her HR-V had a basic entertainment system. We were both used to driving with CarPlay by then, so we upgraded her system with an Alpine unit with Wireless CarPlay. I really wanted Wireless CarPlay, but replacing my entertainment system was too disruptive.
  Now there’s a solution for turning standard CarPlay into Wireless CarPlay, at least for some models, and it actually works!more…
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• Apple acquires Dark Sky weather app - CNET

  31-03-2020 21:45
  
  The company will pull its Android apps.
  
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• Instacart's COVID-19 warning to some workers: You might've been exposed - CNET

  31-03-2020 21:44
  
  Scoop: During the coronavirus pandemic, business has been booming for the grocery delivery company. But some workers say their lives are on the line.
  
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• Apple to continue to pay hundreds of contract workers during COVID-19 shutdown

  31-03-2020 21:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hundreds of Apple contract workers at its Silicon Valley campus will continue to receive paychecks even with their jobs being suspended as work is curtailed at Apple’s offices amid the COVID-19coronavirus pandemic.
  Tripp Mickle for The Wall Street Journal:Chief Executive Tim Cook had assured Apple employees in a March email that the company would continue to pay hourly workers even after closing its retail stores around the world. Mr. Cook didn’t specify whether Apple would pay hourl
  
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• UK developing coronavirus-tracking app to ease lockdown restrictions - CNET

  31-03-2020 21:18
  
  The opt-in app would use Bluetooth to record when people come in contact with someone with the coronavirus and then let them know to self-isolate.
  
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• Apple Updates iWork Apps for Mac With iCloud Folder Sharing and Other New Features

  31-03-2020 21:13 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple today updated Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, its iWork apps designed for the Mac, to version 10.0 with a new set of features. The updates add support for iCloud Folder Sharing for collaborative files with macOS 10.15.4 installed, plus there are options to edit shared documents offline.
  There are also new templates and editable shapes to work with, a redesigned template chooser, and an option to add color, gradients, and images to the background of any document. Each app's release notes are b
  
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• Lamborghini steps in to help fight the coronavirus pandemic - Roadshow

  31-03-2020 21:10
  
  The supercar maker's production facility in Italy is now making face masks and shields for health care workers.
  
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• SpaceX adds NASA and Japanese astronauts to pioneering ISS mission - CNET

  31-03-2020 21:05
  
  After it passes its first crewed test flight, Crew Dragon could regularly carry a crowd of astronauts to the International Space Station.
  
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• Facebook rolls out tool to make it easier to help during the coronavirus outbreak - CNET

  31-03-2020 21:00
  
  The social network's users are asking for money, food and other supplies.
  
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• Instacart quietly tells some workers they might've been infected with COVID-19 - CNET

  31-03-2020 20:51
  
  During the coronavirus pandemic, business has been booming for the grocery delivery company. But some workers say their lives are on the line.
  
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• New iOS 13.4.5 Beta Adds Option for Sharing Apple Music Songs on Instagram and Facebook Stories

  31-03-2020 20:49 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple today released the first betas of upcoming iOS and iPadOS 13.4.5 updates, and while the new software appears to focus primarily on bug fixes, there's at least one new feature.
  When listening to a song in Apple Music, tapping on the Share button and then selecting Instagram creates generates a Story with the song title and album name, plus a matching animated background.9to5Mac says that once a song is shared on Instagram, other people should be able to tap on the song name and then listen
  
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• Apple acquires Dark Sky weather app, kills Android version

  31-03-2020 20:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple has acquired the Dark Sky weather app, Dark Sky announced today.
  There will be no changes to Dark Sky for iOS at this time. It will continue to be available for purchase in the App Store.Adam Grossman for Dark Sky Blog:Today we have some important and exciting news to share: Dark Sky has joined Apple.
  Our goal has always been to provide the world with the best weather information possible, to help as many people as we can stay dry and safe, and to do so in a way that respects your privacy.
  
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• Gloomhaven sequel Frosthaven tops $3M on Kickstarter with new characters, campaign - CNET

  31-03-2020 20:36
  
  Frosthaven offers more dungeon-crawling fun for fans of the gigantic board game. We chat with its creator Isaac Childres about the ambitious project.
  
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• Apple Offering Work-From-Home Support Roles to Retail Employees [Updated]

  31-03-2020 20:29 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple has recently contacted some of its retail employees in the U.S. with an opportunity to work from home as a support advisor on a temporary basis due to the ongoing pandemic, according to sources familiar with the matter.
  Retail employees who accept this offer will receive the necessary equipment from Apple to offer support to customers by phone or online chat, as well as a small cash incentive, one source noted. It is unclear how long this at-home role will last, how many employees have bee
  
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• Blackmagic eGPU Pro Temporarily Unavailable From Apple's Online Store

  31-03-2020 20:24 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple is temporarily sold out of the Blackmagic eGPU Pro, an eGPU option that it offers alongside its Mac machines.
  Priced at $1,199, the Blackmagic eGPU Pro first came out in October 2018 alongside refreshed Mac mini and MacBook Air models, and it has been sold by Apple since then.Blackmagic told MacRumors that the eGPU Pro is temporarily out of stock and has not been discontinued. The company provided no details on why the device is unavailable at this time, but supply shortages and production
  
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• Apple acquires Dark Sky weather app

  31-03-2020 20:22 via macworld.com
  
  Apple has acquired the much-loved weather app Dark Sky.One of the first weather services to use machine learning to make very local and very timely weather predictions, Dark Sky has been a feature on just about every “best weather apps” list since its release back in 2012.What started as a successful Kickstarter project grew into a global weather prediction service used by dozens of apps. Less than a decade later, Dark Sky has announced in a blog post that it has been acqu
  
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• iOS 13.4.5 beta includes new option to share songs from Apple Music on Instagram Stories

  31-03-2020 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple has just released the first beta version of iOS 13.4.5 (yes, you read it right) for developers, and although we are still looking for major changes, there’s an interesting new feature for Apple Music subscribers. Users can now share the music they’re listening to on Instagram and Facebook Stories, something that was only possible before using third-party tools.more…
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• FCC mandates use of anti-robocalling technology by the end of June 2021 - CNET

  31-03-2020 19:54
  
  Phone and cable companies will be required to implement the Shaken/Stir protocol to stop spoofed calls.
  
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• FCC mandates robocall-fighting tech be in use by end of June 2021 - CNET

  31-03-2020 19:54
  
  Phone and cable companies will have to implement the Shaken/Stir protocol to stop spoofed calls.
  
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• iPhone 9 may launch soon after case spotted in Best Buy leak - CNET

  31-03-2020 19:52
  
  Apple's new cheaper iPhone may (or may not) be coming soon.
  
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• Toyota ready to build masks, face shields in North America to fight COVID-19 - Roadshow

  31-03-2020 19:48
  
  Toyota will 3D-print face shields and it's nearly ready to manufacture much-needed masks for health care workers to fight the coronavirus.
  
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• Can zinc protect you from the coronavirus? Don't believe this myth - CNET

  31-03-2020 19:48
  
  The origins of this misinformation and the science behind it.
  
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• Ford backtracks on US production restart date, Fiat Chrysler still eyes April - Roadshow

  31-03-2020 19:43
  
  Ford, Fiat Chrysler and General Motors all shut its North American production operations down this month amid the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• 9to5Mac Daily: March 31, 2020 – iPhone 9 rumors, watchOS 7 kids mode

  31-03-2020 19:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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• iOS and iPadOS 13.4.5 first developer beta is now available

  31-03-2020 19:40 via macworld.com
  
  Having just released iOS and iPadOS 13.4 on March 24, with big new features like trackpad and mouse support for iPads and iCloud folder sharing, Apple is moving on to its next minor release.For some reason, the company has skipped over iOS 13.4.1 through 13.4.4 and gone right to iOS 13.4.5. That doesn’t mean we won’t see those minor point-releases, only that if we do, we can expect them to be such minor bug or security fixes that Apple would directly release them without an external
  
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• S&P 500 set for worst first quarter since 1938

  31-03-2020 19:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The S&P 500 on course for its worst first quarter since 1938, even as Wall Street seemed to steady on Tuesday as investors returned to stocks that are likely to weather an economic slump due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic that originated in Wuhan, China in mid-November 2019.
  Reuters:Technology firms, which have been resilient amid a broader selloff that has erased more than $5 trillion from the value of S&P 500 firms, were the biggest boost to the index.
  An unprecedented round of f
  
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• Apple purchases hyperlocal weather app Dark Sky, ending API and killing Android apps

  31-03-2020 19:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In a big move to improve its weather app, Apple has purchased the highly popular iOS app Dark Sky. Along with the acquisition comes the end of Dark Sky for Android as well as an end to the API that’s used by popular apps like Carrot Weather, and more.more…
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• Apple Acquires Weather App Dark Sky

  31-03-2020 19:22 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple has acquired weather app Dark Sky, Dark Sky's developers announced today. Dark Sky is one of the most popular weather apps on the App Store, known for its accuracy and storm warnings.Our goal has always been to provide the world with the best weather information possible, to help as many people as we can stay dry and safe, and to do so in a way that respects your privacy.There is no better place to accomplish these goals than at Apple. We're thrilled to have the opportunity to reach far mo
  
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• Apple Configurator 2 update brings support for restoring 2019 Mac Pro firmware, VPN improvements, more

  31-03-2020 19:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple Configurator 2 is a tool created by Apple to simplify the setup and deployment of multiple iOS devices in businesses and schools. The app was today updated to version 2.12, which brought support for restoring the 2019 Mac Pro firmware, in addition to new features for VPN networks and more.more…
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• Dom's Dodge Charger is the latest Lego Technic creation - Roadshow

  31-03-2020 19:16
  
  It can be your own home-built piece of the Fast and Furious franchise.
  
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• SpaceX's Starship Users Guide lets you daydream about an escape from Earth - CNET

  31-03-2020 19:13
  
  There's nothing better than a glossy brochure.
  
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• Apple Seeds First Beta of iOS and iPadOS 13.4.5 to Developers

  31-03-2020 19:09 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS and iPadOS 13.4.5 updates to developers, one week after releasing iOS and iPadOS 13.4 with iCloud Folder Sharing, iPad trackpad support, and more.
  iOS and ‌‌iPadOS‌‌ 13.4.5 can be downloaded from the Apple Developer center or over the air once the proper developer profile has been installed. There's no word on why Apple decided to use iOS 13.4.5 as the beta update number instead of iOS 13.4.1.
  We don't yet know what's include
  
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