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• Samsung unveils the Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition - CNET

  20-05-2020 23:57
  
  It has military-grade security, night-vision mode and stealth mode.
  
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• Astronomers get first look at a baby planet being born - CNET

  20-05-2020 23:55
  
  Images from the ESO's Very Large Telescope show signs of planet formation around a young star.
  
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• Google Podcasts for iOS adds CarPlay support

  20-05-2020 23:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Back in March, Google Podcasts launched on iOS alongside an Android revamp and tweaks to the web experience. The first update to Google Podcasts for iOS today adds CarPlay support.more…
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• Apple adding 192-room hotel to billion-dollar Austin campus

  20-05-2020 23:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple has a new addition for their $1 billion corporate campus under construction in Northwest Austin, Texas — a 192-room hotel. A revised site plan approved April 29 by the City of Austin shows a 75,500-square-foot, six-story hotel, as well as previously envisioned office buildings and parking garages.
  Apple is adding a 192-room hotel to its billion-dollar campus. Rendering courtesy of Apple
  John Egan for CultureMap:“Apple is a trendsetter in so many ways. Its proposed hotel as part
  
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• [Update: 32 US stores now open, Apple Sydney reopens ‘soon’] COVID-19: Which Apple Stores have reopened?

  20-05-2020 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On March 13, Apple closed all of its retail stores outside of Greater China in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. As some regions around the world begin to ease shelter in place orders, Apple is beginning to reopen its stores with additional safety procedures and a new social distancing protocol. In the US, each state has a slightly different timeline for reopening businesses, which may leave you wondering: is my Apple Store open?more…
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• FCC, FTC tell service providers to cut off COVID-19-related scam robocalls - CNET

  20-05-2020 23:02
  
  Otherwise, the companies will face "serious consequences," the agencies say.
  
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• Apple-Google COVID-19 contact tracing tech launches; 23 countries seek access

  20-05-2020 22:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple and perpetual follower Google, the companies announced on Wednesday as they released the initial version of their “exposure notification” system.
  Here’s an illustration of how the Apple – Google coronavirus contact tracing is designed to work:
  Reuters:Authorities would have to stop requiring phone numbers from users under the companies’ rules, one of severa
  
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• First production Nissan GT-R50 brought into the world and it's magnificent - CNET

  20-05-2020 22:42
  
  Power, gorgeous design and totally street legal: The GT-R50 lives!
  
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• You're looking shaggy. Here are haircut kits you can get for as little as $33 - CNET

  20-05-2020 22:39
  
  If you're desperate for a trim, here are a trio of kits that include a razor, scissors and a set of guide combs.
  
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• Microsoft's Surface Earbuds vs. AirPods

  20-05-2020 22:36 via macrumors.com
  
  Back in October, Microsoft decided to get into the wire-free earbuds market with the debut of the Surface Earbuds, designed to compete with Apple's AirPods, Google's Pixel Buds, and Samsung's Galaxy Buds.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
  We picked up a pair of Microsoft's Surface Earbuds to check out the feature set and see how they measure up to Apple's ‌AirPods‌.Priced at $199, the Surface Earbuds have a design that's rather... unique. There's an AirPods-sty
  
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• [Update: Watch now] Former Apple exec Scott Forstall to appear at Code․org virtual event this week

  20-05-2020 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Update: Watch the full video below.
  Scott Forstall, former senior vice president of iOS and one of the main creators behind the iPhone and iPad, will join Code.org’s Code “Break event” this week. Interestingly, Forstall will appear at the event alongside rapper and songwriter Macklemore.more…
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• iPhone: How to install iOS 13.5 with contact tracing, Face ID, and Group FaceTime improvements

  20-05-2020 22:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple has released iOS 13.5 to the public, and the update includes some major changes including contact tracing support (Exposure Notifications), Face ID improvements, and the ability to stop faces in Group FaceTime from moving as people talk, and more. Follow along for how to install iOS 13.5.more…
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• Carlos Ghosn's suspected escape accomplices arrested in US - CNET

  20-05-2020 22:12
  
  The former Nissan and Renault boss fled to Lebanon at the start of this year with the help of a handful of accomplices wanted in Japan.
  
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• Apple Adding 192-Room Hotel to Upcoming Austin Campus

  20-05-2020 22:03 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple is adding a 192-room hotel to the campus that it is developing in Austin, Texas, according to revised construction plans shared by Culturemap.
  The hotel will span 75,500 feet and will have six stories, but there's no information on branding. The updated plans were approved in late April, with the hotel as a new addition. The original plans, filed in December 2018, did not include a hotel.None of Apple's other campuses have hotels on site, but the addition of a hotel will give employees tra
  
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• Nintendo Switch Online: Your guide to the subscription service and its retro-game library - CNET

  20-05-2020 22:02
  
  The hybrid console's online subscription service offers online gaming and a sizable library of classic SNES and NES games, for $20 a year.
  
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• NASA finally sets date for tricky Osiris-Rex asteroid touchdown - CNET

  20-05-2020 21:58
  
  Grabbing a chunk of asteroid Bennu won't be easy.
  
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• Verizon switches on 5G uploads in 35 cities - CNET

  20-05-2020 21:50
  
  It's also brought 5G to San Diego.
  
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• Twitter rolls out test of feature allowing you to limit who can reply to your tweets

  20-05-2020 21:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Twitter is rolling out the ability for users to limit who can reply to their tweets. The feature is currently available to “a limited group of people globally” with a trio of different new reply options.more…
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• Nintendo Switch Lite is in stock at GameStop, Amazon and Best Buy: Latest inventory update - CNET

  20-05-2020 21:40
  
  Just updated: Here's where you can find the $200 portable version of Nintendo's hot gaming console.
  
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• Today at Apple turns 3 with new at home session created in American Sign Language

  20-05-2020 21:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Global Accessibility Awareness Day is May 21, and Apple has created a timely new Today at Apple at Home session filmed entirely in American Sign Language. The new creative session coincides with the third anniversary of Today at Apple’s rollout to every Apple Store around the world.more…
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• Mazda's MX-30, its first electric car, starts production in Japan - CNET

  20-05-2020 21:21
  
  The MX-30 goes on sale in Europe this fall, but still no word on the cute EV coming to America.
  
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• HBO Max: Snyder cut, discounts, free upgrades, launch dates, shows and movies to expect - CNET

  20-05-2020 21:01
  
  HBO Max launches May 27 with HBO's programs and movies, plus licensed hits and exclusive originals -- not to mention the so-called "Snyder cut" of Justice League next year. Here's everything to know.
  
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• Sounds like the Kia Optima name is dead, K5 name inbound - CNET

  20-05-2020 21:00
  
  The EPA released fuel economy estimates for a 2021 Kia K5, which could be early confirmation the Optima name is dead.
  
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• Depression, anxiety, burnout: How to stay mentally healthy during COVID-19 and beyond - CNET

  20-05-2020 20:56
  
  May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Here is CNET's best advice to help you cope with what troubles you right now, including the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Justice League's Snyder Cut will be released on HBO Max - CNET

  20-05-2020 20:55
  
  The original director's version of the 2017 DC movie will be out 2021.
  
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• Apple plans big upgrade to new $1B Austin campus with 192-room hotel

  20-05-2020 20:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple is currently in the middle of building its latest campus in Austin, Texas. The facility will initially be home to 5,000 Apple employees but expand over time to house 15,000. Now Apple has just had a revised plan for the campus approved that sees a 192-room hotel added to the project.more…
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• Twitter Now Testing Setting for Limiting Who Can Reply to Tweets

  20-05-2020 20:38 via macrumors.com
  
  Twitter today announced that it has started testing new conversation settings that were first outlined earlier this year at CES.
  A "Conversation Participants" option in the window where a tweet is composed will allow users to select who can reply to a tweet. Options include everyone, people you follow, and only people you mention.
  The "everyone" represents how Twitter traditionally works and it's the default setting that's selected, while the other two options will limit replies. Tweets that hav
  
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• The 4 best laptop deals at Lenovo's Memorial Day sale - CNET

  20-05-2020 20:36
  
  Save on Yoga convertible laptops and a monster of a Legion gaming laptop.
  
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• NARB recommends AT&T discontinue misleading ‘5G Evolution’ claims

  20-05-2020 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A panel of the National Advertising Review Board (NARB) has recommended that AT&T Services, Inc. discontinue its misleading “5G Evolution” and “5G Evolution, The First Step to 5G” claims. The advertising at issue had been challenged by T-Mobile USA, Inc. before the National Advertising Division (NAD). Following NAD’s decision, AT&T appealed NAD’s recommendation that these two claims be discontinued.
  AT&T’s misleading “5G E” label
  
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• Google inks deal with Defense Department to help respond to cyberthreats - CNET

  20-05-2020 20:31
  
  The contract is for "seven figures," Google says.
  
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• Twitter is testing settings that let you choose who replies to your tweet - CNET

  20-05-2020 20:29
  
  The settings could let you allow only people you follow or mention to participate in conversations on the platform.
  
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• Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit will launch a rocket from midair Saturday - CNET

  20-05-2020 20:20
  
  The company will light up the sky with LauncherOne for the first time over the Pacific Ocean.
  
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• Hulu Unveils Revamped Interface, Coming First to Apple TV

  20-05-2020 20:10 via macrumors.com
  
  Hulu today announced the launch of an updated interface that offers up content in a tiled view, similar to Netflix and other streaming services.
  Hulu in 2017 unveiled a simplified user interface that eliminated the horizontal tiled view for TV shows and movies, instead adopting a vertically oriented design that focused on a single TV show or movie at a time with full-screen artwork.On the Apple TV, Hulu's current design displays just three or four show listings at a time, making it difficult to
  
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• Home Chef confirms data breach after customer info reportedly sold on dark web - CNET

  20-05-2020 20:09
  
  Hackers were reportedly offering up 8 million users records.
  
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• Stacktrace Podcast 084: “We traversed the whole responder chain”

  20-05-2020 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This week, John and Rambo go on a deep dive into the responder chain and how UI events are propagated on Apple’s platforms. Also, SwiftUI vs Catalyst, Apple’s mysterious new QR codes for AR, and a visit to the Sundell R&D division.
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• Apple releases fifth beta of macOS Catalina 10.15.5 to developers

  20-05-2020 19:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  While Apple today released iOS 13.5, iPadOS 13.5 and tvOS 13.4.5 for all users, macOS Catalina 10.15.5 is still in beta, as the company has just launched the fifth beta of macOS 10.15.5 to developers.more…
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• Classic Simpsons episodes coming to Disney Plus in original 4:3 aspect ratio - CNET

  20-05-2020 19:54
  
  Cowabunga! The visual jokes that were cropped out in widescreen will be visible again, and faces won't look so stretched.
  
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• Apple releases iOS 13.5

  20-05-2020 19:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple today released iOS 13.5 which speeds up access to the passcode field on devices with Face ID when you are wearing a face mask and introduces the Exposure Notification API to support COVID-19 contact tracing apps from public health authorities. This update also introduces an option to control automatic prominence of video tiles on Group FaceTime calls and includes bug fixes and other improvements.
  Apple’s iOS 13.5 beta makes unlocking an iPhone with passcode easier when wearing a mask
  
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• Hulu's new interface wants to make it easier for you to find your next binge watch - CNET

  20-05-2020 19:51
  
  The changes make Hulu look more like Disney Plus and ESPN Plus.
  
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• Apple Seeds Fifth Beta of Upcoming macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Update to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]

  20-05-2020 19:49 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple today seeded the fifth beta of an upcoming macOS Catalina 10.15.5 update to developers for testing purposes, two weeks after seeding the fourth beta and over a month after releasing ‌macOS Catalina‌ 10.15.4 with Screen Time Communication Limits, iCloud Folder Sharing, and real-time Apple Music lyrics.
  The new ‌macOS Catalina‌ beta can be downloaded from the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences after installing the proper software from the Developer Center.&zw
  
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• What is life insurance? Here are the most popular types - CNET

  20-05-2020 19:40
  
  If you're thinking about buying life insurance, here are some types to consider.
  
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• Ikea shares instructions for building comfy homemade forts and tents - CNET

  20-05-2020 19:39
  
  Ikea shows how to build fun structures out of pillows, blankets and furniture.
  
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• iOS and iPadOS 13.5 now available with COVID-19 contact API, FaceTime and Face ID tweaks

  20-05-2020 19:35 via macworld.com
  
  Having 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.Apple released iOS 13.4.1 without a beta test, and then started realeasing beta versions of 13.4.5 that primarily included only bug fixes. On April 29, without ever releasing 13.4.5, Apple released what it calls “beta 3” of iOS 13.5. So, Apple just renamed the usual 13.4.5 release with an upgraded vers
  
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• Apple Releases New 13.4.5 Software for HomePod

  20-05-2020 19:34 via macrumors.com
  
  Alongside iOS and iPadOS 13.5, Apple today released new 13.4.5 software for the HomePod. According to Apple's release notes, the update includes general improvements for stability and quality, with no new features mentioned.
  The ‌HomePod‌ update is 13.4.5 and not 13.5, like the accompanying iOS update. When the beta testing period for iOS 13.5 first started, Apple released the betas as iOS 13.4.5, but swapped to iOS 13.5 due to a necessary SDK update for the Exposure Notification API.&
  
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• Apple TV+ faces dual challenges

  20-05-2020 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple launched Apple TV+ about six months ago with a compelling proposition: Buy an Apple device and get a free year of the service. The standard price is just $4.99 per month.
  Apple TV+ is a streaming service that’s home to Apple Originals
  Adam Levy for The Motley Fool:Despite the offer — and selling tens of millions of devices over the last six months — just 10 million people have signed up for Apple TV+ since its launch, according to a report from Bloomberg. Just half of tho
  
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• This excellent Cuisinart electric griddle is on sale for $65 - CNET

  20-05-2020 19:05
  
  That's an all-time-low price for the GR-5B, aka the Griddler Five. Plus: The $950 LG V40 phone is $300 right now.
  
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• Toy robot maker Sphero spins off startup focused on military, first responders - CNET

  20-05-2020 19:00
  
  The robotics company will also be developing AI-based software.
  
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• Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 13.5 With Exposure Notification API, Face ID Mask Updates, Group FaceTime Changes and More

  20-05-2020 19:00 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple today released iOS and iPadOS 13.5, major updates that come more than a month after the launch of iOS and iPadOS 13.4.1. iOS 13.5 is a major health-related update that brings many features related to the ongoing public health crisis.
  The iOS and ‌‌‌iPadOS‌‌‌ 13.5 updates are available on all eligible devices over-the-air in the Settings app. To access the updates, go to Settings > General > Software Update. Apple has also released iOS 12.4.7 for older de
  
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• Apple releases iOS 13.5 to the public with Exposure Notification API, Face ID enhancements, more

  20-05-2020 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After releasing the golden master to developers earlier this week, Apple is releasing iOS 13.5 to the general public today. The update brings quite a few changes and new features prompted by COVID-19, including the Exposure Notification API, Face ID enhancements, and much more.more…
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• Apple and Google's coronavirus tracking tools are out - CNET

  20-05-2020 19:00
  
  Government officials rolling out the tools estimate it could take as long as a year for the contact tracing apps to be fully effective.
  
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