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• Get a year of Sony PlayStation Plus for $31 - CNET

  23-06-2020 23:52
  
  That's 48% off multiplayer online gaming and monthly access to free games.
  
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• Apple Stores continue reopening this week, including locations in Chicago, Minnesota, Ontario, more

  23-06-2020 23:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple is reopening many of its still-closed US and Canadian retail stores this week as the company analyzes local health conditions and determines a safe path forward. Locations reopening this week include some stores in Illinois, Minnesota, Virginia, Wisconsin, Ontario, Quebec, and more.more…
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• An Apple Watch Series 5 makes a great graduation gift for just $300 - CNET

  23-06-2020 23:34
  
  Or you can spend $120 less than that and get an Apple Watch Series 3 for $180.
  
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• Twitter flags another Trump tweet, for 'threat of harm' - CNET

  23-06-2020 23:26
  
  The company veils Trump's tweet with a notice that says the post violates its rules.
  
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• Here’s the list of iPhone and Apple Watch models compatible with CarKey

  23-06-2020 23:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  One of the new features of iOS 14, which will also be available to iOS 13 users, is CarKey. With CarKey, you can use your iPhone or Apple Watch to lock, unlock, and start a car. Unfortunately, this feature is not compatible with all devices that can run iOS 14 and watchOS 7.more…
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• Apple MacBook deals for 2020: Get $100 off MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models - CNET

  23-06-2020 23:04
  
  Plus, deeper discounts on the big, 16-inch MacBook Pro.
  
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• Apple throws a stick into antitrust regulators’ spokes

  23-06-2020 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In iOS 14, likely to the chagrin of antitrust regulators worldwide, Apple will allow users to choose their own default browser and email apps, if they wish to substitute for Apple’s Safari and Mail. One thing that won’t change is that all iOS browsers must to use Apple’s rendering engine for security/privacy. Changing default apps is limited only to browser and email, for now. For maps and music the default remains Apple Maps and Apple Music.
  In addition, Apple on Monday announ
  
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• Facial recognition lawsuit targets NY schools over student privacy - CNET

  23-06-2020 22:55
  
  The New York Civil Liberties Union is suing over a $3 million facial recognition system installed at the Lockport City School District.
  
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• Apple begins approving first developers for Apple Silicon Mac mini Transition Kit

  23-06-2020 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  During its WWDC keynote yesterday, Apple officially outlined the roadmap for its transition from Intel processors in the Mac to new Apple Silicon chips. This roadmap includes a Developer Transition Kit hardware program, and now the first developers are being accepted into this program.more…
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• iOS 14: Shortcuts gains new automation triggers, Apple Watch app, folders, more

  23-06-2020 21:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Shortcuts on iOS and iPadOS 14 is getting some great upgrades to make automations better than ever. Arriving with the latest software is new trigger and automation functionality, Shortcuts landing on Apple Watch with watchOS 7, Shortcuts folders, and more.more…
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• macOS 11 Big Sur resurrects the Mac startup chime

  23-06-2020 21:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With macOS 11 Big Sur, Apple is resurrecting the Mac startup chime as well as bringing back the Mac’s battery time remaining estimates.
  macOS Big Sur delivers a spacious new design that makes navigation easier, while putting more controls at users’ fingertips.
  Chance Miller for 9to5Mac:With the introduction of the 2016 MacBook Pro, Apple dropped the iconic Mac startup chime when booting up. This meant that your Mac would boot up silently, which was a small change at the time but one
  
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• iPadOS 14 FAQ: Features, Apple Pencil, Public Beta, and everything else you need to know

  23-06-2020 21:45 via macworld.com
  
  Later this fall, Apple will launch a brand new version of iPadOS that brings a bunch of new changes to its iconic tablet. Here’s everything that you’re getting, how to get it, and whether your iPad will be able to get it.What are the new features?
  App design
  The biggest change you’re going to see on your iPad is with apps. Apple is bringing a refined design language to the iPad, with sidebars, pull-down menus, and toolbars that look more like Mac apps than ever before. AppleTa
  
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• TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot to step down at end of August - CNET

  23-06-2020 21:44
  
  Brown-Philpot was one of the few Black women in an executive role in Silicon Valley.
  
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• A Chicken Run sequel is coming to Netflix - CNET

  23-06-2020 21:40
  
  Two decades later, they still don't want to be a pie.
  
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• Get your Mac ready for macOS 11 Big Sur w/ 30% off CleanMyMac X

  23-06-2020 21:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  To get ready for macOS 11 Big Sur betas at WWDC this week, 9to5Mac readers can get their Mac back in top shape with 30% off CleanMyMac X, our official WWDC 2020 sponsor, to help celebrate the launch.
  Head below for our exclusive promo and more on one of 9to5’s go-to maintenance utilities for Mac.more…
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• 2021 Ford F-150 debuts Thursday with Denis Leary - here's how to watch - Roadshow

  23-06-2020 21:36
  
  We caught up with the actor and longtime Ford Trucks spokesperson ahead of this week's big event. Bookmark this page to watch Thursday's reveal.
  
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• watchOS 7 adds Battery Health Management and Announce Messages with Siri to Apple Watch

  23-06-2020 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple announced watchOS 7 with various new features, including more watch faces, sleep monitoring, and more. However, there are some changes the company didn’t mention during yesterday’s keynote, including the addition of Battery Health Management and Announce Messages with Siri to the Apple Watch.more…
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• WWDC 2020 announcements unlock new experiences for Apple Retail Stores

  23-06-2020 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This week at the first-ever virtual WWDC, Apple revealed new software features coming this fall with the potential to transform the Apple Retail Store experience. This year’s updates to iOS and iPadOS add capabilities that expand not only how you interact with your devices, but how you interact with the world around you.more…
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• [Update: iPadOS 14 too] iOS 14 includes new light and dark mode wallpapers, download here

  23-06-2020 21:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As usual, one of the things that excite people most about a new iOS release is the inclusion of new wallpapers. As of right now, iOS 14 includes six new wallpapers and you can download them for your iPhone below.more…
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• Twitter hides another Trump tweet for 'threat of harm' - CNET

  23-06-2020 21:23
  
  The president has violated another Twitter policy.
  
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• Apple TV+ originals: First trailer for 'Foundation' released, Julianne Moore to star in 'Sharper'

  23-06-2020 21:07 via macworld.com
  
  Apple is planting its own flag in the streaming wars with Apple TV+, its in-house streaming service that features only original programming—no reruns of hit TV shows or last year’s blockbuster movies.The company is said to be spending several billion dollars a year on original programming. That’s a lot of TV! Apple is attracting some of the best talent in TV and film production, including huge stars and directors, and locking down the television and movie rights to best-sellin
  
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• Apple’s iOS 14 improves older iPhone cameras

  23-06-2020 20:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple plans to deliver a long list of improvements to the iPhone camera in iOS 14, with features coming to the default Camera app that were previously reserved for pro-level apps.
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  Mike Wuerthele for AppleInsider:Specifically, Apple says that iOS 14 has “improved shot-to-shot performance.” Apple claims that users can shoot photos up to 90% faster, at up to 4 frames per second. Additionally, Portrait shot-to-shot is up to 15% faster.
  In Night Mode, on iPhone 11 a
  
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• macOS 11 Big Sur brings back startup chime, battery life time remaining estimates

  23-06-2020 20:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  While much of the focus in macOS 11 Big Sur is on preparing the Mac for the future, there are a pair of changes that are reminiscent of days gone by. With macOS Big Sur, Apple has added back the Mac’s startup chime as well as battery time remaining estimates.more…
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• Another Spanish painting gets a disastrously botched restoration - CNET

  23-06-2020 20:39
  
  Maybe don't ask a furniture restorer to repaint an image of the Virgin Mary.
  
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• Tesla Battery Day set for September, Elon Musk says - Roadshow

  23-06-2020 20:38
  
  Battery Day is rumored to bring news on Tesla's "million-mile" battery.
  
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• Ford F-150 over sex: Truck owners would sacrifice a lot to keep their pickup - Roadshow

  23-06-2020 20:37
  
  The automaker surveyed a couple thousand pickup owners, and yeah, they really love their trucks.
  
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• Apple takes on keyless entry with iOS, coming first in BMW 5 Series - Roadshow

  23-06-2020 20:35
  
  At WWDC, the technology company showed us how to add some virtual car keys to your Apple Wallet.
  
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• Time might be running out for alien life in the Milky Way - CNET

  23-06-2020 20:34
  
  New research suggests that older planets like Earth with active plate tectonics might be as good as it gets for life to evolve.
  
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• iOS 14: Apple details WidgetKit for developers with focus on glanceability not ‘mini-apps’

  23-06-2020 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  One of the biggest changes to iOS 14 is the new home screen widgets and third-party integration with the new feature will unlock lots of great potential. In a WWDC talk today, Apple has detailed WidgetKit including sharing what the focus and experience should be like and that widgets should not be designed as “mini-apps.”more…
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• Apple Scribble will let you write in text fields on your iPad instead of typing - CNET

  23-06-2020 20:20
  
  Scribble will recognize your handwriting in text fields.
  
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• When Hollywood finally noticed the Web: What it got right and oh so wrong - CNET

  23-06-2020 20:05
  
  The Net. Hackers. Johnny Mnemonic. Twenty five years ago, cinema met cyberspace in a riot of funky fashion, cool music and surveillance paranoia.
  
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• iOS 14 'Back Tap' lets you quickly switch apps, perform actions on your iPhone - CNET

  23-06-2020 20:02
  
  Tap the back of your iPhone to take a screenshot, scroll and more.
  
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• watchOS 7 drops Force Touch support, likely ahead of Apple Watch Series 6 hardware changes

  23-06-2020 19:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  watchOS 7 adds a variety of new features, such as sleep tracking and new workout types, but it also drops support for one key feature. With watchOS 7, Apple has deprecated support for the Force Touch functionality and is instead recommending developers look at other solutions.more…
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• The used cars selling best amid the coronavirus pandemic - Roadshow

  23-06-2020 19:54
  
  Americans have turned to used cars amid the pandemic, and they're scooping up Honda, Volkswagen and Toyota models among others.
  
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• iOS 14 finally brings widgets to your iPhone's home screen - CNET

  23-06-2020 19:52
  
  A mainstay on Android but new to iOS, widgets will be available on the home screen in iOS 14.
  
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• iPadOS 14: These are all the features and enhancements coming soon to your iPad - CNET

  23-06-2020 19:50
  
  Apple's iPad software operating system gets new enhancements like Universal Search and a redesigned home screen.
  
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• WatchOS 7 includes a new Apple Watch hand-washing feature for the age of COVID-19 - CNET

  23-06-2020 19:32
  
  The new Apple Watch will automatically help you wash your hands well to lower risk of catching the coronavirus.
  
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• WatchOS 7 includes a new Apple Watch hand-washing feature for COVID-19 protection - CNET

  23-06-2020 19:32
  
  The new Apple Watch will automatically help you wash your hands well to lower your risk of catching the coronavirus.
  
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• iOS 14 tidbits: Long-press back button, Sound Recognition in Accessibility, custom widget stacks

  23-06-2020 19:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As we dig deeper into iOS 14, we’re learning more about what exactly is included in this year’s update for iPhone and iPod touch users. In addition to things like a redesigned home screen and picture-in-picture, there are a variety of other changes as well.more…
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• All next-gen Mercedes-Benz cars will be powered by Nvidia software, silicon - Roadshow

  23-06-2020 19:31
  
  The two companies will partner closely to build "software-defined" cars that could even improve over time thanks to phone-like updates and downloads.
  
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• Nevada to adopt California zero-emission vehicle standards - Roadshow

  23-06-2020 19:24
  
  Nevada will become the 14th state to follow the ZEV regulations.
  
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• NASA will smash a spacecraft into asteroid moon Dimorphos - CNET

  23-06-2020 19:22
  
  The crash target, which is the size of Egypt's Great Pyramid, finally gets a name of its own. Hello, Dimorphos, we're coming for you.
  
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• Apple’s macOS Big Sur is Version 11.0

  23-06-2020 19:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Finally! Apple’s macOS Big Sur is “Version 11.0,” not Version 10.16 as many likely expected as each major release of macOS since Mac OS X “Cheetah” (10.0) through macOS “Catalina” (10.15) has been Version 10.x. That’s right, sixteen versions, 0-15, were all it took for this one to go to eleven.
  Mac OS X 10.0 (code named Cheetah) was released on March 24, 2001
  Joe Rossignol for MacRumors:In the System Preferences menu in the first developer beta of
  
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• FCC moves closer to establishing 988 suicide prevention hotline - CNET

  23-06-2020 19:02
  
  The US Federal Communications Commission will vote next month on final rules to create a three-digit number for a national suicide prevention hotline.
  
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• Facebook says goodbye to Oculus Go, opens up Oculus Quest to new apps - CNET

  23-06-2020 19:00
  
  The Go's last days are here, but the Quest is opening up in 2021.
  
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• Fujifilm set to launch X Webcam software for macOS in July

  23-06-2020 18:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Following Canon opening up its native webcam software to Mac users, Fujifilm has announced that it is doing the same. The X Webcam app for Fujifilm cameras is slated to come to macOS in July.more…
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• Apple shares new App Store rules changes as regulators eye policies - CNET

  23-06-2020 18:47
  
  After a recent public dispute with developer Basecamp, Apple is making changes to the App Store.
  
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• Get the new Amazfit Bip S smartwatch for $63 - CNET

  23-06-2020 18:45
  
  Cheapskate exclusive! The long-awaited second-gen Bip has arrived, and it's a steal at this price.
  
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• Analyst: Mac transition to Apple silicon to save company up $850M a year

  23-06-2020 18:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple’s move away from Intel chips in its Mac line in favor of its own custom silicon could save the Cupertino Colossus up to $850 million annually, Citi analyst Jim Suva believes.
  Apple on Monday, June 22, 2020 announced it will transition the Mac to its world-class custom silicon to deliver industry-leading performance and powerful technologies.
  Apple yesterday also introduced macOS 10.16 Big Sur, the next major release of macOS, which delivers its biggest update in more than a decade an
  
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• 2021 Jaguar I-Pace rolls in with infotainment upgrades, quicker charging - Roadshow

  23-06-2020 18:11
  
  The I-Pace will add 33 miles of range per hour in Europe with its wallbox charger, but we'll have to wait and see what the US-specific updates hold.
  
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