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• Apple CEO Tim Cook Will Testify in U.S. Tech Antitrust Probe in July

  01-07-2020 23:43 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook plans to testify in an upcoming antitrust hearing with the U.S. House judiciary antitrust subcommittee, chairman David Cicilline said today in an interview with Kara Swisher.
  According to Cicilline, Apple CEO ‌Tim Cook‌, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet (Google) CEO Sundar Pichai, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will all appear at the antitrust hearing set to take place in late July.The antitrust subcommittee has embarked on a probe of competition in digital markets
  
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• Mac Pro: Everything you need to know

  01-07-2020 23:39 via macworld.com
  
  The Mac Pro is Apple’s workstation. It’s designed for professionals who need a powerful and flexible machine, and is ideal for applications that use as many processing cores as possible—video-editing applications, image-editing software, 3D programs, and the like.The Mac Pro is getting a revival of sorts. The company released a brand-new, redesigned Mac Pro in December 2019, after years of stagnation with the previous, cylindrical Mac Pro. Apple
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• Tim Cook agrees to testify in Congress this month during hearing on big tech antitrust

  01-07-2020 23:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook has agreed to testify as part of a US House Judiciary Committee antitrust probe later this month. Cook is the latest of the four largest tech companies CEOs to agree to testify during the antitrust hearing, following Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Sundar Pichai, and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos.more…
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• Lincoln Continental luxury sedan ends its voyage in 2020 - Roadshow

  01-07-2020 23:26
  
  The now-discontinued sedan means Lincoln will go all-in on SUVs.
  
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• Here's what the rumored Galaxy Z Flip 5G could look like - CNET

  01-07-2020 23:24
  
  Samsung's potential new phone is on the horizon.
  
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• Fargo star Allison Tolman is 'kind of killing it at quarantine' by making curse word embroidered towels - CNET

  01-07-2020 23:05
  
  In the I'm So Obsessed podcast, the Emmy Award-nominated actress talks about Billy Bob Thornton, the ABC show Emergence and how to make a cappuccino with a glass jar.
  
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• Heads up: Japanese city bans using smartphones while walking, report says - CNET

  01-07-2020 23:03
  
  Advocates of the ban hope it will make pedestrians less oblivious to their surroundings.
  
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• Apple silicon-powered Macs promise screaming performance

  01-07-2020 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple silicon-powered Macs show promising performance benchmarks which have appeared on Geekbench as developers begin to speed test these new Macs. It appears that even with an older Apple A12 SoC variant (A12Z), they already run as fast as some Windows devices.
  Apple’s Developer Transition Kit is powered by Apple silicon
  Jonny Evans for Computerworld:This data doesn’t tell the whole story. For example, we know these Macs are running an early beta of the operating system; we also kno
  
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• YouTube TV hiked its price to $65. Sling TV and Hulu are the best alternatives - CNET

  01-07-2020 23:00
  
  The beauty of live TV streaming services is that you can always cancel.
  
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• You can preorder Cyberpunk 2077 for $50 right now - CNET

  01-07-2020 22:57
  
  The most anticipated game of 2020 comes with a slew of digital and physical goodies.
  
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• Coronavirus pandemic continues to hammer car sales - Roadshow

  01-07-2020 22:51
  
  The second quarter largely took place while most of the US was under stay-at-home orders.
  
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• Apple begins offering new Radeon Pro W5500X GPU option for Mac Pro

  01-07-2020 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple today began selling a new Radeon Pro W5500X MPX Module for Mac Pro, offering users another GPU option. This new module comes as a cheaper choice to the Radeon Pro W5700X MPX Module, which was introduced in April this year.more…
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• Review: Fi Smart Collar uses GPS and LTE to track your dog’s location on your iPhone

  01-07-2020 22:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  My inside dog became a part-time outside dog earlier this year when we completed our backyard fence. Apollo was over-the-moon happy to expand his playground, but as a dog owner I had mixed feelings. What if my dog dug a hole under the fence or one of the kids left the gate open and he escaped?
  I’ve been testing the Fi smart dog collar for the last few months to help ease that anxiety. Fi is like an Apple Watch for dogs with features like location sharing, alerts for unexpected location ch
  
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• OnePlus Nord documentary is super bizarre, but I'm watching it all anyway - CNET

  01-07-2020 22:12
  
  Commentary: Make it reality TV, but for phones.
  
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• The hungriest black hole in the universe devours about one sun a day - CNET

  01-07-2020 22:07
  
  The yawning void known as J2157 eats stars like ours for breakfast. Perhaps every breakfast.
  
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• The Fast and Furious will head to NBC's Peacock service - Roadshow

  01-07-2020 22:01
  
  Starting July 15, the new streaming service will feature the entire franchise.
  
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• The Fast and Furious movies are all headed to NBC's Peacock service - Roadshow

  01-07-2020 22:01
  
  Starting July 15, the new streaming service will feature the entire franchise.
  
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• Mac ransomware found hiding in pirated Mac apps

  01-07-2020 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A new ‘EvilQuest’ Mac ransomware variant is spreading through pirated Mac apps, according to a new report from Malwarebytes Labs. The new ransomware was hiding inside pirated downloads of the “Little Snitch” app found on a Russian forum.
  Malicious Little Snitch installer
  Juli Clover for MacRumors:Right from the point of download, it was clear that something was wrong with the illicit version of Little Snitch, as it had a generic installer package. It installed the actual
  
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• UK regulators could break up Apple and Google’s billion-dollar search engine deal

  01-07-2020 21:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Regulators around the world are increasing antitrust investigations into Apple. The latest sees the UK government looking into Apple’s deal with Google that makes it the default search engine on its devices in the Safari browser.more…
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• Fargo star Allison Tolman is 'kind of killing it at quarantine' making curse word embroidered towels - CNET

  01-07-2020 21:50
  
  In the I'm So Obsessed podcast, the Emmy Award-nominated actress talks about Billy Bob Thornton, the ABC show Emergence and how to make a cappuccino with a glass jar.
  
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• Elon Musk and Kanye West pose for photo that includes Grimes, robot display - CNET

  01-07-2020 21:40
  
  This one's really begging for a caption.
  
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• These WWDC 2020 pins are an unofficial souvenir for Apple’s virtual conference

  01-07-2020 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Every year at WWDC, Apple offers developers a unique jacket and set of pins to celebrate the year’s conference. This year, things were quite a bit different due to the all-online nature of WWDC 2020, but a new project on Kickstarter aims to offer developers and Apple fans a collection of pins.more…
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• Track COVID-19 risk in your county with Harvard's assessment map - CNET

  01-07-2020 21:21
  
  The map lets users see how close the coronavirus is to home.
  
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• 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe plug-in hybrid will sport 261 hp - Roadshow

  01-07-2020 21:08
  
  And the regular hybrid powertrain will hit the road with 227 horsepower.
  
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• These Hello Kitty appliances are the kitchen inspiration you didn't know you needed - CNET

  01-07-2020 21:07
  
  Add a limited-edition rice cooker and travel mug to your collection.
  
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• Apple recloses more stores due to coronavirus spikes - CNET

  01-07-2020 21:04
  
  Apple is reportedly shuttering 30 more stores again as COVID-19 cases climb.
  
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• Apple to re-close 30 more retail stores amid COVID-19 spike

  01-07-2020 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple will close 30 additional stores in the United States this week. Apple has re-closed 77 stores in recent weeks in the United States as COVID-19 cases increase in several regions around the country.
  Apple Knox Street in Dallas, Texas
  Kif Leswing for CNBC:Stores in Alabama, California, Georgia, Idaho, Lousiana, Nevada, and Oklahoma will close tomorrow. Other stores in Florida, Mississippi, Texas, and Utah are closed as of today. Apple has 271 stores in the United States.
  An Apple spokesman sa
  
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• Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist creator tunes into empathy, kindness through music - CNET

  01-07-2020 21:00
  
  For our new I'm So Obsessed podcast, show creator Austin Winsberg talks about helping his lead character, a computer coder at a tech startup, tap into her -- and our -- humanity through song and dance.
  
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• Fargo star Allison Tolman is 'kind of killing it at quarantine' by making embroideries with curse words - CNET

  01-07-2020 21:00
  
  In the I'm So Obsessed podcast, the Emmy Award-nominated actress talks about Billy Bob Thornton, the ABC show Emergence and how to make a cappuccino with a glass jar.
  
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• Best meal kit delivery services for 2020: Blue Apron, Sun Basket and more compared - CNET

  01-07-2020 20:56
  
  These convenient meal kit services deliver weekly menus and preportioned ingredients to enthusiastic but time-poor home cooks. And with shelter-in-place lockdowns, they're more useful than ever.
  
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• Unreleased iMac appears in Geekbench results with 10-core Intel i9 CPU, Radeon Pro 5300 GPU

  01-07-2020 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  GeekBench benchmarks for an unreleased iMac sporting a 10th-generation Core i9 Intel Comet Lake-S chip and an AMD Radeon Pro 5300 graphics card have appeared on the Geekbench site.
  MacRumors’ mockup of iPad Pro-style ‌iMac‌
  Juli Clover for MacRumors:The ‌iMac‌ in the benchmarks would be a successor to the 27-inch ‌iMac‌.
  The machine features Intel’s 3.6GHz Core i9-10910 chip with 10 CPU cores, 20 threads, a 20MB L3 cache, and 4.7GHz Turbo Boost, a succes
  
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• 2021 Kia K5 aims for optimum sport without Optima - Roadshow

  01-07-2020 20:28
  
  The Optima is dead. Long live the K5.
  
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• OnePlus Nord preorders have already begun. Here are the features it needs (and doesn't need) - CNET

  01-07-2020 20:25
  
  OnePlus returns to its super affordable roots.
  
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• OnePlus Nord pre-orders have already begun. Here are the features it needs (and doesn't need) - CNET

  01-07-2020 20:25
  
  OnePlus returns to its super affordable roots.
  
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• 30 more US Apple Stores reclose tomorrow, but why haven’t they all?

  01-07-2020 20:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple today announced its fifth wave of US store reclosures in less than two weeks as states struggle to keep COVID-19 under control. The latest closures affect stores in Alabama, California, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, and Oklahoma.more…
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• [Update: 46 US stores reclose this week] COVID-19: Which Apple Stores have reopened?

  01-07-2020 20:20 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 many regions around the world ease shelter-in-place orders, Apple has reopened its stores with additional safety procedures and a new social distancing protocol. In the US, each state has a slightly different strategy for reopening businesses, which may leave you wondering: is my Apple Store open?more…
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• Among new OTT subscribers, 27% subscribed to Apple TV+ since start of COVID-19 crisis

  01-07-2020 20:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  According to Parks Associates, among new OTT subscribers, 27% subscribed to Apple TV+ since start of COVID-19 crisis. Parks Associates reports the churn rate for OTT services increased from 35% in Q1 2019 to 41% in Q1 2020. During the COVID-19 crisis, more than two in five US broadband households have trialed an OTT service, and 8% of households have trialed four or more services.“We are seeing a record number of consumers experiment with new OTT services as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
  
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• Peacock's Brave New World review: Chilling dystopia in Ikea gray - CNET

  01-07-2020 20:08
  
  Streaming this month on Peacock, the adaptation of Aldous Huxley's sci-fi classic is absorbing but nebulous.
  
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• Apple continues poaching Sony execs for TV+ with new senior hire

  01-07-2020 19:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As Apple continues its original TV and movie efforts, the company has hired another executive from Sony Pictures TV Studios. Chris Parnell is leaving his co-president post at Sony to join the Apple TV+ team in a senior role.more…
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• Unannounced iMac appears in Geekbench results with 10-core Intel i9 CPU, Radeon Pro 5300 GPU

  01-07-2020 19:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Various rumors have suggested that Apple has a new family of iMac models on the way sooner rather than later. Ahead of the official release, new benchmarks have surfaced that allegedly show a new iMac powered by Intel’s Core i9-10910 CPU with the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 GPU.more…
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• Watch NASA's epic 10-year time-lapse video of our sun's fiery adventures - CNET

  01-07-2020 19:51
  
  A whole hour of hot stuff.
  
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• Apple TV+ originals: Apple spends big to acquire Will Smith film 'Emancipation'

  01-07-2020 19:43 via macworld.com
  
  Apple is planting its own flag in the streaming wars with Apple TV+, its in-house streaming service that focuses almost entirely on original programming rather than an extensive library of existing TV shows or 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-s
  
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• NASA delays Mars rover Perseverance again as launch deadline looms - CNET

  01-07-2020 19:39
  
  Scrub the last three dates. NASA is now aiming for July 30 (or even later).
  
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• Galaxy Note 20 Ultra may have leaked on Samsung website - CNET

  01-07-2020 19:30
  
  A purported image of the rumored phone pops up on Samsung's Russian website.
  
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• Beavis and Butt-Head coming to Comedy Central for two new seasons - CNET

  01-07-2020 19:29
  
  "It seemed like the time was right to get stupid again," said creator Mike Judge, who voices both boys.
  
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• Why am I so tired? 5 common health issues that sabotage your sleep - CNET

  01-07-2020 19:28
  
  Feeling exhausted? You might have one of these health issues and not even know it.
  
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• Sling TV unveils price guarantee as YouTube TV, FuboTV up costs - CNET

  01-07-2020 19:27
  
  Sign up by Aug. 1 and you can lock in your price for a year and current subscribers can get the deal, too.
  
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• WhatsApp rolling out dark mode for Mac, animated stickers, QR codes, more

  01-07-2020 19:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  WhatsApp has officially announced the latest features coming to the platform today including animated stickers, dark mode for Mac and the web, QR codes to quickly share contact info, video improvements, and more.more…
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• Five things that Apple tried to axe at WWDC20

  01-07-2020 19:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When Apple hit the stages – both physical and virtual – at WWDC20 early last month, the company also swung the axe at many existing features.
  Here are five things that Apple tried to axe during its annual developer’s conference.
  Apple’s WWDC20 Keynote Address was live-streamed around th eworld
  Andrew O’Hara for AppleInsider:• Boot Camp: Apple has said that its new ARM-based Macs will be unable to Boot Camp and have not announced a replacement at this time.MacDa
  
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• NBC's Peacock: Prices, launch date, discounts, devices, shows and movies - CNET

  01-07-2020 19:04
  
  Peacock will launch in the US nationwide on July 15, when you can sample it free with ads or pay for more programming (and preorders unlock a discount). Here's everything to know.
  
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