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• Qualcomm settles Huawei patent spat, warns of 5G flagship phone delay -- likely the iPhone - CNET

  29-07-2020 23:56
  
  Apple's first 5G iPhones, which will use Qualcomm modems, may not arrive in September but instead could launch later in the fall.
  
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• Congress zeroes in on Google during lengthy tech antitrust hearing

  29-07-2020 23:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  One company — Google-parent Alphabet Inc. — took more of lawmakers’ heat than the others (Apple, Amazon, and Facebook) as company leaders appeared on Wednesday before a House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust.
  Richard Nieva for CNET:Sundar Pichai, the company’s chief executive, faced bipartisan criticism. He was hammered on the company’s digital ad business, privacy practices and policies toward working with the military.
  Right off the bat, Rep. David Cicilli
  
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• Tim Cook Questioned on Apple's 2019 Ban on Parental Control Apps Using Mobile Device Management

  29-07-2020 23:35 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple in early 2019 removed or restricted many popular screen time and parental control apps on the App Store due to their use of Mobile Device Management, or MDM, which the company said put user security and privacy at risk.
  During today's antitrust hearing with the U.S. House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, Cook was questioned about Apple's decision to remove the parental control apps, which came after the release of Apple's own Screen Time feature.Cook said what Apple has said multiple time
  
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• Destress and save 20% with a weighted sleep mask or weighted blanket - CNET

  29-07-2020 23:19
  
  In these troubling pandemic times, get a weighted lap blanket for $37 or a sleep mask for $22.
  
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• De-stress and save 20% with a weighted sleep mask or weighted blanket - CNET

  29-07-2020 23:19
  
  In these troubling pandemic times, get a weighted lap blanket for $37 or a sleep mask for $22.
  
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• US hits 150,000 coronavirus deaths - CNET

  29-07-2020 22:56
  
  There are 4.4 million confirmed COVID-19 cases in the nation.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg saw Instagram as a threat to Facebook, emails show - CNET

  29-07-2020 22:43
  
  Facebook's Instagram acquisition has been the focus of an antitrust probe into the company.
  
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• Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg saw Instagram as a potential threat, emails show - CNET

  29-07-2020 22:43
  
  Facebook's Instagram acquisition has been the focus of an antitrust probe into the company.
  
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• Roku's 'neutral platform' days are now over

  29-07-2020 22:42 via techhive.com
  
  Roku looks less like a neutral platform without HBO Max and Peacock
  
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• Fans roast George RR Martin over Winds of Winter imprisonment date - CNET

  29-07-2020 22:38
  
  We were supposed to lock him up on an volcanic island on July 29, 2020.
  
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• Tech titans hammered by Congress in historic antitrust hearing - CNET

  29-07-2020 22:35
  
  The CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook appear before a House antitrust subcommittee Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Save 33% on a gaming fantasy with this 43-inch curved monitor - CNET

  29-07-2020 22:23
  
  The Lenovo Legion is a fast 144Hz 3,840x1,200-pixel display you can own for $799.
  
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• Congress zeroes in on Google during historic tech antitrust hearing - CNET

  29-07-2020 22:23
  
  CEO Sundar Pichai took intense heat from lawmakers.
  
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• Snapchat's first diversity report shows a lack of representation - CNET

  29-07-2020 22:03
  
  While clear disparities remain, the company has made some progress in diversifying its workforce.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg levies surprise Apple deflection during opening comments of antitrust hearing

  29-07-2020 21:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  During the US House Judiciary antitrust hearing looking into Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook, the latter’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg attempted to downplay the service’s market dominance by pointing to areas it’s behind its competitors. Notably, Zuckerberg called out Apple in a surprise deflection.more…
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• Arizona leads multi-state probe into Apple’s throttling of older iPhones

  29-07-2020 21:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Arizona is leading a multi-U.S. state probe into whether Apple’s deliberate throttling of older iPhones violated deceptive trade practice laws, documents reviewed by Reuters showed.
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  Reuters:Last week, a separate document released by a tech watchdog group showed the Texas attorney general might sue Apple for such violations in connection with a multi-state probe, without specifying charges.
  In the ongoing probe since at least October 2018, investigato
  
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• Here's a sneak peek at the 2021 Ford Bronco's body in white and chassis in construction - Roadshow

  29-07-2020 21:48
  
  These photos also show off the underhood area and the Sasquatch package.
  
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• Ford Bronco shows off its body in white and serious chassis in leaked photos - Roadshow

  29-07-2020 21:48
  
  The photos show test vehicles being built and it is getting us even more excited for a drive in a production Bronco.
  
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• A pair of meteor showers are peaking as comet Neowise fades - CNET

  29-07-2020 21:45
  
  The brightest comet in a generation is heading back to deep space, but some big meteor showers offer a night sky encore.
  
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• Lawmaker questions Google's CEO about geofence warrants - CNET

  29-07-2020 21:42
  
  The warrants allow police to sweep up location data belonging to any people who were in a specific area.
  
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• Apple facing a second multi-state probe over iPhone throttling and shutdowns

  29-07-2020 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Last week we learned that the Texas Attorney General was leading a multi-state probe against Apple and could potentially file a lawsuit over an unnamed violation of consumer law. Today, another multi-state probe is making the news for investigated Apple’s throttling of older iPhones.more…
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• Best alarm clocks of 2020 - CNET

  29-07-2020 21:34
  
  Start your day off on the right foot with a reliable alarm clock that makes your morning routine easier.
  
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• Arizona Attorney General Leading Multi-State Probe on Apple iPhone Throttling

  29-07-2020 21:22 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple is facing another probe on its iPhone "throttling" practices, this time from Arizona attorney general Mark Brnovich, reports Reuters.
  The probe, which may also involve Texas, has been ongoing since October 2018 and is attempting to determine whether Apple's deliberate slowing of older iPhones "violated deceptive trade practice laws."Last week, reports suggested that Texas was involved in an investigation aiming to determine whether Apple deceived customers, though no other information was
  
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• How NASA's next-gen Perseverance Mars rover tops older sibling Curiosity - CNET

  29-07-2020 21:17
  
  The next Mars rover is the biggest and most advanced yet, with a mission to pave the way for human visitors.
  
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• HBO's Room 104 creator Mark Duplass teases anthology series' final season - CNET

  29-07-2020 21:05
  
  He also received an Emmy Award nomination for his portrayal of Charles "Chip" Black in The Talk Show on Apple TV Plus.
  
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• What analysts want to see from Apple’s COVID-19-infected earnings report

  29-07-2020 21:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and widespread economic shutdowns, Apple is scheduled to report fiscal Q3 2020 earnings after Thursday’s market close.
  Ian Sherr for CNET:The iPhone maker is due to report its fiscal third-quarter results Thursday, when Wall Street analysts on average expect it totally $2.04 per share in profits on $52.1 billion in sales, according to surveys published by Yahoo Finance. That’s below the $2.18 per share Apple pulled in last year, on $53.8 billion in
  
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• Stacktrace Podcast 094: “The great app idea incubator”

  29-07-2020 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Is FaceID coming to the Mac, what could a Swift version of async/await end up looking like, and what makes SwiftUI a nice fit for game UI development?
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• Samsung Unpacked: How to watch the Galaxy Z Fold 2, Note 20 announcement Aug. 5 - CNET

  29-07-2020 21:00
  
  It takes place virtually on Aug. 5.
  
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• From vampires to AI, Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke offers a new take on being human - CNET

  29-07-2020 21:00
  
  In Quibi's new sci-fi series Don't Look Deeper, Hardwicke introduces us to a bi-racial teen named Aisha who finds she's an artificial human. The mystery unfolds, 10 minutes at a time.
  
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• Ring's new privacy and security features prove that hardware isn't the only important thing - CNET

  29-07-2020 20:55
  
  Commentary: We have to look beyond the hardware to determine whether to recommend a product or not.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G leak shows a punch-hole display - CNET

  29-07-2020 20:51
  
  The new phone, to be officially revealed next week, has a book-like fold and no screen notch.
  
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• Apple CEO Tim Cook Likens Competition for Attracting Developers to a 'Street Fight for Market Share' in Smartphone Business

  29-07-2020 20:51 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook is today testifying in an antitrust hearing with the U.S. House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, where he was questioned about Apple's App Store policies.
  Cook was hit with complaints from developers that the committee has spoken to. Apple was accused of making its ‌App Store‌ rules unavailable to developers, arbitrarily enforcing those rules, changing them at will, enforcing rules that benefit Apple, and discriminating between smaller and larger app developers.In r
  
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• NASA gave next-gen Perseverance Mars rover key upgrades over Curiosity - CNET

  29-07-2020 20:50
  
  The next Mars rover is the biggest and most advanced yet, with a mission to pave the way for human visitors.
  
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• COVID-19 is causing more old cars to stay on the road in the US - Roadshow

  29-07-2020 20:46
  
  US consumers were already driving older cars and hanging onto them longer, and the pandemic is only accelerating that trend.
  
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• The Cheapskate Show podcast: Shockingly cheap home-security systems - CNET

  29-07-2020 20:29
  
  You can buy a complete setup for just a couple hundred bucks, or go the DIY route and get everything you need for $100 (or less).
  
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• Former Twitter employees hit with expanded espionage charges - CNET

  29-07-2020 20:25
  
  The US government has charged two former employees and one other person with seven offenses for allegedly spying on Twitter users critical of the Saudi Arabian royal family.
  
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• Tech titans face video glitches in congressional testimony - CNET

  29-07-2020 20:19
  
  A tiny Jeff Bezos and a choppy Mark Zuckerberg grace the House of Representatives in Wednesday's livestream testimony.
  
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• Google Launches New 'Google One' App for iOS With Storage Manager and Backups

  29-07-2020 19:48 via macrumors.com
  
  Google today announced the launch of a new Google One app for iOS, which is designed to let users store photos, video, contacts, and calendar events for backup purposes.
  Content can be backed up to Google One using the 15GB of free storage that comes with a Google Account. A Storage Manager in the app provides access to storage space used by Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos to make it simple to manage storage space.The app also allows users to upgrade to a Google One membership, which is p
  
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• Galaxy Note 20 rumors: Everything we know a week before Samsung Unpacked - CNET

  29-07-2020 19:40
  
  New colors. Design changes. And all the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra's cameras, battery and more.
  
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• Tesla's CEO Elon Musk offers the company's EV tech to Audi, others for a price - Roadshow

  29-07-2020 19:39
  
  This offer comes after Audi's CEO admits to being two years behind Tesla in computing power and self-driving tech.
  
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• Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 111 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

  29-07-2020 19:27 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced four years ago in March 2016. Apple designed the ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari.‌Safari Technology Preview‌ release 111 includes bug fixes and performance improvements for Web Inspector, Scrolling, Rendering, Web API, Storage Access API, Accessibility, and Text Manipulation.The current &zwn
  
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• Mac OS 8 emulator available as a downloadable app

  29-07-2020 19:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Slack developer Felix Rieseberg has transformed Mac OS 8 into an app you can install on your Mac, a crappy Windows PC, or even on Linux.
  macintosh.js is Mac OS 8 running in an Electron app pretending to be a 1991 Macintosh Quadra.
  Tom Warren for The Verge:Rieseberg decided to turn an entire 1991 Macintosh Quadra with Mac OS 8.1 into a single Electron app. It even includes a number of apps and games, thanks to an old MacWorld demo CD from 1997. The app can be installed on macOS, Windows, and Linu
  
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• Historic antitrust hearing kicks off, with Big Tech in the hot seat - CNET

  29-07-2020 19:16
  
  The CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook appear before a House antitrust subcommittee Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Apple CEO Tim Cook Testifies in U.S. Antitrust Hearing

  29-07-2020 19:06 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook is today participating in an antitrust hearing with the U.S. House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee alongside Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
  The hearing was supposed to kick off at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time or 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time, but it was delayed for a half hour to an hour. It can be watched live through the YouTube stream above.Cook is expected to be grilled about Apple's App Store policies in regard to app reje
  
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• Scientists figure out why your body odor smells so strong - CNET

  29-07-2020 19:05
  
  We've known certain bacteria cause BO, but now scientists have found the specific enzyme within the germs that makes us so aromatic.
  
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• Want to run Mac OS 8 on your Mac? Now you can

  29-07-2020 19:01 via macworld.com
  
  Hey, you Mac old timers (like me). How many times have you said to yourself, “Man, I could use a round of Duke Nukem 3D right now!” or wished you could go back to a version of Adobe Photoshop that didn’t have all the tools you need? (Okay, never, but play along with me here.)Well, now you can go back to the old days of the Mac with a Mac OS 8 emulator, written by Felix Rieseberg. He created a JavaScript app which includes a virtual machine that emulates a Macintosh Quadra 900
  
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• Google One storage starts offering some features for free - CNET

  29-07-2020 19:00
  
  Automatic phone backup and a new storage manager tool are now available to all Google account holders.
  
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• Mysterious Mars cloud reappears to haunt a volcano on the red planet - CNET

  29-07-2020 18:58
  
  Mars isn't erupting, but this odd cloud still puts on quite a show.
  
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• The new Kia Soul EV is apparently never coming to the US - Roadshow

  29-07-2020 18:52
  
  Originally expected to go on sale in 2019, the new Soul EV has faced multiple delays, and now we hear it's been canceled for good.
  
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• Kodak gets $765M loan from US to produce medicines, reportedly including hydroxychloroquine - CNET

  29-07-2020 18:47
  
  Kodak Pharmaceuticals will produce key components for drugs.
  
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