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• First black hole image puts Einstein's famous theory to the test - CNET

  01-10-2020 23:46
  
  Another extreme test of general relativity, another win for Einstein.
  
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• Apple Card Mislabeling AT&T Charges as 'Waters, Hardy & Co' Leading to Customer Confusion

  01-10-2020 23:45 via macrumors.com
  
  A transaction labeling error with the Apple Card has been causing confusion for some ‌Apple Card‌ owners, with AT&T charges listed as "Waters, Hardy & Co" instead of AT&T on ‌Apple Card‌ statements.
  The problem appears to have started at some point yesterday, with tax preparation service Waters, Hardy & Co receiving hundreds of phone calls from confused customers. In a Facebook post, the company said that it had received so many calls from ‌Apple Card&zwn
  
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• Apple’s event calendar: An iPhone 12 event is expected in October

  01-10-2020 23:42 via macworld.com
  
  Updated 10/01/20: Apple announced the Apple Watch SE and Series 6, Fitness+ service, Apple One bundle, and new iPads at an event in September. We expect an iPhone 12 event in October.Apple doesn’t often participate in big industry-wide events like CES or E3. The most valuable company in the world holds its own events, thank you very much. Several times a year, Apple invites the press and industry professionals out to a theater to hear all about its latest products and services.
  
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• Go outside and marvel at October's first full moon, a harvest moon - CNET

  01-10-2020 23:28
  
  The spooky month's first full moon will dominate the night sky for three days, with a rare blue moon set to light up the Halloween skies.
  
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• Hands-on: Chargeasap Omega 100W & 200W USB-C Chargers [Video]

  01-10-2020 23:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you’re looking for a portable yet powerful USB-C charging solution with accurate power distribution, you’re in luck! Chargeasap is taking things to the next level with its 100W and 200W Omega USB-C Chargers. These might be the first-ever GaN USB-C chargers that check just about every box for reliability and usability.more…
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• Car specs explained: Common automotive terms and what they mean - Roadshow

  01-10-2020 23:07
  
  Researching the best car to buy can get confusing when you don't know all of the terminology. Here are the most common car terms, like torque and horsepower, to help you make the best purchasing decision.
  
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• Best indoor home security cameras to buy this year - CNET

  01-10-2020 23:00
  
  Find out which indoor security cameras are the best at keeping an eye on your house.
  
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• Apple sues Canadian recycler for allegedly reselling 100K iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches

  01-10-2020 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple alleges in a lawsuit that Canadian recycler Geep Canada sold approximately 100,000 iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches, which the recycler had received to be taken apart and recycled.
  Daisy, Apple’s recycling robot, disassembles used iPhones
  William Gallagher for AppleInsider:Apple has long been working to increase how much it recycles, and even as it attempts to move more of that process in house, it still continues to rely on certain partner companies. Since 2014, that’s includ
  
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• Dress your dog in a Halloween bandana that matches your face mask for $10 - CNET

  01-10-2020 22:46
  
  Turn yourself into a mouse and dress your dog as cheese. Or choose from the matching candy- or skeleton-themed outfits.
  
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• Verizon expands LTE Home Internet to 48 states - CNET

  01-10-2020 22:42
  
  The rural internet service is now live in 189 areas.
  
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• Apple TV Channels FAQ: AMC+ is now available for $8.99 per month

  01-10-2020 22:42 via macworld.com
  
  When Apple released iOS 12.3, it refreshed the TV app and added a feature called Apple TV Channels. Channels lets you subscribe to third-party streaming services like CBS All Access or HBO, right from within the TV app. You can watch that content in the TV app, served directly from Apple, without the need to install other apps.Here’s everything you need to know about which services are available as Apple TV Channels, what they cost, and how they work.Updated 10/01/20: You can now sub
  
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• iPhone X vs. iPhone 11: Cameras, battery and all the specs compared - CNET

  01-10-2020 22:39
  
  Despite what it might sound like, neither the iPhone 11 or 11 Pro is the successor to the iPhone X. Find out which of the two iPhones makes more sense for your needs.
  
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• The Pathless will finally arrive on Apple Arcade on Nov. 12 - CNET

  01-10-2020 22:38
  
  Almost a year after Apple Arcade's launch, the much-anticipated Annapurna Interactive and Giant Squid game The Pathless has a release date.
  
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• Apple catches electronics recycler illegally reselling over 100,000 iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches

  01-10-2020 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple has sued the Canadian electronics recycling company Geep after it was caught illegally selling over 100,000 Apple devices that were supposed to be recycled. Geep is saying that the responsibility should fall on the three employees that acted on their own but an interesting twist here is that they were reportedly Geep executives.more…
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• Motorola One 5G review: An emotional roller coaster of phone features - CNET

  01-10-2020 22:17
  
  It's far from perfect, but it's the best, most affordable 5G phone in the US right now.
  
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• Apple rolls out all-new Maps across the UK and Ireland

  01-10-2020 22:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Today, users in the UK and Ireland can experience the new Apple Maps, with faster and more accurate navigation, and comprehensive views of roads, buildings, parks, airports, malls, and more, making it easier and more enjoyable to map out any journey.
  Apple delivers a new map with more accurate navigation and comprehensive views of roads, buildings, parks, marinas, beaches, and more.
  “Apple Maps is the best way to explore and navigate the world — all while protecting your privacy &mda
  
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• These snakes disembowel living toads for hours-long meals of their organs - CNET

  01-10-2020 22:09
  
  Definitely don't read this if you're squeamish.
  
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• Billie Eilish drops music video for James Bond theme song No Time to Die - CNET

  01-10-2020 22:04
  
  It shows footage from the upcoming 007 movie.
  
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• A smaller electric Volvo SUV is likely in the cards - Roadshow

  01-10-2020 22:03
  
  With Geely's SEA platform, Volvo's CEO thinks it can build a kick-ass electric SUV.
  
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• Dough! Subway bread isn't legally bread, Irish court rules - CNET

  01-10-2020 21:56
  
  A tax ruling in Ireland may prove difficult to swallow for the sandwich chain.
  
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• This week's free game from Epic is a charming adventure about an adorable monster - CNET

  01-10-2020 21:53
  
  Pikuniku is a whimsical game in which you uncover a deep state conspiracy. This indie title usually costs $13 but is yours free.
  
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• Upcoming Apple TV+ Musical Comedy to Star Keegan-Michael Key, Fred Armisen, Kristin Chenoweth and Cecily Strong

  01-10-2020 21:49 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple earlier this year signed a deal for a musical comedy starring "Saturday Night Live" cast member Cecily Strong, and now several other major comedy stars have joined the cast of the still unnamed series.
  Keegan-Michael Key, Fred Armisen, and Kristin Chenoweth will have roles in the show, according to Variety Keegan-Michael Key is known for "Key and Peele" and "Friends From College," while Fred Armisen has starred in "Portlandia" and "Saturday Night Live." Kristin Chenoweth has been in severa
  
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• NASA Mars orbiter spots 'grinning Ed Asner' in impact crater - CNET

  01-10-2020 21:40
  
  Once you see it...
  
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• Traffic fatality rate spiked during coronavirus even as traffic volumes shrunk - Roadshow

  01-10-2020 21:32
  
  NHTSA data showed fatalities dropped, but the fatality rate rose, even though the number of motorists on the road declined.
  
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• Apple Stops Signing iOS 14 After Releasing iOS 14.0.1

  01-10-2020 21:27 via macrumors.com
  
  Following the release of iOS 14.0.1 on Thursday, September 24, Apple has stopped signing iOS 14, which means downgrading to the launch version of ‌iOS 14‌ after upgrading to iOS 14.0.1 is no longer possible.
  Apple routinely stops signing older versions of software updates after new releases come out in order to encourage customers to keep their operating systems up to date.iOS 14.0.1 was a bug fix update fixing issues that weren't able to be addressed in the initial version of ‌iO
  
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• US Senate to issue subpoenas for Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, Sundar Pichai - CNET

  01-10-2020 21:23
  
  The Senate Commerce committee wants the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google to appear.
  
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• Apple stops signing iOS 14.0, blocking downgrades from iOS 14.0.1

  01-10-2020 21:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Following the release of iOS 14.0.1 to the public last week, Apple has just stopped signing the first iOS 14 release build. That means users who have updated their devices to iOS 14.0.1 can no longer downgrade to iOS 14.0.more…
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• 2021 Audi RS5 introduces us to Ascari and Black Optic editions - Roadshow

  01-10-2020 21:19
  
  The two are very limited, but introduce a few slick touches.
  
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• Concept imagines iOS 14 home screen widgets on iPad [Video]

  01-10-2020 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  iOS 14 home screen widgets have proven to be immensely popular, and while they are also available in iPadOS 14, there’s one major limitation. On iPad, widgets can only be added to the Today view sidebar, but a new concept imagines what the iPad home screen might look like if that were to change.more…
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• watchOS 7.1 public beta testers gain Blood Oxygen app and lost Apple Watch faces

  01-10-2020 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two days after releasing the second watchOS 7.1 developer beta, Apple has made the second watchOS 7.1 public beta available that brings back the new watch faces and Blood Oxygen app that were temporarily removed.more…
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• Google has low expectations for Pixel 5 phone sales this year, report says - CNET

  01-10-2020 20:58
  
  The new 5G phone was launched this week.
  
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• Here’s where President Trump and Joe Biden stand on antitrust, social media, and other tech issues

  01-10-2020 20:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Republican President Donald Trump and Democrat candidate Joe Biden don’t agree on many issues, Jon Swartz writes for MarketWatch, “but they do share a wariness toward Big Tech that should maintain or even escalate antitrust scrutiny of the largest U.S. tech companies no matter who wins on Nov. 3.”
  Jon Swartz for MarketWatch:U.S. President Donald TrumpIn the middle of antitrust investigations into four of the most prominent companies in the world — Alphabet Inc.’s Go
  
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• Apple Pulls Problematic Safari 14 and Security Updates for macOS Mojave

  01-10-2020 20:28 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple appears to have pulled the latest macOS Mojave Security Update (2020-005), which was released on September 24 alongside the macOS Catalina 10.15.7 update. Apple has also removed Safari 14 for macOS Mojave from download.
  Both the Mojave Security Update and the Safari 14 update were causing numerous problems for those still running macOS Mojave, as outlined by Mr. Macintosh.macOS Mojave users who installed the updates have been noticing memory issues, slow boot times and Finder stalling, num
  
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• Apple Launches Revamped Maps App in the United Kingdom and Ireland

  01-10-2020 20:05 via macrumors.com
  
  The new Apple Maps app that Apple has been rolling out over the course of the last year is expanding to the UK and Ireland as of today, according to Apple.
  Apple's updated Maps app provides faster and more accurate navigation and richer, more detailed views of roads, buildings, parks, airports, malls, and more, to provide a better-than-ever navigation experience. In Apple's article announcing the availability of the new Maps in the UK and Ireland, Apple's services VP Eddy Cue said that Apple is
  
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• Facebook: Malware that took over accounts and placed scammy ads a growing risk - CNET

  01-10-2020 20:01
  
  The company said it stopped a malware campaign in its tracks, but warned that hackers will keep targeting users of Facebook and other social media platforms.
  
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• On the front lines of California's fires: Smoke, chaos and comrades in arms - CNET

  01-10-2020 20:00
  
  A member of an elite firefighting team describes what it's like to battle an inferno.
  
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• See supernova go from flare to fade in striking Hubble telescope time-lapse - CNET

  01-10-2020 19:57
  
  NASA and ESA watched the remnants of a star go from the radiance of 5 billion suns to oblivion.
  
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• Apple Seeds Second Beta of watchOS 7.1 to Public Beta Testers

  01-10-2020 19:49 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming watchOS 7.1 update to public beta testers, two days after providing the beta to developers.
  The ‌watchOS 7‌.1 update can be downloaded after installing the proper profile from Apple's Public Beta website. Once the profile is in place, the ‌‌‌‌watchOS 7.1‌‌‌‌ beta can be downloaded through the dedicated ‌Apple Watch‌ app on the iPhone by going to General > Software Update.To update to
  
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• Apple launches the new detailed Apple Maps experience in the United Kingdom, Look Around in select cities

  01-10-2020 19:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple today officially launched its in-house mapping data in the United Kingdom and Ireland, after completing the rollout across the United States in 2019. The new map is rolling out now and should be available to all customers later this evening.
  The new maps offer more detailed cartography and building shapes, more accurate navigation and Google Street View-esque ‘Look Around’ views in select cities.more…
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• GE Appliances expands into small appliance sector - CNET

  01-10-2020 19:46
  
  GE Appliances will soon sell toasters, blenders, coffee makers and other small appliances.
  
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• AMC+ Streaming Service Available Through Apple TV Channels

  01-10-2020 19:42 via macrumors.com
  
  AMC+, which includes content from AMC, BBC America, IFC, and SundanceTV, is available through the Channels feature in the Apple TV app as of today, according to AdWeek.
  AMC+ provides access to ad-free programming from AMC channels and other streaming services like Shudder, Sundance Now, and IFC Films Unlimited, AMC library shows, and early access to AMC series before they air on TV. It also includes on-demand content and live feeds of AMC, BBC America, IFC, and Sundance, though live content will
  
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• Apex Legends cross-play launches Oct. 6 - CNET

  01-10-2020 19:35
  
  Starting next week, players on PlayStation, Xbox and PC will be able to party up and play together online.
  
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• watchOS 7: How to Share Apple Watch Faces

  01-10-2020 19:25 via macrumors.com
  
  If you have an Apple Watch, chances are you've spent some time customizing your watch faces. Apple lets you adjust colors, choose complications, and select backgrounds so you can get watch to look just how you like, and in watchOS 7 you can share your personalized watch faces with others, too.
  The ability to share watch faces with other people is a fun addition because it means you can impress your friends with your creations, and perhaps surprise someone who's new to Apple Watch by showing them
  
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• Facebook experimenting with new ways to make your News Feed worse

  01-10-2020 19:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As part of Facebook’s Online Communities Summit, the company made a number of announcements related to Facebook Groups. The most notable and controversial will be a test where Facebook will include public group discussions in users’ News Feed and search results.more…
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• Facebook adds new features to groups amid coronavirus pandemic - CNET

  01-10-2020 19:11
  
  The company wants to make it simpler for people to chat in groups and is testing ways for people to find public groups on and off the social network.
  
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• Acura teases a sharper MDX SUV ahead of its Oct. 14 debut - Roadshow

  01-10-2020 19:00
  
  Acura says the MDX will be its flagship vehicle.
  
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• Amazon's Alexa app has two new features for your car - CNET

  01-10-2020 18:29
  
  Auto Mode and Start My Commute will be rolling out in the coming weeks.
  
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• NFL 2020: How to watch Jets vs. Broncos on NFL Network Thursday without cable - CNET

  01-10-2020 18:19
  
  You don't need to have cable to watch two winless football teams play tonight.
  
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• Save $327 on Alienware's sexy Aurora R9 gaming desktop - CNET

  01-10-2020 18:13
  
  It's got the horsepower you need, with room to expand. Plus: Amazon's JBL sale will save you up to 43% on tons of audio gear.
  
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• Dough! Subway bread isn't legally bread, court rules - CNET

  01-10-2020 18:13
  
  A tax ruling in Ireland may prove difficult to swallow for the sandwich chain.
  
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