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• Apple no longer accepts credit and debit cards for subscriptions and app purchases in India

  05-05-2022 23:51 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Customers in India are no longer able to use a debit or credit card for subscriptions and app purchases using their Apple ID. This means they can no longer purchase apps from the App Store, subscribe to Apple services, or buy any Apple media with credit or debit. more…
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• Formula 1: How to Watch the Miami Grand Prix and F1 Racing in 2022 - CNET

  05-05-2022 23:04
  
  F1 is back in the US this week for the first running of the Miami Grand Prix. Here's how to watch it.
  
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• Apple’s Self Repair Program tested with iPhone battery fix

  05-05-2022 23:03 via macdailynews.com
  
  Apple last week announced the launch of a new Self Repair program, which is designed to allow iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and iPhone SE owners to repair their devices on their own using manuals, tools, and replacement parts sourced directly from Apple. So, MacRumors tasked videographer Dan Barbera with ordering a repair kit to replace the battery of his iPhone 12 mini.Juli Clover for MacRumors:Dan describes himself as the opposite of a handyman and he’s never done an iPhone repair before, so we
  
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• 8 Changes Duolingo Is Making for Easier Learning - CNET

  05-05-2022 23:00
  
  Exclusive: Our favorite language app is rolling out a revamped version to iOS users this month.
  
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• Top Five Most Exciting Apple Products Coming in 2022

  05-05-2022 22:58 via macrumors.com
  
  We're five months into 2022 with the Worldwide Developers Conference on the horizon, to be followed not too long after by Apple's September event. The second half of the year is shaping up to be exciting, as rumors suggest we can look forward to an array of updated Macs, iPhones, and accessories set to launch. In our latest YouTube video, we rounded up the five products we can't wait to get our hands on.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. MacBook Air - The MacBook Air is
  
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• Twitter testing new conversation thread button for Spaces

  05-05-2022 22:56 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Twitter continues to enhance its Spaces live audio platform with new features, and now the social network has announced another change that will bring even more ways to interact with other users. The company is testing a new conversation thread button that will be available for Spaces.more…
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• Facebook Accused of Deliberately Causing Havoc in Australia Over News Content Law - CNET

  05-05-2022 22:50
  
  Whistleblowers who sent documents to US and Australian authorities, as well as The Wall Street Journal, accuse the company of more hardball politics.
  
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• Historic Town at the Edge of Giant Wildfire Has No Way to Call for Help - CNET

  05-05-2022 22:37
  
  The largest wildfire in the US is threatening isolated communities in New Mexico where all communications just went out.
  
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• A TikTok-Approved Mother's Day Gift That Actually Lives Up to the Hype - CNET

  05-05-2022 22:36
  
  If I didn't already own a Revlon One-Step Volumizer Hot Air Brush, I'd be asking for one this Mother's Day.
  
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• 5G home internet comparison: How T-Mobile and Verizon stack up with price, speed, incentives

  05-05-2022 22:32 via 9to5mac.com
  
  5G home internet competition in the US is heating up and providers like T-Mobile and Verizon are offering some big incentives to attract customers. Follow along for speed, pricing, and fine details for each provider in our 5G home internet comparison.more…
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• Apple TV+ hosts season two premiere of ‘Tehran’ espionage thriller

  05-05-2022 22:28 via macdailynews.com
  
  Apple TV+ today held the world premiere event of Emmy Award-winning global espionage thriller “Tehran” season two in New York. Attendees at the red carpet premiere included: series stars Glenn Close, Niv Sultan, Shaun Toub, Shervin Alenabi, Arash Marandi and Shila Ommi; creators and executive producers Dana Eden and Moshe Zonder; co-creator, director and executive producer Daniel Syrkin; and more.
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• 5 Ways to Make Your Passwords Instantly More Secure - CNET

  05-05-2022 22:22
  
  Celebrate World P@$$w0rd Day by making your passwords harder to crack.
  
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• Astronomers Suspect Nearby 'Black Widow Binary' is Slowly Consuming Its Mate - CNET

  05-05-2022 22:13
  
  A pair of stars in the Milky Way have a very destructive, co-dependent relationship going on.
  
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• Apple Music bug replaces other apps in iPhone docks when downloaded

  05-05-2022 22:13 via macdailynews.com
  
  Apple’s iOS 15 has a bug that causes the Apple Music app to take a place in the iPhone’s dock when downloaded and, in a full dock, replacing another app that’s already there.Oliver Haslam for iMore:The issue, which appears to be impacting people seemingly at random and across builds of iOS 15, can cause the Apple Music app to replace whatever is already in the dock and, as you can imagine, that’s lead to more than a few conspiracy theories. Especially when the app that Ap
  
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• Fortnite returns to the iPhone (sort of) courtesy Xbox Cloud Gaming

  05-05-2022 22:08 via macworld.com
  
  It’s well-known that Apple kicked Fortnite off the App Store when the games’ creator, Epic Games, flouted App Store guidelines in offering in-game currency without making purchases through Apple’s own payment system, for which it takes a 30 percent cut. It’s part of the complicated legal drama surrounding Epic Games’ (and others’) push to get Apple to open up the iPhone to other forms of app distribution and payments.On Thursday, Microsoft announced that it i
  
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• Futuristic 'Gravity Telescope' Could Image Alien Worlds as Clearly as Earth - CNET

  05-05-2022 21:45
  
  One day, this mind-bending device might bring us visceral pictures of the exoplanets that lurk far beyond our solar system.
  
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• FTC Wants Frontier to Reimburse Customers Over Slow Internet Speeds - CNET

  05-05-2022 21:14
  
  The proposed order would also require Frontier to lay fiber optics and let customers drop their service without penalty.
  
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• Scientists Spot Bizarre 'Yellow Brick Road' in Pacific Ocean - CNET

  05-05-2022 21:13
  
  Dorothy is going to need a diving suit.
  
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• Total War: WARHAMMER III for Mac is out now — Apple Silicon required

  05-05-2022 21:07 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Get ready to conquer some daemons! Total War: WARHAMMER III is out now on macOS, but only for Apple Silicon Macs with M1 chip or higher – not Intel. more…
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• Apple drops trade-in values for Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch models

  05-05-2022 21:01 via macdailynews.com
  
  Apple this week lowered its estimated trade-in values for select Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch models in the United States.Joe Rossignol for MacRumors:Apple has reduced trade-in values for the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook, iMac, iMac Pro, Mac Pro, Mac mini, iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad, iPad mini, Apple Watch Series 3 through Apple Watch Series 6, Apple Watch SE, and select Samsung and Google smartphones. Apple is also no longer accepting Apple Watch Series 2 trade-ins.
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• Hyundai to Open Walking Car Research Center in Bozeman, Montana - CNET

  05-05-2022 20:59
  
  The facility will be a part of Montana State University's Innovation campus.
  
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• WhatsApp for iOS now rolling out long-anticipated Reactions feature, here’s how to use it

  05-05-2022 20:49 via 9to5mac.com
  
  After months of testing, WhatsApp is finally rolling out its long-anticipated Reactions feature. This announcement was made by Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg on a Facebook post. With that, iOS and Android users will be able to react to a message as similarly as they can on Instagram.more…
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• Apple Music is Sometimes Replacing Other Apps in the Dock When Installed From App Store [Updated]

  05-05-2022 20:35 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple Music appears to be affected by a bug that is causing the app to install itself directly into the dock when downloaded from the App Store, with the app even replacing other first and third-party apps located in the dock.
  There have been several complaints about the problem on Twitter from users who downloaded ‌Apple Music‌ and then had it replace another app. Kevin Archer, for example, had ‌Apple Music‌ replace Spotify in his dock.Archer claimed that the app was only re
  
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• Best Laptop Deals: Save $300 or $400 on a Lenovo Yoga at Best Buy - CNET

  05-05-2022 20:32
  
  Here are the best sales right now on laptops at Amazon, Best Buy and Newegg.
  
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• Apple Music is kicking apps out of the dock on iOS 15 in weird bug [U]

  05-05-2022 20:27 via 9to5mac.com
  
  An apparent bug in iOS 15 is causing Apple Music to force itself back into your home screen dock, even if you’ve previously deleted the app from your device. This means that if you delete Apple Music from your iPhone and re-download it from the App Store, the app will automatically go back in your dock and replace whatever app was previously there.Update: Apple has confirmed to 9to5Mac that this is a bug and it is investigating. more…
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• Microsoft fixes Outlook’s TokenFactoryIframe downloads in Safari

  05-05-2022 20:05 via macworld.com
  
  Update May 5, 2021: According to a Microsoft post on its support forum, the TokenFactoryIframe download problem has been fixed. Office 365 users don’t need to do anything since it is a fix on the server side. Below is a screenshot of the status report posted by Microsoft. The rest of this article covers a temporary fix for the period before Microsoft solved the problem.MicrosoftOriginal article posted May 4, 2022:Users of Office 365’s online apps may be experiencing annoying and fre
  
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• Memorial Day Deals: Early Sales on Mattresses, Appliances and More - CNET

  05-05-2022 20:05
  
  Early bird sales have already arrived at a few places. We'll keep adding to this list as deals drop all month long.
  
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• Dow plummets 1,000 points, Nasdaq loses nearly 5% in worst day of the year for stocks

  05-05-2022 20:04 via macdailynews.com
  
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1,100 points, or more than 3%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell 3.7% and 4.9%, respectively, as stocks suffered their worst day of the year on Thursday, deepening the market’s losses for 2022.On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve increased its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points and said it would begin reducing its balance sheet in June in an attempt to rein in rampant inflation not seen in four decades..
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• Kids and Mental Health: How to Check Up on Their Well-Being - CNET

  05-05-2022 20:00
  
  Straightforwardness is key.
  
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• Jony Ive to detail LoveFrom inspiration, Marc Newson collaboration in magazine takeover

  05-05-2022 19:56 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Former Apple Chief Design Officer Jony Ive is set to take over as a guest editor of the How To Spend It magazine from the Financial Times this weekend. Ive is set to go in-depth on his process of “making and creating,” ranging from buildings and products to things that are “exquisitely temporal.” more…
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• New Starlink Feature Lets You Travel With Your Internet Service for an Extra $25 - CNET

  05-05-2022 19:52
  
  Elon Musk's internet provider will let customers temporarily move service without changing their address.
  
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• Alaska Airlines Visa Signature Credit Card Boosts Its Welcome Bonus, Just in Time For Travel Season - CNET

  05-05-2022 19:48
  
  Alaska Airlines frequent flyers get a win with this new welcome offer.
  
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• Historic Village at the Edge of a Giant Wildfire Has No Way to Call for Help - CNET

  05-05-2022 19:35
  
  The largest wildfire in the US is threatening isolated communities in New Mexico where all communications just went out.
  
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• Fortnite returns to iPhones and iPads via Xbox Cloud Gaming

  05-05-2022 19:30 via macdailynews.com
  
  Microsoft today announced that Fortnite is available through its Xbox Cloud Gaming service, which means iPhone and iPad users can play Fortnite for free with a Microsoft account.
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  Juli Clover for MacRumors:Fortnite is the first free-to-play game that has been aded to Xbox Cloud Gaming, which is still available in a beta capacity. Xbox Cloud Gaming is available in 26 countries and Fortnite can be played on Android smartphones and tablets, and Windows PCs in addition to i
  
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• Apple provides $25 million to CNote investment platform to support communities of color

  05-05-2022 19:29 via 9to5mac.com
  
  CNote is a women-led impact investment platform using technology to invest in diverse communities. Announced today, Apple is using the CNote platform to give back $25 million to underserved communities across the US. This is one of multiple efforts from the tech giant in tackling racial inequality throughout the country.more…
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• Quantum Computing Has White House Mulling Risks, Rewards - CNET

  05-05-2022 19:26
  
  Securing digital communications will be tricky once quantum computers become advanced enough, White House says.
  
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• Google and Off Launch Mosquito Forecast Tool - CNET

  05-05-2022 19:21
  
  The site lets you enter your ZIP code to get a seven-day prediction of the mosquito population in your area.
  
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• Want to go watch the WWDC keynote at Apple Park? Here’s how to apply

  05-05-2022 19:05 via macworld.com
  
  Attention developers! On May 9, Apple will start accepting requests to attend a special in-person event on June 6 to kick off the 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference. Attendance to the event is by invitation-only at the Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino.At the event, you’ll be able to watch the keynote and the State of the Union keynotes. Apple says attendees will also be able to check out the new Developer Center “and so much more.” Here are the key details:Who can apply:
  
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• Fortnite fights its way back to iOS (sort of) without the App Store

  05-05-2022 19:01 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Amid the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, Fortnite is coming back to the iPhone and iPad thanks to Microsoft. The popular battle royale game is now available on Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming platform, which is supported on iPhone and iPad via Safari.more…
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• WWDC 2022: Everything you need to know about Apple’s developers conference

  05-05-2022 19:00 via macworld.com
  
  Of the three big Apple events of the year, WWDC is the most reliable: in each of the past 15 Junes, like clockwork, Apple has held a big get-together for its developer partners and announced a raft of important software updates. The September iPhone launch and the March/April spring event seem almost unpredictable by comparison.In this article, we list the major announcements (and some of the smaller titbits) you can expect to hear at WWDC 2022 this June. Some of these–updates to the five
  
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• Why Password Managers Are Great Until You Lose Your Password - CNET

  05-05-2022 18:48
  
  Commentary: Don't lose your password manager password like I did.
  
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• Brabus' Crawler Is a Bespoke Off-Roader With G-Wagen Looks - CNET

  05-05-2022 18:48
  
  The Crawler has a custom tube-frame chassis and a 900-hp V8 engine.
  
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• The Brabus Crawler Is an Absurd Tube-Frame Dune Buggy With 900 HP - CNET

  05-05-2022 18:47
  
  While it might look like a Mercedes-AMG G63, it's actually a totally bespoke Brabus creation.
  
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• Apple drops trade-in value for Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch models, but iPhone unaffected

  05-05-2022 18:42 via 9to5mac.com
  
  If you’re waiting to trade in your old Mac, iPad, or Apple Watch for a new model, bad news. Apple has lowered the estimated prices for all of these products, which means you’ll get less when trading in them for a new product by the company. The good news is that the iPhone value remains unchanged.more…
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• iPad buying guide 2022

  05-05-2022 18:30 via macworld.com
  
  Which iPad is best for you? The choices can be confusing. There are five different iPad models, listed below, and each is available with or without cellular (including 5G on certain models), which costs extra. That’s before we get into storage capacity, colors, and second-hand alternatives.Our in-depth buying guide explores all the factors that should influence your iPad buying decision, and also reveals whether an updated version of each device is likely to be launched soon.If you’
  
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• Fortnite Comes to iPhones and iPads Through Xbox Cloud Gaming

  05-05-2022 18:22 via macrumors.com
  
  Microsoft today announced that Fortnite is available through its Xbox Cloud Gaming service, which means iPhone and iPad users can play Fortnite for free with just a Microsoft account.
  Fortnite is the first free-to-play game that has been aded to Xbox Cloud Gaming, which is still available in a beta capacity. Xbox Cloud Gaming is available in 26 countries and Fortnite can be played on Android smartphones and tablets, and Windows PCs in addition to iPhones and iPads.Nothing needs to be installed s
  
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• Take a Deep Breath: Asteroid 2009 JF1 Won't Smack Into Earth on May 6 - CNET

  05-05-2022 18:19
  
  The asteroid's path had been mysterious, but scientists have it sorted out.
  
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• 2022 Audi RS3 Starts at $60,000 - CNET

  05-05-2022 18:16
  
  This high-performance small sedan seems like a great value, offering loads of speed and plenty of character for a price that's not totally unreasonable.
  
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• Summer Game Fest 2022 Showcase to Stream June 9 - CNET

  05-05-2022 18:14
  
  You'll be able to watch the video game reveals online and in IMAX theaters.
  
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• Take Some Tunes Anywhere With This Ultra-Compact $25 Radio - CNET

  05-05-2022 18:09
  
  Small enough to fit in your pocket, this slim AM/FM/shortwave radio lets you tune into stations from around the world.
  
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