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• Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Feb. 20, #354

  19-02-2025 23:43
  
  Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for Strands No. 354 for Thursday, Feb. 20.
  
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• Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Feb. 20, #620

  19-02-2025 23:40
  
  Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for Connections No. 620 for Thursday, Feb. 20.
  
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• ‘Severance’ surpasses ‘Ted Lasso’ as Apple TV+’s most watched series

  19-02-2025 23:22 via macdailynews.com
  Adam Scott in “Severance”
  According to Apple, hit series “Severance” has set new all-time Apple TV+ records, launching as the platform’s No.1 series ever based on number of unique viewers from January 17 through February 17, 2025.Nellie Andreeva for Deadline:‎The series claimed the #4 spot on Nielsen’s Top 10 Originals chart for the week of Jan. 13, which includes the first three days of the Season 2 debut being available on the service. Severance logged i
  
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• Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Feb. 20, #150

  19-02-2025 23:05
  
  Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for Connections: Sports Edition No. 150 for Thursday, Feb. 20.
  
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• Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Feb. 20, #1342

  19-02-2025 22:58
  
  Here are some hints and the answer for Wordle No. 1,342 for Thursday, Feb. 20.
  
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• iPhone 16e is Equipped With 8GB of RAM for Apple Intelligence

  19-02-2025 22:55 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple never publicly advertises the amount of RAM included in iPhones, but MacRumors has confirmed that the iPhone 16e is equipped with 8GB of RAM.
  Given the iPhone 16e supports Apple Intelligence, it was widely expected that the device would have 8GB of RAM, as that is the minimum amount of memory required for Apple Intelligence. All other iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models also have 8GB of RAM, while the iPhone SE that was replaced by the iPhone 16e is equipped with 4GB of RAM.We confirmed the
  
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• 'The Last of Us' Season 2 Will Premiere in April

  19-02-2025 22:54
  
  Get ready to head back into the mutant mushroom apocalypse.
  
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• iOS 18.4 release date: Here’s when to expect new features

  19-02-2025 22:51 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple’s last big software update, iOS 18.3, arrived in late January. Although we’re still waiting for the first iOS 18.4 beta to drop, Apple has already provided a very narrow window for when the public iOS 18.4 version will launch. Here’s what to expect.more…
  
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• Was SAVE Just Dealt Its Final Blow? What the Latest Court Decision Means for Student Loan Borrowers

  19-02-2025 22:47
  
  Interest-free forbearance is likely to end earlier than expected, this student loan expert says.
  
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• Apple Launched the iPhone 16E. Here's What You Get for $599

  19-02-2025 22:35
  
  At a surprising time, Apple unveiled a new phone with Apple Intelligence and Apple's first in-house 5G modem. Here are the main features and specs.
  
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• Best Over-the-Counter Eye Drops of 2025

  19-02-2025 22:30
  
  Dealing with dry eyes? We consulted with ophthalmologists and optometrists to find the best over-the-counter eye drops to offer relief from eye dryness, itching and more.
  
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• 'Bridgerton' Season 4 Dropped a Sneak Peek: How to Watch, and What to Know

  19-02-2025 22:29
  
  Benedict Bridgerton meets a dazzling lady in silver at a masked ball. Can you say, "Cinderella story"?
  
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• Apple says Severance has become its most popular show ever, overtaking Ted Lasso

  19-02-2025 21:50 via 9to5mac.com
  
  The latest Nielsen charts showed that Severance was performing well with audiences, and now we have official confirmation from Apple itself.Via Deadline, Apple TV+ says that Severance has become its most popular show ever, even overtaking its hit comedy Ted Lasso. The service recorded more unique viewers for Severance than any other title in its history, based on viewership in the first month after season two premiered.
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• What Does the Post-Credits Scene for 'Captain America: Brave New World' Mean?

  19-02-2025 21:35
  
  The final scene in Marvel's latest superhero movie hints at a new war for the survival of the multiverse.
  
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• Apple may have just solved my biggest iPhone 17 Air worry

  19-02-2025 21:34 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple’s latest product, the iPhone 16e, has a lot going for it. But for me personally, it’s not the new model I’m most excited about. This fall’s iPhone 17 Air wins that prize, and one key detail of today’s launch has alleviated my biggest concern about that device: battery life.more…
  
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• The New iPhone 16E Is the Final Death of Small Phones

  19-02-2025 21:26
  
  Apple kills small iPhones, the home button and the Lightning ports in one swoop.
  
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• Apple's New iPhone 16E Launch Could Be Its Most Important in 2025

  19-02-2025 21:23
  
  Commentary: Apple's often neglected entry-level iPhone is getting a refresh just as new phone buyers could use one, despite a notable price increase from the iPhone SE.
  
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• Who Is the iPhone 16E For?

  19-02-2025 21:19
  
  Apple's newest phone is less a successor to the iPhone SE and more a budget iPhone 16, offering value but not as much affordability.
  
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• Apple Phases Out Lightning Port in iPhone Lineup With iPhone 16e Launch

  19-02-2025 21:10 via macrumors.com
  
  With the launch of the new iPhone 16e, Apple discontinued the iPhone 14, ‌iPhone‌ 14 Plus, and iPhone SE, eliminating the last two ‌iPhone‌ models that were equipped with a Lightning port.
  Apple no longer manufactures any iPhones with a Lightning port, and all models in the ‌iPhone‌ lineup feature USB-C. Apple does still sell refurbished iPhones that use Lightning, but its main website and retail locations only offer iPhones with USB-C connectivity.The new 16e has a
  
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• Apple and Epic Games return to court over App Store order

  19-02-2025 21:09 via macdailynews.com
  
  Next week, two high-ranking Apple executives along with three other senior employees from the company are slated to take the stand in a California federal court. This follows a judge’s decision to reconvene a hearing addressing allegations that Apple, the iPhone manufacturer, has breached her directive to foster greater competition within its highly profitable App Store ecosystem.
  Mike Scarcella for Reuters:‎In an order on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland
  
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• These Are 27 of the Best TV Shows on Netflix That Won't Disappoint

  19-02-2025 20:57
  
  From Emmy and Golden Globe winners to addictive competition shows, check out one of these binge-worthy series on Netflix.
  
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• Here's When Apple Will Release iOS 18.4

  19-02-2025 20:38 via macrumors.com
  
  Following the launch of the iPhone 16e, Apple updated its iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia pages to give a narrower timeline on when the next updates are set to launch.
  All three pages now state that new Apple Intelligence features and languages will launch in early April, an update from the more broader April timeframe that Apple provided before. The next major point updates will be iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and ‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15.4.Apple plans to make ‌Apple Intelligence‌
  
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• Call of Duty Launches Its Thinnest Multiplayer Map in Season 2 Reloaded

  19-02-2025 20:33
  
  Developer Treyarch eschews its standard three-lane map design philosophy for the next Black Ops 6 update.
  
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• iPhone 16e Will Have Day One Software Update

  19-02-2025 20:28 via macrumors.com
  
  Customers who purchase the new iPhone 16e will need to download a software update right after receiving the device to install the latest version of iOS 18.
  The ‌iPhone 16e‌ models will ship with iOS 18.3, but Apple released iOS 18.3.1 on February 10, so new ‌iPhone 16e‌ buyers will need to install the iOS 18.3.1 update to migrate data from an older iPhone that is already running iOS 18.3.1.iOS 18.3.1 didn't add any new features, but it does address a software vulnerability th
  
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• You don’t need to buy an iPhone 16e to use Apple’s latest wallpaper

  19-02-2025 20:18 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Another new iPhone can only mean one thing: new Apple wallpapers! Fortunately, you don’t need to go out and buy the new iPhone 16e if you just want to try Apple’s latest wallpaper.more…
  
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• iPhone 16e Has iPhone 16 Camera, But Lacks Some Features

  19-02-2025 20:06 via macrumors.com
  
  The iPhone 16e is Apple's only iPhone with a single-lens rear camera, and while it has the same 48-megapixel Wide lens as the iPhone 16, it is lacking several of the ‌iPhone 16‌ camera features.
  With the 48-megapixel Fusion lens, the ‌iPhone 16e‌ camera has a standard 1x field of view, and a 2x zoom option. It has no Telephoto lens, so there are no other zoom options, nor is there an Ultra Wide camera for wide-angle shots and macro images. Since there's just one lens, there's
  
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• iPhone 16e: Everything you need to know about Apple’s most affordable phone

  19-02-2025 20:02 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  The iPhone 16e is Apple’s most affordable model in the iPhone lineup. It replaces the iPhone SE and is a departure from the design of those older SE phones.If you are wondering if the iPhone 16e is for you, we have all the details about the phone in this article.iPhone 16e release date
  The iPhone 16e was announced on February 19, 2025. Pre-orders start on February 21, with shipments starting on February 28.
  Before the release, Apple’s Tim Cook “tweeted” on X, &ld
  
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• Humane's AI Pin Failed Because It Ignored What Was Already in Our Pockets

  19-02-2025 19:55
  
  Commentary: It's a lesson other devices could learn from.
  
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• Own an Apple Watch? Here's How To Apply For Part of a $20 Million Settlement

  19-02-2025 19:43
  
  Here's a list of which Apple Watch models are affected, and how you can file your claim before the deadline.
  
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• How To Pronounce Elon Musk's Son's Name, 'X Æ A-12'

  19-02-2025 19:40
  
  The young boy, who goes by X, showed up in the Oval Office recently, and his mother, Grimes, reportedly wasn't happy about it.
  
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• Apple releases iOS 18.3.1 restore image for the new iPhone 16e

  19-02-2025 19:35 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple officially announced the iPhone 16e today, replacing the iPhone SE and iPhone 14 with a $599 model that supports Apple Intelligence. Following the announcement, Apple has also posted the iOS 18.3.1 restore image for the new iPhone 16e.more…
  
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• iPhone 16e beats Apple’s more expensive iPhone 16 in one big way

  19-02-2025 19:29 via 9to5mac.com
  
  The newest member of the iPhone family is the iPhone 16e, a new model that packs many of the capabilities of the existing iPhone 16 models but at a lower price and with some feature compromises. The more budget-friendly iPhone 16e, though, actually has one big advantage over its more expensive sibling.more…
  
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• Apple reveals ‘C1,’ the company’s first custom modem

  19-02-2025 19:25 via macdailynews.com
  
  On Wednesday, Apple introduced its first in-house modem chip, called “C1,” which is designed to connect iPhones to wireless data networks, reducing its dependency on Qualcomm chips. This new chip is central to the $599 iPhone 16e, which was also unveiled that day. Apple executives told Reuters that these custom chips will be integrated into more of their products in the future, though they provided no specific timeline for this expansion.
  Reuters:‎The chips are part of a new col
  
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• Best Internet Providers in Missouri City, Texas

  19-02-2025 19:24
  
  Pick up speedy service and affordable broadband plans for your Missouri City home.
  
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• Deals: 512GB M4 iPad Pro $250 off, M2 iPad Air new low, AirPods 4 ANC, Apple Pencil Pro, more

  19-02-2025 19:15 via 9to5mac.com
  
  While the Presidents’ Day Apple deals have mostly come and gone now, there are still loads of fantastic price drops up for grabs in our curated deal hub. Apple just unleashed the new iPhone 16e and Spigen’s new case collection is now live from $16, but for now it’s on to the deals. M4 iPad Pro models are now up to $250 off in brand-new condition while select M2 iPad Air models have now hit new Amazon lows at up to $120 off. Apple’s AirPods 4 with ANC are now down at $148
  
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• Asteroid's Chances of Smacking Earth Increase. Here's What to Know

  19-02-2025 19:10
  
  NASA is studying near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of impacting our planet in 2032.
  
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• Middle-of-the-Night Bathroom Trips Ruining Your Sleep? Here Are Simple Tips for Reducing Nightly Pee Breaks

  19-02-2025 19:00
  
  Save your sleep by trying these simple lifestyle changes and decrease those nightly bathroom trips.
  
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• Champions League Soccer: Livestream PSV vs. Juventus From Anywhere

  19-02-2025 19:00
  
  The Dutch champs are hoping to overturn a 2-1 deficit as they welcome the Serie A team to the Philips Stadion.
  
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• Yep, ChatGPT is down for some users [U]

  19-02-2025 18:57 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Hmm…something seems to have gone wrong. That’s according to ChatGPT, which is currently experiencing an outage of some scale right now.more…
  
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• All iPhones Now Feature OLED Displays

  19-02-2025 18:55 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple's new iPhone 16e adopts the design and display of the iPhone 14, which means it has an OLED display instead of an LCD display. With the debut of the ‌iPhone 16e‌ and the discontinuation of the prior iPhone SE, Apple has eliminated LCD displays from the ‌iPhone‌ lineup.
  All of the iPhones that Apple sells have an OLED display, and LCD technology has been phased out.
  Apple first began using OLED displays for ‌iPhone‌ models in 2017 with the launch of the ‌i
  
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• Apple just discontinued one of its most iconic inventions

  19-02-2025 18:53 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple discontinued the Home button on the iPod touch when it stopped making iPods in 2022. Later that year, Apple dropped the Home button from the iPad line with the 10th generation model. It took a few years longer for the Home button to leave the iPhone line, but the day has finally come…more…
  
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• Apple No Longer Offers Any Devices in (PRODUCT)RED Color

  19-02-2025 18:46 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple's lineup of (PRODUCT)RED products continues to shrink. In fact, there are no longer any devices available in the charity-supporting color option.
  Since 2006, Apple has partnered with the (RED) brand to raise money for The Global Fund, an organization that aims to combat diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in Africa. Through this partnership, Apple has long offered a (PRODUCT)RED option for some products, but availability of the color continues to dwindle.The latest example
  
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• Apple unveils iPhone 16e, eliminating the budget iPhone SE from the lineup

  19-02-2025 18:42 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  Apple has introduced its latest iPhone, and it’s a huge shakeup to the iPhone lineup. It’s not an update to the $429 iPhone SE, which was last updated three years ago. Instead, it’s a new iPhone 16 model, the iPhone 16e, which comes in one size and shaves $200/£200 off the starting price.It’s a huge leap up in capabilities over the old third-generation iPhone SE, but also a big step up in price. Now, the iPhone SE has been eliminated from the iPhone lineup,
  
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• Premier League Soccer: Stream Aston Villa vs. Liverpool From Anywhere

  19-02-2025 18:30
  
  A win for Arne Slot's men today would give them a 10-point lead at the top of the EPL.
  
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• Apple Kills Small Phones, Home Buttons and Lightning Ports in One Swoop

  19-02-2025 18:30
  
  The iPhone 16E marks the final death for small phones
  
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• iPhone 16e tidbits: Here are six things you might’ve missed

  19-02-2025 18:27 via 9to5mac.com
  
  The all-new iPhone 16e is here, headlined by an A18 chip, Apple’s first-ever cellular modem, a 48MP Fusion camera, and more.
  Here are a few tidbits you might’ve missed …more…
  
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• iPhone 16e vs. iPhone 16 Buyer's Guide: 25+ Differences Compared

  19-02-2025 18:18 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple's all-new iPhone 16e joins the lineup as a cheaper alternative to the iPhone 16. Despite sharing most of their features, there are still more than 25 differences between the devices to be aware of.
  There is a $200 price difference between the ‌iPhone 16e‌ and ‌iPhone 16‌. To justify this, the ‌iPhone 16e‌ misses out on features such as the Dynamic Island and MagSafe connectivity. However, it still features the A18 chip with Apple Intelligence support, the same
  
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• M4 MacBook Air: What you need to know about the soon-to-launch Mac laptop

  19-02-2025 18:15 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  The M4 MacBook Pro, iMac and Mac mini are all available, but the M4 MacBook Air is nowhere to be seen. Just how long will we have to wait to see the new MacBook Air and what specs and price can we expect?We look at the rumors and keep track of what’s being reported, as well as offer a perspective based on Apple’s current lineup.UPDATE: February 19 2025: Apple didn’t launch a new MacBook Air alongside the iPhone 16E on Wednesday February 19, but we could still see the a
  
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• Apple drops MagSafe support on new iPhone 16e

  19-02-2025 18:13 via 9to5mac.com
  
  The new iPhone 16e includes a lot of modern features found in the flagship iPhone 16 and 16 Pro models, but also some shortcomings, including one that’s especially surprising: the newest iPhone doesn’t support Apple’s MagSafe technology.more…
  
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• iPhone 16e Has Longest Battery Life of Any 6.1-Inch iPhone

  19-02-2025 18:12 via macrumors.com
  
  The iPhone 16e includes Apple's new custom C1 5G modem chip, which Apple says improves battery efficiency. The ‌iPhone 16e‌ offers up to 26 hours of video playback, which is the longest battery life in the 6.1-inch form factor.
  Along with up to 26 hours of video playback, the ‌iPhone 16e‌ supports up to 21 hours of streaming video and up to 90 hours of audio playback.Comparatively, the prior-generation iPhone SE 3 offered up to 15 hours of video playback, while the similarly
  
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