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• Instagram delays launch of new CapCut competitor app ‘Edits’

  28-02-2025 23:33 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Instagram last month announced Edits, a new video editor app for mobile platforms that aims to compete with CapCut (owned by ByteDance, which is behind TikTok). Although Meta promised to launch the new app on March 13, it now appears that it will be released a bit later than expected.more…
  
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• iOS 18 gave Apple Calendar the feature I’ve always wanted, and it doesn’t disappoint

  28-02-2025 23:03 via 9to5mac.com
  
  After years going mostly unchanged, Apple’s Calendar app has started improving quickly over the last few months. And there’s one recent feature in particular that I’ve long wanted, and it’s made a big difference for me: integrating Reminders with the Calendar app.more…
  
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• Apple TV+ debuts trailer for ‘Side Quest,’ new ‘Mythic Quest’ expansion series

  28-02-2025 23:01 via macdailynews.com
  
  Rob McElhenney and Derek Waters in “Side Quest,” premiering globally March 26, 2025 on Apple TV+.
  Apple TV+ on Friday unveiled the trailer for the all-new anthology series “Side Quest,” hailing from the same team behind the office comedy “Mythic Quest.” Set to premiere globally on Wednesday, March 26 on Apple TV+, all four episodes of “Side Quest” will debut alongside the season four finale of “Mythic Quest.”
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• Toll Road Text Scams Are in Overdrive. How to Spot Them

  28-02-2025 22:00
  
  The FTC has warned about an uptick in smishing scams aimed at stealing your money and personal data.
  
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• Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for March 1, #1351

  28-02-2025 22:00
  
  Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle No. 1,351 for March 1.
  
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• Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for March 1, #363

  28-02-2025 22:00
  
  Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle No. 363 for March 1.
  
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• Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 1, #159

  28-02-2025 22:00
  
  Hints and answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, No. 159,for March 1.
  
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• Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for March 1, #629

  28-02-2025 22:00
  
  Hints and answers for Connections for March 1, #629.
  
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• Your iPhone now lets apps send you ‘Critical Messages’ via SMS

  28-02-2025 21:52 via 9to5mac.com
  
  There’s a new Priority Notifications feature in iOS 18.4 to ensure important messages and alerts get prominent Lock Screen placement. But a different feature entirely was added in a recent iOS update—‘Critical Messages’—that enables apps to send your iPhone highly important messages via SMS. Here’s how it works.more…
  
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• Warframe Techrot Encore Preview: Robot David Bowie, Infested Liches, and Boy Bands

  28-02-2025 21:52
  
  The Techrot Encore update introduces extra weapons, protoframes and a new endgame mode to Warframe 1999.
  
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• Microsoft to Shut Down Skype: Farewell to the 'Rotary Phone' of Communications

  28-02-2025 21:45
  
  Microsoft is hanging up on the service that helped make video calling mainstream and will focus on Teams.
  
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• I Spent 5 Hours Playing Lorcana's New Game Mode and It's Ridiculously Fun

  28-02-2025 21:36
  
  Pack Rush lets anyone play Lorcana for a tiny amount of cash. It's a great way to get people to join you on game night.
  
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• Apple debuts new ad for entry-level iPhone 16e

  28-02-2025 21:36 via macdailynews.com
  
  Still from Apple’s new ad for its entry-level iPhone 16e
  On the launch day of the iPhone 16e, Apple released a fresh ad spotlighting its most budget-friendly iPhone yet. The brief clip showcases an inflatable air dancer clutching an iPhone 16e, set to the tune of “Talk” by Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco. Tailored for social media and snappy ad slots, the spot highlights the iPhone 16e’s sleek design, featuring an edge-to-edge display with Face ID and a single-lens rear cam
  
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• You can get Apple TV+ completely free, here’s how

  28-02-2025 21:28 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple TV+ is currently airing Severance season two, a hit that’s even surpassed Ted Lasso in viewer numbers. But if you haven’t yet tried Apple’s streaming service, there are a variety of ways to access Apple TV+ completely free—from trials and free periods to ongoing subscriptions. Here’s how.more…
  
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• US Workers Have Doubts About AI in the Workplace, Survey Finds

  28-02-2025 21:26
  
  Despite the attention AI gets, only a small percentage of US workers say they use it in their jobs.
  
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• Some of Warframe's Exalted Weapons Are About to Get Way More Powerful

  28-02-2025 21:06
  
  The Techrot Encore update brings so-called pseudo-exalted weapons in line with their peers.
  
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• Warframe's Hardest Game Mode Gets Bigger in the Techrot Encore Update

  28-02-2025 21:00
  
  If you're a Warframe vet, you've likely plunged into Deep Archimedea in the Sanctum Anatomica. Now it's time to run the gauntlet in 1999.
  
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• Warframe Introduces Infested Liches, Robot David Bowie and More in New Update

  28-02-2025 21:00
  
  The Techrot Encore update introduces extra weapons, protoframes and a new endgame mode to Warframe 1999.
  
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• The World of Warframe Gets Weirder Than Ever With a Living Guitar

  28-02-2025 21:00
  
  The newest Warframe, Temple, wields their guitar, Lizzie, as an exalted weapon.
  
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• How to Watch Michelle Trachtenberg's Best TV Shows and Movies

  28-02-2025 20:55
  
  The late actress starred in Gossip Girl, Harriet the Spy, played Buffy's younger sister in Buffy, The Vampire Slayer, and even appeared in a Fall Out Boy video.
  
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• MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone 16 Pro From GRID Studio

  28-02-2025 20:31 via macrumors.com
  
  For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with GRID Studio to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a 128GB iPhone 16 Pro from Apple. For those unfamiliar with GRID Studio, it is a company that recycles discarded Apple products into art that celebrates Apple's history.
  GRID Studio is having a special spring sale on some of its most popular products this week, plus there is a 15 percent off site wide discount available with the promo code SS15. As part of the sale, the GRID iPhone 2G, which fea
  
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• Watch FA Cup Soccer: Livestream Aston Villa vs. Cardiff From Anywhere

  28-02-2025 20:30
  
  Unai Emery's inconsistent Villans look to book a place in the last eight as they host the Bluebirds.
  
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• Indonesia sets new precedent with $1 billion win in Apple negotiations

  28-02-2025 20:15 via macdailynews.com
  
  For five months, Indonesians were cut off from Apple’s iPhone 16 models amid a standoff between the tech giant and a newly emboldened Indonesian government. The conflict arose when the government banned the device’s sale, citing Apple’s failure to comply with local manufacturing mandates. The strategy seems to have worked: Apple eventually upped its investment in Indonesia to $1 billion, a massive leap from its original $10 million proposal.
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• HomeKit Weekly: eufy E30 is a near-perfect indoor HomeKit camera with night vision support

  28-02-2025 20:00 via 9to5mac.com
  
  eufy cameras have long been some of the best options for outdoor HomeKit cameras. I had the original model of thein my old house, and I loved them. They were a breeze to install, and the battery life was fantastic. They worked great with HomeKit Secure Video, but they also worked great as HomeKit motion sensors and recording back to the eufy base station. Overall, I had zero complaints. I recently picked up the eufy E30, and it’s a fantastic HomeKit camera if you’re looking for an in
  
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• Bundesliga Soccer Livestream: How to Watch Stuttgart vs. Bayern Munich From Anywhere

  28-02-2025 20:00
  
  The league leaders head to Europe-chasing Die Roten.
  
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• New iPhone 16e videos dub it ‘future proof,’ one camera is ‘all you need’

  28-02-2025 19:41 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple has released some of the first video ads for the iPhone 16e on its release day, including six new shorts plus a traditional video ad. The videos hit on a variety of talking points and feature promotions, but all seemingly supporting a single message: the iPhone 16e is the best iPhone for the average person.more…
  
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• Apple Adds More Child Safety Measures, Including Age Assurance Controls

  28-02-2025 19:31
  
  The updates follow growing pressure on tech companies to strengthen online safety measures for minors.
  
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• 7 Free Ways to Ease Depression

  28-02-2025 19:23
  
  If you feel depression rearing its ugly head, try these seven tactics.
  
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• How Fast is Apple's First-Ever 5G Modem? The Results Are Surprising

  28-02-2025 19:08 via macrumors.com
  
  iPhone 16e reviews are now out, and Apple's custom-designed C1 modem has been put to the test. The results so far are quite surprising, as the C1's speeds are not as slow compared to Qualcomm modems as originally expected.
  While the C1 does not support ultra-fast mmWave 5G in the U.S., it appears to offer comparable 5G performance to Qualcomm's Snapdragon X71 modem found in the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max.First, here is what some reviewers said.The Verge's All
  
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• Apple TV+ this week: ‘Berlin ER’ is now streaming

  28-02-2025 19:06 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  Apple has planted 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.This guide will list all the Apple TV+ content you can watch today, divided into episodic shows or series and movies. There’s also a ton of new content in the works for Apple’s $9.99-a-month service. If you want to know what’s on the way, check out our lis
  
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• Have You Heard of the 10-3-2-1-0 Sleep Hack? Try It Tonight to Cure Your Sleepless Nights

  28-02-2025 19:00
  
  We'll show you how to use these five steps to relax your mind and body before bed.
  
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• Apple TV+’s ‘Severance’ notches another huge week on Nielsen chart

  28-02-2025 19:00 via macdailynews.com
  
  Apple TV+ hit series “Severance” received top honors at the 75th Annual Writers Guild Awards, winning Best Drama and Best New Series.
  “Severance” has officially claimed the title of Apple TV+’s most-watched series to date, surpassing the long-reigning fan favorite “Ted Lasso.”
  The psychological thriller, which explores a dystopian workplace where employees’ memories are surgically divided between their personal and professional lives, has captivate
  
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• iPhone 16e Stars in Apple's Latest Ad

  28-02-2025 18:58 via macrumors.com
  
  Today is the iPhone 16e's launch day, and Apple has shared a new ad promoting its most affordable iPhone. The short spot features an inflatable air dancer holding an ‌iPhone 16e‌.
  Designed for social media and other quick ad placements, the ad features the song "Talk" from Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco. It's focused on showing off the design of the ‌iPhone 16e‌, including the all-display design with Face ID and the single-lens rear camera.The ‌iPhone 16e‌ is priced
  
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• The MacRumors Show: We Answer Your Questions!

  28-02-2025 18:51 via macrumors.com
  
  On this week's special episode of The MacRumors Show, we answer your listener questions.Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos
  Responding to your queries from over the past few weeks, we talk pocket cameras, our own devices, the Mail app, visionOS, foldables and our dream iPhones, TV shows, hobbies, and more. The MacRumors Show also has its own YouTube channel, so make sure you're subscribed to keep up with new episodes and clips.Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube c
  
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• Actual vs. Advertised Speeds: Here's Why You're Seeing Slower Home Internet Speeds

  28-02-2025 18:48
  
  Before you call your internet provider over your slow speeds, here’s why you might be seeing slower speeds than what’s advertised.
  
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• Total Lunar Eclipse Brings a 'Blood Moon' in March: How to Watch

  28-02-2025 18:42
  
  The full moon will put on a show during a total lunar eclipse in March, but be prepared to stay up late. For many, it coincides with Pi Day.
  
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• Meta AI Could Get Its Own Standalone App Like ChatGPT

  28-02-2025 18:32
  
  Could this mean Meta will wipe the AI from Instagram and Facebook?
  
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• Oura Ring Just Made a Major Upgrade for Women's Health. Here's What's New

  28-02-2025 18:17
  
  With a pregnancy study and a smarter cycle-tracking approach, Oura is delivering more accurate health insights.
  
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• Best Portable Projector for 2025

  28-02-2025 18:02
  
  Want a portable cinema? How about something for a backyard movie night? The best portable projectors give you a huge screen for TV shows, movies and games just about anywhere.
  
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• Apple Card partner Goldman Sachs drops DEI section from annual filing

  28-02-2025 18:01 via macdailynews.com
  
  Apple Card partner Goldman Sachs
  Apple Card partner Goldman Sachs omitted a full section on “diversity and inclusion” (DEI) from its annual filing released Thursday, reflecting a broader retreat from DEI efforts among Wall Street firms following President Donald Trump’s executive order last month directing government agency chiefs to dismantle DEI policies at federal agencies and in the private sector.
  Trump on Wednesday also asked Apple to scrap its DEI policies after the tech
  
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• OnePlus Watch 3 Review: The Best Battery Life of Any Android Smartwatch

  28-02-2025 18:00
  
  This $330 smartwatch can outlast its competitors in battery life and fitness features, but may fall short on software updates.
  
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• Civilization VII review: Change history this weekend

  28-02-2025 17:51 via macworld.com
  
  MacworldAt a glanceExpert's RatingProsNew format makes the game more approachableNative support for Apple SiliconFreedom to mix and match leaders and civilizationsDetailed 3D graphics run well on MacsConsVery expensiveUnhelpful interfaceNo support for Intel MacsOur VerdictThe more streamlined approach to conquering world history may not appeal to veteran fans of the Civ series, but it does make the game more accessible and approachable for newcomers and casual players. However, the developers do
  
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• New lawsuit alleges Apple Watch carbon neutral claims are ‘false and misleading’ [U]

  28-02-2025 17:45 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple has a big goal of making all its products carbon neutral by 2030. But the company is now being sued over claims that its first such product to hit that goal—Apple Watch—isn’t actually as carbon neutral as Apple says. Here’s what you should know about the new Apple Watch carbon neutral lawsuit.
  Updated 2/28 11:45 a.m. ET to include Apple’s statement in response below.more…
  
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• Deals: Best price ever on AirTags from $16 each, official Apple Watch Solo Loops from $15, Alpine Loop $45, MacBooks, more

  28-02-2025 17:45 via 9to5mac.com
  
  While we are still tracking a host of big-time deals on major Apple releases, including the latest Apple Watch Series 10, Apple Pencil Pro, M3 MacBook Air configurations at up to $420 off the original prices, and more, today’s deals are largely focused on big-time accessory offers. Firstly, the 4-pack of AirTags has now dropped to its best price ever at $64.50 (that’s $16 per AirTag). Next we move over to official Apple Watch bands – the Solo and Braided Solo Loops are now star
  
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• Apple Account purchase migration tool now ‘works’ in the EU and UK

  28-02-2025 17:38 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple has updated its support document for the recently introduced purchase migration tool, removing the EU and UK from the availability exclusion. India is the only remaining region listed where the Apple Account purchase migration tool isn’t offered.more…
  
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• Trump likens UK encryption law to ‘something you hear about with China’

  28-02-2025 17:30 via 9to5mac.com
  
  President Trump has chimed in on the UK’s attempt to force Apple to add a global backdoor to iCloud, likening the demand to “something that you hear about with China.”
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• Here’s why the iPhone 16e doesn’t have MagSafe, according to Apple

  28-02-2025 17:19 via macworld.com
  
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  One of the most surprising aspects of the new iPhone 16e is its lack of MagSafe. MagSafe is an Apple-created tech that’s so good that the Wireless Power Consortium adopted it as the basis of the Qi2 wireless charging standard used by non-Apple devices. But it’s not on the iPhone 16e, and that’s by design.In his review of the iPhone 16e, John Gruber states that the phone’s target audience doesn’t care about MagSafe, according to Apple representativ
  
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• Here’s everything Apple TV+ has coming in March

  28-02-2025 17:19 via 9to5mac.com
  
  The biggest Apple series yet, Severance, will wrap up its second season in the weeks ahead. But Apple TV+ has several buzzy new March releases planned to keep subscribers around: Dope Thief will join the streamer’s growing slate of crime thrillers, Seth Rogen’s The Studio looks hilarious, and the new Mythic Quest spin-off Side Quest debuts. Here’s everything coming to Apple TV+ in March.more…
  
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• How to add MagSafe to the iPhone 16e

  28-02-2025 17:15 via macworld.com
  
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  The new iPhone 16e might lack Apple’s fast-charging MagSafe technology but fear not as there is a simple solution where you can clean up Apple’s mistake and add efficient magnetic charging to the 16e.The most surprising compromise Apple made in creating its entry-level model is the 16e’s lack of its much-lauded and highly useful MagSafe technology. MagSafe has been a mainstay of all iPhones since 2020’s iPhone 12 (with the one exception of the 2022 iPhone SE). It
  
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• 9to5Mac Daily: February 28, 2025 – Folding iPhone rumors, encryption pushback

  28-02-2025 17:03 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.Sponsored by ChargeASAP: Check out the Flash Pro Ultra, featuring a new 275W power bank with an OLED screen that can charge up to 6 devices simultaneously, including your MacBook, phone, smartwatch, and more!more…
  
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