Last minute geek

1. Maximize your Mac with a bundle of top organizational apps
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... across iPad, iPhone or Mac. Annotation and form filling options abound, all user-friendly. Pagico 8 The ultimate task manager, this program corrals all your tasks for the day, week or month into an interactive ...

2. Apple rolls out pastel Watch bands and iPhone cases for spring
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Apple has revealed new Watch bands and iPhone cases for spring, and they sure look like an explosion of colorful pastel hues to fit the season. You can now get an iPhone XS or XS Max silicone case ($39) ...

3. The best Android and iPhone gimbal
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... Read the full Android and iPhone gimbal guide h... Read all  ...

4. Jury decides Apple violated three Qualcomm patents in iPhones
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Following a two-week trial, a jury has determined that Apple violated three Qualcomm patents in some iPhones. The jury awarded Qualcomm $31 million, the full amount it was seeking, though Apple had won ...

5. Google's iOS keyboard can translate text into more than 100 languages
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... in any supported language, in any app on your iPhone. Th... Read all  ...

6. Apple's latest iPhone ad promises privacy matters
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In a follow-up to its trolly CES banner ads, Apple just debuted a new commercial that again centers the iPhone as a more privacy-conscious option than the competition. Titled "Privacy on iPhone — ...

7. Looks like iCloud is having problems (updated)
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Apple is having a bad day. A litany of iCloud services are down or experiencing service disruptions, including sign-in, backup, reminders, Mail, Calendar and Find my iPhone features. On DownDetector, reports ...

8. Android Q will offer photo apps access to added depth effects
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The first Android Q beta has arrived. And based on the features Google listed on Android Developers Blog, it could herald the arrival of more photography apps with depth effects like iPhone's portrait ...

9. Spotify's antitrust complaint against Apple is a neat parable about Big Tech's monopoly
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... through an Iphone app, while Apple's own competing Itunes store does not have to pay this commission. That means that while Apple and Spotify pay the same wholesale rates for the music they sell, Spotify ...

10. Samsung Galaxy Buds review: A waste of good design
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Apple has the AirPods for the iPhone, and now Samsung has a true wireless headphone made specifically for its Galaxy lineup. The Galaxy Buds offer a lot of the same features as most other true wireless ...

11. Why has Spotify filed a complaint against Apple to the EU?
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... is the victim of discriminatory practices by the iPhone maker, rega... Read all  ...

12. Microsoft reminds everyone about Project xCloud with a live demo
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... a new app for iPhones and iPads, and we're alr... Read all  ...

13. What we’re buying: Laptop bags (and an iPhone case) edition
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We're back with another edition of "What we're buying," which focuses on gadgets and apps that our editors use in their everyday lives. This time, we're looking at the bags and ...

14. Apple's rumored AR headset might require an iPhone
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More than a year after rumors circulated that Apple would produce an AR headset by 2020, the company seems to be on track to meet that goal. Full production could start as soon as the fourth quarter of ...

15. Sony finally brings PS4 Remote Play to iPhone and iPad
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The latest update to the PlayStation 4 operating system has a feature that some users have craved for years. From today, the console will now properly sync with iOS devices, giving iPhone and iPad users ...

16. iPhone: Apple ripara anche batterie non originali
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Apple permette ora la riparazione di alcune componenti di iPhone anche in presenza di batterie non originali: tutti i dettagli dell'iniziativa. The post iPhone: Apple ripara anche batterie non originali ...

17. Apple will repair iPhones with third-party batteries
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In a change to its longstanding policy, Apple is apparently repairing iPhones with third-party batteries at its Genius Bars and Apple Authorized Service Providers. This is a about-face from its previous ...

18. Energizer's big battery smartphone is almost three iPhones thick
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Energizer has teased a huge array of smartphones for a while. The company that makes the devices, Avenir Telecom, has used that branding to showcase dummy phone models at MWC with stupidly-high capacity ...

19. iPhone 2019: conferme sull’assenza del 5G
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Apple non adotterà il 5G nei suoi smartphone prima del 2020: la società di Cupertino, infatti, attenderà i cicli di rilascio del partner Intel. The post iPhone 2019: conferme sull’assenza del ...

20. iPhone 2020: TSMC punta ai 5 nanometri
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Apple e TSMC stanno già pensando di raggiungere un nuovo traguardo: quello dei 5 nanometri per i processori mobile, con soluzioni attese nel 2020. The post iPhone 2020: TSMC punta ai 5 nanometri appeared ...

21. Saddleback iPhone case, Trayvax knife campaign, Airthings Radon sensor, and more – Weekly roundup
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... from the past seven days. Enjoy! ARTICLES Julie’s gadget diary – I’m finally upgrading to … Saddleback iPhone case, Trayvax knife campaign, Airthings Radon sensor, and more – Weekly roundup ...

22. Mobile apps built with Facebook's SDK secretly shovel mountains of personal information into the Zuckermouth
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... "Sharing information across apps on your iPhone or Android device is how mobile advertising works and is industry standard practice. The issue is how apps use information for online advertising. We require ...

23. This all-in-one charger handles any device — wireless or USB
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... of the Scout hold a Lightning cable, micro-USB, USB-A and USB-C - enough variety of plug-ins to cover not only your iPhone, Android, tablet, and AirPods but also your camera and even compatible drones. ...

24. Intel's 5G modems won't be in phones until 2020
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Intel has said that while it will send out sample versions of its 5G modems to its clients this year, the chips won't be in phones before 2020. Apple uses Intel modems in its iPhones, so the timeline ...

25. Apple hopes interest-free iPhones will boost slow Chinese sales
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As smartphones get more expensive, and the innovation in new devices gets less grand, there's less reason to upgrade your device every two years. It's a problem for all device manufacturers which ...