Last minute geek

1. Apple's news service adds the Wall Street Journal at the last minute
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Whatever trouble Apple has had recruiting publishers for its paid news service, it appears to have scored at least one big coup. New York Times tipsters claim the Wall Street Journal has agreed to join ...

2. California's Right to Repair Bill, killed by Big Ag and Apple, has been reintroduced
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... to coalitions led by Apple -- which subsequently warned its investors that its profits were threatened by customers' unwillingness to abandon their old devices and buy new ones. In California, the farm ...

3. Apple's new AirPods offer longer battery life and wireless charging case
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Apple's hardware trojan horse continues to gallop a week ahead of its "show time" event next Monday. We've seen two new iPads and an iMac update, and now its increasingly ubiquitous ...

4. Apple backs news literacy programs in US and Italy
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Apple is joining the fight against fake news by teaming up with three groups that offer news literacy training for young people. The company announced that the News Literacy Project and Common Sense, both ...

5. Apple dropped the price on several expensive Mac upgrades
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Apple's iMac updates weren't the only changes the company made today. With less fanfare, it also lowered the cost of SSD upgrades for the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mini. It lowered the ...

6. The iPad Air seems boring, but I want one anyway
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When Apple released the impressive and wildly expensive iPad Pro last fall, I started thinking that the company could use an iPad XR. I imagined a tablet that takes the high tech found in the new iPad ...

7. Apple's upcoming video service won't offer live sports at launch
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Whatever video service Apple unveils at its March 25th event, live sports won't be a part of it. The company's Eddy Cue told Sports Illustrated in an interview that there was "not a lot" ...

8. The Morning After: A pair of new iPads and 'Apex' expands
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Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Ready to get started with March Madness? We have all the advice you'll need to stream college games this month, plus info on Apple's latest iPads and the ...

9. Apple's updated iPad Air and Mini support eSIMs
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The iPad mini and iPad Air Apple quietly announced ahead of its big March event will come with eSIM support. Cupertino's latest iPad Pros have eSIM support, as well, but these new entries are the ...

10. PlayStation Vue's multi-picture mode comes to Apple TV
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You don't have to pick up a PS4 to take advantage of PlayStation Vue's multi-picture mode in your living room. Sony is introducing the multi-view feature to the Apple TV (not pictured here) on ...

11. New iPad Mini, iPad Air
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Android tablets being crummy and Microsoft ones being dismembered laptops, it's nice that Apple's unexpectedly announced new models of its aging iPad Mini and iPad Air. The 10.5" iPad Air weighs one pound ...

12. Four great SoundCloud songs you've probably never heard
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

I use Apple Music for the majority of my music listening. It works well and lets me add most of my favorite songs, but there’s a lot missing from it. From what I’ve heard, it takes a little bit of work ...

13. Stanford study finds Apple Watch can detect irregular heart rhythms
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Stanford has released the results of its Apple Watch-based heart study more than a year after it began, and it appears to have been a success, with a few caveats. Only 0.5 percent of the more than 400,000 ...

14. The latest Right to Repair battle: fake, corporate co-option of Right to Repair measures
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... and on what terms. Samsung is increasing the number of "manufacturer authorized" service depots, and Apple has rescinded its policy of canceling your warranty if you get a third-party battery swap. But ...

15. The Morning After: Qualcomm wins a round vs. Apple
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Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to your weekend! While we take a look back at some highlight stories this week out of SXSW, there's a trial result in Apple v. Qualcomm, and a presidential ...

16. 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 ...

17. Apple says Spotify wants 'the benefits of a free app without being free'
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Apple is firing back in response to Spotify's European Commission (EC) complaint. In a newsroom release, the company said that Spotify "seeks to keep all the benefits of the App Store ecosystem ...

18. 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 — ...

19. 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 ...

20. Apple's WWDC keynote is set for June 3rd
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Apple has set the dates for this year's Worldwide Developers Conference. It takes place June 3rd to 7th at San Jose's McEnery Convention Center, the same venue as the last couple of years. At ...

21. Spotify's antitrust complaint against Apple is a neat parable about Big Tech's monopoly
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Spotify has asked the EU Commission to intervene in its business relationship with Apple, citing the fact that Apple takes a 30% vig on all customer revenues from people who join the service or buy songs ...

22. Apple Music is on Amazon Fire TV
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Apple Music users in the US can now listen to their tracks on Amazon Fire TVs (or sticks). The news comes only months after Apple Music became available on Echo devices stateside. Apple's streaming ...

23. Spotify denuncia Apple per concorrenza sleale
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Spotify ha annunciato di aver presentato presso la Commissione europea una denuncia contro Apple per concorrenza sleale. The post Spotify denuncia Apple per concorrenza sleale appeared first on Webnews. ...

24. 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 ...

25. Why has Spotify filed a complaint against Apple to the EU?
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"After careful consideration," wrote Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, "Spotify has filed a complaint against Apple with the European Commission." The Swedish streaming company believes that it ...