Last minute geek

1. iPhone SE goes back on sale as a $249 clearance item
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Do you deeply regret passing on the iPhone SE before Apple cut it out of the lineup? You now have another chance to get it. Apple has quietly resumed selling the iPhone SE as a clearance item in the US, ...

2. ActionDash brings 'digital well being' tracking to more Android phones
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Late last year Google released a Digital Wellbeing app that surfaced insights about exactly how much you're using your phone, and in which apps. Apple installed a similar feature in iOS 12 with Screen ...

3. Sling TV adds personalized recommendations, starting on Apple TV
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Sling TV is introducing an arguably overdue feature for insatiable viewers: personalized recommendations. As of January 17th, Apple TV users will receive custom-tailored suggestions for live and on-demand ...

4. Unsealed court documents reveal that Facebook knew kids were being tricked into spending thousands of dollars on their parents' credit cards
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... the parents said that Facebook had structured its system to allow kids to use their parents' credit cards without the parents' intervention, unlike competitors like Google and Apple, who required password ...

5. iPhone 2019: batteria da 4.000 mAh e altre novità
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Apple potrebbe includere delle batterie da 4000 mAh negli iPhone 2019, migliorando anche la ricarica wireless e l'intero comparto fotografico. The post iPhone 2019: batteria da 4.000 mAh e altre novità ...

6. Swiss watchmaker's latest jab at the Apple Watch has no hands
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Swiss watchmaker H. Moser & Cie is no stranger to taking digs at the Apple Watch. Its latest form of social commentary, however, is rather unique. The company has unveiled the Swiss Alp Watch Concept ...

7. Tim Cook calls for a regulatory body to oversee data brokers
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Apple chief Tim Cook has always been a vocal champion of privacy, even going so far as to publicly criticize other tech giants' data practices. Back in 2018, he called for GDPR-like laws in the US ...

8. iPad Mini 5 e iPad Classic: nuove conferme
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Giungono nuove conferme su iPad Classic e iPad Mini 5, due tablet che potrebbero essere presentati da Apple entro la prossima primavera. The post iPad Mini 5 e iPad Classic: nuove conferme appeared first ...

9. AirPodPal, EyeQue, Air Deck 2.0 travel playing cards, and more – Notable crowdfunding campaigns
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... it? The AirPodPal is a multi-functional case for the Apple AirPods. Why do I like it? It’s a clip-on case for … AirPodPal, EyeQue, Air Deck 2.0 travel playing cards, and more – Notable crowdfunding ...

10. Sprint lets you chat with customer service reps through iMessage
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Apple's Business Chat, which lets you chat with companies through iMessage, was announced in 2017, though adoption has been somewhat slow. From today, however, Sprint customers can connect with customer ...

11. A deep dive into the technical feasibility of Bloomberg's controversial "Chinese backdoored servers" story
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Last October, Bloomberg published what seemed to be the tech story of the year: a claim that Supermicro, the leading supplier of servers to clients from the Pentagon and Congress to Amazon, Apple and ...

12. AirPower compare momentaneamente in Malesia
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Sulla versione malese del sito ufficiale di Apple appaiono alcuni dettagli su AirPower, il pad di ricarica wireless da tempo annuncio dal gruppo. The post AirPower compare momentaneamente in Malesia appeared ...

13. Apple: Qualcomm si è rifiutata di vendere chip
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Nel corso della testimonianza alla FTC, Apple ha rivelato come Qualcomm si sia rifiutata di vendere dei chip LTE da includere negli ultimi iPhone. The post Apple: Qualcomm si è rifiutata di vendere chip ...

14. Smart Battery Case: ora anche per iPhone XS e XR
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Apple lancia la rinnovata linea degli Smart Battery Case, per includere la compatibilità con i nuovi iPhone XR, iPhone XS e iPhone XS Max. The post Smart Battery Case: ora anche per iPhone XS e XR appeared ...

15. Verizon unlimited subscribers get permanent Apple Music access
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Last year, Verizon offered unlimited subscribers six months of free access to Apple Music. Now the carrier is expanding that partnership and officially bundling Beyond Unlimited and Above Unlimited subscriptions ...

16. Chuck Wendig, Apple Reviewer
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Chuck Wendig isn't just a fine novelist, he's also got a discerning sense of what distinguishes good apples from bad, and what elevates apples to true greatness. He ate 15 grocery-store apples and produced ...

17. Apple has its own smart battery cases for iPhone XS and XR
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Yes, the rumors and leaks were true -- Apple has a new battery case after a lengthy absence, and it appears to have learned a few lessons in the process. The Smart Battery Case for iPhone XS, XS Max and ...

18. What's the difference between a small and large beer at Applebee's?
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The glasses Applebee's uses to serve large beers and small beers look very different. But in this video you'll see they are almost equally capacious. When asked on Twitter about the revealing video, Applebee's ...

19. Roku welcomes conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and Infowars
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... absolutely do not give a shit. It's off to Apple TV or Amazon Fire [Amazon link] for me. Does anyone know which is the service least likely to a) sell my every move and b) Milkshake Duck itself six months ...

20. Qualcomm: respinta seconda causa in Germania
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Una corte tedesca ha rigettato una seconda richiesta di causa da parte di Qualcomm contro Apple: il gruppo californiano non avrebbe violato il brevetto. The post Qualcomm: respinta seconda causa in Germania ...

21. Top Google Play game accused of ad fraud
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... a “major source of fraudulent traffic”. Tess Bennett and Andrew Birmingham: “The Google Play Store, although dealing with far greater volumes of app submissions and users than the Apple App Store, is clearly ...

22. iPhone: Apple ha sostituito 11 milioni di batterie
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Apple ha sostituito 11 milioni di batterie iPhone nel corso del 2018, contro gli 1-2 normali: l'incremento è dovuto al prezzo ridotto offerto agli utenti. The post iPhone: Apple ha sostituito 11 milioni ...

23. Apple's year of cheap battery upgrades resulted in 11 million repairs
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In a recent all-hands meeting, Tim Cook reportedly revealed that Apple replaced 11 million iPhone batteries in 2018, up from its normal 1-2 million tally. The spike was a result of Apple's price cut ...

24. Ritorna iPod Touch: arriva la settima generazione
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Apple starebbe pensando di resuscitare la linea iPod Touch, con un device di settimana generazione da lanciare nel corso del 2019. The post Ritorna iPod Touch: arriva la settima generazione appeared first ...

25. HomePod arriva in Cina
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Apple annuncia il lancio di HomePod in Cina e ad Hong Kong: un passo importante per una distribuzione più capillare dello speaker intelligente. The post HomePod arriva in Cina appeared first on Webnews. ...