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California court: Apple Store workers must be paid while waiting for searches
Kim Lyons//35 views/1 comments
The California Supreme Court says state law requires Apple to pay retail store employees for the time they spend waiting for bag searches at the end of a shift,...
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Apple files patent for a smart home system that could configure itself
Jay Peters//30 views/2 comments
An Apple patent published today reveals an idea for a system that could automatically detect smart home devices and potentially configure them for the room they...
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YouTube TV will cancel subscriptions of customers using Apple’s in-app payments in March
Chris Welch//30 views
YouTube TV already stopped accepting new signups through in-app subscriptions on the iPhone and iPad a while ago, and now YouTube has decided it’s had enough of...
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Apple will reopen its five Beijing stores on February 14th, with limited hours
Chaim Gartenberg//22 views/1 comments
Apple is reportedly planning to reopen its five Beijing stores on February 14th, albeit with limited hours, via Reuters. The stores will be the first to reopen ...
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Apple’s free learn-to-code Swift Playgrounds sandbox arrives on Mac
Taylor Lyles//31 views/2 comments
Nearly four years after it launched as an iPad-exclusive in 2016, Apple’s Swift Playgrounds app is now available for Mac as part of Apple’s Catalyst app initiat...
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Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming arrives on iOS with some Apple restrictions
Tom Warren//31 views
Microsoft is expanding its Project xCloud service to the iPhone today. The software giant is launching a beta of xCloud through Apple’s TestFlight service, allo...
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How to use Safari’s tools to protect your privacy while browsing
Aliya Chaudhry//36 views
If you’re a Mac user, then you have a copy of Safari on your computer — it’s the default browser for macOS. If you do use it, you’ll be happy to learn that, lik...
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Apple restores mail app after developer tries to rally ‘Sherlocked’ victims
Adi Robertson//30 views/1 comments
Apple has restored the email app BlueMail to the Mac App Store after its developer began a campaign to rally small developers. Blix, founded by brothers Dan and...
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Lightroom now supports split-screen multitasking on the iPad
Sam Byford//38 views/1 comments
Adobe has announced a few new updates for Lightroom across every platform it runs on. One of the biggest additions is Split View support for full-on side-by-sid...
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Samsung Galaxy S20 vs. iPhone 11: how each flagship phone compares
Jay Peters//38 views/1 comments
Samsung has just announced the Samsung Galaxy S20 lineup, and they look to be good upgrades over last year’s Galaxy S10. This year, there are three new models: ...
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Butter Royale: a family-friendly Fortnite with food and puns
Andrew Webster//30 views/1 comments
Apple Arcade’s latest hit started out as a joke. The developers at Singapore-based Mighty Bear Games had already pitched an idea to Apple for its new subscripti...
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Amazon is still crushing Google and Apple in the smart speaker market
Kim Lyons//39 views/2 comments
Apple and Google are still struggling to come close to Amazon’s enormous share of the home smart speaker market, and that trend will continue through 2021, a ne...
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Abode adds HomeKit support to a second home security system
Kim Lyons//35 views
Smart home security company Abode has added HomeKit compatibility to its Smart Security kit, the company announced today. This is the second system in the Abode...
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Apple’s epic patent troll fight drags on as appeals court strikes down latest request
Jay Peters//29 views
A US appeals court has rejected a request from Apple to reconsider a split decision ruling that found it infringed on patents owned by notorious patent troll Vi...
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Taika Waititi slams Apple’s MacBook keyboards after winning first Oscar
Sam Byford//29 views/1 comments
Speaking with journalists after winning his first Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, Jojo Rabbit and Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi had other things on h...