December, 2019

• 10 December

  MacBook Pro 16

  

  There’s a new MacBook Pro in town with a redesigned keyboard that should fix all the complaints about the butterfly keyboards of old. On this week’s Apple Core roundup, we also get a clearer look at when to expect Apple’s rumored AR/VR headset. And will the mystery of Apple Glasses finally see the light of …

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• 10 December

  Apple: Only clean the Pro Display XDR nano

  

  When Apple announced its revamped Mac Pro for $5,999 and Apple Pro Display XDR 32-inch 6K monitor for $4,999, there wasn’t any doubt this machine was meant for serious professionals. When they went on sale Tuesday, we learned a little more. Aside from learning the most expensive Mac Pro can cost more than a Tesla Cybertruck, the other thing we …

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• 10 December

  Walmart brings autonomous grocery deliveries to Houston

  

  Walmart is testing new ways to deliver your milk, eggs and bread using self-driving vehicles. The world’s largest retailer said Tuesday it has teamed up with Nuro, a Mountain View, California-based autonomous vehicle startup, to pilot grocery deliveries in Houston. Nuro, founded in 2016, has already raised $1 billion in funding, according to Crunchbase. It has previously partnered with Domino’s for …

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• 10 December

  YouTube wants changes to kids’ privacy law that sparked its record fine

  

  Three months ago, Google‘s YouTube was hit by a record $170 million penalty and major new kids-privacy rules. Now YouTube wants the US government to loosen how much its massive video service is subject to that child privacy law.  The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, shouldn’t require YouTube to presume that everyone watching kids-directed videos is a child if YouTube can …

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• 10 December

  Five things you need to know about the 2019 Ford Ranger

  

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• 10 December

  Pixel phones to get regular feature drops, Oculus Quest gets hand

  

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• 9 December

  Huawei will bring Harmony OS to more products next year, but not phones

  

  Huawei intends to use its own Harmony operating system in more products next year, but its phones, tablets and computers won’t be among them, Reuters reported late Sunday. The embattled Chinese company hopes to stick with Google’s Android mobile OS for those devices, a Huawei spokesperson told Reuters. The company has been forced to consider alternatives to Android as it faces trade restrictions from …

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• 9 December

  T

  

  On a cold and rainy Monday morning in New York, T-Mobile and Sprint headed to court to try and have their merger approved. The hearing marked the first day of a trial between the wireless carrier and a number of state attorneys general, led by New York AG Letitia James and California AG Xavier Becerra.  Sprint Chief Marketing Officer Roger …

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• 9 December

  iPhone users, rejoice: Google Maps gets Incognito mode on iOS

  

  Google Maps users on iOS phones can now turn on Incognito mode to stop searches or places you navigate to in Maps from being saved to your Google account, Google said in a Monday blog post. Google launched the Incognito mode feature for Android users on Google Maps in October.  Incognito mode means that you won’t see personalized features like restaurant …

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• 9 December

  Oculus Quest now works without controllers, sometimes

  

  Facebook’s Oculus Quest VR headset keeps getting new features. Last month, it added USB-C PC tethering for running more powerful Oculus Rift apps. Now, it can work without controllers, using the headset’s external cameras to track your finger motion and hand movement.  Earlier this fall, hand tracking was unveiled as a feature coming in early 2020. It’s part of Facebook CEO …

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