October, 2019

• 3 October

  Apple will reportedly have a cheaper iPhone that looks like the 8 next year

  

  Update, April 22: Read our iPhone SE 2020 review. Original story follows. Those looking for a better, cheaper iPhone may find what they’re looking for early next year. According to a new report from noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF Securities, the iPhone-maker is indeed prepping a new phone for the “first quarter of 2020.” …

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• 3 October

  US, UK sign pact to share electronic evidence in criminal cases

  

  The US and UK signed an agreement Thursday that will allow law enforcement officials in both countries to demand tech companies in the other’s country to furnish electronic evidence for use in criminal investigations. The agreement is the first approved under the controversial CLOUD Act passed by Congress last year. The agreement between the two counties “will dramatically speed up …

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• 3 October

  Religious apps with sinful permissions requests are more common than you think

  

  Sometimes developers of religious apps take the edict to be “fishers of men” too far, and sometimes the faithful put their faith in the wrong apps. As public focus on the security of apps on the Google Play Store intensifies following years of data leaks, adware infections, security scandals and malware contagions, little coverage has been devoted to one of …

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• 3 October

  Here’s why Microsoft wanted a custom chip for the Surface Pro X’s brains

  

  We knew we’d get a bunch of new laptops at Microsoft’s Surface event on Tuesday. What we didn’t know is we’d also get a new Microsoft processor, a Qualcomm-derived chip called the SQ1. That chip in the new Surface Pro X carries a message from Microsoft: It’s time for laptops to get phone-like all-day battery life, but not if that …

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• 3 October

  Surface Laptop 3 is Microsoft’s most powerful laptop yet, and it charges fast, too

  

  Microsoft announced the new Surface Laptop 3 on Wednesday at its Surface event in New York. Like the Surface Laptop 2, the Laptop 3 is a 13.5-inch clamshell touchscreen laptop, but will now also come in a larger 15-inch size. They’ll also be the first Surface Laptops to have a USB-C port instead of mini-DisplayPort, and will run on Intel’s …

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• 3 October

  Samsung Pay launches virtual cash card, international money transfer

  

  Samsung on Thursday rolled out two new features for its Pay service: a cash card and international money transfer.  Samsung Pay Cash is a virtual prepaid cash card that lives in your Samsung Pay account wallet. It works anywhere Samsung Pay and Mastercard are accepted. You can store and use the card, which is secured by Mastercard’s tokenization service, without …

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• 3 October

  Marvel Realm of Champions looks to mix Game of Thrones with Secret Wars

  

  Marvel Realm of Champions is mixing up superheroes with strategy, with a dash of Game of Thrones-style alliance making. The mobile game was revealed Thursday by Marvel and game developer Kabam to kick off New York Comic Con. Kabam has previously made the Marvel fighting game Contest of Champions on mobile, which adapted the comic storyline of the same name …

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• 3 October

  EU can order Facebook to remove illegal content worldwide, court rules

  

  The European Union can order Facebook to monitor and remove illegal content from the platform, even if it’s posted by people outside of the EU, according to a landmark ruling by Europe’s top court. The Court of Justice of the European Union said that Facebook may need to comply with takedown requests globally. “EU law does not preclude a host …

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• 3 October

  Amazon and Disney in tug

  

  Amazon has apparently again locked horns with a streaming competitor. Amazon wants to sell a “substantial percentage” of ad space on Disney apps that are available on the retail giant’s Fire TV devices, according to a report Thursday from The Wall Street Journal. Disney is said to be resisting, and the two companies are at an impasse. Disney apps could be removed from …

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• 3 October

  Apple now lets everyone watch their own TV shows without making things messy

  

  Apple released TVOS 13 at the end of September, bringing a host of new features to fourth- and fifth-generation Apple TVs, including a revamped Apple Music, the new Apple Arcade gaming subscription service and the ability to set up multiple profiles for different household members or guests. If your Apple TV, however, hasn’t received the new OS, you’re not taking …

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