Big changes are afoot for the gig economy. California’s Senate passed a landmark bill on Tuesday night that could make Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Postmates and other gig economy companies reclassify their workers as employees. Gov. Gavin Newsom has said he’ll sign it into law. The prospective bill, AB 5, has the potential to upend gig …
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11 September
AppleCare is now available as a monthly subscription
Apple’s hardware side had a very busy Tuesday with the company announcing three new iPhone 11 models, an updated Apple Watch and a new 10.2-inch iPad at its September event, but it also quietly updated its protection plans for its hardware. While this wasn’t given much attention, the electronics giant seems to have introduced a new AppleCare subscription offering. Apple has …
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11 September
Apple hides an Easter egg in its iPhone 11 event video
Apple has hidden a little message for its fans in a short video it posted Tuesday following the unveiling of its iPhone 11 Pro and bigger sibling the 11 Pro Max. The Easter egg was first spotted by a Reddit user, as TechCrunch reported. The video hiding the Easter egg, posted to YouTube by Apple on Tuesday afternoon, condenses the almost two-hour …
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11 September
Gmail adds dark mode on Android 10, so you won’t get blinded by email
Sensitive eyes, rejoice: Google is rolling out dark mode for its Gmail app on Android, a week after the launch of Android 10 on Google Pixel phones. Android 10 features a dark mode color scheme option, letting users turn their white screens to black, and black text to white, making screens easier on their eyes and battery. Google teased the …
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11 September
iPhone 11, Pro and Max hands
Apple refreshed its line of iPhones for 2019 at an event on Tuesday, announcing the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The phones start at $699, $999 and $1,099, respectively — perhaps a surprising price in a world where we’re used to paying $1,000 for an iPhone. These new iPhones pick up a fresh palette of …
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11 September
New Pixel 4 leak shows off Face Unlock, 90Hz display
If it is a day that ends in “y” there is a good chance it will now feature a leak about Google’s Pixel 4. After more shots of the phone’s bezels were revealed Tuesday, and a promo video highlighting the phone’s features was shown off on Monday, we now have further confirmation that Google’s latest phone will have an improved …
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11 September
California lawmakers move to block facial recogntion in police body cameras
The Golden State is one step closer to banning police departments from using facial recognition in body cameras. The California State Senate voted Wednesday to approve a bill that would prevent police from using the two technologies together for three years. The bill arises from concerns that facial recognition isn’t reliable enough to use without flagging high rates of innocent …
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11 September
Meet Apple’s full 2019 iPhone lineup: The iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
The iPhone 11 is here, and with it has come a total reshuffling of Apple’s phone prices. The 64GB iPhone 11 brings the entry-level price for a new iPhone down to $699 (£729, AU$1,199) — its lowest point since the iPhone 8 debuted in 2017. The new iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max pick up where last year’s iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max left off, starting …
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11 September
Apple Event 2019: iPhone 11 Pro, Watch Series 5, Apple Arcade, iPad and everything announced
Welcome to Apple’s latest round of “What the iPhone has in store for us for 2019 and 2020!” We got updates on Apple Arcade, a new entry-level iPad for 2019, a new Watch Series 5, and of course, an iPhone 11. But the biggest deal was the iPhone 11 Pro and its big brother the Pro Max, new flagship models sporting three …
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11 September
iPhone 11’s best feature is its $699 price tag
At its big launch event Tuesday, Apple spent nearly 30 minutes on the flashy iPhone 11 Pro, lavishing praise upon its three camera lenses and touting its bigger battery. And then there was that new green color. (It wasn’t the most mind-blowing reveal.) The company spent just seconds on what was the most impressive change to its lineup: a price …
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