President Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday didn’t produce the huge crowds he’d promised — and TikTok users and K-Pop fans say they helped reduce attendance by reserving thousands of tickets online with the intention of not attending. Trump’s re-election campaign had received more than one million requests for tickets to the rally, …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook says he’s “humbled” by the role his company’s iPhone has played in spurring societal changes, such as those occurring as a result of cellphone video showing the moments leading up to the death of George Floyd. “We are humbled by it,” Cook told CBS’ 60 Minutes correspondent John Dickerson. “If you look back in time, some …
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Sometimes saying what you want to say is easier than typing it out — and now you can. This week, Twitter added a new feature for iPhone ($500 at Best Buy) users that lets you tweet a voice recording that you capture through the app. The feature is limited for now (Twitter says it’s testing it out), but the company is …
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Apple is expected to announce its first Arm-based Mac at the Worldwide Developers Conference this week, according to a research note by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The first five models using the processors are expected to include a 13-inch MacBook Pro and an iMac with an “all-new form factor,” according to Kuo’s note, which was seen by Apple Insider. Apple …
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The protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement have brought to the forefront the way that videos and livestreams of interactions with police officers can form public opinion. As videos depicting police brutality are captured on smartphones and shared on social media, another consideration comes into focus. What if you don’t have the time or forethought to pick up your phone, text …
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Microsoft President Brad Smith suggested that the app stores of rival companies Apple and Google should be subject to greater antitrust scrutiny because their rules make life difficult for small developers. Without explicitly naming Apple or Google, he told Politico that companies had “created higher walls and far more formidable gates” for their app stores than there were in the …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. The UK government dropped its plans to deploy a solely homegrown contact-tracing app to track the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Instead, it will opt to use a system developed by Apple and Google, which is considered to be more privacy-conscious. …
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Flipboard, a popular news aggregator app, introduced on Thursday a curation feature that allows publishers to quickly create packages of stories, images and videos that focus on a specific event or issue. The packages, known as Storyboards, are customizable and give publishers flexibility to assemble mini-packages that are similar to special reports. Storyboards are presented in a scroll that publishers …
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If you have a newer TV that supports 4K resolution and high dynamic range, you probably want to maximize its potential. The easiest way is to stream actual 4K HDR video from an app like Netflix, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime, Vudu or Apple TV. Any of those sources can give you gorgeous, punchy images that make your fancy TV shine. Sure Netflix charges …
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US Customs and Border Protection says it seized almost $4,000 worth counterfeit Apple AirPods. The fake ear pods were discovered in a Chinese shipment at a DHL facility on June 1, CBP said Thursday. While checking the package for its lithium-ion batteries, CBP officers said the “quality of the packaging” wasn’t consistent with usual Apple packaging. The counterfeit Apple AirPods were …
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