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How you’ll get Apple and Google’s contact tracing update for your phone

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple and Google are working together on a major effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 that uses signals from people’s phones to warn them if they’ve been in contact with someone who’s tested positive for the disease.  …

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Sling TV now totally free during primetime, no credit card required

Live TV streaming service Sling TV has been rolling out a bunch of promotions in response to coronavirus stay-at-home orders nationwide, and the newest one could be its best yet. The company now lets new users stream every channel in its Sling Blue package for free during seven primetime hours, starting at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT) to midnight wherever you are, …

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Apple, Google to terminate COVID

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. COVID-19 tracking technology being rolled out by Apple and Google has an expiration date, the tech giants say. The companies say Bluetooth interoperability they’re developing for Android and iOS devices won’t be used after the public health crisis caused by the respiratory disease …

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Apple looks to iPad for 2020 iPhone redesign later this year, report says

Update, April 22: Read our iPhone SE 2020 review. Original story follows.   Apple’s 2020 iPhone refresh in the fall may be more than just a spec update and the addition of 5G. According to a new report, two of Apple’s higher-end iPhones will feature new stainless steel edges that will bring the phones more in line with the iPad Pro design …

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Apple and Google building coronavirus tracking tech for iOS and Android, coming in May

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Two of the tech industry’s biggest players are working together to fight the coronavirus, announcing a new set of tools that could come to a majority of smartphones around the world. The new technology, outlined in white papers published by Apple and Google …

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Apple wants to add COVID

How a COVID-19 testing location will appear on Apple Maps. Apple Apple is trying to find out where people can get tested for COVID-19 in order to add the locations to its Maps app. The company has created a portal for providers to share their details, which will then be verified by the iPhone maker. On the page, spotted late …

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Apple’s iPad now supports a trackpad. Master these 15 gestures now

In March, Apple’s iPad lineup gained a significant feature in the form of trackpad and mouse support with the release of iPadOS 13.4. Being able to control your tablet without touching the display brings the iPad closer to working as a laptop, and in turn, makes it easier to get more work done.  For example, highlighting text or applying edits …

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14 journaling apps for iOS to help you process coronavirus anxiety

Daily routines have been uprooted and altered to help slow the spread of the coronavirus as people practice social distancing and comply with shelter-in-place orders. Adapting to the foreseeable “new normal,” of global cancellations, closures and climbing death tolls, is bound to take a toll on our mental health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises that taking care of …

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Final hours of Best Buy’s Easter sale: Save 48% on Beats Studio3 headphones, Samsung 55

You might not have had time to notice, what with the global pandemic occupying so much of our attention, but it’s Easter Sunday. Easter isn’t traditionally a big gift-giving holiday — unless you count all the chocolate bunnies and Peeps for the kids — but Best Buy is having a one-day flash sale today. The retailer is cutting prices on …

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This is hands

For those of us who use Apple products daily, there’s no question that iMessage on the iPhone, iPad and Mac is for unmatched chatting, sharing photos or even playing games. But a little-known gem can turn iMessages into a powerful tool to help a friend or loved one remotely troubleshoot an issue on their Mac. With their permission, you can pilot a relative’s Mac to walk them …

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