For years, iOS users have complained about the intrusive volume indicator that would show up in the middle of the screen as they adjusted their iPhone or iPad volume. Someone at Apple thought temporarily blocking the view of a YouTube or Netflix video was a better experience than actually letting us watch the video. With …
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The NL Central is still up for grabs. The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals are battling for the division crown, with the Milwaukee Brewers still hanging on in the race, despite losing reigning NL MVP Christian Yelich for the season. The NL Central pennant race could very well come down to the final day of the regular season. The …
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Despite losing reigning NL MVP Christian Yelich for the season, the Milwaukee Brewers refuse to die. The club remains very much alive in the NL Central and Wild Card races with the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. Milwaukee Brewers fans who also happen to be cable TV cord cutters have a number of ways to watch the Brew Crew …
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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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Apple is unveiling its new fall devices today at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. New iPhones and Apple Watch models are expected, and we may see other new products as well. Announced so far: Apple Arcade will launch on Sept. 19 for $4.99 per month Apple TV Plus to launch Nov. 1 at $4.99 a month, with yearlong free trial for Apple device …
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So you want to go to Apple’s annual fall event next week — where it’ll likely reveal the iPhone 11 — but you didn’t get one of the sought-after invites. No worries, because the company is going to stream the Sept. 10 event on YouTube. Apple quietly posted a YouTube page on Friday inviting people to tune in to the …
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YouTube Wednesday announced massive changes to how it treats kids videos, as the US Federal Trade Commission hit Google with new rules and a record $170 million penalty to settle a probe into the privacy of children’s data on giant video site. It’s the largest penalty ever levied for violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA. YouTube’s CEO and some …
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YouTube on Tuesday said its tougher hate speech policy is already having a “profound impact” on the giant video site. Between April and June this year, YouTube removed more than 100,000 videos and more than 17,000 channels for violating the site’s hate speech policies — that’s a 5x increase over the first three months of 2019. Total comment removals also …
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Google will reportedly pay between $150 million and $200 million to settle an investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission into alleged violations of children’s data privacy laws on YouTube, Politico reported Friday. Last month, The Washington Post reported that Google had reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the FTC. The FTC investigation found that Google improperly collected the data of children …
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There’s a special place in my heart for The Karate Kid, and not just because I had a mad crush on Elisabeth Shue. In 1984, I was exactly the right age for the story about an awkward teen who stands up to bullies with the help of a kind mentor. (Could have used one of those.) Of course, when Cobra …
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