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April 3, 2020 Posted By:
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Apple has brought its hardware microphone disconnect security feature to its latest iPads.
The microphone disconnect security feature aims to make it far more difficult for hackers to use malware or a malicious app to eavesdrop on a device’s surroundings.
The feature was first introduced to Macs by way of Apple’s T2 security chip last year....
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April 2, 2020 Posted By:
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Whoops! Apple inadvertently revealed the existence of an unreleased product, AirTags, in a support video uploaded to its YouTube account today. The video, “How to erase your iPhone,” offers a tutorial about resetting an iPhone to factory settings. Around the 1:43 mark, it instructs users to turn off “Find my iPhone” as part of the process. On the Settings page...
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April 2, 2020 Posted By:
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Apple has made a donation to a new fundraising campaign, America’s Food Fund, along with Laurene Powell Jobs, Leonardo DiCaprio and the Ford Foundation. Together, they’ve contributed $12 million toward the $15 million goal for the new initiative being hosted on fundraising platform GoFundMe. The proceeds will go to benefit World Central Kitchen and Feeding America.
The former was founded...
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April 2, 2020 Posted By:
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Bluetooth location beacon startup Estimote has adapted its technological expertise to develop a new product designed specifically at curbing the spread of COVID-19. The company created a new range of wearable devices that co-founder Steve Cheney believes can enhance workplace safety for those who have to be colocated at a physical workplace even while social distancing and physical isolation...
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April 1, 2020 Posted By:
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Amazon has made it easier for Apple customers to buy or rent movies from its Prime Video app with a recent update. Before, customers using the Prime Video app from an iOS device or Apple TV would have to first purchase or rent the movie elsewhere — like through the...
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March 31, 2020 Posted By:
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Dark Sky, the popular weather app, has been acquired by Apple . News of the acquisition comes by way of Dark Sky’s own blog.
The company says that there will be “no changes” for users on iOS right now — but for Dark Sky users on Android, the forecast isn’t so good. The company says...
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March 30, 2020 Posted By:
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The FDA approves a new procedure that could allow healthcare workers to reuse N95 respirator masks, Microsoft divests from a facial recognition startup and Saudi spies have been taking advantage of a network security flaw. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 30, 2020.
1. FDA grants emergency authorization to system that decontaminates N95 respirator masks...
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March 29, 2020 Posted By:
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March 27, 2020 Posted By:
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Today, Apple launched its own coronavirus screening site (apple.com/covid19) and iOS app developed alongside the White House, CDC and FEMA.
The site is pretty simple, with basic information about best practices and safety tips alongside a basic screening tool which should give you a fairly solid idea on whether or not you need to...
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March 27, 2020 Posted By:
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Apple releases new COVID-19 app and website based on CDC guidance<br/>Tools Offer Up-to-Date Guidance and Information for People Across the US<br/><sup>1</sup> The site and app were developed in partnership with CDC. They are not meant as an endorsement of any Apple products.<br/>Press Contacts<br/>Amy Bessette,Apple, abessette@apple.com,(408) 862-8012<br/>Semonti Stephens,Apple,semonti_stephens@apple.com,(408) 974-8473<br/>Apple Media Helpline,media.help@apple.com,(408) 974-2042<br/>...
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