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NEW SUV IS NEXT STEP IN VW'S POST-SCANDAL ELECTRIC OFFENSIVE
Volkswagen is unveiling a battery-powered sport-utility vehicle that is headed for global markets including the United States and China, as the company takes a major step forward in its campaign to make electric cars a mass-market choice.
3 min |
September 25,2020
AppleMagazine
WHY ELECTRIC VEHICLE RANGES VARY FROM EPA ESTIMATE
You’ve probably heard the phrase “your mileage may vary” with regard to how your real-world fuel economy compares to the EPA estimate. The adage refers to gasoline-powered vehicles, but the same applies to electric vehicles.
3 min |
September 25,2020
AppleMagazine
TESLA CEO ELON MUSK'S NEXT BIG BET RIDES ON BETTER BATTERIES
Tesla is working on new battery technology that CEO Elon Musk says will enable the company within the next three years to make sleeker, more affordable cars that can travel dramatically longer distances on a single charge.
3 min |
September 25,2020
AppleMagazine
REVIEW: ‘AGENTS OF CHAOS,' FROM RUSSIA, BUT NOT WITH LOVE
Let’s take a trip back in American history, but not too way back. To a time not that unfamiliar — the last presidential election. Do you remember all the stuff swirling around in 2016?
4 min |
September 25,2020
AppleMagazine
REPORT: LAPD USED FACIAL RECOGNITION NEARLY 30,000 TIMES
The Los Angeles Police Department has used facial-recognition software nearly 30,000 times since 2009 even while denying at times that it used the controversial technology at all, the Los Angeles Times reported this week.
2 min |
September 25,2020
AppleMagazine
iPAD: REFINING THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR TABLET
iPad has long been one of Apple’s most successful product categories, and following upgrades to the iPad Pro and iPad mini earlier in the year, Apple used its September Event to unveil the next-generation iPad and iPad Air, taking its tablet portfolio to even greater heights.
7 min |
September 25,2020
AppleMagazine
VENUS: ASTRONOMERS SEE POSSIBLE HINTS OF LIFE IN CLOUDS
Astronomers have found a potential sign of life high in the atmosphere of neighboring Venus: hints there may be bizarre microbes living in the sulfuric acid-laden clouds of the hothouse planet.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #464
AppleMagazine
TIME FLIES:SERIES 6 AND SE TAKE APPLE WATCH TO NEW HEIGHTS
Apple’s annual Fall Event felt a little different this year. For starters, it was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with no cheers or applause to be heard. But the biggie? No new iPhones. The company already confirmed that the iPhone 12 will launch in October, but in the meantime, Tim Cook and Co used the keynote to show off the all-new Apple Watch Series 6, a low-cost Apple Watch SE, and a bunch of family-focused Watch improvements.
8 min |
AppleMagazine #464
AppleMagazine
REPORT FINDS GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK NOT AS BAD AS EXPECTED
The global economy is not doing as bad as previously expected, especially in the United States and China, but has still suffered an unprecedented drop due to the coronavirus pandemic, an international watchdog said this week.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #464
AppleMagazine
VIACOMCBS TO REBRAND CBS ALL ACCESS AS PARAMOUNT PLUS
ViacomCBS will rebrand its CBS All Access streaming service as Paramount Plus, set to debut early next year with new, original shows.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #464
AppleMagazine
‘WALKING DEAD' TO BE LAID TO REST IN 2022, SPIN-OFFS TO RISE
The end is coming for “The Walking Dead,” but not until 2022.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #464
AppleMagazine
ORACLE AND TIKTOK STRUCK A DEAL. WHAT IT IS, NONE WILL SAY
The short-video app TikTok has chosen Oracle as its corporate savior to avoid a U.S. ban ordered by President Donald Trump. The U.S. government will review the prospective deal.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #464
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE EXEC ON HOT SEAT IN CONGRESS OVER ADVERTISING POWER
GOOGLE EXEC ON HOT SEAT IN CONGRESS OVER ADVERTISING POWER
4 min |
AppleMagazine #464
AppleMagazine
EU HEAVYWEIGHTS SEEK STRICT RULES FOR DIGITAL CURRENCIES
Finance ministers from five of Europe’s biggest economies called for the European Union to produce strict rules for new, private digital currencies such as Facebook-backed Libra and ban those that don’t comply.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #464
AppleMagazine
DRONE MAKER HURT BY US-CHINA RIFT, OPENING DOOR TO US RIVALS
Skateboarders, surfers and mountain bikers used to be the target customers for California startup Skydio, a maker of high-end drones that can home in on people and capture their movements on video all by themselves. Now police officers, firefighters and soldiers are interested in the self-flying machines.
5 min |
AppleMagazine #464
AppleMagazine
AMAZON TO HIRE 100,000 TO KEEP UP WITH ONLINE SHOPPING SURGE
Amazon will hire another 100,000 people to keep up with a surge of online orders.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #464
AppleMagazine
Trump Administration Plans Expanded Use of Personal Data
The Trump administration announced plans to expand the collection of personal “biometric” information by the agency in charge of immigration enforcement, raising concerns about civil liberties and data protection.
3 min |
September 04,2020
AppleMagazine
What to Expect at Apple's "Time Flies" Special Event on September 15
Apple Has Confirmed That It Will Hold a New Event on Tuesday, September 15 at The Steve Jobs Theater, But What Can Fans Expect?
2 min |
AppleMagazine #463
AppleMagazine
Facebook's Software Kit to Blame for Popular Apps Crashing
Last friday’s widespread crashes of popular apps running on the iPhone’s iOS operating system — including Tinder, Spotify and Pinterest — serve as a reminder that Facebook is still tracking you through your phone using sophisticated software, even if you’re not browsing the social network.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #455
AppleMagazine
What Does Walmart See in TikTok? Millions of Young Shoppers
Walmart may be the world’s largest retailer but it has mostly failed in its efforts to break Amazon’s online dominance.
3 min |
September 04,2020
AppleMagazine
UN REPORT: INCREASED WARMING CLOSING IN ON AGREED UPON LIMIT
The world is getting closer to passing a temperature limit set by global leaders five years ago and may exceed it in the next decade or so, according to a new United Nations report.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #463
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT TO LAUNCH NEW $500 XBOX CONSOLE NOV. 10
The holiday video game console battle is heating up. Microsoft says its Xbox Series X will cost $500 and debut Nov. 10, just ahead of the holidays.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #463
AppleMagazine
CHINA LAUNCHES INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL DATA SECURITY ISSUES
China has launched an initiative to address global data security issues, a countermove to the U.S. “clean network” program that is aimed at discouraging other countries from using Chinese technology.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #463
AppleMagazine
ITALY INVESTIGATES APPLE, GOOGLE, DROPBOX OVER CLOUD STORAGE
Italy’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Apple, Google and Dropbox over their cloud storage services.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #463
AppleMagazine
CHINESE CHIPMAKER DENIES MILITARY TIES AS US STEPS UP FEUD
China’s leading maker of semiconductors has denied it has any links to the military following reports Washington is considering stepping up its feud with Beijing over technology and security by imposing export controls that could disrupt manufacturing for a national industrial champion.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #463
AppleMagazine
NORTH AMERICAN QUALIFYING FOR 2022 WORLD CUP DELAYED
The start of World Cup qualifying for lower-ranked teams in North and Central America and the Caribbean was postponed until next year, which means there aren’t enough remaining dates in the current FIFA calendar to complete the program.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #463
AppleMagazine
CHINA'S FIRST REUSABLE SPACECRAFT LANDS AFTER 2-DAY FLIGHT
China’s first reusable spacecraft landed last Sunday after two days in orbit, a possible step toward lower-cost space flight, the government announced.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #463
AppleMagazine
Emmys APPLE TV+ RACKS UP AWARD NOMINATIONS
The nominations are in for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, and as is now tradition, it’s streaming giants that are stealing the spotlight from traditional broadcasters.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #463
AppleMagazine
Apple, Google Build Virus Tracing Tech Directly Into Phones
Apple and Google are trying to get more U.S. states to adopt their phone-based approach for tracing and curbing the spread of the coronavirus by building more of the necessary technology directly into phone software.
2 min |
September 04,2020
AppleMagazine
A Low-Key 'Secret Garden' That Still Blooms
For more than a century, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s “The Secret Garden,” first published in 1911, has endured.
2 min |