AppleMagazine
LATIN AMERICA LOOKS TO SPACE, DESPITE LIMITATIONS ON GROUND
Mars missions, astronauts coming and going at the International Space Station, China’s increasingly ambitious space program. Space-related news is flowing, and not just from the world’s richest, biggest nations. Take Latin America.
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AppleMagazine #497
AppleMagazine
BAIDU ROLLS OUT PAID DRIVERLESS TAXI SERVICE IN BEIJING
Chinese tech giant Baidu rolled out its paid driverless taxi service last Sunday, making it the first company to commercialize autonomous driving operations in China.
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AppleMagazine #497
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE SIGNS DEAL WITH WNBA TO HELP CHAMPION WOMEN'S SPORTS
The WNBA signed a multi-year deal with Google this week to be the presenting partner for the league’s playoffs, part of the technology giant’s efforts to help champion women’s sports.
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AppleMagazine #497
AppleMagazine
60 YEARS SINCE 1ST AMERICAN IN SPACE: TOURISTS LINING UP
Sixty years after Alan Shepard became the first American in space, everyday people are on the verge of following in his cosmic footsteps.
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AppleMagazine #497
Techlife News
APPLE MUSIC LAUNCHES MORE THAN 100 CITY-FOCUSED MUSIC CHARTS
Apple Music is coming to a city near you — the streaming service has launched daily music charts focused on particular cities around the world, including New York City, Tokyo and Lagos.
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Techlife News #496
Techlife News
APPLE'S iPHONE PRIVACY CLAMPDOWN ARRIVES AFTER 7-MONTH DELAY
Apple is following through on its pledge to crack down on Facebook and other snoopy apps that secretly shadow people on their iPhones in order to target more advertising at users.
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Techlife News #496
Techlife News
APPLE PROFIT SOARS IN LATEST QUARTER ON HIGHER iPHONE SALES
Demand for the iPhone and other Apple products drove profits to more than double in the January-March period as the tech giant continued to capitalize on smartphone addiction.
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Techlife News #496
Techlife News
DUTCH GOVERNMENT PAUSES CORONAVIRUS APP OVER DATA LEAK FEARS
The Dutch government has temporarily disabled its coronavirus warning app amid data privacy concerns for people who have the app installed on phones using the Android operating system.
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Techlife News #496
Techlife News
iPAD PRO 2021: SUPERCHARGED WITH XDR DISPLAY, M1 CHIP, & THUNDERBOLT
The iPad Pro has become something of a workhorse in recent years, offering professionals an alternative to a laptop with cutting-edge capabilities and software.
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Techlife News #496
Techlife News
CHINA'S HUAWEI SAYS SALES DOWN 16.5% AMID US SANCTIONS
Embattled Chinese tech giant Huawei said first-quarter revenue fell after it sold its lower-priced Honor smartphone brand, but profitability improved.
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Techlife News #496
Techlife News
UBER TO RECRUIT 20,000 UK DRIVERS ON POST-LOCKDOWN DEMAND
Uber plans to recruit 20,000 more drivers in the United Kingdom to help fill swelling demand for rides as the country’s coronavirus lockdown restrictions ease.
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Techlife News
DAIMLER TRUCK, VOLVO TO MAKE FUEL CELLS IN EUROPE FROM 2025
Germany’s Daimler Truck AG and Sweden’s Volvo Group say they plan to jointly manufacture hydrogen fuel cells for trucks in Europe starting in 2025 and called on European Union policymakers to boost incentives for climate-neutral technologies.
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Techlife News #496
Techlife News
GM: SOFTWARE, NEW BATTERY PARTS WILL SOLVE BOLT FIRE ISSUES
Engineers at General Motors have figured out how to fix a battery problem with the Chevrolet Bolt electric hatchback that caused five of them to catch fire.
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Techlife News #496
Techlife News
FACEBOOK REPORTS SOARING QUARTERLY AD REVENUE, STOCK JUMPS
Facebook’s stock jumped Wednesday into record territory after the social media giant reported stronger-than-expected results for the first quarter thanks to soaring ad revenue.
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Techlife News #496
AppleMagazine
FALSE ALARM: NO SPACE JUNK THREAT AFTER ALL TO SPACEX CREW
SpaceX’s four astronauts had barely settled into orbit last Friday when they were ordered back into their spacesuits because of a potential collision with orbiting junk.
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AppleMagazine #496
AppleMagazine
THE BIG PENTAGON INTERNET MYSTERY NOW PARTIALLY SOLVED
A very strange thing happened on the internet the day President Joe Biden was sworn in. A shadowy company residing at a shared workspace above a Florida bank announced to the world’s computer networks that it was now managing a colossal, previously idle chunk of the internet owned by the U.S. Department of Defense.
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AppleMagazine #496
AppleMagazine
BIGGEST SPACE STATION CROWD IN DECADE AFTER SPACEX ARRIVAL
The International Space Station’s population swelled to 11 on Saturday with the jubilant arrival of SpaceX’s third crew capsule in less than a year.
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AppleMagazine #496
AppleMagazine
TESLA POSTS $438M 1Q PROFIT ON STRONG ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES
Charged up by strong sales of its electric cars and SUVs, Tesla posted its seventh-straight profitable quarter.
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AppleMagazine #496
AppleMagazine
YOU WANTED LOTS OF BLOOD? ‘MORTAL KOMBAT' LISTENED
The first death in the “Mortal Kombat” reboot occurs less than three minutes in, which is actually pretty coy. This is a movie, after all, based on a video game where the point is bloody violence.
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AppleMagazine #496
AppleMagazine
FIVE NEW EVS TO WAIT FOR IN 2021
Electric vehicle shoppers have an increasing number of models to choose from.
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AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT PROFITS SOAR AS CLOUD DEMAND CONTINUES IN PANDEMIC
Microsoft’s profits soared during the first three months of 2021, thanks to ongoing demand for its software and cloud computing services during the pandemic.
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AppleMagazine #496
AppleMagazine
DRONE OPERATORS CHALLENGE SURVEYORS' TURF IN MAPPING DISPUTE
When Michael Jones started a side hustle shooting drone photos and videos for realtors, his clients wanted more: Images with property lines on them, to better understand where their fences should be.
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AppleMagazine #496
AppleMagazine
AUTO GROUP BACKS GUIDELINES FOR PARTIALLY AUTOMATED VEHICLES
The trade association representing most major automakers is offering guidelines for manufacturers to advertise partially automated driving systems and to make sure drivers are paying attention while using them.
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AppleMagazine #496
AppleMagazine
APPLE ANNOUNCES 1ST EAST COAST CAMPUS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Apple is expanding spending in the U.S. and announced plans to build its first East Coast campus, in North Carolina.
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AppleMagazine #496
Mac Life
Razer Thunderbolt 4 Dock Chroma
This glow–in–the–dark dock provides impressive connectivity
2 min |
May 2021
Mac Life
Sophos Home
Robust additional security protection
2 min |
May 2021
Mac Life
Logitech Ergo K860
Great keys meet great posture
2 min |
May 2021
Mac Life
Linksys MR9600
A versatile and impressive dual–band Wi–Fi 6 router
3 min |
May 2021
Mac Life
PCalc 4.9
The venerable calculator is updated
1 min |
May 2021
Mac Life
JLab Talk GO
A great upgrade on your Mac’s mic
2 min |