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Apple Updates MacBook Keyboard, Extends Repair Program
Apple has announced an update to its keyboard and an extension to the keyboard repair program, which has been ongoing for several years, after many users complained about stuck keys and mis-presses. The ongoing issues have angered even the most loyal Apple fans.
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The MacBook Pro Gets Faster – But Not Necessarily Better
Apple has thrown some new processors at its MacBook Pro line of laptops. But sadly, this minor upgrade does precious little to improve the company's flagship models. They might be marginally quicker, but are the improvements enough to get you to shell out over $1,000?
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Apple Hit With Customer Lawsuit Over App Store Practices
Apple has been hit with a lawsuit from iPhone users relating to allegedly monopolistic anti-trust practices on the Apple App Store. Find out what the lawsuit means, who's behind it, and what could happen if Apple is found to be at fault.
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Amazon Set to Automate More Jobs With New Box-Packing Robots
Amazon is planning to bring a raft of $1 million robots to its warehouses which might cost thousands of people their jobs. The new robots can pack boxes up to five times as fast as human workers, and represents the company's latest push into automation.
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Should Facebook Be Broken Up? Its Co-Founder Thinks So
To say that Facebook has had a rough time of late would be something of an understatement. Now, Chris Hughes, formed co-founder, says its time to break the company up, for the good of itself and the public.
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What Google Revealed at I/O 2019: Pixel 3a, Nest Hub Max, and More
Google's 2019 I/O developer conference opened today with a keynote. The big news is the price of the new mid-tier Pixel phones: The Pixel 3a starts at $399, while the Pixel 3a XL costs $479. A new smart device, Nest Hub Max, will arrive this summer for $229. Here's all the news.
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EU Plans to Investigate Apple After Spotify Complaint
Apple is the focus of an EU-led antitrust case that arose when Spotify complain of anti-competition practices through the company's App Store. Read more about what might happen to the Cupertino-based tech giant here.
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iPhone XR Battery Life Tests Claim it Lasts Half as Long as Apple Says
According to independent testing by a British consumer group, Apple's cheaper iPhone XR is failing to live up to its claimed
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Facebook Announces New Messenger Plans
Facebook has announced a number of added features to Messenger, including a desktop app, faster launch speeds, and business features. Take a look at some of the changes in our quick roundup.
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Facebook Dating to Expand with Secret Crush Feature – Should You Trust It?
Facebook's developers conference, F8, is currently underway, and one of the latest bits of info to drop is that the company intends to expand its dating app, Facebook Dating. Included is a new feature named Secret Crush, which lets users discretely connect with fancied friends.
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FAA Approves Google Drone Deliveries
The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has given Google the greenlight to trial consumer drone deliveries, making it the first company in the US to be allowed to do so. Its drone divison, Wing, will make orders to customers in Virginia, delivering small items such as food and drink
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Google Deliberately Slowed YouTube on Rival Browsers
According to a former executive at Mozilla, and a current program manager for Firefox, Google deliberately tried to slow down YouTube on Firefox and Edge. If so, is there anything we can do about it?
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Do Facebook Outages Signal a Flaw in Combining Platforms?
Facebook went down for the third time in less than six months, causing subsequent outages on Instagram, Whatsapp, and Messenger. Does Facebook's overarching power create problems for the social media world if their outages are this widespread?
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Apple’s Half-Hearted Commitment to Social Responsibility
Apple likes to boast of the clean energy it and its suppliers use in manufacturing. However, Apple's overall social responsibility record is distinctly patchy and inconsistent.
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Google Drone Delivery Service Approved in Australia
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority has given Google's Alphabet the green light to start operating their drone delivery company Wing within Canberra, Australia. It's a big step for the drone delivery market.
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Microsoft’s New Edge Browser Takes on Chrome
Microsoft is revamping the Edge browser in hopes of making it competitive. Running Chromium, the new browser could be Microsoft's long awaited follow-up to the the formerly successful Internet Explorer.
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Apple Might Be Killing Off iTunes
According to a software developer, Apple might be planning to kill off iTunes in order to help push its various subscription content services, from Apple TV+ to Apple Music. So, what will that mean for all your content stored on iTunes?
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Apple Music Overtakes Spotify for Paying US Subscribers
Digital music service Spotify has been passed up at its own game. According to a new report, Apple Music now has more subscribers in the United States than Spotify: Apple's music service userbase totalled 28 million paying subscribers at the end of February 2019.
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Google Accidentally Leaks Cheaper Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL Phones
Google accidentally leaked the budget-premium Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL phones on its own store over the weekend. We take a lo
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Google Duplex AI Automated Calling Tech Rolls out to Android Phones and iPhones
Google's Duplex AI-powered automated phone call system is coming to non-Google Pixel phones and iPhones. It now means that mo