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Apple sues recycling partner for reselling more than 100,000 iPhones, iPads and Watches it was hired to dismantle

October 4, 2020
Apple is suing former recycling partner GEEP Canada — now a part of Quantum Lifecycle Partners — for allegedly stealing and reselling at least 103,845 iPhones, iPads and Watches that it was hired to disassemble. “At least 11,766 pounds of Apple devices left GEEP’s premises without being destroyed – a fact that GEEP itself confirmed,” reads a portion of Apple’s complaint, as…
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Razer’s Blade 15 Advanced review: runs fast, runs hot

October 4, 2020
If you’ve seen one Razer Blade laptop in the past few years, you’ve essentially seen them all. The new Blade 15 Advanced is another one of those monochromatic, monolithic machines milled out of aluminum. But this one is a beast on the inside, with enough year-to-year…
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YouTube 4K has now come to Apple TV, iPhone and iPad, but no HDR or 60fps on TV

October 4, 2020
“A big frustration with the Apple TV 4K is about to be history,” my colleague Chris Welch wrote, when we learned that Apple’s premiere set-top box would finally be able play 4K YouTube videos at their native resolution instead of being stuck at 1080p. These days, even a $40 dongle can do better than that. But though Apple’s latest software updates did bring YouTube 4K to the Apple TV 4K…
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Save on the OnePlus 8 and PlayStation Plus this weekend

October 3, 2020
Welcome to the weekend. Amazon Prime Day 2020 kicks off in less than two weeks, starting on Tuesday, October 13th and lasting through the 14th. That’s two days to get some of the best deals that we’ll see all year. We’re prepping behind the scenes for the event to make…
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If iOS 14 is causing battery drain, you might need to wipe your iPhone

October 3, 2020
Operating system updates can often suffer from unwanted glitches, and it seems that the latest iOS 14 and watchOS 7 releases from Apple are not immune. There have been complaints over the last few days that some people who have updated their devices have found — instead of increased efficiency — a wide range of issues, including missing fitness data, health apps that refuse to open, inaccurate…
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Strava fitness app for iPhone upgrades workout visualizations with new ‘statmaps’ feature

October 3, 2020
Strava, the popular fitness tracker for iPhone, Apple Watch, and more has launched a new feature to offer improved workout visualizations. The new “statmaps” bring color-coding to your workout maps for data including speed, elevation, pace, heart rate, power, and time. Strava launched the new statmaps for premium Strava users today that offer an easy way to quickly understand your fitness…
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