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Making The Grade: When should IT departments release iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur for their device inventory?

August 8, 2020
Most tech communities spend the summer working through the iOS and macOS betas ahead of the fall releases. For something that’s been happening for the last few years, it feels like fall software releases have been part of our lives for decades. As fun as these updates are for general consumers, they can be a significant source of stress for IT departments. As you work through these beta updates…
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Android 11’s Easter Egg brings back the fun Neko Cat game from Nougat

August 7, 2020
Google just dropped the latest Android 11 beta this afternoon, and within it is the brand new Easter Egg! Here’s what it delivers. The Easter Egg hidden in Android changes from release to release, but they don’t often come back completely. In the case of Android 11, the first part of the Easter Egg is the volume dial we’ve seen in previous teasers from Google. The joke “turn it up to 11”…
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This week’s top stories: AAPL earnings, Tim Cook’s antitrust testimony, iPhone 12 delays confirmed

August 2, 2020
In this week’s top stories: Apple CEO Tim Cook testifies to congress, more details on the iPhone 12, Apple’s monster Q3 2020 earnings, and much more. Read on for all of this week’s biggest news. Instagram has become of the latest iOS apps to be caught with questionable privacy practices by iOS 14. One of the privacy features of iOS 14 is a new indicator light in the status bar when the…
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Apple shuts down Dark Sky for Android and Wear OS

August 1, 2020
Apple made a surprise acquisition of Dark Sky in March and there are signs that it’s already live in iOS 14. As part of this, Dark Sky is gradually being disabled for non-Apple devices and services, starting with a shut down of the Android, Wear OS, and web apps today. The…
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Stadia Achievements can now be viewed on iOS and Android

August 1, 2020
A month after launch, Stadia picked up the ability to view game Achievements online and on Chromecast. The streaming service logged awards from day one, but an interface wasn’t ready until December. Stadia Achievements are now rolling out on the Android and iOS apps. Like…
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Russian company offers ugly solid gold iPhone 12

July 31, 2020
Russian ‘luxury’ accessory company Caviar is noted for really ugly, crazily priced re-cased iPhones, and it’s solid gold iPhone 12 may be the ugliest version it has offered yet … Caviar buys iPhones from Apple, removes the casing and replaces it with its own … designs. The company says its iPhone 12 will go on sale in October, which may not yet reflect the delay Apple announced…
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