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iPhone 12 demand set to remain high, but component shortages will bite

Foxconn earnings and expectations for the rest of the year suggest that iPhone 12 demand is set to remain high through the first half of the year. Chairman Young Liu said that sales of “all product lines” likely grew in the first quarter of the year, and that Foxconn is “cautiously optimistic” on the outlook for the rest of the year … Bloomberg says this may mean that the iPhone 12…
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You can now use your iPhone or Apple Watch as a contactless ticket for entry to Disney parks

You can now enter Walt Disney World with just a contactless wave of your iPhone or Apple Watch. Today, Disney announced the launch of its MagicMobile service, an alternative way to get around the Disney resort electronically, similar to the MagicBand. Apple users can simply add a MagicMobile pass to their Apple Wallet and enter using the NFC reader at the park gates. To add a MagicMobile pass…
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Files by Google skyrockets to 1 billion Play Store downloads

Files by Google has reached a fairly major milestone having just surpassed 1 billion downloads from the Google Play Store — and in super quick fashion we should add. The file management app has become the default on many Google-made devices in recent years, with many…
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Google Maps adds indoor AR directions, will favor eco-friendly navigation

Google has announced that Maps will now offer indoor AR directions and can even favor eco-friendly navigation when pointing you from location to location. Announced in a blog post, the new indoor AR directions expanded upon the Live View features that were introduced to Google Maps previously. This feature won’t be available everywhere just yet, but will work in selected locations such as…
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Gboard’s elusive Google Sans font appears to be rolling out again for some users

Gboard often runs A/B tests for new features, themes, and other tweaks, and it appears another one is rolling out this week. Some Gboard users on Android are reporting the return of the Google Sans font after it first appeared last year. Alongside a tweaked overall theme last year, some Gboard users noted that the font had changed from the standard Roboto to Google Sans. It was first spotted…
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