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Apple doubles down on iOS 14 tracking privacy as Facebook panics

One of the key privacy features in iOS 14 is a new option that allows users to disable tracking between different applications. During its quarterly earnings call last month, Facebook pointed out that the new tracking setting could impact its advertising revenue, and a new report from today goes into more detail. The report explains that Facebook representatives have been meeting with mobile…
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Oral-B's absurd $200 AI toothbrush is finally available

Oral-B showed off its flashy new AI-powered iO toothbrush at CES 2020. It threw around phrases like “linear magnetic drive” and “oscillating, rotating movements,” but the company didn’t reveal the price. Now, the brush is finally available, and it starts at a…
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Twitter opens up anti-troll feature to all iOS app users [U]

Twitter tested an anti-troll feature earlier in the year, allowing select users to choose who is able to reply to their tweets. The experiment was clearly a success, as the latest version of the iOS app makes the feature available to all … It turns out Twitter made a…
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Microsoft’s News Bar adds a scrolling news feed to Windows 10

In case you didn&apost already feel inundated with news, Microsoft is introducing a new app that will display a scrolling news feed across your desktop. News Bar, currently available as a beta for Windows 10, will curate the top regional news from over 4,500 publications, and if you choose, it will include customizable stock info. You can position the ticker tape across the bottom of your…
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Acer's Ryzen 4000 series laptops will be available in weeks

Acer is adding the option to choose Ryzen 4000 series processors to another of its laptops. After announcing the Swift 3 would get AMD chips back at CES, the company has announced that the Aspire 5 will also join the party. There are no major changes from the existing…
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iOS 14 lets users grant approximate location access for apps that don’t require exact GPS tracking

An iOS 14 feature that has gone a bit under the radar is the Precise Location toggle for Location Services. This new toggle gives the user more control over which apps can access your current location, and to what granularity. Before iOS 14, you could grant an app access to your location whilst using the app, or always. However, if location access was allowed, the app would always get an exact…
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Dell Mobile Connect now transfers photos between your iPhone and PC

Dell teased in January that its Mobile Connect software would become much more iPhone-friendly this spring, and it&aposs honoring that promise. The PC maker has updated Mobile Connect (you&aposll need the Microsoft Store and App Store downloads, and officially a 2018 or newer Dell/Alienware PC) to enable both file transfers and screen mirroring for iPhones. The file exchanges are really…
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