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This week’s top stories: 2020 iMac details, iOS 14 beta changes, Phil Schiller’s new role, more

August 13, 2020
In this week’s top stories: iOS 14 beta 4 released to developers and public beta users, a new iMac, Phil Schiller’s new role at Apple, and much more. Read on for all of this week’s biggest news. After several months of rumors, Apple officially debuted a new 27-inch iMac this week. While the new iMac features the same design as its predecessor, it packs the latest 10th generation Intel…
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Setapp subscription app service expands from Mac to iOS with seven titles at launch

August 13, 2020
, the popular Mac app subscription service has just launched an iOS version of the same service. We’ve tested out Setapp in the past, and it’s a great value for what it offers. The Mac version includes premium versions of popular apps like PDF Pen, Wi-Fi Explorer, Bartender, Ulysses, and many more. For a single $9.99/month subscription, you get access to all of the apps. Setapp for iOS is…
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Apple doubles down on iOS 14 tracking privacy as Facebook panics

August 13, 2020
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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Twitter opens up anti-troll feature to all iOS app users [U]

August 13, 2020
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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Clever BBC feature lets you use iPhones and iPads as surround-sound speakers for your Mac

August 13, 2020
Britain’s BBC is trialing a clever new piece of technology that lets you use your iPhones and iPads as a kind of surround-sound speakers for your Mac. You can try it today with a demo, and then listen to a radio drama series which uses it … spotted it. The BBC has unveiled the first ‘immersive audio experience’ made with its new production tool, Audio Orchestrator. The slightly…
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