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Apple Stores facing shortage of iPhone parts and replacements due to coronavirus

Apple has reportedly warned its retail employees that replacement iPhones will be in short supply for the next month. According to , some stores have also experienced a shortage of particular individual parts for device repairs. The report explains that Apple has informed technical support staff at retail stores that replacement iPhones will be in “short supply for as long as two to four…
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Symphony of the Night gets a surprise release on Android and iOS

What is a port? A miserable little pile of touchscreen controls! At least if its Castelvania: Symphony of the Night coming to Andorid and iOS, which happened as the morning sun vanquished the horrible night. This mobile release of the classic 2D action-platformer came as a big surprise. It costs $3. And if the prospect of playing the game with touchscreen controls sounds awful, don’t worry. It…
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Google releases Android 11 patch with Developer Preview 1.1

The Android 11 Developer Preview launched two weeks ago with six releases scheduled before the Q3 2020 launch. Google today announced a “patch” for Android 11 that’s being referred to as DP 1.1. Slotting in between the first and second previews, this update provides…
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Dell’s cheap Philips Hue starter pack deal is even better with $50 credit

Philips Hue has become the go-to for smart home lighting. The LED light bulbs can transition between 16 million colors to compliment your home, set the mood or enhance your sleep. Those who haven’t turned their home into a technicolor dreamland may want to check out Dell’s latest deal on a Hue starter kit. It comes with three white- and color-capable bulbs, the Gen 3 Hue Bridge and a…
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New jailbreak hack lets you run Android on your iPhone 7

The Correlium team has today released a beta of a work-in-progress hack to get the Android operating system running on the iPhone. Using the checkra1n jailbreak exploit to gain access to the bootloader of older iPhone models, Project Sandcastle lets you install a…
AI & RoboticsNews

AI, AI, Captain! How the Mayflower Autonomous Ship will cross the Atlantic

While self-driving cars have hogged the headlines for the past few years, other forms of autonomous transport are starting to heat up. This month, IBM and Promare — a U.K.-based marine research and exploration charity — will trial a prototype of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered maritime navigation system ahead of a September 16th venture to send a crewless ship across the Atlantic…
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