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Tot is new text editor for Mac, iPhone, and iPad focused on constraints and ease of use

February 29, 2020
There dozens of note taking applications for iOS and Mac, including Apple’s Notes app that continues to get more powerful almost every year. The latest entry into this crowded field is called Tot, and it comes from The Iconfactory — which you may know best as the developers of popular apps such as Twitterrific and Linea Sketch. Tot is available on Mac, iPhone, and iPad, and there’s iCloud…
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Microsoft will remove Cortana from its Android launcher in April

February 29, 2020
Some significant changes are coming to Cortana. Starting this spring, Microsoft said it plans to make productivity the focus of the digital assistant. As part of the shift, Cortana will lose some of its more consumer-facing features, such as the ability to play music and…
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Galaxy S20 Ultra review: Impressive but impractical

February 29, 2020
The first major phones of the year are here, and Samsung is being its usual ambitious self. The company unleashed a trio of new flagships in its S20 series, and for the first time, it introduced a souped-up Ultra variant alongside the regular S20 and S20+. The S20…
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Apple blocks Clearview AI's iPhone app

February 29, 2020
Won’t someone just let Clearview AI invade our privacy in peace? After having its full client list stolen and leaked on the internet, the controversial facial recognition startup is now in hot water with Apple. The iPhone maker has blocked Clearview’s iPhone app over violating the rules of its enterprise software program, TechCrunch reports. Clearview was relying on an enterprise…
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Moment will stop developing its Pro Camera app for Android

February 29, 2020
Moment has informed users that it will no longer be developing its Moment Pro Camera app for Android (via Android Police). The app isn’t required to use Moment’s lenses, but it provided additional controls for serious photographers. Moment blames the difficulty of…
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Apple blocks Clearview AI's iPhone app

February 28, 2020
Won’t someone just let Clearview AI invade our privacy in peace? After having its full client list stolen and leaked on the internet, the controversial facial recognition startup is now in hot water with Apple. The iPhone maker has blocked Clearview’s iPhone app over violating the rules of its enterprise software program, TechCrunch reports. Clearview was relying on an enterprise…
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Moment drops support for Pro Camera app on Android because of fragmentation

February 28, 2020
The cameras in our smartphones have gotten incredibly good, but most of them are designed to just press a button and capture without any manual controls. Alongside its physical lenses, Moment has been working on its Pro Camera app for over two years now, but the company has just announced it will be shutting down the app on Android. The Moment Pro Camera app for Android and iOS enables much more…
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