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Netflix starts streaming AV1 on Android to save cellular data

February 5, 2020
Netflix announced today that it’s beginning to stream video using AV1 on Android. This high-performance, royalty-free codec provides 20% improved compression efficiency over VP9. Developed by the Alliance for Open Media, founding members include Google, Netflix, and Amazon — all large video providers. Netflix says its “goal is to roll out AV1 on all of our platforms.” In starting on…
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Apple enables universal purchases for Mac and iOS apps

February 5, 2020
Apple’s Catalyst apps were designed to help bridge software between its macOS and iOS platforms, and now the company is taking things a step further by enabling universal purchases between the two platforms, as spotted in Apple’s Xcode 11.4 beta by developer Steve…
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iOS 13.4 features a new Mail toolbar, fixing the bad design introduced with iOS 13

February 5, 2020
iOS 13.4 has reverted a bad design choice made with the iOS 13 Mail app, namely the actions toolbar the bottom of the screen. The delete and reply buttons now sit at opposite ends of the toolbar, and Apple has added back the quick actions for flagging and moving folders. The new design will look similar to iPhone and iPad customers who stuck with iOS 12. With earlier versions of iOS 13, Apple…
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Apple gives developers Universal Purchase option for iOS, macOS apps

February 5, 2020
Though Apple has worked for two years to streamline iOS and macOS development by enabling iOS apps to work on Macs, the process has always been intended as gradual, consisting of steps towards the ultimate goal. Today, Apple unexpectedly took one of its biggest steps with the debut of a “universal purchase” option for Mac apps developed with Xcode, allowing macOS and iOS apps to share a single…
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Samsung Galaxy S20 US pricing revealed

February 5, 2020
Just yesterday we got word on the South Korean pricing of the new Galaxy S20 lineup and now a new leak has revealed the US prices of Samsung’s upcoming flagships. According to an insider source, the Galaxy S20 lineup will start at $999 for the standard S20 and will go all…
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Apple releasing first developer beta of iOS 13.4 today

February 5, 2020
Apple will release the first developer beta of iOS 13.4 today. This update comes after the public release of iOS 13.3.1 last week, which included new privacy settings, Screen Time updates, and more. We don’t yet know what to expect in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4. Apple’s…
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Teenage Engineering wants you to 'hack' its IKEA line with 3D printing

February 5, 2020
Teenage Engineering’s IKEA collection, the FREKVENS line, arrives in stores this month, and Teenage Engineering is already helping customers hack the products. The company has released free, downloadable CAD files for a handful of DIY accessories that you can 3D print at home and attach to your FREKVENS speakers and lights. The hacks include add-ons like a cup holder to attached to the…
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