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Apple stops signing iOS 13.6.1, blocking downgrades from recently released iOS 13.7

September 9, 2020
Apple released iOS 13.7 for everyone last week, which includes a major expansion of the COVID-19 Exposure Notification platform. Following this release, Apple today has stopped signing iOS 13.6.1. That means users can no longer downgrade from iOS 13.7 to iOS 13.6.1. iOS 13.7 lets users enable COVID-19 Exposure Notifications directly in the Settings app on their iPhone. Once you enable exposure…
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Google Podcasts for Android adds Cast button to Now Playing screen

September 9, 2020
Back in March, Google Podcasts received a big visual revamp and launched on iOS. As part of that expansion, the team hosted an AMA and promised a handful of new features. Quick access to Cast from the Now Playing sheet is rolling out today in Google Podcasts for Android. With this year’s redesign, the Cast button was placed in the top-left corner of the main Home, Explore, and Activity screens.
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Apple patent suggests iPhone will get the same water-ejection system as Apple Watch

September 9, 2020
Apple Watch Series 2 was the first model to be entirely waterproof, and Apple introduced an important feature to keep the internal components protected. As you may know, Apple Watch has a water-ejection system in which the speaker expels water — and this might come to iPhone according to a new patent registered by Apple. The Apple Watch water-ejection system works by using the speaker to vibrate…
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Razer made the gum gamers didn’t know they needed

September 9, 2020
If you’re a gamer who chews gum, standard Juicy Fruit or Big Red won’t do your mental performance any favors … at least, not according to Razer. As a follow up to its focus-sharpening Razer Respawn drink, and to meet an apparent need for fortified gum, the company has…
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Scientists Take World’s First 3,200MP Photos with Sensor Made for World’s Largest Digital Camera

September 9, 2020
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have just captured the world’s first 3,200MP photos using an image sensor array that will become the heart of the world’s largest digital camera. While higher res photos have been stitched together before, these are the largest single-frame digital photographs ever captured. The sensor array behind this feat should…
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