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This week’s top stories: AAPL earnings, Apple Watch Series 7 rumors, iOS 14.4, and more

January 31, 2021
In this week’s top stories: iOS 14.4 released, Apple Watch Series 7 rumors, ‘Time to Walk’ feature now available, AAPL’s record-breaking Q1 earnings, and much more. Read on for all of this week’s top Apple Stories. Time to Walk Apple this week officially launched its new Time to Walk feature for Apple Watch and Fitness+ subscribers. . Time to Walk offers “an inspiring new audio…
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Google Maps Street View gets split screen UI on Android

January 31, 2021
Street View launched over a decade ago and this vast image database is currently powering the Live View AR feature. An update to Google Maps for Android improves the Street View experience by adding a split screen mode. The new split view UI launches automatically when you…
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3 tips for enterprises as Apple’s iOS14 privacy features roll out 

January 31, 2021
Enterprises and app developers, brace yourselves — the iOS 14 upgrade will soon roll out a new data consent window that will appear in all apps that collect and share data with outside parties for advertising purposes. The rollout will have a widespread impact on businesses and will affect the number of iOS devices available for personalized advertising. Many consumers will view the new consent…
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OnePlus 8 finally gets Android 11 update on Verizon and T-Mobile

January 31, 2021
Never settle? When it comes to updates for carrier-branded devices, OnePlus is more like Sometimes settle. Or even – Always settle. We’re talking about how long it takes carrier versions of its handsets to receive big new Android updates. Case in point, the OnePlus 8. Unlocked units have been bathing in the glory of Android 11 since mid-October. And yet, if you bought one from Verizon…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 30, 2021

January 31, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
AI & RoboticsNews

AI needs an open labeling platform

January 31, 2021
These days it’s hard to find a public company that isn’t talking up how artificial intelligence is transforming its business. From the obvious (Tesla using AI to improve auto-pilot performance) to the less obvious (Levis using AI to drive better product decisions)…
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Xiaomi files court challenge against US ban

January 31, 2021
Xiaomi isn’t wasting time disputing the US’ decision to put it on a list of Chinese military-backed companies and ban American investments. Reuters reports the Chinese phone giant has filed a legal complaint against the US Defense and Treasury Departments, calling the investment ban “unlawful and unconstitutional.” It also said the claims of links to the Chinese military were false, and…
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