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How to manage kids’ texts, calls, and contacts w/ Screen Time on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

November 7, 2019
Apple is expanding its Screen Time software that gives parents more control of their family’s devices with a highly requested feature: the ability to manage kids’ texts, phone calls, FaceTime calls, and even contacts on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Read on for how to set it all up in iOS 13.3 and later… Since Screen Time debuted on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch in iOS 12, there hasn’t…
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare outselling Black Ops 4 by healthy margin

November 7, 2019
Activision Blizzard reported today that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is outselling last year’s Black Ops 4 title by a percentage in the “teens,” the company announced in its earnings report for the third quarter ended September 30. Modern Warfare shipped on October 25, after the close of the quarter. But Activision earlier said that Infinity Ward’s latest Call of Duty game sold more than…
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MobileNews

How to use ‘dockless’ DeX on the Galaxy Note 10

November 7, 2019
Samsung’s DeX desktop environment gives us a smart way to use all that processing power in flagship Galaxy phones for something other than browsing Instagram. DeX provides a Windows-like desktop experience, but you have to buy a special DeX Station to make it all work.
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Android Auto 4.8 prepares persistent weather icon, more [APK Insight]

November 7, 2019
One of my few complaints about the new Android Auto interface that rolled out earlier this year is that it killed useful cards such as one for the weather. Now, the latest Android Auto update brings back that functionality as well as delivering on a previously teased option. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the…
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MobileNews

Apple rolls out iOS 13.2.2 update with fix for annoying multitasking bug

November 7, 2019
Apple has just released iOS and iPadOS 13.2.2, with a fix for a frustrating bug that led apps to close in the background much quicker than usual. Even a jump between two apps could be enough for Safari windows to reload or to lose your place in a YouTube video. The issue is also fixed in the iOS 13.3 update that went into beta testing this week, but it’s great to see that Apple is fast-tracking…
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