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Global smartphone market continues rebound with 26% Q1 bump Jun 09, 2021

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More signs of the global market righting the ship after a disastrous 2020. New figures from Gartner point to 26% increase in global sales year over year for the first quarter of 2021.

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Turntable.fm competitor tt.fm launches beta app for iOS and Android Jun 09, 2021

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You’d be forgiven for being confused. I’ve been following this story and am currently writing it and I’m still fairly confused. But Turntable (or tt.fm), not to be confused with Turntable.fm (the name of both the original and recently re-released social music app) today just announced that it has launched iOS, Android and desktop versions.

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Apple releases torrent of updates, and Wall Street yawns Jun 08, 2021

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Today’s WWDC keynote from Apple covered a huge range of updates. From a new macOS to a refreshed watchOS to a new iOS, better privacy controls, FaceTime updates, and even iCloud+, there was something for everyone in the laundry list of new code.

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Apple unveils macOS 12 Monterey Jun 08, 2021

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The past year has seen some of the most dramatic updates to Macs in recent memory. At last year’s WWDC, Apple announced its long-awaited move from Intel chip’s to its own first party silicon.

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Elon Musk officially hits the brakes on Tesla Model S Plaid+ Jun 07, 2021

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Tesla CEO Elon has made it official and publicly cancelled plans to produce the Model S Plaid+, a supercharged version of the upcoming Plaid version of the electric vehicle that will be delivered to the first customers this month. Musk’s reason: Plaid is so good that another variant isn’t needed.

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Facebook will reconsider Trump’s ban in two years Jun 07, 2021

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The clock is ticking on former President Donald Trump’s ban from Facebook, formerly indefinite and now for a period of two years, the maximum penalty under a newly revealed set of rules for suspending public figures. But when the time comes, the company will reevaluate the ban and make a decision then whether to end […]

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Waymo’s driverless taxi service can now be accessed on Google Maps Jun 04, 2021

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Waymo One, the ride-hailing service that uses driverless vehicles in the suburbs of Phoenix, can now be accessed and booked through Google Maps. This will be the first fully autonomous ride-hailing option available in the app, which will roll out first to Android users, Waymo said Thursday.

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Google’s Pixel Buds A Series are an exercise in earbud cost cutting Jun 04, 2021

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Google does a lot of things well. But hardware strategy has never really been among them. The last several years have seen the company at least finding some consistency with its Pixel and Nest devices. But the former, in particular, has continued to struggle as the company has worked to find its footing in an […]

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LeoLabs raises $65M Series B for its satellite monitoring and collision detection service Jun 03, 2021

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Low Earth orbit is full of stuff: not only bits of debris and junk, but also satellites — the number of which is growing rapidly alongside the decreasing cost of launch.

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Taking Lyft’s new e-bike for a spin Jun 03, 2021

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The bike had none of the usual signage when I took it for a spin around the chaotic and construction-filled streets of Manhattan. It very much looked like a prototype, with visible soldering on the joints and a not-quite-complete AV system.

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