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FCC Readies Next 5G Auction so Service Reaches More Americans
The FCC is preparing a 5G auction that will begin in October. It will offer frequencies that will cover millions of more Americans.
Anthony Boyle to Star Alongside Austin Butler, Callum Turner in Apple TV+ WWII Series 'Masters of the Air'
Anthony Boyle is joining the cast of ‘Masters of the Air’ on Apple TV+, co-starring alongside Austin Butler and Callum Turner.
Tom Hiddleston Joining Clare Danes in Apple TV+ Adaption of 'The Essex Serpent'
Tom Hiddleston has joined the cast of forthcoming Apple TV+ series The Essex Serpent, starring alongside Claire Danes.
What Apple's Doing With All That Green – TMO Daily Observations 2021-03-17
Bryan Chaffin and Charlotte Henry join host Kelly Guimont to discuss how Apple is spending money including Maps features and more “green” updates.
How Caria App Helps Women And Debunks Menopause Myths
During International Women’s History Month, Apple continues to shed a light on female-focussed products and female-founded firms. On Wednesday, it highlighted Caria, an app that helps myth bust the menopause for women. Co-founders Arfa Rehman and Scott Gorman attended Apple’s Entrepreneur Camp in 2019. This allowed them to collaborated in person for the first time with a key engeineer. “As a design-centric healthcare company, developing on the Apple platform and leveraging the capabilities of iOS have made meeting our priority for user privacy and security while delivering a stellar user experience easier,” Ms. Rehman, the company’s CEO, explained. She also went on to dispell some myths about menopause.
Twitter Announces Multiple Security Key Support for Accounts
Twitter announced an update to its two-factor authentication security feature. Users can now enroll and log in with multiple security keys.
Justin Long is Now ‘PC Guy’ in New Intel Ads Mocking Macs
Apple fans are familiar with the ad campaign in the mid-2000s. Justin Long was Mac Guy and John Hodgman was PC Guy, and they compared the different platforms. In a series of new ads from Intel, Justin Long is now PC Guy, mocking Apple’s Macs as Intel is surely still reeling from the announcement of the M1 chip. There are five ads in total of the “Justin Gets Real” campaign: 2-in-1 Flexibility, PC Gaming, Having Choices, Touch Screens, and 3 Monitors.
The Ulysses Group Wants to Sell Location Data to US Military
A contractor with the U.S. military called The Ulysses Group wants to start selling vehicle location data to the military.
Ulysses can provide our clients with the ability to remotely geolocate vehicles in nearly every country except for North Korea and Cuba on a near real time basis. Currently, we can access over 15 billion vehicle locations around the world every month.
T-Mobile Partners With Pandora, SiriusXM on Streaming for Customers
T-Mobile announced on Wednesday that it’s teaming up with Pandora and SiriusXM to offer its customers exclusive streaming benefits.
iOS Could Soon Separate Security Updates and Software Updates
Apple recently released the fourth beta of iOS 14.5 to developers, and code suggests that updates to the platform could change in the future.
How Apple is Using its US$4.7 Billion Green Bond Investment
In 2020, the Apple Green Bond funded 17 projects that will avoid an average of 921,000 metric tons of carbon emissions annually.
Wikipedia Wants Big Tech to Pay for its Content
Tech giants use Wikipedia to power their assistants, like Siri and Alexa. But they don’t pay the non-profit. Now, Wikimedia Enterprise wants to change that.
The Foundation says it doesn’t expect Enterprise ever to become the primary source of funding for the foundation’s roughly $100 million budget. User donations, supplemented by grants, should still carry most of the load, Seitz-Gruwell says, but having a reliable additional revenue stream from companies would offer stability for the foundation, particularly as it embarks on an ambitious agenda for the year 2030 to reach more parts of the world and more communities with “free knowledge.”
Siri Will Tell You What the Latest Oprah's Book Club Selection is
Siri will now tell you what the latest selection for Oprah’s Book Club is when users ask: “What’s Oprah Reading?”
Apple Releases New Web Game to Accompany TV+ Series 'Servant'
Apple has released an interactive experience called Survive the Attic that enhances the world of Apple TV+ show ‘Servant’.
Find Your Nearest COVID-19 Vaccination Location With Apple Maps
U.S. users can now ask Siri or search in Apple Maps to find a COVID-19 vaccine location, its operating hours, and other related information.
Avira Security Updates Mac App With New Code
Avira Security released the latest version of its software suite on Tuesday. It’s been rewritten with Apple’s Swift, SwiftUI, and Combine frameworks.
AirBuddy 2 - Connect AirPods to Your Mac with One Click: $8.99
We have a deal on AirBuddy 2, a Mac utility that allows you to connect your AirPods to your Mac with one click. With AirBuddy, you can also open your AirPods case next to your Mac and see the current status right away, just like it works on your iPhone or iPad. It’s $8.99 through our deal.
Apple TV+ is Headed to The Oscars — Media+
TMO’s Editor-in-Chief Bryan Chaffin returns to Media+ to discuss the significance of Apple TV+ getting its first Oscar nominations. He and host Charlotte Henry also discuss the growing amount of offshoot content Apple is making related to its shows.
Radar in New Google Next Hub Monitors Movement While You Sleep
The second generation of the Google Nest Hub has a radar sensor which measures microvements when you sleep and a mic to monitor your snoring.
Recreate Ted Lasso Biscuits With ‘Binging With Babish’
I watch a lot of cooking shows and one of my favorites is “Binging With Babish.” This week his newest video is recreating the biscuits from “Ted Lasso” on Apple TV+. “Ted Lasso’s optimistic, unflappable energy didn’t just win over the hearts of the footballers he coached; this past year, audiences everywhere were swept up in his Kansas City charm. Now his crumbly, buttery shortbread biscuits can win you over no matter what scumbag ex-husband’s reputation you seek to sabotage, thanks to this simple-but-loving recipe.”
New Nest with Radar, Getting Ready for Repairs – TMO Daily Observations 2021-03-16
Charlotte Henry joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss the latest iteration of Google Nest Hub, and how to get your gear ready for an Apple repair.
pCloud Releases Report on Invasive iOS Apps and Facebook Wins
Cloud provider pCloud released a report of the most invasive apps on iOS. No surprise but apps from Facebook are the worst.
Apple Launches Youth Filmmaking Challenge With Redford Center
The Redford Center announced its second annual Redford Center Stories Challenge, and this year Apple has teamed up.
Dropbox Passwords Rolls Out to All Users in April
Dropbox Passwords launched in 2020 for paid users to manage their passwords. Now the company has announced it will be available to free users in April. You can sign up here to be notified of its release.
Dropbox Basic users will be able to store up to 50 passwords in Dropbox Passwords and have them automatically sync with up to three devices. It will also be possible to share passwords securely with anyone eventually, but this is a feature Dropbox is still working on and isn’t available yet.
I think it’s interesting that Dropbox came out with a password manager, but you can find far better ones for free with less limitations, like Bitwarden.