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Where we dropping guys?
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Seriously, why the @#$* is Fortnite so @#&%^*$ popular?!?
Fortnite is everywhere, it's impossible to get away from. But why, and what makes it stand out from the crowd? We have some thoughts.
Throttled
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Apple offering $50 credit for out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacements
Apple is offering a $50 credit to people who paid for an out-of-warranty battery replacement for iPhone 6 or later. The replacement had to have been done between January 1, 2017 and December 28, 2017, and completed at an Apple Service Center.
Vector
FBI overstates encryption stats — but there's no number high enough
FBI repeatedly overstating encryption threat figures to Congress and to the U.S. public is sloppy, but privacy is critical even if the number was one
Vector
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My MacBook Pro has finally succumbed to key death
After testing three MacBooks and five MacBooks Pro with the new butterfly-mechanism keys, using a couple of them full time for months at a time, I’ve finally experienced it… key death. Dust-maggedon. The end of type.
Vector
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WWDC 2018 Preview: What to expect from Apple's biggest show of the year!
WWDC is mostly software only. Mostly. This year, though, there's a lot more to expect...
Wish list
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FaceTime for iOS 12 wishlist: Screen sharing, conference calls, and more!
What if Apple could make FaceTime for iOS one of the most important apps on iPhone?
Dial Tone
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Apple removing CallKit apps from China, because China
Newly enforced government regulations is prompting Apple to remove CallKit — i.e. integrated VoIP — apps from the China App Store.
Because the NES Classic just isn't enough
What classic games need to be a part of Nintendo Switch Online services?
With 20 NES games and more possibly to come, here are the titles I want to see as a part of Nintendo Switch Online.
Gartenberg
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Frankenstein's iPhone: Control, don't be controlled
As Google pushes to cut down on "smartphone addiction" and Apple fans cry out for similar implementation, we need to stop and ask where the onus actually lies.
The more you know 💫
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Why iPhone probably won’t go USB-C
USB-C is increasingly the standard for consumer electronics, including Apple's MacBooks. So why isn't it standard on the iPhone?
Do you need it?
Nintendo Switch Online Service: Is it worth it?
Nintendo's subscription service for Switch is coming this September, but should you save your pennies or just skip it?
Sub all the things
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Cybart: Understanding Apple’s services machine
Services have become Apple’s second largest revenue stream, behind iPhone.
Never say never
Night Trap shows just how much Nintendo has changed in the last 25 years
The game that was never supposed to be on a Nintendo console makes its way to the Switch!
Vector
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When and why Apple might bring back Touch ID
Touch ID is gone as a single point of active authentication... but not as part of a multi-point passive authentication system.
This is Steve
Carmack and Raskin: Stories of Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs' attitude towards John Carmack's games, and how he got up to speed at Pixar.