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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi aren't fully disabled when toggled off in Control Center on iOS 11, will still work for AirDrop, AirPlay, Pencil, Watch, GPS, and Continuity — Apple has confirmed that Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are not fully disabled when toggled off in Control Center on iOS 11.
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| Lauren Goode / The Verge: |
Apple says Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE has cellular connectivity issue caused by watch trying to join unauthenticated Wi-Fi networks, exploring software fix — The “handoff” isn't working like it's supposed to — Apple's new Series 3 smartwatch starts shipping this Friday …
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Tweets: @snazzyq and @jandawson
| Lauren Goode / The Verge: |
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Tweets: @reckless, @wsj, @cnet, @pkafka, @spacekatgal, @backlon, @marcoarment, @bzamayo, @saschasegan, and @mims
| Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: |
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Tweets: @joannastern, @geoffreyfowler, @geoffreyfowler, @markgurman, @shiraovide, @shiraovide, and @reckless
| Elyse Betters / Pocket-lint: |
Nest debuts Nest Secure alarm system that has a motion sensor and Nest Tag fob in a $499 pack, an HD video doorbell, and Nest Cam IQ outdoor, a $349 camera — Nest has stepped up its home security efforts. The Alphabet-owned company is live in San Francisco, where it has announced … | Steven Levy / Wired: |
A look at the development of the Nest Hello doorbell, Nest Cam IQ outdoor with Google Assistant integration, and the Nest Secure package including Nest Guard — “We have better light rings than any other products on the market,” says Adam Mittleman. This is a sentence that I have never … | Sheryl Sandberg: |
Facebook will strengthen enforcement of ad targeting policies, add more human oversight, and urge users to report potential abuses directly — Last week we temporarily disabled some of our ads tools following news reports that slurs or other offensive language could be used as targeting criteria for advertising.
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CNET, Wall Street Journal, International Business Times, Slate, The Guardian, Axios, New York Times, CNNMoney, The Verge, Marketing Land, Forbes, AdExchanger, SiliconBeat, Engadget, Business Insider, CNBC, USA Today, TechCrunch, Adweek, and Recode
Tweets: @samfbiddle, @mikeisaac, @sarahcuda, @propublica, @gideonmann, @techcrunch, @mikeisaac, @pierre, and @joshconstine. Thanks:@jonnymarsh88
| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
HTC is halting trade of its shares tomorrow in anticipation of a “major announcement”, amid rumors of an acquisition by Google — All eyes on Google — HTC, one of Taiwan's premier tech brands and a true pioneer in the development of the Android hardware ecosystem …
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Wall Street Journal, ZDNet, The Guardian, eWeek, PhoneDog.com, CNET, Forbes, Ubergizmo, GeekWire, Android Police, USA Today, FierceWireless, Droid Life, TechSpot, Android Authority, SlashGear, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Business Insider, DSLreports, International Business Times, Android and Me, VRFocus, Silicon Republic, Mashable, Telegraph, Seeking Alpha, Phandroid, and The Next Web
Tweets: @tculpan, @evleaks, @tculpan, @tculpan, @alexdobie, @counternotions, and @ow
| Bloomberg: |
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The Verge, SiliconANGLE, Road to VR, Ubergizmo, Investor's Business Daily, Reuters, and Android Central
Tweets: @caro_milanesi and @mhbergen
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Source: Tesla working with AMD to develop its own AI chip for self-driving functionality in its cars, has 50+ people on project including chip star Jim Keller — - Tesla is working with AMD to refine its new chip, which will likely reduce its reliance on Nvidia.
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The Verge, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Forbes, SlashGear, Investor's Business Daily, and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @cnbcnow. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Dani Deahl / The Verge: |
Equifax customer service, tweeting from @Equifax, accidentally directed customers to a critic's phishing site for over a week in at least three Twitter replies — Earlier this month, hackers broke into Equifax's servers and stole 143 million people's personal information, including their Social Security numbers.
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Gizmodo, Ars Technica, BGR, Mashable, Slate, CNET, The Hill, San Francisco Chronicle, Business Insider, International Business Times, CNBC, and Fortune
Tweets: @thesquashsh, @equifax, @mgsiegler, @equifax, @swiftonsecurity, and @thedextriarchy
| Jessica Conditt / Engadget: |
Microsoft rolls out Minecraft's “Better Together” cross-platform play update for mobile, VR, XBox, and Windows 10, says it will come to Switch later this year — The Better Together update brings the biggest set of changes to hit Minecraft in years, expanding the Community Marketplace …
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Minecraft.net, The Verge, Android Police, and Windows Central
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Android One launches in the US with Moto X4, available on Project Fi at $399 — Back in June, Project Fi unceremoniously announced via Twitter that a mid-tier device that supports Google's MVNO service would be coming soon. This was in line with our reporting from earlier in the year … | Jeff Grubb / VentureBeat: |
Steam introduces histogram to user reviews section to help users identify “review bombing”, where large number of users flood games' pages with negative reviews — The customer review is a relatively young form of criticism, but consumers have already unlocked some of its creative power …
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Steam Community, Engadget, The Next Web, CNET, The Verge, GameZone, MMORPG.com, GameSpot, IGN, Ars Technica, Blue's News, Ubergizmo, Neowin, Polygon, Kotaku, and GamesIndustry.biz
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Amazon working on Alexa-powered smartglasses with bone-conduction audio and a new home security camera system that would tie into its Echo products — Amazon is working on its first wearable device: a pair of “smart glasses” that would allow its virtual assistant Alexa to be summoned any time …
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Tubefilter, TechSpot, Digital Trends, SiliconANGLE, The Register, InvestorPlace, 9to5Google, Investor's Business Daily, Gizmodo, iPhone Hacks, Inquirer, Cult of Mac, Q13 FOX News, Newser, Engadget, USA Today, TechCrunch, Mashable, Marketing Land, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, Tom's Guide, GeekWire, The Verge, International Business Times, PSFK, Fortune, Ubergizmo, PYMNTS.com, BGR, SlashGear, Reuters, VentureBeat, Business Insider, MacRumors, MSPoweruser, CNET, Pocket-lint, The Next Web, Axios, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @jeffjohnroberts, @tim, @tim, @lukew, @daveleebbc, @jezcorden, @benfoxrubin, and @tim
| Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors: |
A list of some of the ARKit-enabled iOS apps now available in the App Store — With the launch of iOS 11 today, Apple has turned hundreds of millions of iPhones into augmented reality-capable devices thanks to the support of a new developer framework called ARKit.
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BGR, CNET, The Next Web, App Store, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @michaelokaneedu, @mrgoldsworthy12, @scalo, @symbole, @mapbox, @_spencer_smith, @nextgenguy, @russellholly, @redfancomm, and @markpaterson
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
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