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December 8, 2022
NEWS

Mac Rumors

FBI Calls Apple’s Enhanced iCloud Encryption ‘Deeply Concerning’ as Privacy Groups Hail It As a Victory for Users

‌iCloud‌ data in accounts with Advanced Data Protection can only be read by a trusted device, not Apple, law enforcement, or government entities. Following its announcements, the EFF or Electronic Frontier Foundation, a …

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TechCrunch

Fire TV arrives on Amazon’s wall-mounted smart screen, the Echo Show 15

Plus, the Show’s bigger screen can be customized with a variety of widgets, which allows the device to become sort of a family hub with things like sticky notes, shopping lists, shortcuts to smart home favorites, reminders, shared and individual calendars, …

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The Verge

Microsoft Teams adds free communities feature to take on Facebook and Discord

Features like group chat, calling, and file / photo sharing are all supported, and groups will also be able to use a shared calendar (which includes Google Calendar integration) to organize community events.

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CNN

Apple iPad Mini vs. Amazon Kindle Scribe vs. ReMarkable 2: Which tablet is right for you?

Keeping a notebook full of notes and sketches is a time-honored tradition, but it’s also one that’s slowly starting to change, thanks to modern tech. Digital notebooks are slowly becoming more common, as are tablets that are getting better and better …

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Mac Rumors

Hands-On With Apple Music Sing in iOS 16.2

Just pick a song, turn on the lyrics, and then use the little microphone icon to adjust the vocals. ‌Apple Music‌ Sing is not available for every song, and it’s not entirely clear which songs Apple is limiting it to.

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WIRED

Review: Amazon Kindle Scribe

With the included stylus, you can take down digital notes like a ReMarkable 2, mark up PDFs, or doodle on your downtime. This upgrade comes at a hefty cost: The Scribe goes for $340. That’s $240 more than the base Kindle and $200 more than the Paperwhite.

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Forbes

Microsoft Announces ‘Call Of Duty’ Deal With Nintendo Further Pressure Sony And Regulators

A week cannot go by without more absurdity happening in Microsoft’s quest to get its nearly $70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard approved by regulators. Microsoft has just announced it has entered into an agreement with Nintendo to bring Call …

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Mac Rumors

Proton Drive iOS and Android Apps Now Available for Encrypted Cloud Storage

Swiss-based privacy startup Proton today announced the availability of mobile apps for its Proton Drive cloud storage service, providing users with an easier way to securely upload, store, and share files from their iOS and Android devices.

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The New York Times

Apple Details Plans to Beef Up Encryption of Data in Its iCloud

Apple has long promised that what is on your iPhone stays on your iPhone. But that pledge came with the caveat that if law enforcement had a warrant for someone’s iCloud account, Apple could provide a file of unencrypted messages, photos and notes.

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TechCrunch

Halo and Sea of Thieves ambience tracks come to Calm meditation app

Sound design in games is rarely given the same level of attention as graphics, but games these days really do have extraordinarily detailed and interesting soundscapes. Microsoft thinks so, anyway, and is bringing two auditory environments from Halo …

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