Satechi’s Quatro 10,000 mAh wireless power bank features USB-C PD, USB-A, and an Apple Watch charger. Here’s what Andrew thinks.
A Tip for Using Face ID While Lying Down
If you’ve struggled with using Face ID while lying down, this article is for you. It turns out, you’re just holding it wrong.
'Dark Matter' Series For Apple TV+ Being Worked on
Apple is working with producer Matt Tomach and Blake Crouch on an adaption of the author’s bestselling novel ‘Dark Matter’ for Apple TV+.
Apple Orders Climate Change Series ‘Extrapolations’ From Scott Z. Burns
Apple has ordered a climate change series from Scott Z. Burns called “Extrapolation.” Mr. Burns will write, direct, and executive produce.
Satechi Launches a Foldable Aluminum iPad Stand
Satechi recently launched a foldable, aluminum stand for iPhones and iPads with protective rubber grips to hold devices without slipping.
Ashley Liao, Della Saba, Paul Sparks Join Apple TV+ ‘Physical’
Ashley Liao, Della Saba, Paul Sparks, Dierdre Friel, Rory Scovel, and Lou Taylor Pucci are joining Rose Byrne in a series on Apple TV+ called “Physical.”
Pixelmator Photo 1.5 Update Supports Apple ProRAW
Pixelmator Photo 1.5 brings a ton of new features, including support for Apple’s ProRAW photo format we’ll see in iOS 14.3. Here are other features: Adjust the tonal curve directly in your photos – tap the On-Image Curves button, then drag up in your photo to lighten those areas, or down to darken them; The Shadows and Highlights sliders will be able to recover much more detail than before; Support for the new, native iOS color picker means you’ll be able to pick colors more quickly and easily; You can now tap the histogram to switch between the RGB and Luminance histograms; plus more improvements and a bug fix.
Google Launching New Health Research App
Google announced on Wednesday the launch of a new research app, The Verge reported. Called Google Health Studies, it seems pretty similar to Apple’s equivalent. The app will allow anyone with an Android phone to take part in medical studies. No surprise, the first still will look at respiratory illnesses like COVID-19.
Participants in the study will use the app to report any respiratory symptoms, the precautions they’re taking to prevent disease, and whether they’ve been tested for COVID-19 or the flu. The app will collect demographic data, like age, gender, and race as well. “Researchers in this study can examine trends to understand the link between mobility (such as the number of daily trips a person makes outside the home) and the spread of COVID-19,” Google wrote in a press release. The app will send data to researchers using a technique called federated learning, which will batch aggregated trends from multiple devices, rather than pull information from each participant individually.
FTC, 48 States Sue to Break up Facebook Over Monopoly Accusation
The Federal Trade Commission as well as 48 attorneys general have filed two lawsuits against Facebook on Wednesday.
Ahead of Apple’s ATT, WhatsApp Explains its Privacy Labels
Ahead of the upcoming iOS 14 App Tracking Transparency feature, Facebook-owned WhatsApp explains the privacy labels people will see on its App Store page. The app will collect contact information like your phone number, your (optional) email address, contacts, financial information to use certain features, shopping activity like product browsing and purchasing data, your IP address, general location, usage data, and diagnostics.
With end-to-end encryption, messages are not stored on our servers after they’re delivered, and in the normal course of operating our services we do not retain a record of the people you may message.