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Google Maps updated to version 5.56, includes new COVID-19 safety data, takeout/delivery stats for local areas

This could definitely help. Google Maps on Tuesday received three new pandemic-related features as well as an expansion of its live transit “crowdedness” status information. The crowdedness data offers the real-time state of transit lines, is crowdsourced, and relies on in-app feedback from users. Prior to the new version, Google Maps only showed the data […]

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Apple Silicon-based MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini now available for purchase online and at retail locations

Apple’s spiffy new M1-powered gear is now available online and via retail. The company announced that the Apple Silicon-based MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini, each featuring the M1 chip, are now available via the Apple Store web site and open retail locations. The 13-inch MacBook Air with an M1 chip starts at $999, the […]

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1Password 7.7 released, offers macOS Big Sur support, Apple Watch Unlock, other significant changes

If you’re a fan of 1Password, you’re going to like this. 1Password, the ubiquitous password locker program, has been updated to version 7.7. The new version, which incorporates support for macOS Big Sur, offers the following features and changes: Support for Apple Watch Unlock. If you’re using macOS 10.15 or later and using the latest […]

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macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 installation blamed for bricking, causing kernel panics with some older MacBook Pro notebooks

As nifty as macOS Big Sur is, it seems to be causing some problems with older MacBook Pros. A number of users with older 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros have reported that their notebooks are essentially bricked and won’t boot after installing the update, while others have cited issues with kernel panics and crashes. The […]

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Early iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro teardown videos begin to surface from iFixit, Kaputt

With the first orders of the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max handsets having begun to arrive, some early teardown videos have begun to surface. First, German repair company Kaputt has released initial teardown videos of both models, revealing few major differences but a couple of interesting tidbits about the internal design and […]