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Apple Pay surpasses Starbucks to become the most popular mobile payment platform in the U.S.

Apple Pay has taken the title as the most popular mobile payment platform in the United States. Per new data from eMarketer, Apple Pay has surpassed Starbucks in the US. Starbucks adopted mobile payments relatively early on, and incentivized users with rewards and features such as ordering ahead. As such, Apple Pay and other mobile […]

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Firefox update to version 70.0, adds Enhanced Tracking Protection features

The long-awaited Firefox 70 is here. And it’s added additional privacy features. The browser, which was updated on Monday, arrives with the following new features and changes: More privacy protections from Enhanced Tracking Protection Social tracking protection, which blocks cross-site tracking cookies from sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, is now a standard feature of […]

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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo notes improved antenna system for iPhone SE 2

Some additional tidbits have come in and according to noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the so-called iPhone SE 2 will feature an LCP aka liquid crystal polymer antenna design for improved wireless transmission. In a research note with TF International Securities today, Kuo said Career Technologies and Murata Manufacturing will begin supplying Apple with antenna components […]

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Apple posts modified version of macOS Catalina Supplemental Update

Apparently there were a few bugs in the macOS Catalina Supplemental Update, which was released on October 15th, that still needed to be squished. Apple has released a modified and re-uploaded version of the update as of Monday afternoon, having reissued it for reasons unknown. Apple says that beyond fixes for an iCloud Login problem, […]

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16-inch MacBook Pro hints, icon, located in macOS Catalina 10.15.1 beta

Additional evidence has been found pointing to the possibility of a 16-inch MacBook Pro notebook in the works. French website MacGeneration has located references to the rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro. Looking similar to the current 15-inch MacBook Pro, the notebook appears to feature a thinner bezel. Per the article: macOS 10.15.1 contains references to a […]