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2021 Apple Design Award finalists announced

The Apple Design Award finalists have been announced, and there’s some amazing stuff to be found there. The awards “honor excellence in innovation, ingenuity, and technical achievement in app and game design” and are divided across six categories (Inclusivity, Delight and Fun, Interaction, Social Impact, Visuals and Graphics, and Innovation). Here are the finalists as […]

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Apple releases over-the-air AirTags update to offer improved anti-stalking measures, shorter sound intervals

Apple on Thursday released an over-the-air firmware update to its AirTags units to help prevent stalking on the Bluetooth devices. The update is designed to shorten the amount of time before an unknown AirTag alerts you if it is in your possession. At the current time, ‌AirTags‌ play a sound after three days of being […]

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Chinese regulatory filing hints at updated 16-inch MacBook Pro battery, possible next-gen notebook that could be announced at WWDC 2021

Once again, it might be the regulatory filing that hints at a really cool thing just around the corner. A Chinese regulatory filing for what appears to be a 16-inch MacBook Pro battery has been sighted ahead of a rumored WWDC 2021 announcement. The regulatory listing, filed on April 14 by Apple supplier Sunwoda Electronic, […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox 89, includes user interface overhaul, Total Cookie Protection feature

Mozilla released Firefox version 89 on Tuesday, incorporating a new design for desktop users as well as a privacy feature entitled “Total Cookie Protection,” which has been added to the web browser’s private browsing toolset. Per Mozilla: We’ve enhanced the privacy of the Firefox Browser’s Private Browsing mode with Total Cookie Protection, which confines cookies […]

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Recently published Apple Car patent hints at efforts to create airbags that would protect occupants from flying debris

A recently published patent indicates that the Apple Car’s airbags could help block inbound shrapnel and other items from hitting the vehicle’s occupants in the event of an accident. The vast majority of vehicle safety measures surround protecting the driver and passenger during the moment of an impact. From reinforcing the vehicle’s body to airbags […]