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Google Chrome 108 to add Energy Saver features for Mac, Windows, and Chrome notebooks

This could come in handy. With version 108 of the Google Chrome web browser, Google is introducing Memory Saver and Energy Saver modes to improve the browser’s performance and extend battery life, respectively. If users head to Settings, they’ll see a new “Performance” menu in the sidebar. The Memory Saver “frees up memory from inactive […]

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Apple announces second Impact Accelerator Class, looks toward improving environmental compliance through partnerships

On Thursday, Apple announced that the company will be adopting its second Impact Accelerator Class. The class features a cohort of 16 Black-, Hispanic/Latinx- and Indigenous-owned businesses that are working toward cutting edge environmental services and solutions. The program, which is part of Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, provides training and mentorship in order […]

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Rumor: Apple may implement body temperature measurement feature in Apple Watch Series 8

The Apple Watch Series 8 could be capable of measuring your body temperature, but only if Apple can work out the problems that prevented the feature from surfacing in the Apple Watch Series 7. Per noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, there’s been speculation that the Series 8 wearable could be capable of accurately measuring your body […]

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Code strings found in iOS 11.3 hint at “Tatl” display output, support for possible future AR glasses

Apple’s iOS 11.3 code base has been studied and some interesting stuff has been found. Per iOS developer Steve Troughton-Smith, assorted strings of code in iOS 11.3 that contains a mysterious display output codenamed “Tatl.” The CoreUI framework can now request UI assets in meters, leading some to speculate that this might be referring to […]

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Apple Stores moving towards becoming 100% Green

In a recent Fortune interview, as part of the Brainstorm Green conference, Apple’s VP of Environmental Initiatives spoke about Apple’s continued drive towards using 100% renewable energy. During the interview, Jackson touched upon Apple’s use of renewable energy for their data centers (100%), their corporate facilities (94%), and plans for the new “spaceship” Apple campus. Jackson […]