Qualcomm is ramping up its efforts to compete with Apple’s new M-series chips for the Mac. The chip maker today held its 2021 investor day event, focused on unveiling its “next-generation” technology, including new CPU hardware designed by Nuvia. For those keeping track, Nuvia is the chip startup founded by three former Apple A-series engineers that Qualcomm acquired earlier this year.

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A few months ago, a GitHub project called the “Super Mario 64 decomp project” made it possible to play Nintendo 64’s iconic game on the web. Now, a developer was able to port it to the Apple TV running at up to 60fps.

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As Twitter rolls out new features to its once-neglected API, the popular third-party app Tweetbot continues to become more powerful. This week, Tapbots has rolled out its latest update to Tweetbot 6 with support for limiting who can reply to tweets as well as support for creating polls.

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A delay to the completion of the new Apple London campus inside the iconic Battersea Power Station has seen the company lease additional space inside the City’s tallest skyscraper at 22 Bishopsgate.

The company’s new campus was due to be completed at the end of last year, but this was delayed by the pandemic and other factors …

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To celebrate the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl release, Pokémon Go is debuting an event this week. Starting this week, Pokémon Go trainers will see more creatures from the Sinnoh region.

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Update 2: The security researcher who discovered the privacy failure reports that Apple has now fixed it.

As of iOS 15.4 and watchOS 8.5 the Mail app on the watch no longer leaks the IP address when downloading remote content. Remote content is blocked on the watch even when Mail Privacy Protection is on …

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Designer and developer Broank has created a beautiful lockscreen weather Shortcut, which updates your lockscreen wallpaper with a pretty photo and a weather report. The Shortcut requires iOS 15, and an iPhone X or later.

By default, it grabs nature and landscape photos from a free stock photography website, but you can change it to use your own photos if you prefer …

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It’s been quite some time since WhatsApp has been teasing an iPad app. Now, the company is set to release a new macOS app thanks to Apple’s Catalyst project, which is heavily connected to a future iPad app.

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“Apple must be stopped,” said Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, at an app conference in South Korea. He also said that Google was “crazy” in the way it handled app purchases …

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DockCase, best known for its combination MacBook hubs and cases, recently launched its latest USB-C smart hub on Kickstarter. The project has already surpassed its goal more than six times over, but you have until November 26 to support the project and get the smart hub for its early-bird price.

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Apple on Monday released a Safari Technology Preview update with a nice addition for 2021 MacBook Pro users, as the new version enables 120Hz scrolling for ProMotion displays. This comes after users complained that scrolling webpages in Safari didn’t look smooth even with a high refresh rate display.

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With a focus on photography, Moment has just refreshed its lineup of cases with some new styles for the iPhone 13. Arriving with vibrant designs, MagSafe integration, and drop protection, the real star of the show is support for Moment’s lineup of smartphone lenses. Our latest Tested with 9to5Toys review dives in to see just how these these fair as they augment your iPhone photography.

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Engineer Sam Jadallah announced this week that he’s leaving Apple after working at the company for less than three years. At Apple, Jadallah was the Head of Home Services, which includes the HomeKit system for home automation.

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T-Mobile has been moving quickly to build out its mid and high-band 5G coverage across the US and the uncarrier has shared an update on that work today. Coming a month and a half earlier than its self-imposed goal, T-Mobile says its “Ultra Capacity 5G” now “reaches 200 million people nationwide.”

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Apple is extending its offer to convert eligible purchases from one-time payments into Apple Card Monthly Installments. The company says that customers now have until December 15, 2021, to request to have eligible purchases converted to an Apple Card Monthly Installment.

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Apple acquired the popular hyperlocal weather app Dark Sky back in March of 2020, and the app is currently slated to be shut down at the end of 2022. Nonetheless, the app continues to receive updates with bug fixes, performance improvements, and other tweaks despite the looming shutdown.

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Twitter in 2020 announced a major overhaul to its official API as a way to offer access to more of the social network’s features to third-party apps. While Twitter API v2 was already available as a beta, the company is now making the API the standard for developers.

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Earlier today, a report suggested that Apple has been “secretly” buying ads for third-party applications in an effort to increase its commission earnings. Apple is now defending itself against some of those allegations, saying that it is a standard business practice in the industry…

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Hyper is back again today with its new HyperDrive – a double or triple 4K display dock for MacBook. “Ditch the dongles and get your dock on” with the new all-in-one USB-C hub that supports MacBooks ranging from way back in 2016 right up to the brand new 14 and 16-inch models. Hyper is looking to consolidate the multi-display hub experience for MacBook users with its unique new HD134 and HD156 models, for the 13/14-inch and 15/16-inch models respectively. Head below for a closer look and some early pre-sale discounts. 

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Snapchat this week struck a deal with Sony Music to bring even more songs to its camera platform, as the company prefers to call it. While the terms of the deal were not disclosed, Snapchat is now a partner with all three major record labels, including Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group.

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Nine weeks after the iPhone 13 launched, it’s still harder to get one than it was last year’s iPhone 12, says a new report by JP Morgan. The report shows delivery estimates in the US for the iPhone 13 mini can take up to 8 days to ship, while the iPhone 13 can take up to 10 days. Users that want an iPhone 13 Pro or 13 Pro Max will have to wait almost a month, up to 26 days.

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Popular accessory maker PopSockets is expanding its lineup of MagSafe accessories for iPhone 12 and iPhone 13. Today the company announced a new PopMount Car Vent for MagSafe as well as the PopMount Surface for MagSafe. The new accessories are available to order from the PopSockets website today.

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A new week is now underway, and today’s best deals are headlined by an Apple Watch and iPhone sale at Woot from $120. That’s alongside the first discount on Bose QuietComfort 45 ANC Headphones and Synology’s DS220j 2-Bay NAS falling to $160. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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Amazon has announced today that it is rolling out a native macOS app on the Mac App Store. The new application offers the full catalog of Amazon Prime Video content, including support for offline viewing, purchases, and more. Head below for the full details.

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Apple has been putting more energy into building up its gaming service this year and today the company has revealed its next major launch. Disney Melee Mania is coming soon to Apple Arcade as an exclusive title.

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One week after launching its Twitter Blue subscription platform in the US and other countries, Twitter announced that it’s acquiring Threader. For those unfamiliar, Threader is a popular third-party app that lets users create and share long-form threads on Twitter.

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Apple TV+ is the exclusive streaming home of the Fraggle Rock franchise. The service is already streaming the entire back catalog of episodes and a series of ‘Rock On’ shorts produced during the COVID lockdown period.

However, the big news from the deal signed last year for fans of the Fraggles was that Apple had commissioned a full series reboot. The company today announced that the new series, entitled ‘Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock’, will debut on January 21, 2022.

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