Neither Apple nor Google have returned TikTok to their respective app stores, and with very good reason: the supposed get-out-of-jail-free card offered by Trump is nothing of the sort. Both companies would be left exposed to hundreds of billions of dollars of liability.
As of the weekend, Android users who want to download TikTok do have another option – but it’s not one I’d advise them to take. Instead, they’d be better off using the workaround available to iPhone users …
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A growing number of people are wearing their Apple Watch on their ankle, according to a new report, with five different reasons cited.
The most mundane of these are people with tiny wrists who find that the Watch is too loose during workouts, even with the smallest of bands …
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Apple Silicon chips have transformed attitudes toward ARM architecture, from being suitable mostly for power-efficient mobile devices to also capable of powering desktop processors which Intel behind.
ARM CEO Rene Haas has now weighed-in on the DeepSeek controversy in a new interview, expressing his skepticism about one of of the key claims and voicing his expectation that China’s AI chatbot will be banned in the US …
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The two biggest criticisms of Vision Pro have been price and the weight. We know Apple is working on a lower-priced model, and a new patent application describes a way to make the headset very much lighter.
Early reviewers commented on the fact that it starts to feel very heavy when you wear it for more than brief sessions, something I was able to confirm from my own experience of the device …
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A new accessibility program based on an app for deaf and hard of hearing users is being tested on the New York MTA system. It will provide riders with instant access to a live sign language interpreter when engaging with staff.
The approach means that any member of Metropolitan Transit Authority will be able to help with directions and other queries without the need for any ASL skills themselves …
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Apple TV+ has been reworking its film strategy and shifting away from theatrical releases and huge budgets. But there’s at least one upcoming movie the company’s still going all-out with: this summer’s Brad Pitt-starring F1. Here’s the adrenaline-pumping teaser that aired during the Super Bowl.
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Apple’s Sports app keeps pushing regular new updates on the App Store. Just two weeks ago, the app added info for where to watch national games plus new navigation shortcuts and more. And today, Apple Sports version 2.5 has introduced NASCAR support and is ready for MLB’s Spring Training.
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Apple is expected to launch its first new products of the year this week. But the launch I’m most excited about, the new ‘HomePad’ device, is going to require a longer wait than expected per a new Mark Gurman report.
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Today’s Apple deals are ready to go, and there’s a whole bunch of them. This weekend we got hit with some notable price drops across the current-generation iPad lineup, including $100 discounts on the new iPad mini 7 as well as up to $200 off the M2 iPad Air and a return low on the most affordable 13-inch M4 iPad Pro at $200 off. Those offers join up to $400 off the original prices on M3 MacBook Air configs, Apple Watch Ultra 2 deals, and the return of Black Friday pricing on Apple Pencil Pro. All of that and more awaits below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
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