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The latest evidence of this trend comes from Microsoft, which today announced that Microsoft Teams set a new daily record of 2.7 billion meeting minutes, up 200% from the 900 million minutes it recorded on March 16, when many lockdowns were just going into effect. The latest numbers come as Microsoft finds itself facing intense competition from Zoom.

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If you look on Amazon in other countries, like the UK listing for the Magic Keyboard, it suggests a May 30 release date. Meanwhile, the Amazon listing says the item weight and the shipping weight for the 12.9-inch Smart Keyboard is 1.09 kilograms. The weight of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is 641 grams, so at first glance this new accessory is very heavy.

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You won't be able to play Xbox Series X games from an external hard drive, but it's still worth plugging one into your system. This means the 1 TB storage on Xbox Series X and the optional 1 TB expansion card can be reserved for next-generation games alone, while everything else is stored on an external USB drive.

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HBO today announced that its HBO GO and HBO NOW streaming services will no longer be available on second-generation and third-generation Apple TV models starting April 30, 2020. In order to provide the best streaming experience, we need to make some changes to our supported devices list. Starting on April 30, 2020, HBO GO will no longer be available on the Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation).

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Answering a question on Twitter, PlayStation project manager Toshimasa Aoki clarified that the DualSense controller still has the same headset jack as the DualShock 4, meaning you'll be able to plug in your headset of choice if you don't want to use the built-in microphone.

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Kurly, a startup that operates a grocery delivery service in Korea, has secured $150 million in a new financing round months after reports claimed that the firm might be acquired soon. Sequoia Capital, Hillhouse Capital and Digital Sky Technologies invested in the Korean startup’s Series E financing round, which according to news outlet Korean Investors, valued the firm at around $780 million.

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Google recently decided to block most Admob ads in the app because people can download (*gasp*) adult-themed podcasts. Several weeks ago, Google flagged Podcast Addict for hosting explicit content and blocked almost all of its Admob display ads. Perhaps Podcast Addict will be able to get back into Google's good graces by hiding adult content behind a settings toggle, but Google doesn't exactly offer consistent guidance to developers.

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Given how often you likely use the address bar — though these days it’s often more of a search bar than URL bar — that’s prime real estate in any browser and the kind of feature where users will quickly notice any changes.
The one you’ll notice immediately is that when you click into the address bar it’ll open a list of your most visited site.

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It’s also built directly into the Facebook Gaming platform itself, which means that creators can host fan tournaments and stream them, too. Even so, like the other live-streaming platforms it’s competing with, Facebook Gaming has had a pretty good year so far.

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The 10nm Tiger Lake CPU is expected to be one of the fastest CPU based on the new Willow Cove core architecture but the benchmarks we are looking at now are from an early engineering sample. Intel's 11th Generation, 10nm Tiger Lake Based Core i7-1185G7 Quad-Core CPU Leaks Out - Early Engineering Sample With 3 GHz Clocks, Xe GPU

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The base set lets players contract their own modular course as they collect digital coins and progress through their own Mario level (going from a starting pipe to a goal flag at the end), fighting Goomba and Bowser Jr. figures along the way.. Preorders for the Super Mario Lego Starter Course set starts today, with all three sets planned to launch on August 1st.

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As per rumors, Apple is planning to buy a virtual reality video streaming startup called NextVR, for $100 million. It is surprising that Apple would be going down this path as the company has shown no interest in virtual reality, except for an iMac Pro Star Wars demo, which was focused on developers.

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Skype Launches Meet Now, a feature that supports video recording and screen sharing, features that can home in handy for work calls. Microsoft on Friday reminded Skype users that the app has a Meet Now feature that should work just as easily as Zoom. Meet Now supports free video conference calls and doesn’t require a Microsoft account to get started.

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In a forum post, SoftRAID described the issue as a bug and said that it is working with Apple engineers on a fix for macOS 10.15.5, or a workaround. SoftRAID said the issue extends to Apple-formatted disks: Other users on macOS 10.15.4 have experienced crashes after waking their Mac from sleep, with affected systems suffering a kernel panic and rebooting to the Apple logo, according to comments shared on platforms

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Amid nationwide reports of so-called “Zoombombing,” Harvard University Information Technology will activate password protection by default on all Harvard meetings held over Zoom beginning Wednesday. As the number of Zoom users across the world has skyrocketed, the company has faced criticism over its privacy and cybersecurity features.

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This week, a security researcher publicly shared new findings about vulnerabilities that would have allowed an attacker to exploit three Safari bugs in succession and take over a target's webcam and microphone on iOS and macOS devices. "Safari encourages users to save their preferences for site permissions, like whether to trust Skype with microphone and camera access," says Ryan Pickren, the security researcher who disclosed the vulnerabilities to Apple.

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Thanks to a software update from Apple, you can now use your iCloud Drive storage to keep and share a file, whether it's a work presentation, collection of GIFs between friends, or your kid's remote learning homework. Add more from the iCloud section of the settings app on your iPhone or system preferences on a Mac. Plans range from free for 5GB up to $9.99 a month for 2TB.

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The news and images come courtesy of WinFuture, and it seems the small stems on the current Galaxy Buds Plus are ditched in favor of a bean-like shape – and indeed the codename for the earbuds is rumored to be "Beans". No word on pricing yet, but the most recent Galaxy Buds Plus went on sale in March for $149.99 / £159 / AU$299, so expect something similar.

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Many have found Zoom’s default privacy and security features lacking, exposing users to trolls and unwanted oversight. For starters, you can restrict screen sharing: If you go to your Zoom settings on the web and click In Meeting (Basic), you'll see a Screen sharing option to stop anyone except you from sharing your desktops or apps on your computer.

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Video-conferencing platform zoom gained massive popularity in recent days due to coronavirus pandemic, but there are several privacy concerns in the app and experts highlighted those in recent days. One such instance happened when the research findings by Citizen lab research shows that the calls in North America were routed through China, the company offered an apology for the mistake and released a partial technical explanation

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SpaceX's latest Starship prototype, named the SN3, suffered a catastrophic failure during a cryogenic proof test, which tests the spaceship's integrity by subjecting it to pressures similar to what it would face during a test flight. The company's founder and CEO Elon Musk posted on Twitter that the failure may have been caused by a faulty configuration.

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In a support video uploaded to their Youtube channel, smartphone giant Apple has mistakenly revealed a hidden feature called Airtags, thought to be Apple's planned competitor to personal devices tracker Tile. The video was guiding users about resetting their iPhone, and the Airtags option was seen included in the Find My iPhone setting under the Settings page, in the Enable Offline Finding option.

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Tesla has managed to sell 88,400 vehicles in its first quarter this year, surprising most analysts who anticipated much lower numbers due to the coronavirus outbreak. The company has managed to continue producing in its Shanghai factory and is still selling cars to consumers all over the world. It's factories in the US have been forced to shut down.

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Non-gaming apps accounted for 35% of consumer spending on iOS and 15% on Google Play. Meanwhile, iOS users spent the most on Games, Entertainment and Photo and Video apps, with TikTok notably breaking into the top five by consumer spend on iOS in the quarter, at No. 3 behind Tinder and YouTube.

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It may not be practical to password protect every meeting, but conference organizers should use this measure as often as possible. Organizers should allow all participants to share screens only when the host knows and fully trusts everyone in a meeting. Disable the Join Before Host setting so that organizers can control the meeting from its very start.

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