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Everything Apple Tried to Kill at WWDC 2021

Gizmodo

For as many original innovations Apple introduces to its various software platforms, there are just as many “new” features that appear to have been inspired by other tools, apps, and even operating systems, leaving loyal developers to wonder what’s going to happen to their own products now that they’re no longer… Read more.

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Huawei to launch its Harmony OS Android rival on smartphones in 2021

Venture Beast

Huawei plans to introduce its Harmony operating system, seen as the company’s best bet to replace Google’s Android, on smartphones next year. Read More.

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How much longer can Google own the internet?

Vox

“This lack of competition in digital advertising means that monopoly rents are being imposed upon every website that is ad-supported and every company — small, medium, or large — that relies on internet advertising to grow its business,” Sen. In 2021, search ads pulled in nearly $150 billion. Lee said in a statement. “It

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It’s been a big week for patches

Computerworld Vertical IT

This week brought updates that I consider critical for the “Big Three” — my operating system (Windows), my browser (Google Chrome) and my phone (from Apple). Apple typically pushes these updates overnight if your phone is plugged in and charging (and connected to the Internet). Look for patches for iOS 14.8 and iPad OS 14.8,

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Windows 10X Reportedly Won't Ship in 2021 as Microsoft Shifts Priorities

Gizmodo

Despite being announced back in the fall of 2019 and having already suffered from multiple delays, a new report is claiming that Windows 10X won’t ship in 2021 and possibly may never see an official retail launch. Read more.

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A hack nearly gained access to millions of computers. Here’s what we should learn from this.

Vox

Getty Images The internet is far less secure than it ought to be. Linux is an open source operating system — as opposed to closed systems from companies like Apple — that runs on tens of millions of devices.) Collin’s tool became one part of the vast open source ecosystem that powers much of the modern internet.

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Google to shut down Android Things, a smart home OS that never took off

The Verge

The smart home project got its start in 2015 under the name Brillo, which was meant to provide the “underlying operating system for the internet of things.” The Android Things Console, which lets developers push updates to their devices, will stop accepting new non-commercial projects starting January 5th, 2021.

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