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Apple Wins Patent for Socially Distant Group Selfies

Gizmodo

It can be difficult to return to business as usual during America’s first phase of reopening with federal social distancing recommendations still in effect. But a new patent from Apple gives us a glimpse into how one bit of normalcy—group selfies—might work even when we’re all at least six feet apart. Read more.

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Apple was right not to run a social network

Computerworld Vertical IT

Witnessing the madness of "King twit" and the data-munching journey of that monarch’s latest competitor in the race to commoditize communication , I’m glad Apple at least put some priority on privacy when no one else in Big Tech chose to. To read this article in full, please click here

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Apple vs. Microsoft: Vision Pro, HoloLens, and a familiar pattern in a classic tech rivalry

GeekWire

The original Microsoft HoloLens, above, and Apple’s new Vision Pro, below. That last one sure looks like a possibility after Apple unveiled its new augmented reality headset this week. EyeSight promises to make the device less socially awkward for the people using it, allowing them to interact with those around them.

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Apple says iPhone 15 overheating issues will be addressed in an upcoming iOS update

TechSpot

To no one's surprise, Apple's highly anticipated iPhone 15 and 15 Pro release resulted in long lines, depleted retail stock, and pre-orders exceeding the iPhone 14's initial demand by up to 12 percent. Not long after its release, users began reporting uncomfortably high phone temperatures across review sites and social.

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Intel tries to bash Apple again with a terrible ‘social experiment’ ad

The Verge

I regret to inform you that Intel has again made a terrible ad to showcase how absolutely not mad it is about Apple switching to its own processors. I don’t want this criticism to come off as being done by a butthurt Apple fan who’s, as one person in the ad put it, “100 percent loyal to Apple.” (Who Image: Intel.

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Google exec says Apple is ‘holding back’ customers who text

The Verge

On Saturday, Android boss Hiroshi Lockheimer accused Apple of “using peer pressure and bullying as a way to sell products ,” after a Wall Street Journal report revealed how US teens have turned Apple’s iMessage into a social status symbol that locks Android users out. We’re not asking Apple to make iMessage available on Android.

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Social media platforms reportedly lost nearly $10 billion thanks to Apple's App Tracking Transparency policy

TechSpot

Facebook warned that Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policies that give users control over how their data is collected would spell catastrophe for its developers and advertisers. It "conservatively" estimated a 50-percent drop in revenue from its Audience Network platform.

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