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Global PC shipments were down during the first quarter of 2020 due to supply chain issues, but they more than bounced back in the second quarter, as customers snatched up computers for working and learning from home. But it looks like tablets might ha…
Global PC shipments were down during the first quarter of 2020 due to supply chain issues, but they more than bounced back in the second quarter, as customers snatched up computers for working and learning from home. But it looks like tablets might have had an even better Q2. Canalys reports that overall tablet shipments […]
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His deputy Greg Joswiak will assume Schiller’s previous position.
Apple's Phil Schiller discussing new iPhones on stage at one of the events he will continue to oversee. [credit: Apple ]
In addition to announcing new iMac models this morning, Apple took to its newsroom PR blog today to announce that prominent executive Phil Schiller will step down from his role as VP of Worldwide Marketing. However, he will continue on as an "Apple Fellow," and Schiller will still oversee various aspects of the App Store and Apple's events. Schiller has worked at Apple since 1987.
Greg Joswiak, one of Schiller's lieutenants and a 20-year Apple veteran, will assume Schiller's prior role and title. He is known as "Joz" to his colleagues, and he previously led marketing for some specific Apple products, such as the first iPhone.
Apple executives provided two public statements. First, CEO Tim Cook said:
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Google could both abuse the data and also lock out competitors, EU regulators warn
Enlarge / Logo of Google is displayed on a smartphone by logo of Fitbit in Brussels, Belgium on August 4, 2020. (credit: Dursun Aydemir | Andalou Agency | Getty Images)
Regulators in the European Union are launching a deep investigation into Google's proposed acquisition of wearables maker Fitbit after expressing concerns that giving Google access to Fitbit's user data could "distort competition."
The Commission's in-depth investigation will examine not only the potential outcomes for the advertising market if the transaction goes through, but it will also look at the effects of the deal on the digital healthcare sector and the potential for Google to lock competitors out of access to Android users.
Data provided by wearable devices "provides key insights about the life and the health situation of the users of these devices," Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission's head of competition, said in a written statement. "Our investigation aims to ensure that control by Google over data collected through wearable devices as a result of the transaction does not distort competition."
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Woot is selling a set of Samsung Galaxy Buds+ true wireless earbuds for $69, which is less than half the list price. Amazon is selling an Echo Dot smart speaker bundled with a 2-month Amazon Music Unlimited subscription for $17. And Best Buy has one o…
Woot is selling a set of Samsung Galaxy Buds+ true wireless earbuds for $69, which is less than half the list price. Amazon is selling an Echo Dot smart speaker bundled with a 2-month Amazon Music Unlimited subscription for $17. And Best Buy has one of the best prices I’ve seen to date on a […]
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Dealmaster also has deals on the gaming headsets, Thunderbolt 3 docks, and more.
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Today's Dealmaster is headlined by a new low on Apple's AirPods and Qi wireless charging case combo, which is currently available for $140 on Amazon. This deal price is about $60 off Apple's MSRP and roughly $30 off the usual going rate for this model on Amazon. As of this writing, it's only a dollar more than the non-wireless charging SKU as well.
We've written about similar deals in the past, and in general, the AirPods remain one of the few wireless headphones that need little introduction. The gist of things should sound familiar: there's a number of true wireless headphones that sound better and offer more robust features at this point—including Apple's own noise-cancelling AirPods Pro—but the base AirPods have become a phenomenon for being lightweight in the ear and wonderfully simple to pair and use with iOS devices. If you're an iPhone owner that already makes use of a Qi wireless charger, this SKU becomes a better deal, since the case here usually retails for $65 on its own.
If you don't want new wireless earbuds, though, we also have deals on Switch and PS4 games, a top Thunderbolt 3 dock, SteelSeries gaming headsets, and more. Have a look for yourself below.
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Regionale Peerings von Vodafone Deutschland im Kabelnetz sind aufgegeben. Einige der Partner kritisieren dieses Vorgehen. (DE-CIX, Vodafone)
Apple hat den 27-Zoll-iMac mit neuem Intel-CPU der 10. Generation, T2-Chip und einer 1080p-Webcam vorgestellt. Auch einen neuen iMac Pro gibt es. (iMac, Apple)
Google is making it easier to quickly share files between Android devices. The company’s Nearby Share feature is rolling out now to some Google Pixel and Samsung smartphones, and it should be available for more devices running Android 6.0 or lat…
Google is making it easier to quickly share files between Android devices. The company’s Nearby Share feature is rolling out now to some Google Pixel and Samsung smartphones, and it should be available for more devices running Android 6.0 or later soon. It’s also coming to Chromebooks sometime “in the coming months.” Nearby Share lets you […]
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Over the past days, The Pirate Bay was stripped of all content for users of AVG anti-virus. The security software flagged Pirate Bay’s resource domain apibay.org as a potential threat. The exact problem with the domain was not revealed, but AVG informs TorrentFreak that it was likely a false positive.
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With hundreds of millions of users, AVG is a widely used anti-virus tool. The software is a subsidiary of Avast, which is another popular anti-virus brand.
In pirate slang, the term Avast can be loosely translated to “Stop!” and this week that translation directly applied to Pirate Bay users.
Starting a few days ago, many AVG users noticed that the popular torrent site had become unusable. Instead of listing the usual sea of content and download links, The Pirate Bay appeared empty.
The overview page of the most recent torrents was pretty much a blank page and torrent detail pages were completely stripped of content as well, as shown below.
While The Pirate Bay does run into technical issues on occasion, this time around an external application is to blame. As it turns out, AVG blocked access to Apibay.org, the domain where The Pirate Bay pulls its database content from.
AVG users who are not running silent mode would see the following error message pop up, which is triggered by AVG’s web shield.
“We have safely aborted connection on apibay.org because it was infected with URL:Blacklist. More threats may be lurking!”
The warning isn’t very specific. We contacted AVG to discover the nature of the problem with this domain, but the company’s support team was not able to provide any concrete details right away. It simply said that it’s a potential threat.
“AVG has a designated virus definitions database and as per our virus definitions, this particular website is being detected as a potential threat,” the company says.
This isn’t the first time that Apibay.org has been flagged by an anti-virus vendor. Earlier this year, Malwarebytes blocked it because of links to cryptocurrency miners. These were eventually removed after which the warning disappeared as well.
It seemed likely that something similar happened here. However, just before publishing this article a ‘higher level’ AVG employee contacted us with an update. After running a new check the site is “confirmed clean” and the detection was cleared.
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Note: When we wrote this article earlier today AVG still blocked apibay.org. The issue was resolved shortly before publication and the article has been updated accordingly.
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Spannungen in der Linksregierung steigen, da der Vorgang mit den Sozialdemokraten ausgehandelt war. Forderungen nach einem Referendum über die Rückkehr zur Republik werden lauter
Regionale Peerings von Vodafone Deutschland im Kabelnetz sind aufgegeben. Einige der Partner kritisieren dieses Vorgehen. (
Apple hat den 27-Zoll-iMac mit neuem Intel-CPU der 10. Generation, T2-Chip und einer 1080p-Webcam vorgestellt. Auch einen neuen iMac Pro gibt es. (
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