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May 2020

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Apple will Gradually Reopen US Retail Stores

Apple plans to start gradually reopening at least some of its retail stores in the United States starting next week, 9To5Mac reported. This will be exciting news for those who can't wait go into an Apple Store to replace the Apple products they are currently using with newer versions. According to 9to5Mac, Apple confirmed the store reopenings in a statement,

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Community Guidelines Pissing you Off?

Are Community Guidelines Pissing You off? Well, they are pissing a lot of people off and I say tough. I have a few choice words tonight and I will say the show is going to get a bit unbridled for a while. Also, I apologize to Andrew we will try round 3 in getting your audio played but it's to

LG Velvet Reveal in S Korea

Another week, another phone launch and it's LG's turn with the new LG Velvet. For those keeping count, the Velvet is really the next iteration of the G8, so think of the Velvet as the G9, though it's not quite as high-end as might be expected from the G-range. That's not to say it doesn't have a couple of tricks

Fortnite has More than 350 Million Players

Fortnite, which is made by Epic Games, announced in a tweet that the game now has over 350 million registered players. The tweet continues to point out when the next Fortnite Party Royale will happen, and who it will feature. Fortnite's popularity is, in part, because the game provides an interesting challenge for players. Each player needs to quickly figure

Apple Will Host Virtual Worldwide Developers Conference

Apple announced it will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference virtually, beginning June 22, in the Apple Developer app and on the Apple Developer website for free for all developers. The decision to hold the conference online, and not in-person, is not a surprise considering the realities of COVID-19. It's nice that Apple wants to keep people safe and healthy.

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Don’t Believe Everything on TV

If you have not realized it by now. 95% of what you watch on mainstream TV news today is all about a political agenda. I encourage each of you to get out there and research some news from other countries instead of feeding your brain with the politicized crap coming out of our media sources. We have way too many

Xiaomi Reveals Mi Note 10 Lite

In addition to the Redmi Note 9 and 9 Pro announced last week, Xiaomi also unveiled the Mi Note 10 Lite. Based on the Mi Note 10 from last year which offers a whopping 108 MP rear camera, the Lite edition reduces the specs in few places to make the phone a little bit more affordable while still looking premium.

BBC Omits Central Database in Contact Tracing App Story

With the UK's NHS Contract Tracing app being tested in the Isle of Wight this week, the BBC ran a story on how the app works in the evening news today. While the lovely graphics illustrated how the app worked, the story conveniently forgot to mention that all the contact data collected goes back to a central database. Unlike much

FCC Must Provide IP Address to Fake Net Neutrality Comments

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been ordered to provide the server logs that may provide new insight into the allegations of fraud stemming from the agency's 2017 net neutrality law, Gizmodo reported. The information in the server logs could potentially force the FCC to roll back its decision to kill net neutrality. The case is titled: The New York

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