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New Apple video shows off iPad Pro’s mighty LiDAR scanner

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Look inside the LiDAR scanner in the 2020 iPad Pro
The innovative LiDAR scanner in the 2020 iPad Pro is fast and accurate.
Photo: Apple/Cult of Mac

A new Apple demonstration video surfaced Thursday, this one showing off the powerful marquee feature of the new iPad Pro, the LiDAR Scanner.

Words do not explain this augmented reality tool quite like seeing it being demoed by various developers.

Trackpad support for iPad will refine your flow in iWork

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Trackpad on iPad will change how you work in iWork.
Photo: Apple

Now can we replace our MacBooks with this iPad Pro? Wednesday’s online announcement of the feature-packed upgrade makes a strong case.

But it’s a forthcoming iPadOS update, which improves performance of iWork apps, that may convince some to toss aside their laptops.

Pricey silver iPhones ‘kill’ bacteria and offer spiritual protection

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Caviar's silver iPhone collection
Since silver is a bacteria killer, these iPhones are less germy.
Photo: Caviar

The health experts say we can’t be too cautious in preventing the spread of a deadly coronavirus.

Caviar, the Russian brand that gold-plates and bejewels iPhones, is doing its part by turning to silver and its antibacterial properties for a line of iPhone 11 Pro cases.

For extra protection, you can pick one of four sacred cultural symbols representing health and good fortune.

Cool work-from-home Mac setups show how to survive COVID-19 lockdown in style

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Instagram post on working from home
Dog and a fireplace sold separately.
Screenshot: coreyprol/Instagram

Many professionals around the world are getting their first taste of working from home as the world tries to slam the door on the spread of COVID-19. Some, like me, will make the adjustment within the first five minutes. Self-isolation is something you can get used to.

Others, though, will feel a little lost.

Inspiration is a click away, thanks to thousands of Apple users posting pictures of their work-from-home setups on Instagram.

Self-isolation ain’t so bad with discounted iTunes movies

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Lord of the Rings in iTunes
Start downloading. This self-isolation stuff may go on for a while.
Screenshot: iTunes

While you retreat indoors to avoid exposure to the COVID-19 virus, Apple is worried you might catch cabin fever.

So to help you deal with your locked-down life, Apple is offering a sale on iTunes movies. The sale includes bundles as well as individual titles.

Young photog with autism brings toy cars to life in photos shot on iPhone

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Anthony Schmidt shooting toys cars with iPhone
Anthony Schmidt, working outside his home in Washington.
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Anthony Schmidt is that boy, the one who loves cars so much, he has collected die-cast metal toy replicas numbering in the hundreds.

But his car play changed the day he picked up his mother’s iPhone. Anthony started photographing the miniatures from a perspective that fools the eye and makes them appear full-size and sumptuous.

That perspective also is shaped through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy on the autism spectrum.

iPhone shipments soar in India during first two months of 2020

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Apple supplier is increasing its ability to build masses of iPhones in India
Demand for Apple's iPhone is up in India.
Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac

Apple’s iPhone shipments in India grew by more than 55 percent during the first two months of 2020, a positive piece of news for the tech giant in what is an otherwise constant barrage of coronavirus-related stories about setbacks.

Apple has invested heavily in India, one of the few remaining growing smartphone markets. Over the last couple of years, the iPhone maker has established manufacturing in the country and will soon open its first Apple Store.

Santa Monica Apple Store employee tests positive for coronavirus

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An Apple Store employee has tested positive for COVID-19.
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An Apple Store employee, who went on leave earlier this month to care for a relative, has tested positive for COVID-19.

Apple and the employee from the Third Street Promenade store in Santa Monica learned of the positive test late Thursday, according to reports. The employee has not been back to the store since taking leave on March 2.

Apple pays up in patent case involving FaceTime technology

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Jony Ive and Steve Jobs talk during the first public FaceTime demo, which took place at WWDC 2010 in San Francisco.
Photo: Mathieu Thouvenin/Flickr CC

Out of appeals, Apple cut a check to VirnetX for more than $454 million to end a lengthy patent infringement case.

VirnetX, which sued Apple over patents relating to FaceTime, iMessage and VPN technologies, announced the payment in a one-paragraph press release Friday.

Apple dominates surging wearables market

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AirPods ad
More consumers are making the leap to wearable technology.
Photo: Apple

Apple doesn’t just hold a lead over its competitors in the wearables market. It captured a 36.5 percent share of the market in the final quarter of 2019.

Second-place Xiaomi’s slice of the pie was under 11 percent.

Coronavirus concerns put The Morning Show on pause

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The Morning Show's Billy Crudup earns Apple TV+ its first major awards win
Jennifer Aniston and Billy Crudup in The Morning Show.
Photo: Apple

The cast and crew of The Morning Show will halt production for two weeks over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.

The break is a precaution and not because of possible exposure. The series studio, Media Res, and Apple made the decision together, according to reports.

China crackdown could boot thousands of iOS games from App Store

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China is strictly enforcing licensing laws for game apps that generate revenue.
Screenshot: Apple

Plague Inc., the popular game pulled from the Apple App Store in China last month, may soon have company – by the thousands.

A new report predicts some 21,500 App Store for-pay titles in China could get tossed because developers will be unable to meet a June 30 deadline for having a license.

Uma Thurman to star in Apple TV+ drama Suspicion

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Apple TV+ snags another star, signing Uma Thurman for new thriller Suspicion.
Apple TV+ snags another star, signing Uma Thurman for new thriller Suspicion.
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Oscar-nominated actress Uma Thurman will join the Apple TV+ family as the star of a new thriller called Suspicion.

The drama series, which does not have a release date, is based on an award-winning series in Israel called False Flag, the rights of which Apple purchased last year.

Comedy Central star joins Apple TV+ drama series Mr. Corman

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Arturo Castro
Arturo Castro
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Arturo Castro, a switch-hitting actor adept at both comedy and drama, will join Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the upcoming Apple TV+ drama series Mr. Corman.

Gordon-Levitt signed with Apple last September to write and play the lead character, Josh Corman, an elementary school teacher. Castro will play his roommate.

Apple working on ‘framework’ for custom Siri voices

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Siri Alexa in voice report
A different voice?
Photo: Apple

It’s hard to imagine not hearing that voice. So smart, so reassuring, so — Siri.

That familiar iOS voice isn’t going anywhere, but a report claims Apple is working on a “software framework” to give developers custom voice synthesizers.

Apple OKs disinfecting wipes for cleaning devices

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The Häns Swipe-Clean cleaning solution cuts through the surface's oily residue.
You can use disinfecting wipes on your Apple devices.
Photo: David Pierini/Cult of Mac

With the COVID-19 virus spreading, you’ve probably never been more thorough about washing your hands. But you quickly defeat the purpose as soon as you touch that disgusting iPhone or Mac keyboard.

It’s true your devices host more germs than apps. So Apple recently updated its product cleaning page, offering peace of mind as we stress out about COVID-19.

News flash: 5-year-old iPhone isn’t as fast as new one

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PhoneBuff 11 Pro v 6s Plus speedtest
The current flagship takes on an old speed champ.
Screentest: PhoneBuff/YouTube

Not all of us have a need for speed with our iPhones, but we like to watch a good race.

So David Rahimi, better known as PhoneBuff on YouTube, got hold of an unused, factory-wrapped iPhone 6s Plus and pitted it against an iPhone 11 Pro.

Austin cancels SXSW over coronavirus fears

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Sorry, but the show can't go on.
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The organizers of South by Southwest, desperately hoping to hold the March event in the face of a coronavirus outbreak, said Friday that the city of Austin, Texas, canceled the conference.

Event planners scrapped the music, tech and film conference, set to begin March 13, after local health officials declared a health emergency.

Apple faces big challenges in building a supply chain in India

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Apple is doing all it can to grow in India.
Illustration: Cult of Mac

Apple became a trillion-dollar tech giant thanks to its deep and intricate ties to China for manufacturing and component supplies.

But a coronavirus that began in China has left that giant a little shaky on its feet and dizzy from renewed questions over why Apple hasn’t developed a more diverse strategy for building the world’s most popular personal computing devices.

It’s definitely not from a lack of trying as pointed out Thursday in an article by The Information, which took a deep-dive into Apple’s arduous path through India.

Woz says CDC refused to test him and his wife for coronavirus

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Woz: I don’t think true self-driving cars will arrive in my lifetime
Was Woz patient zero?
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, he and his wife both ill while traveling home from Asia in January, said the Center for Disease Control turned down their request for coronavirus testing.

In an interview with a San Francisco radio station Wednesday, Wozniak appeared to better explain a puzzling Twitter post from Monday, where he described he and wife as “patient zero in the U.S.”

COVID-19 virus puts iPhone repair parts in short supply

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fixing of taptic engine on iPhone
The coronavirus is impacting supplies of iPhone parts for repair.
Photo: iFixit

Apple Stores are running low on iPhone replacements and repair parts as COVID-19-related delays begin reaching consumers.

The tech giant informed technical support staff at its stores to expect delays of two to four weeks for replacement phones and individual parts.

‘Behind the Mac’ ad salutes accomplished women

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Apple ad on YouTube Int. women's day
Alicia Keys on the keys of her MacBook Pro.
Screenshot: Apple/YouTube

Apple’s salute to International Women’s Day is a black-and-white montage of cool portraits of powerful women and the Mac computers that play a role in their work.

Apple released the “Behind the Mac” video on YouTube Wednesday morning.

Adobe cancels Las Vegas tech conference over COVID-19 fears

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Adobe Summit 2020 canceled
The Summit will be a digital conference, not the live one planned for later this month.
Screenshot: Adobe

Adobe canceled its annual Las Vegas gathering Monday over concerns about the rapidly spreading COVID-19 virus. Instead, it will present Adobe Summit 2020 entirely online.

The software company, which attracts around 16,000 attendees to Adobe Summit each year, joins a growing list of tech companies scrapping live events this spring.