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Apple giving out Apple TV+ credits to paying customers as free trials extended

Just like last time the trial was extended, Apple is again handing out credits to paying Apple TV+ customers. Customers are being notified in emails being sent out by the company today. As we first explained on January 15th, the end date of free ‘year’ trials that accompanied the purchase of eligible Apple hardware have […]

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Why Your Resting Heart Rate Just Got Higher on Apple Watch

If you’ve been using an Apple Watch to track your resting heart rate, you might have noticed it jump up a couple of beats in late 2020. Here’s what’s possibly going on. Warning: The writer is not a doctor. If you’re concerned about a rise in your resting heart rate, ignore everything that follows and […]

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Beware – that Steam link could be dangerous malware

Gamers have been warned to take care when accessing their libraries online following a huge rise in the number of phishing sites using the Steam platform as a lure. Recent research from Webroot found that there had been a 250% jump in Steam mentions on phishing sites between November and December 2020. However following further […]

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Apple Extends Monthly Credit Deposits to Apple TV+ Subscribers Through June

Apple TV+ subscribers have begun receiving emails from Apple letting them know that they’ll continue to be credited $4.99 for each month they’ve been charged for the service from February through June 2021. The credit will be applied to a subscriber’s Apple ID and can be used for games, movies, and other Apple services. The […]

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The Most Useful Apps With Offline Support – Review Geek

Spotify, TripIt, Google Maps These days we get an endless amount of news, entertainment, work, and social media from our smartphones or laptops. But without an internet connection while traveling, on a plane, or enjoying the wild outdoors, it all disappears. It doesn’t have to, though, and with a little planning, apps like Spotify, Google […]

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Hyundai Executives Said to Be ‘Divided’ Over Prospect of Apple Car Partnership

Rumors that Apple is in negotiations with Hyundai about developing an Apple Car have been in the air over the last few weeks, and a new Reuters report today provides further details on the state of play between the two companies. According to the report, the outlook for a deal has dimmed because Hyundai executives […]

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Sex Criminals Use Bitcoin. So Do the Police.

Chris Janczewski was finishing up a lengthy investigation into online drug trafficking in Thailand when a source called him about a website in South Korea. Hosted on the darknet, the site encouraged users—including U.S. citizens—to pay Bitcoin to access over a million videos depicting the rape and sexual assault of children as young as six […]

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Stocks Slide in Worst Week Since October

Here’s what you need to know: For weeks, as the stock market regularly climbed to records, investors wondered what it would take to snap Wall Street out of its blissful state. The resurgent pandemic certainly wasn’t doing it. Even an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol wasn’t alarming enough to end the rally. GameStop, though? On […]

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Analysis of Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, Diageo, Fevertree and Boohoo Group

GameStop short-selling controversy raises questions about use of leverage. Appraising the story driving Tesla once more. Quality stalwarts and growth companies in the round-up are looking robust.  This has been a very strange week. Instead of people focusing on the outlook for company profits and the economy, the attention has been on a loss-making video games […]

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