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iCircuit 3D app launches as a slick virtual electronics sandbox for iPhone and iPad

Tinkerers, creators, and professionals alike will probably find this new iPhone and iPad app really compelling. iCircuit 3D offers a rich virtualized electronics sandbox making it more seamless than ever to design, test, and tweak your ideas. Developed by Frank Krueger, iCircuit 3D launched on the App Store today for iPhone and iPad and offers […]

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Samsung beats Google to the punch yet again by rolling out the February security patch to the Galaxy S20

Until recently, Google used to be the first to roll out a security patch but Samsung has upped its game tremendously on the software update front and is now pushing out the February security patch to the Galaxy S20 series in Europe, beating the search giant to the punch yet again. According to SamMobile, the […]

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Tim Cook pens letter to President Biden praising early action on preserving DACA

Apple CEO Tim Cook has penned a letter to US President Joe Biden on behalf of Business Roundtable. In the letter, Cook praises Biden’s swift action on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and says the group looks forward to working together on future issues. Business Roundtable is an organization that aims to support […]

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Dow Jones Dives As GameStop Stock Explodes; Apple Stock Falls From Buy Zone

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was fighting for key support amid a broad stock market pullback. Meanwhile, short squeeze stocks GameStop (GME) and AMC (AMC) exploded higher. Apple (AAPL) fell from a buy zone, while Intel (INTC) and McDonald’s (MCD) were among the best blue chip performers. Among EV stocks, Tesla (TSLA) was continuing to give […]

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Bulletproof flag components | Jay Freestone

When I joined Browser I was tasked with working on Twine, an in-house SASS extranet. Most of the frontend was already built, including the beginnings of a highly reusable component library. One component in particular stood out for me: the ‘flag’. A flag is similar to the ubiquitous media object, but with a more nuanced […]

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Ryzen 7 Pro may be the push AMD needs to challenge Intel-based laptops

AMD appears to be readying a pair of new Ryzen 5000U mobile CPUs to build up its business line of laptops, and it may become a serious challenge to Intel. The new AMD Ryzen processors, which will have the Pro series designation, will have enhanced features targeted towards business users, like system memory encryption to […]

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Now could be the best time to get a new tablet or Chromebook

Last year saw the global PC market make a big comeback with device shipments reaching 143.7m units during the fourth quarter marking the third consecutive quarter of annual growth according to new data from Canalys. Throughout the whole year though, PC and tablet shipments grew by 17 percent in 2020 to reach 458.2m units representing […]

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