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What if Users Had to Select a Search Engine?
Browsers Should Have No Default Search Engine - Initial Charge
This certainly wouldn’t solve all of our problems. Google would still be, by far, the most popular search engine. But not having a default and introducing awareness to users that there are other options would be a huge step in the right direction.
I think
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There is Nothing Else, There is no Policy
Stuart Stevens, an ex-GOP operative, on why the party should be burned to the ground
That’s why I say the Republican Party really isn’t a political party. It’s a cartel. Why do cartels exist? Why does OPEC exist? To sell oil. Nobody says, “What is the moral purpose of OPEC?”
What
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We Might Be Getting that 120Hz iPhone 12 After All
Well, just yesterday I was weighing whether I'd prefer a high refresh screen or 5G in the new iPhones, but if this is legit, it looks like I won't have to choose. Can you tell how much I'm grinning over here?
Actual iPhone 12 Pro Max (PVT) notch shot
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Top Shelf Hardware with a Clean Android Experience
John Gruber on Daring Fireball:
If all of this is true, what phone is someone supposed to buy if they want top-shelf hardware and the pure no-junk Android experience?
While the Pixel 5 being a shift to the mid-range (lower mid-range, maybe) may be a good move for their chances of
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Should Apple Delay the iPhone 12 for a 120Hz Screen?
iPhone 12 Pro Likely to Ship With 60Hz Display, But Launch Delay to Add 120Hz Possible - MacRumors
Apple may delay the iPhone 12 Pro launch due to supply chain issues with the 120Hz display, or face cancelling the feature entirely, according to display analyst Ross Young and leaker Jon Prosser.
I love high refresh screens.
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Leading Trim is Not Something I Knew I Needed Until Today
Leading-Trim: The Future of Digital Typesetting
Today, we’re excited to announce that Microsoft Design is sponsoring the authoring
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The Sweet Setup Switches to Notion
Shawn Blanc writing for The Sweet Setup:
The thing we love most about Notion (so far) is how we can manage each article with its own due dates, editorial status, content outline, and more. All that information stays with the article itself as it moves along the editorial process.
And we can view our editorial
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Web by Google
Web by Google (TM)
So Google controls the Web’s search and video infrastructure. It can and does dictate standards and media formats. It also controls a huge chunk of the revenues available when publishing and selling on the Web. It even controls the operating system and browser through which most people interact with it.
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Those Aren’t iPhone Games
I was enjoying the latest episode of John Gruber’s The Talk Show, and this line stood out to me:
Xbox Game Pass specifically is not a threat to native iPhone and iPad gaming. […] But these aren’t really iPhone games, they’re all games that require an Xbox controller.
I suspect this won’t
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4 Things About the Postal Service
Postal Crisis Ripples Across Nation as Election Looms - The New York Times
For the most part, experts and employees say, the Postal Service is still capable of operating as usual. Yet the agency has warned states that it may not be able to meet their deadlines for delivering last-minute ballots. And this week, Mr.
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What Job is the Surface Duo Doing?
Surface Duo: Windowing Is The New Lapability – Tech.pinions
As I wrote back in October, it would be a real shame if we just measured Surface Duo against traditional smartphones and decided that it wasn’t worth the investment because of what might be perceived like hardware shortcomings such as the camera system, or the
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So Much Left to Learn
Just for the fun of it – Shawn Blanc
Which means it’s been eight years since I began photography as a hobby. And to be honest, I still feel like a huge noob.
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I am constantly finding inspiration in other people’s work and learning from other photographers. And that is exactly what excites me…
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The Most Substantial Changes to the Movie Theater Business in Decades is Happening Right Now
Judge Agrees to End Paramount Consent Decrees | Hollywood Reporter
The changes with surefire impact, though, will be a lifting of the ban on studios licensing their works on a packaged basis. Again, the judge looks to a shifting market as a justification for allowing this to happen two years hence when a sunset period expires.
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Chrome Becoming a Password Manager on iOS
The beta version of Google Chrome for iOS recently gained the ability to act as a password manager. This is going to be huge.
For lots of people, Chrome is the place they store their passwords and payment details. While people like me (and probably you) like 1Password or LastPass for this, there are tons
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Netflix and Xbox Game Pass: Are They the Same Thing?
Microsoft announced they are releasing their Project xCloud as a new feature in Xbox Game Pass on September 15. This
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I Feel Like a Chump
Google discontinues Pixel 4 after less than a year - 9to5Google
Google confirmed to us that it has discontinued the Pixel 4 line. It will no longer be sold on the Google Store, though it will be available from other retailers while supplies last. The company reiterates that the phones will receive OS and monthly security
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Widgets on the iPad
The Case for Better iPad Widgets - Jeff Perry
I immediately thought that this was some kind of bug, surely Apple has this planned for the iPad as well right? Wrong. Craig Federighi explained on the podcast Waveform that widgets for the iPad will continue to be constrained.
I had the same reaction after installing the
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Shaking Up Email is Worth Paying For
My Thoughts on HEY and Why I’m Paying for Emails in 2020
Let me tell you something: I’m paying to get my emails, even in 2020. In fact, I’m willing to pay for something that tries to reinvent a user experience and succeeds at doing it yet fitting with my desired workflow.
