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Apple launches Covid-19 self-screening website and iOS/iPadOS app

Apple has released both a new website as well as an iOS/iPadOS app with a screening tool for Coronavirus symptoms, along with updated information about prevention practices. The company said the site arose out of a partnership with the Centers for Disease Control, the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The site’s […]

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Apple confirms that repaired devices left at Apple Store locations can’t be picked up due to Coronavirus pandemic

The Apple Store closures outside of China are currently preventing some customers from retrieving their repaired devices due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Per a Business Insider article, and following up on Apple’s notice that its retail store locations would remain partially open for two days following the shutdown announcement, Apple contacted customers with pending device […]

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Folding@Home client allows Mac, Windows, and Unix users to contribute CPU/GPU cycles to medical research

If you’re stuck at home and wishing there was something you and your Mac could do to help with Coronavirus/COVID-19 research, or medical research in general, this might come in handy. The amazingly cool cats at the Folding@Home project, a long-standing distributed computing project organized by Washington University and Stanford has created a client that […]

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Apple sets purchase limits for 2020 model iPad Pro, MacBook Air, Mac mini, and iPhone 8 and iPhone 11 models

Although some elements of the supply chain may be getting back to normal, it looks like Apple is setting limits as to how many of its 2020 model iPad Pro, MacBook Air, entire range of iPhone models, and 2020 Mac mini can be snagged at once. Apple has installed purchase limits of five units per […]

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Universal Pictures announces release of currently playing movies to iTunes, other streaming platforms in wake of Coronavirus

If the audiences can’t get to the theater, you bring the theater to them. In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and Americans staying home, Universal Pictures revealed this week that its movies currently in cinemas will become available on iTunes and other on-demand services starting as early as Friday. “Universal Pictures has a broad […]