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Microsoft announces Surface event for Sept. 22nd / Apple concedes to let apps link to the web sign up / iPhone 13 could have satellite connectivity
September 03, 2021
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The Verge's Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Chaim Gartenberg discuss a bunch of new Apple App Store policies, the upcoming Microsoft Surface event, and some fun strange new gadgets from this week.
Further reading:
- Reddit bans anti-vaccine subreddit r/NoNewNormal after site-wide protest
- Ivermectin misinformation has poisoned Amazon’s platform, with few fixes planned
- Apple’s $100 million settlement agreement “clarifies” App Store rules for developers, but doesn’t change much
- Apple concedes to let apps like Netflix, Spotify, and Kindle link to the web to sign up
- Apple and Google must allow developers to use other payment systems, new Korean law declares
- Apple will ask before it targets you with its ads in iOS 15
- Apple says Arizona and Georgia will be first to add state IDs to iPhones
- Microsoft announces Surface event for September 22nd
- Microsoft will release Windows 11 on October 5th
- Windows 11 won’t include Android app support at launch
- The Windows 11 upgrade situation just got less and more confusing
- Microsoft won’t stop you installing Windows 11 on older PCs
- Microsoft is threatening to withhold Windows 11 updates if your CPU is old
- Microsoft is kicking unsupported PCs out of Windows 11 testing
- The iPhone 13 could have satellite connectivity
- The iPhone 13’s rumored satellite link sounds like it’s just for emergencies
- The next Apple Watch may be delayed due to manufacturing issues
- Apple reportedly wants a Watch with more health tracking and could ship one next year
- Apple buys classical music streaming service Primephonic
- Midrange Samsung Galaxy S21 FE appears again in leaked manual
- Samsung adds new foldable features to its older Z Fold and Z Flip phones with One UI 3.1.1
- Fashion follows function: what’s next for the phone industry
- TV streaming service Locast suspends service after court ruling
- This chainless drive system could revolutionize e-bike designs
- Sony’s new PS5 model weighs less because it has a smaller heatsink
- Bose announces QuietComfort 45 noise-canceling headphones with 24-hour battery life
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