AirPods Pro teardown confirms that they’re just as disposable as ever

From The Verge: iFixit has completed its traditional teardown of Apple’s latest AirPods and, just as Apple promised, it’s bad news for repairs. The organization awarded the noise-canceling buds a big fat zero repairability score, noting that their “non-modular, glued-together design and lack of...

SiriusXM Channels Heading to Google Assistant Devices

From PC Mag: SiriusXM and its full array of channels will soon stream on any Google Assistant-enabled device. Just use your voice, and the digital assistant will tap into channels for music, news, sports, comedy, and more.

As they do in vehicles or with other connected devices, SiriusXM subscribers...

Instagram is shutting down a creepy app that lets you stalk loved ones

From CNET: A new app is looking to revive one of the creepiest Instagram's features and encouraging people to spy on their significant others through social media. Critics said the app's offerings make it resemble stalkerware.

In early October, Instagram killed off its "Following" tab, which told...

Israeli Spyware Firm Allegedly Tried to Hack 1,400 WhatsApp Users

From PC Mag: An Israeli company that sells spyware to governments recently tried to hack into 1,400 users' devices by exploiting a vulnerability in WhatsApp, according to a new lawsuit from the messaging app.

WhatsApp is suing the company, NSO Group, for a barrage of high-profile attacks that...

Fiat Chrysler and the PSA Group confirm merger talks

From CNET: It feels like we've been talking about Fiat Chrysler and the PSA Group -- which is made up of Peugeot, Citroen and ex-GM brands Opel and Vauxhall -- merging forever now, to the point where it's all starting to feel a bit like a bad romantic comedy.

Well, according to a report Tuesday by...

New Apple AirPods Pro Add Noise Cancellation for $249

From PC Mag: Apple today introduced a Pro version of its AirPods wireless earbuds, which come with active noise cancellation and adjustable eartips for $249.

AirPods Pro promise to fit in more people's ears by swapping out the hard plastic design of the originals for flexible silicon ear tips that...

GTX 1660, 1650 Super boost speeds for Nvidia's cheapest gaming cards

From CNET: AMD's aggressive strategy for its latest Navi-generation graphics cards like the Radeon RX 4700 and RX 5500 lines has been the best thing to happen to Nvidia fans in years: It's pushed Nvidia into upping its mainstream game. The latest in the leapfrogging are the GeForce GTX 1650 Super...

APH Networks at Micron Insight 2019: Intelligence Accelerated | Reports

Last week, I had a chance to visit San Francisco to attend Micron Insight 2019. Micron Insight is the company’s invite-only conference to demonstrate the company’s vision and direction for the future in technology, and this is their second year running the conference. You are probably more familiar with their consumer brands, Crucial and Ballistix, which we have covered their solid state drives and memory extensively here at APH Networks.

I was...

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