The clear message was that Apple was taking a shot at collaborative office environments like Microsoft Teams and Google Docs. [...] But in comparison to what other companies offer, Apple’s foray feels a bit slapdash and duct-taped together, and my experiences using it has been far from smooth.
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To my mind, however, the place where collaboration on Apple’s platforms has really been successful is in the Notes app. I know! That surprises me as much as anyone, but over the last several years, the humble app that was once defined by its skeuomorphic yellow-lined paper background and Marker Felt font has become a powerhouse of Apple’s lineup. Recently, it even got the ability to show, live, where other users’ cursors are while they’re editing a shared note.
The 2023 Back to School promo has launched in a number of countries in the southern hemisphere, and Apple is offering a pair of AirPods, plus the usual additional discount on AppleCare+.
The automatic function can be switched off. However, a firefighter with the department said, “It’s an effective function in the event of a really serious accident, so we can’t ask users to turn it off.”
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“If you realize you’ve made a false call, please inform the person who answers of the mistake. We also ask that you always answer the return call” from the fire department, an official of the agency said.
Here’s something you don’t see everyday. Pet fish playing a video game in Japan managed to log on to the Nintendo Switch store, change their owner’s avatar, set up a Pay Pal account and rack up a credit card bill.
And it was all seemingly livestreamed, in real time, on the internet.
And I thought nobody uses credit cards in Japan…
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