FUNKY GREEN: 10/08/19

Tuesday 8 October 2019

Watch the new iPhone 11 Pro film Star Wars director Rian Johnson shot - CNET

"It made me want to do it more often, not get too precious and just occasionally make something."

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Elon Musk and NASA's administrator will talk Crew Dragon on Thursday

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What's on TV this week: 'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'

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Death Stranding: Everything we know about Hideo Kojima's mind-melting new game - CNET

Your complete guide to all things Death Stranding, including the latest trailer.

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iPhone 11 Deep Fusion camera is now available to try in iOS 13.2 public beta - CNET

Deep Fusion is an entirely new technique that the iPhone will use to improve detail and reduce image noise in the photos you take.

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Instagram for iOS update adds long-awaited Dark Mode support

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What you need to know

Instagram has added dark mode support for its iOS app.
The new interface turns the whole app dark making it much easier to use in dim settings.
The update is now rolling out to iOS 13 users.

The update is now rolling out to iOS 13 users.

We yearned for the day and it has finally arrived: Instagram for iOS now offers a dark mode. Instagram quietly rolled out the update today giving users a fully dark user interface to match the system-wide version.

Questions lingered as to whether Instagram was going to offer a dark mode with the release of iOS 13. As just about every app added support, Instagram remained one of the last hold outs—until today.

The update turns the entire Instagram interface dark including the feed, stories and the discover tab. It looks a bit odd a first, but it quickly grows on you. It'll make scrolling through your feed in the middle of the night much easier.

Instagram's new dark mode will also work with iOS 13's automatic system-wide Dark Mode. When your phone goes dark, so too will the popular social media app.

The Instagram update is now rolling out to users. If you haven't received it yet, go into the App Store and select the Instagram app to see if the update is available.

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Instant Pot launches 10 new multi-functional space-saving cooking appliances

The company that makes Instant Pots launched ten small kitchen appliances. The Instant family now includes two new Instant Pots plus new air fryers, cooking and beverage blenders, rice and grain cookers, and toaster ovens.

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WoW Classic: Dire Maul dungeon goes live next week - CNET

Time to look for a group once again.

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Samsung expects steep drop in Q3 profits, but it's better than feared - CNET

The company didn't say what's impacting its results, but it's likely being hurt by falling chip and phone demand.

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Netflix's Lost in Space season 2: Trailer, plot, release date, cast and more - CNET

Danger, Will Robinson! Lost in Space returns to Netflix on Dec. 24.

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Samsung continues tough year with expectations of halved Q3 profits

Samsung's third quarter profits dropped 56% from the previous year due to continued lowered demand for memory chips, but the Galaxy Note 10 is expected to take the mobile business out of its slump.

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Supreme Court lets blind man sue Domino's over website accessibility

By ignoring Domino's appeal, the Supreme Court opens up the door for lawsuits challenging websites and mobile apps that aren't accessible to people with disabilities.

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Google gives its Android office apps a fresher, more consistent look

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Play Apple Arcade on your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac — here’s how

Apple Arcade is available right now on iOS 13 on iPhone and iPad, along with macOS Catalina. Here's how to get started with it!

Apple Arcade is the new gaming subscription service from Apple that lives in the App Store on your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac devices. Here's everything you need to know about how to get started with it.

Apple Arcade: Everything you need to know!

How to sign up for Apple Arcade
How to use Family Sharing with Apple Arcade
How to set up parental controls
How to set up controllers
How to select and start playing a game
How to pick up and play on a different device
How to cancel Apple Arcade
Troubleshooting Apple Arcade

How to sign up for Apple Arcade

For iPhone and iPad

Launch the App Store on your iPhone or iPad (iOS 13 required).
Tap on Arcade in the bottom menu bar.
Tap Try It Free to start your 1-month free trial. The service will be $4.99 a month after the trial period.
Tap Confirm to start the trial and sign up for Apple Arcade.

For Macs with macOS Catalina

Launch the Mac App Store on your Mac running macOS Catalina (required).
Click on the Arcade tab in the side bar.
Click Try It Free if you have not yet signed up for the 1-month free trial previously.
Enter your Apple ID credentials.
Click Buy.
Confirm that you want to subscribe by clicking Continue.
- Note that after the 1-month trial period, you will be billed $4.99 a month on your payment card. Cancelling before the trial period ends will end the trial period.

Apple Arcade will cost $4.99 a month, and included in this low price is the ability to share with up to five other family members through Family Sharing.

If you don't use Family Sharing, then Apple Arcade will still cost the same and work with your individual Apple ID. But the best value is to share your low-cost subscription with five other people.

How to set up Family Sharing on iPhone and iPad

Once Family Sharing is set up, other people in the Family should be able to access Arcade from the App Store without issue. Simply launch the App Store, then tap on the Arcade tab.

How to set up parental controls

If you are planning to let your kids access Apple Arcade to entertain themselves with games, you may want to look into making sure that they can only access age-appropriate games and content. This can be done with Parental Controls.

How to set up parental controls on your iPhone or iPad How to set up parental controls for Apple Arcade

How to set up controllers

There are a lot of amazing games that you'll be able to find in Apple Arcade. Many of them will support MFi game controllers, and since it's on iOS 13, you're also able to use a PlayStation 4 DualShock 4 or Xbox One S controller as well. Pairing your favorite game controller is easy (if you have a MFi controller, such as the Nimbus Steel Series, follow the instructions that it came with).

How to connect your PS4 and Xbox One S controller with iPhone or iPad

How to select and start playing a game

All Apple Arcade games are exclusive to the service, so you can't buy them individually or even play them on other mobile platforms like Android (the exclusivity is only for mobile though, so consoles and PC are fine).

Once you have started your trial or just have an active subscription, you pretty much download them like regular apps from the App Store, except they're only found in the Arcade section.

On iPhone and iPads

Launch the App Store on your iPhone or iPad.
Go to the Arcade section.
Browse through and find a game that you want to play.
Tap the Get button when viewing a game to initiate the download.
Once it is done downloading, just tap Play.
Optionally, you can play any Apple Arcade game by tapping the icon on your Home Screen to launch it, like any other app.

On macOS Catalina

Launch the Mac App Store on your Mac.
Click on Arcade in the side bar.
Browse and click on a game that you want to play.
Click Get to begin the download.
Once it is finished downloading, just click Play to start playing.
You can also launch any Apple Arcade game just as you would any other app from the Applications folder.

How to pick up and play on a different device

The games in Apple Arcade will support cloud saves, so your game save data is usually automatically saved and uploaded to your Apple ID's iCloud Storage. As long as you are logged in to the same Apple ID on a different device, you can re-download an Apple Arcade game and then pick up where you left off automatically.

If you want to manage the individual app and game data in your iCloud storage, just do the following:

Launch Settings on your iPhone or iPad.
Tap on your Apple ID at the top.
Tap iCloud.
Select Manage Storage (this may take a while to open depending on how much data you have stored here).
Scroll down and find the app or game you want to manage save data for.
Tap the app or game.
Select Delete data if you want to get rid of it.

How to cancel Apple Arcade

Decide that Apple Arcade isn't for you? No worries, it's easy to cancel.

On iPhone and iPad

Launch the App Store on your iPhone or iPad.
Tap on your Apple ID in the top right corner.
Select Subscriptions.
Select Apple Arcade.
Tap Cancel Free Trial or Cancel Subscription.
- Note that if you cancel the trial before the trial period is over, it will end the trial immediately.
Confirm your cancellation.

On macOS Catalina

Launch the Mac App Store.
Click on your Apple ID avatar in the bottom left corner.
Click View Information.
Input your Apple ID account credentials.
Click Sign In.
Scroll down until you see Subscriptions.
Click Manage.
Click Edit on Apple Arcade.
Click Cancel Free Trial.
Confirm your choice to cancel. Remember, cancelling before the 1-month trial period is over immediately ends the trial.

Troubleshooting Apple Arcade

If you are having issues with Apple Arcade, we may suggest the following:

Try signing out of your Apple ID and then sign back in if there are any download issues.
Try rebooting or resetting your iPhone or iPad.
Make sure Family Sharing is properly set up.

Game on!

Apple Arcade is a must for any iOS gamers who have been missing premium gaming experiences on the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac. You get the first month for free and it's a very reasonable $4.99 a month after. We think it's well worth the cost and will be spending all of our free time checking out the new Apple Arcade games.

Have any questions about Apple Arcade? What do you think of it so far? Let us know in the comments.

October 2019: Updated with steps for macOS Catalina release.

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macOS Catalina

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Instagram gets the iOS 13 dark mode treatment and it’s wonderful

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Instagram has updated its iPhone app to take advantage of native dark mode support in iOS 13, and it makes scrolling through your feed and tapping through Stories much easier on the eyes if you’re not a fan of Instagram’s popping color palette and bright white borders.

Unfortunately, for as nice as it looks, Instagram doesn’t let you toggle the dark mode option on or off within the app itself, as Twitter’s pre-iOS 13 addition of the feature does. That means it has to match your iPhone’s system-wide settings, which is pretty standard right now as most iOS app makers are adding dark mode support for the first time.

That said, it’s always better to have more visual options, and I can’t complain too much about an Instagram experience that...

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Could Bosch's new EV tech actually add driving range?

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You need a MacBook with a butterfly keyboard to use macOS Catalina’s Sidecar

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Apple released macOS Catalina today, and one of the update’s marquee features is Sidecar, which lets you use your iPad as a second display for your Mac. The feature is designed to be a handy way to give yourself some extra screen real estate, especially if you regularly carry around both an iPad and an Apple laptop. The Verge’s Dieter Bohn called it his favorite new feature on Catalina in our review.

But there’s a catch: if you’ve been holding out on buying an Apple laptop without the troubled butterfly keyboard, you can’t use Sidecar. According to an Apple white paper, Sidecar only works on laptops developed after 2015. Those include:

MacBooks from 2016 or later (the second generation of Apple’s ultra-thin [and now gone] laptop line)

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MoKo WiFi Smart Plug, [6 Pack] Mini WiFi Outlet Mini Socket Compatible with Alexa Echo, Google Home & IFTTT, Smart Life App Remote Control Home Appliances, 10A, No Hub Required, White - CNET

MoKo WiFi Smart Plug, [6 Pack] Mini WiFi Outlet Mini Socket Compatible with Alexa Echo, Google Home & IFTTT, Smart Life App Remote Control Home Appliances, 10A, No Hub Required, White

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The best Google Easter eggs

Google is known for playing pranks every year in April, but the fun doesn't stop there. The company's search engine is riddled with Easter eggs, and if you know where to look, they're not hard to find. Here are our favorites.

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Tuesday 8 October 2019

What you need to know

How to sign up for Apple Arcade

For iPhone and iPad

For Macs with macOS Catalina

How to use Family Sharing with Apple Arcade

How to set up parental controls

How to set up controllers

How to select and start playing a game

On iPhone and iPads

On macOS Catalina

How to pick up and play on a different device

How to cancel Apple Arcade

On iPhone and iPad

On macOS Catalina

Troubleshooting Apple Arcade

Game on!

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