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It's Friday and once again I'm taking three stories from around the web that are important but that either wouldn't fill a full video or I just plain missed out on covering during the week.

It's code-named the Wrap, because Capstone was taken, and if you have stories you want to see covered next week, just drop them in the comments or hit me up on Twitter. Then hit subscribe and dropkick that little bell dingus so you don't miss them when they land.

On deck for today are Facebook's F8 conference, Apple and right to repair, and Q2 2019.

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I learn a lot of Linus Tech Tips. His opinions are often very different than my own but he's incredibly knowledgable and passionate and, whether I ultimately end up agreeing with him or not, the process forces me to evaluate, re-evaluate, and learn. And that's absolutely the case with one of his latest videos: Macs are Slower Than PCs video. And Why.

So, is that true or is that just his point of view?

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• Macs are SLOWER than PCs. Here's why. - YouTube
• [Macs are SLOWER than PCs. Here's why.] What is your opinion about this? : apple
• Is the MacBook Pro 2018 REALLY Bad? - YouTube
• Everyone is Wrong About the i9 MacBook Pro (2018) - YouTube
• Dark Mode Dave (@davemark) | Twitter
• Mike Wuerthele (@Mike_Wuerthele) | Twitter

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Just when you think it's safe to hit pub on your iOS 13 breakdown, that Gui Rambo from 9to5Mac goes and spills another full set of spoilers. This one is a little different, though. A little nerdier. A little geekier. A little more from the developer side than the user side, though we can still suss a lot of great user stuff from it.

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Yes, Apple still cares about the Mac. It's the kind of care you have for your older kid who's graduated college and gotten a job and settled down, and doesn't demand the same kind of attention as your younger kid, whose basically Taylor Swift and touring, and oh my god, everything is so much and so crazy you can't take your eyes off for a second. But it's care. Steady, check in once a week over FaceTime and visit a few times a year on holidays care.

And, part of that care manifests itself every year at WWDC, Apple's world wide developer conference, when the new version of macOS gets announced, the new feature set gets introduced, and the first beta gets pushed out to developers.

What does that all mean for macOS 10.15 in 2019? Let's take a look!

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• Siri Shortcuts and Screen Time coming to the Mac - 9to5Mac
• WWDC 2019 for developers: Siri, Marzipan, AR, more - 9to5Mac
• Apple revamping Find My Friends & Find My iPhone in unified app, developing Tile-like personal item tracking - 9to5Mac
• Apple planning Luna Display-like desktop extension feature for macOS 10.15, codenamed 'Sidecar' - 9to5Mac
• Joshua Tree 01 - Yucca brevifolia - Wikipedia

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Apple cracks down on apps that fight iPhone addiction.

That's not the Onion. That's not Saturday Night Live. That's an actual headline from the New York Times, the Gray Lady, the paper of record.

The Times could also, easily, have used a different headline:

Apple finally removes child-targeting spyware from the App Store.

I don't know if it would have baited any fewer clicks, but I do know the Times just shouldn't be in that business either way. It should, not to get all Aaron Sorkin for a moment, be the business of informing its readers, of speaking truth to stupid.

Now, I hate the term fake news. I hate it. It's a political construct and not an informational one. What this is… is just lazy, sensationalism, and the best and only way to deal with it isn't to label it or dismiss it, because that's just as lazy and actually irresponsible, but to fact check it, to hold it up to scrutiny and see how well it holds up.

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• Apple Cracks Down on Apps That Fight iPhone Addiction - The New York Times
• Phil Schiller Lays Out Apple's Case for Cracking Down on Screen Time Monitoring Apps - MacRumors
• The facts about parental control apps - Apple
• Why Apple is in Also on Elizabeth Warren's Big Tech Break Up List (Feat. Nilay Patel) - YouTube

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Over 100 thousand subscribers. Over 15 million views. Close to 200 videos. Of Vector. But wait… what is Vector? It's a question I've gotten a few times about this channel specifically and about my work in general. What's the intention behind it, the mission, the goal? What exactly am I trying to do here and how exactly am I doing it? Totally fair question, especially in today's day and age where the internet, social media, blogs, podcasts, and YouTube have not only given everyone a voice and a face, but has also made it much harder to distinguish signal from noise. So, before we go forward, let's take a quick look back.

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Back in March, Apple released their second generation AirPods with the H1 chip, voice activated Siri built-in, longer talk time, and an optional inductive charging case.

They made an already great product better, but it's also fair to say they took longer to come out than some people expected and they still lacked features some people had been hoping for.

So, as is always the case, the exact minute after we get something new, all our attention turns to what's next.

In this case, AirPods 3.

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• AirPods 2 (2019) Review: 10 Days Later! - YouTube
• Powerbeats Pro vs. AirPods 2: Which Should You Buy? - YouTube
• The Future of AirPods - YouTube
• Apple Plans Upgrades to Popular AirPods Headphones - Bloomberg
• Apple to Unveil High-End AirPods, Over-Ear Headphones For 2019 - Bloomberg
• AirPods 3 said to be launched by year-end 2019
• Kuo: Two New AirPods Models Likely in Late 2019 to Early 2020, Including One With 'All-New Design' - MacRumors
• AirPods 3: What's coming next | iMore

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It used to be that some kinds of natural disasters were seasonal. Snow melting in the spring. Hurricane's picking up in the summer. Some of that hasn't changed. Some has. The point being, you're better off preparing in advance, when everything is calm and safe and you have plenty of time. Don't put it off because things can get chaotic fast. Do them asap.

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• How to back up your iPhone or iPad | iMore
• How to restore your apps and settings to a new Android phone | Android Central
• The Best Unlimited Online Backup and Cloud Storage Services
• Notes App: The Ultimate Guide | iMore
• Google Keep: Everything you need to know | Android Central
• Getting started with OneNote 2016 | Windows Central
• iCloud Photo Library: The ultimate guide | iMore
• Google Photos: Everything you need to know! | Android Central
• How to back up your photos on Windows 10 | Windows Central
• FIBARO HomeKit Flood Sensor, Water & Temperature Sensor for HomeKit only - - Amazon.com
• Eve Room - Indoor Air Quality Monitor for tracking VOC, temperature & humidity; display, no bridge necessary, Bluetooth Low Energy (new, Apple HomeKit) - - Amazon.com
• Amazon.com: Kaito KA210 Pocket AM/FM NOAA Weather Radio, Black: Electronics
• Amazon.com: Midland - ER210, Emergency Compact Crank Weather AM/FM Radio - Multiple Power Sources, SOS Emergency Flashlight, NOAA Weather Scan + Alert, & Smartphone/Tablet Charger (Red/Black): Home Audio & Theater
• Amazon.com: Yaesu FT-60R Dual Band Handheld 5W VHF / UHF Amateur Radio Transceiver: Cell Phones & Accessories
• Amazon Best Sellers: Best Travel Games
• Best Portable Battery Packs for iPhone in 2019 | iMore
• Best Solar Chargers for your iPhone | iMore
• Best iPhone XS Car Chargers in 2019 | iMore
• How to use Find My Friends on iPhone and iPad | iMore
• How to share your location in Google Maps | Android Central
• AMBER Alerts on your iPhone: What they are and how to manage them | iMore
• Emergency alerts and Android: What you need to know | Android Central
• How to trigger Emergency SOS on your iPhone (and shut it off) | iMore
• How to call for help with the Apple Watch using the SOS feature | iMore

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I've been using the iPhone XS since Apple introduced it back in September of 2018, some seven months ago. Here's how the Max version, the camera, and the durability have held up over that time.

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• iPhone XS and Max Review - YouTube
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• AirPods 2 (2019) Review: 10 Days Later! - YouTube
• I'm fed up with the Google Pixel 3's horrendously slow camera | Android Central
• The Pixel 3 is Pissing Me Off. – Droid Life
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• Samsung Galaxy S10 Unlock Hack (WARNING) - YouTube
• I attempted to fool the new Samsung Galaxy S10's ultrasonic fingerprint scanner by using 3d printing. I succeeded. - Album on Imgur

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Every year, just after the latest major version of iOS goes public, something else happens deep inside Apple: In addition to any features that simply couldn't be completed in time, or had to be pushed back for any reason, along with all the new features marketing thinks are essential to keep selling iPhones and iPads, and all the features engineers are pitching as transformative or just plain awesome get put in a big pile. And then they're sorted through, prioritized, approved, and rejected, until it starts to take shape: The next major version of iOS.

And, this year, that's all going to culminate on June 3, at WWDC 2019, with the debut of iOS 13.

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• Scoop: Apple delays iOS features to focus on reliability, performance - Axios
• iOS 13: Dark Mode, detachable panels, Safari and Mail, more - 9to5Mac
• Apple revamping Find My Friends & Find My iPhone in unified app, developing Tile-like personal item tracking - 9to5Mac
• Apple planning Luna Display-like desktop extension feature for macOS 10.15, codenamed 'Sidecar' - 9to5Mac

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