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With great fanfare, Microsoft took to Twitter the announce Windows 1.0. Wait… what? If this leaves you confused, you’re hardly alone. What this company’s plans are for an operating system that launched in 1985 is a complete mystery. from https://www.cultofmac.com/636206/microsoft-windows-1-0-rerelease/ https://cdn.cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/89AD2C02-65BD-48FD-8EEE-DA364C8932BD-780x424.jpg

The iPad may be getting impressively close to Everyday Computer territory, but there is still something about the desktop software experience on a Mac that a mobile device can’t replace. from https://www.wired.com/story/macos-catalina-what-to-expect/ https://media.wired.com/photos/5d1d1725c4634800090144e6/master/w_2400,c_limit/Gear-Catalina-AP_19154761058454.jpg

A few years ago, when you wanted to buy a new iPhone, the choice came down to one thing: how much storage would you get and, as a result, how much would you pay? Then the iPhone came to Verizon and other phone companies and you had to decide not only how much storage you would buy, but also what ca from https://www.lifewire.com/pick-best-iphone-for-you-1999293 https://www.lifewire.com/static/2.9.0/image/placeholder.png

Amazon Prime Day approaches: it's arriving July 15-16. Like always, Amazon's massive sale will offer a lot of deals... but it'll mean other retailers matching or beating deals, too.  from https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-prime-day-2019-find-the-best-deals-for-smartwatches-and-fitness-trackers/ https://cnet4.cbsistatic.com/img/TdxfG5c-orscHPu9sGH4QHa-18Y=/2018/06/22/02b5d9b2-5704-4712-a0fe-726b131df4d9/06-xiaomi-huami-amazfit-bip.jpg

Global temperatures could rise 1.5° C above industrial levels by as early as 2030 if current trends continue, but trees could help stem this climate crisis. from https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/07/adding-1-billion-hectares-forest-could-help-check-global-warming https://www.sciencemag.org/sites/default/files/styles/inline__450w__no_aspect/public/map_16x9_2.jpg?itok=Z_pFQxkR

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking Samsung to court over allegations it misled customers over the nature of various phones’ water resistance. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/4/20682059/samsung-australia-lawsuit-accc-water-resistance https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/64672455/img_8743___version_2__1_.0.1412197762.0_2.0.jpg

New designer smartwatches are coming soon from Fossil, if listings on the FCC’s website are to be believed. Some detective work by droid-life.com suggests the watches will be released under the Diesel, Michael Kors, Emporio Armani, and the Fossil brand names. from https://www.digitaltrends.com/wearables/fossil-designer-smartwatch-2019-news/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png