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Fans of the iPhone and other Apple products will know more on June 7 during WWDC. While we wait, here are three things Id like on my iPhone.

Fans of the iPhone and other Apple products will know more on June 7 during WWDC. While we wait, here are three things I'd like on my iPhone.

The reactions to the decision ranged as wide as, well, the political spectrum. NAACP National President Derrick Johnson approved of the decision calling the former president "one of the single greatest threats to democracy in modern history."  GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy criticized the boards ruling, tweeting, "If they can ban President Trump, all conservative voices could be next." Enough folks were unhappy about the decision to lead the hashtag #DeleteFacebook trending on Twitter. Wha...

Apple continued its sales boom with consumers buying more iPhones, iPads and Mac computers during the January-March period, fueled by people working and doing school work from home. All the news wasnt rosy for the company. Security researchers criticized Apple for not fixing a vulnerability in its AirDrop feature on iPhones and MacBook computers – one that could let scammers get your email and phone numbers. Regulators with the European Union also accused Apple of violating antitrust law...

Holographic versions of historical figures such as U.S. presidents could be captured, "so their legacies can live on," she said. The tech company, located just west of Washington, D.C., works with Microsoft, which is developing a new platform called Microsoft Mesh to let people "interact holographically with others with true presence in a natural way," said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during an online keynote last month. For in-depth sessions, Avatar Dimensions does pre-production and test s...

Talking Tech: High-tech masks, low-priced smartphones and Zoom zombies Brett Molina, USA TODAY Would you put nearly $300 of tech on your face? Earlier this week, we saw musician Will.i.am unveil his Xupermask, a collaboration with Honeywell promising a secure fit while adding some advanced perks such as a HEPA filtration system, earbuds with magnetic docking and noise cancellation. The price: $299. Meanwhile, the video game hardware company Razer said its prototype face mask cal...

Would you put nearly $300 of tech on your face? Earlier this week, we saw musician Will.i.am unveil his Xupermask, a collaboration with Honeywell promising a secure fit while adding some advanced perks such as a HEPA filtration system, earbuds with magnetic docking and noise cancellation. The price: $299. Meanwhile, the video game hardware company Razer said its prototype face mask called Project Hazel – with N95 medical-grade respirator protection, a built-in microphone and amplifier and in...

Talking Tech: Musings about mixtapes after the death of Lou Ottens, creator of the audio cassette Mike Snider, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT And we werent alone. Readers responded on social networks by posting photos of the tapes they still have and cherish, and sharing their stories about mixtapes in a Google doc – you can find it in the online story.  © Courtesy of Patrick Foster Before digital playlists, mixtapes required careful planning and agility with a pause but...

The future of the smartwatch and other wearables looks promising, as researchers make new findings on detecting COVID and how to keep them charged.

Some laughs were had at the expense of a lawyer whose Zoom account made him look like a cat while talking to a Texas judge during a hearing.