Your fortnightly technology news wrap-up - to 6/5/16

Here is a great set of articles that iTandCoffee has found online over the past fortnight or so - on all sorts of technology-related topics, and from a range of news services from Australia and around the world.  The focus is on articles about topics that we know iTandCoffee clients are interested in.  

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Articles about iPhone and iPad (and Accessories)

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Accessories

• Essential gear for working with an iPad Pro - Macworld Australia​

Apps

• SketchParty TV | Apple TV Party Game
• 10 of the best cookery apps for iPhone, iPad and Android
• 5 reasons to install Google's keyboard on your iPhone
• Google Translate becomes more polyglot | theage.com.au
• What parents need to know about musical.ly

Managing your iPad and iPhone

• How to free up space on your iPhone without deleting photos or apps

News and Rumours

• Apple could switch to a glass casing for upcoming iPhone

Kids and Technology

• What parents need to know about musical.ly

Updates/Upgrades

• Apple just pushed out a fix for iPad Pros bricked by iOS 9.3.2 - Macworld Australia
• Apple could only release major iPhone updates every THREE years instead of two

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Articles about your Mac

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Resolving Problems

• The Safe Mac » Adware Removal Guide : Genieo
• A fix for the OS X Black Screen of Doom
• A fix for OS X hanging at startup, even in Safe Mode
• No, Apple Music is not deleting tracks off your hard drive — unless you tell it to
• Here are 6 fixes for common Mac performance problems

Apps

• FileMaker 15 review: Evolutionary release - Macworld Australia

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Articles about Security, Online Safety and Privacy

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In the News

• Thousands targeted by 'ransomware' email scam which copies AGL Energy bills | theage.com.au
• Why you should delete the online accounts you don't use anymore - right now | theage.com.au
• The Safe Mac » Adware Removal Guide : Genieo
• Public USBs are not power points: Kaspersky warns of phone hacking danger | theage.com.au
• How to stay safe online: 15 ways to avoid being hacked
• 65 million passwords hacked on Tumblr: Extent of 2013 breach revealed

CyberSafety for Kids

• 16 Apps and Websites Kids Are Heading to After Facebook
• Safety Beyond Facebook: 12 Social Media Apps Every Parent Should Know About
• 9 Apps And Websites Parents Should Know to Protect Their Kids’ Online Security
• The 12 Apps That Every Parent Of A Teen Should Know About
• 7 dangerous Apps that parents need to know
• Best Parental-Control and Cell Phone-Monitoring Apps 2016
• What parents need to know about musical.ly

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General Technology Articles

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Apple News

• The iPhone’s Biggest Threat Isn’t Android—It’s Amazon’s Echo 
• The iPhone was the product of the century. But what now for Apple? 
• Apple's flirtation with buying HBO parent hints at content ambitions | theage.com.au 

Devices and Accessories

• Osmo's blocks are like Lego for coding 
• Bendable smartphones coming this year, Chinese start-up says | theage.com.au 
• Razer Blade Stealth review: the cheaper, faster, better MacBook | theage.com.au
  

The Internet

• China’s scary lesson to the world: Censoring the Internet works
• Internet not working? Try again tomorrow, Telstra tells customers | theage.com.au
• NBN connection and installation rollout guide - CHOICE

Lifestyle and Health

• Computers will outperform doctors at diagnosing illnesses, says government technology adviser
• Do YOU have 'low battery anxiety'? 90% of us panic about losing power on our phones
• Turn off your phone or we'll do it for you: venues wrestle with legalities of blocking | theage.com.au

Education

• Tim Cook: Coding should be a 'second language' taught to all children

Google / Android

• Google to tackle Android's biggest problem, but it won't be easy | theage.com.au
• iPhone vs. Android: Which is better? - CNNMoney
• Inside Project Ara, Google's Lego-like plan to disrupt the smartphone

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