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Now you can download Game of Thrones to your iPad, just in time for the series finale airing Sunday. Apple is often late to the party, but this one’s cutting it real close. from https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-tv-app-brings-downloads-for-game-of-thrones-to-iphone-and-ipad/https://cnet4.cbsistatic.com/img/qU2Fb01ZZgowOH7ezTOT-U0fuZc=/1092×0/2019/05/11/32e8ba52-fb50-410e-91d2-6ef4f02c4c02/65-apple-tv-app-2019.jpg
A new payment network called Flexa is launching today that’ll let you spend cryptocurrencies in physical stores. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/13/18617554/flexa-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-etherium-whole-foods-gamestop-nordstrom-flexacoinhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63823140/1_nJJJA363HucINzpK3BG_vg.0.jpeg
CO2 levels on Earth have officially hit 415 parts per million (ppm), according to readings taken at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Huawei. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/13/co2-levels-415-ppm-highest-human-history/https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D5487%252C3271%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C954%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2019-05%252Fbba2d590-755d-11e9-ab7f-f7915713bf14%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D40ed3f06e7cfdf3a438e367811603938f180b6ab&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=264d10ee8c435a88d0dc199ae0e29ed23b825609
The Supreme Court has ruled against Apple in a long-standing case over price fixing in the App Store, in a decision that allows iPhone owners to proceed with a lawsuit against the company. The court heard arguments in the case in November, and the decision was expected sometime this spring. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/13/supreme-court-apple-app-store-price-fixing-lawsuit/https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D6720%252C4480%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1067%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2019-05%252F8ad00a10-7589-11e9-9fdf-fdd2baafa65c%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D88aad55e9d3133809a16ae41a7a4df7fe4266b75&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=73990af2844fd12cbfc30a37d97a521bd6e72640
The price of an external storage drive is tied to a few factors: the amount of storage capacity you’re looking for, how fast the drive is at transferring your files, and its physical size. At this point, high-capacity external drives that require power adapters are surprisingly inexpensive. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/13/18518127/portable-ssd-external-thunderbolt-3-usb-c-samsung-x5-t5-specs-test-how-tohttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63787398/akrales_190430_3393_0073.0.jpg