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Apple's rumored iPhone 13 is said to have a sizable 1 TB of storage

MARCH 2, 2021 It's March 2, 2021. Did you know its National Banana Cream Pie Day? Go treat yourself to some; it's been a long week already.     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 330 articles, 8 podcasts, 13 press releases, 299 tweets, and 19 YouTube videos 1. iPhone 13 to Have 1 TB of Storage and LiDAR, Says Analyst How does a 1 TB iPhone 13 sound to you? Well, if Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives is correct, that's exactly what Apple has planned for their new iPhone, as well as a "number of enhancements with Lidar." More space for apps and videos sounds good to us! 2. Survey Says Americans Trust Google More Than Facebook, TikTok A recent survey from SeoClarity reveals more people trust Google than other notable companies. Out of 1,057 participants, 65.7% found Google to be trustworthy, with Amazon (65.1%) and Microsoft (63.9%) not too far behind. Bottom of the list? 43% don't trust TikTok, and 42.6% don't trust Facebook. Ouch. 3. OnePlus is Teasing an Announcement for March 8 OnePlus wants to reserve a bit of your attention for next Monday, as the company is teasing some kind of "moonshot" announcement. The OnePlus 9, 9 Pro, and 9R are expected to be the big reveals, including their launch dates. We'll be checking it out. Will you? 🦑 Go Deeper Spam emails are bad enough, but now some emails have "spy pixels" that can share our location, when and where we opened the email, and what device it was on. How does it all work? Charlie Sorrel has the deep dive into this email espionage.     🎱 By the Numbers Why stick with iOS 12, though? Data: Apple Updating to the latest iOS is largely automatic, but there are still some iPhones out there that don't run any iteration of iOS 14. According to numbers from Apple, 86% of iPhones sold since 2017 are on iOS 14, while the remaining 14% are split between iOS 13 and earlier. How daring.     🔥 Today's Hot Deal Go big and embrace the curved monitor life with this 34-inch Samsung CH890 Series business monitor that's $250 off! Get one before it's gone. Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "Did that photo just wink at me?" — Molly McLaughlin, Senior Content Strategist AI-powered service Deep Nostalgia is capable of animating still photos and briefly bringing old moments (and people) back to life. It's pretty impressive, and hopefully won't be used for something nefarious. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Standing at attention Image: Evodesk There are standing desks, and then there are standing desks made for you. Evodesk provides the latter, allowing you to pick and design the desk of your dreams, including the model, size, shape, and finish. It's all there for you to choose, provided you know what you want. Which you do, right? 🙈 Wait, What? For passwords, size does matter You may think a complex password is better than a long one, but the truth is they're both equally important. Using five random numbers/letters/symbols isn't as tough to crack as you may think, so next time you need to make a password, make it random, but also obnoxiously longer than necessary.     🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you'd like us to write about? We're always open for suggestions, too. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]

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Twitter wants you to pay for some tweets

MARCH 1, 2021 It's March 1, 2021. On this day in 2008, AOL discontinued the venerable Netscape browser for good. Pour one out for Netscape.     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 418 articles, 11 podcasts, 7 press releases, 305 tweets, and 7 YouTube videos 1. Twitter Announces 'Super Follow' Paid Feature We're all used to advertising supporting our social media, but Twitter is looking at another way. Called Super Follows, the feature will let you pay a monthly fee to receive special tweets and media from your favorite creators and publishers. Twitter will likely take a cut, of course. 2. FCC Approves Plan to Discount Internet Fees Low-Income US citizens will be able to get $50 off their monthly internet bills soon, as the FCC just approved a $3.2 billion fund called the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program to help offset the price of staying connected. 3. PlayStation State of Play Showed Off Lots of New Games Sony held a State of Play virtual event last week to announce a host of upcoming titles for its PS5 and PS4 consoles. Titles shown off included Final Fantasy VII Remake, Crash Bandicoot 4, Sifu, Oddworld, and Kena: Bridge of Spirits. 🦑 Go Deeper If you have a newer Mac with the M1 chip in it, the included SSD may end up lasting a lot less time than you'd think. Charlie Sorrel has the inside details on what's going on, and how you can check your own drive.     🎱 By the Numbers Facebook in the lead Data: Spotify Twitter reports about 330 million monthly active users, which is a lot of people, but it pales in comparison with Facebook's 2.4 billion. Facebook also owns WhatsApp and Instagram, making for a formidable foe.     🔥 Today's Hot Deal Save a whopping $250 on this iRobot Roomba i6+ Wi-Fi Robot Vacuum with Automatic Dirt Disposal right now over at Amazon. Robots forever! Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids." — Elton John, international superstar Finding a stable supply of ice on Mars for both water and hydrogen (to fuel trips back to Earth) is paramount to our future on the Red Planet. Scientists are just starting to find out where the best places are. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Wow that's gorgeous Image: Big Ass Fans Everything is smart these days, from speakers to watches to locks. Why not add a smart fan to help manage your indoor environment, then? This lovely unit from Big Ass Fans (the Haiku) might fit the bill with style!  🎥 Behind the Scenes What's this Clubhouse thing we keep hearing about? Looking to get the inside analysis on the latest tech news from a solid, smart crew of podcasters? Check out the February 7th episode of This Week in Tech, where the gang talks Clubhouse, Jeff Bezos, and Section 230.     🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you'd like us to write about? We're always open for suggestions, too. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]