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Galaxy S9 and S9+ Beat iPhone X in Drop Tests, But Still Suffer Severe Damage - Samsung's Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are using 20 percent thicker glass and a stronger aluminum frame, both of which are designed to cut down on damage from drops. Samsung s... ow.ly/ZAhT50gV2gy

iPhone X vs. Galaxy S9+: Which Smartphone Has a Better Camera? - Over the course of this week, we've been taking a look at Samsung's new flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+, as these two devices are the iPhone X's biggest competitio... ow.ly/LsOn50gSUs6

Fortnite Battle Royale Now Available From App Store as First Beta Invites Go Out - Epic Games' popular multiplayer game Fortnite Battle Royale is now available for download from the iOS App Store, and the first beta invites for the game have been sent... ow.ly/uwoU50gS18G

Pedometer++ Developer Shares Data on Apple Watch Adoption Rates Across All Models - David Smith, the developer behind the popular Pedometer++ app for iPhone and Apple Watch, today shared some interesting user data that offers insight into Apple Watch ... ow.ly/u8XA50gR7kx

Quick Takes: Tim Cook at Capitol Hill, Apple Hires Events Director From Golden State Warriors, and More - In addition to our standalone articles covering the latest Apple news and rumors at MacRumors, this Quick Takes column provides a bite-sized reca... ow.ly/hbEP50gQd56

Trump Prohibits Broadcom's Takeover of Qualcomm Due to National Security Concerns - United States President Donald Trump this afternoon issued an executive order blocking Broadcom from acquiring Qualcomm in a deal that would have been worth more than ... ow.ly/YFZz50gPh6H

Study Suggests AliveCor KardiaBand for Apple Watch Can Be Used With AI Algorithm to Detect High Potassium - AliveCor, the company that makes an FDA-approved EKG band for the Apple Watch called KardiaBand, teamed up with the Mayo Clinic for a new study... ow.ly/4rKF50gOqKP

Video Comparison: Samsung Galaxy S9 vs. iPhone X - Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S9 started last week, and the first S9 orders are set to arrive to customers on March 14. We managed to get our hands on a new Galaxy S9 ahead of the device's launch ... ow.ly/SiTQ50gNR2S

Netflix Tests New Gamification Feature for Children's Shows - Netflix is testing a new gamified streaming experience for children, the company confirmed in a statement provided to Variety this morning. The new feature lets kids collect "patches" for w... ow.ly/zmKT50gNcsQ

Android Continues to Have More Loyal Customers Than iOS - Android customers continue to be loyal to the Android operating system than iOS users are to the iOS operating system, according to new data shared today by Consumer Intelligence Research Partn... ow.ly/NYhw50gMj4C

Apple-Owned Workflow App Updated With New 'Mask Image' Action - Workflow, the automation app that Apple acquired back in March of 2017, was today updated to version 1.7.8, introducing a new Mask Image action, and a long list of other bug fixes and imp... ow.ly/PYgm50gLp30

Apple Updates Apple Music for Android With Music Video Improvements - Apple today released a new update for its Apple Music app designed to be used on Android devices, which Apple says significantly improves stability to make music playback more relia... ow.ly/LFIO50gKumf

Netflix Gaining Expanded Parental Controls, More Prominent Ratings - Netflix today announced a platform-wide update to introduce expanded parental controls that will give parents more granular access to the television shows and movies their children a... ow.ly/Ycer50gJB4D

KGI: Apple to Launch Cheaper MacBook Air in 2Q 2018 - KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a new research report encouraging investors to keep their eyes on three products for 2018: the rumored 6.1-inch LCD iPhone, AirPods, and a "more affor... ow.ly/wcaf50gIcMR

Seven Useful macOS Tricks You Might Not Know - There are a lot of hidden features in both macOS and iOS that often go under the radar, either because they've not received much attention from Apple, or they've been forgotten after a period of time. In ... ow.ly/9Gwl50gHzcb

Apple Testifies on iPhone Throttling Before Canadian Parliamentary Committee - Apple's Canada division and Geekbench maker John Poole today testified before a House of Commons committee on industry, science, and technology in Canada to address the pow... ow.ly/W75N50gGIlZ

Apple Shares Tips on Avoiding App Store and iTunes Phishing Emails - Apple last week shared a new support document that's designed to help App Store and iTunes users avoid phishing emails that mimic legitimate emails from Apple. In the document, Apple... ow.ly/a0nU50gFQ0g

Wait Times for iPhone Battery Replacements Increasing - Customers aiming to get a battery replacement for an older iPhone with a degraded battery are facing longer wait times than ever, according to new data shared by Barclays. Average wait times for ... ow.ly/tJ5b50gEVQ0

Day One HomePod Pre-Orders in U.S. Beat Out Most Other Smart Speaker Pre-Orders - First day pre-orders for the HomePod, which became available late last month, were higher than day one pre-orders for several other smart speakers including the Sonos On... ow.ly/avjf50gE1WR

Samsung Unveils Galaxy S9 Series Smartphones With Dual Lens Variable Aperture Camera and AR Emoji - Samsung on Sunday unveiled its latest Galaxy S9 and S9+ flagship smartphones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, showcasing the handset's new du... ow.ly/bb2750gDeSe