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As developers for tablets and smartphones we like to keep abreast of the latest mobile technology developments . This is a daily digest of mobile development and related technology news gathered from the BBC, the New York Times, New Scientist and the Globe and Mail to name a few. We scour the web for articles concerning, iPhone, iPad and android development, iOS and android operating systems as well as general articles on advances in mobile technology. We hope you find this useful and that it helps to keep you up to date with the latest technology developments.

• Star Wars composer John Williams pulls out of concerts due to illness – CNET
  Musical legend won’t conduct planned concerts in London and Vienna.
• Google Doodle honors Tyrus Wong, long unrecognized Bambi illustrator – CNET
  His true contribution went largely unknown for nearly 60 years.
• Netflix horror Bird Box might be Sandra Bullock’s A Quiet Place – CNET
  The first trailer throws us into a world where looking at monsters might just get you offed.
• Tesla's Q3 earnings call reveal big plans for Autopilot and more – Roadshow
  Autopilot is slated to get a huge boost in processing power, and Model 3 is going abroad.
• Techies, taxes and homelessness converge in battle over San Francisco's Prop. C – CNET
  Salesforce has thrown in nearly $5 million to support a ballot measure that aims to help the homeless. Lyft and Twitter’s CEO have contributed $225,000 to defeat it.
• Netflix makes its first-ever Australian show… and it's about mermaids – CNET
  We get our first look at Tidelands and its dangerous (and beautiful) half-Siren people.
• Chinese spies reportedly eavesdrop on Trump's personal iPhone – CNET
  The president keeps a phone unaltered by the NSA to chat with friends, The New York Times reports.
• Will Kanye West make an appearance on Rick and Morty? – CNET
  Pickle Kanye? The rapper’s tweet of art inspired by the show has fans taking sides about whether he should guest-star.
• Verizon adds Panama City to list of 5G cities after Hurricane Michael – CNET
  The storm-wracked area is among the first to get access to the superspeedy network.
• Smart cities: 'A cyber-attack could stop the country'
  As the internet of things takes off, is security being sacrificed in the quest for higher speeds?
• Cathay Pacific breach leaks personal data on 9.4 million people – CNET
  The Hong Kong airliner first learned of the breach last spring, but just made it public Wednesday.
• ACLU demands DHS disclose its use of facial-recognition tech – CNET
  The civil liberties advocacy group’s request comes after reports that Amazon pitched ICE on using its recognition software.
• Google drops plans for Berlin campus after protests
  The US firm had faced strong local opposition and will now give the space to charities.
• CNET Asks: Do you trust ancestry sites to keep your DNA safe? – CNET
  Finding out your ancestry can be an amazing thing. But is it worth it to sign up for a DNA registry?
• NBC to launch 24/7 news streaming service Signal next year – CNET
  NBC News Signal would be another digital news network from a broadcast giant, after CBS, ABC and Fox.
• The Leica M10-D pretends to be a film camera by ditching the screen – CNET
  There’s even a fake film advance lever to complete the illusion.
• Waymo explains what its self-driving cars should do when pulled over – Roadshow
  A new guide describes how the autonomous vehicles are supposed to react with police vehicles and first responders.
• No single solution to self-driving cars' trolley problem, study says – Roadshow
  Respondents disagree on whom an autonomous car should kill in the event of an unavoidable crash.
• Ahead of Apple event, new Macs spotted in regulatory filing – CNET
  The model numbers could refer to the new Macs being announced on Oct. 30.

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