News items you should check out: March 3

Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, occasionally we’ll direct your attention to articles from various other sources worth your time.

° A study of 1,043 students aged 18-30 at King’s College London found that 406 (38.9%) displayed symptoms of smartphone addiction, as defined by a clinical tool devised to diagnose the problem, reports The Guardian..

° Apple has told Apple Card customers that Daily Cash of 3% is being extended to all Apple Card purchases made in March.

° According to several reports, installing the upcoming macOS 11.3 software update on an M1 Mac may result in Rosetta 2 being removed in one or more regions around the world.

° 7NEWS reports that A Melbourne father-of-two is taking on tech giant Apple after suffering second-degree burns when his iPhone exploded in his pocket.

° As noted by AppleInsider, MLB is reintroducing iPad video to the dugout to allow players to gain useful intelligence while the game is underway, and at the same time it has disabled support for the MLB.TV app on the third-generation Apple TV.

° MacRumors notes that Apple has officially retired its Music Memos app, which allows musicians and songwriters to capture song ideas on the fly.

° Arlo’s Essential Indoor Camera is now available for . It sports a privacy shield and an iOS/iPadOS app.

° Micron, under its Crucial brand, has released SSD options ranging from 500GB to 4TB.