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Digital cycling coverage, uncovered: How Tour Tracker works

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CyclingTips has long admired the work that Tour Tracker has done for the Grand Tours ever since it’s inception. Once you look under the hood it’s a much more complex and difficult service than meets they eye. Here’s the story behind how it started and how it works.

For more info on digital cycling coverage check out our article, “How the Tour de France is broadcast to the world.”

Twelve hours before the start of the 2007 Amgen Tour of California, Andrew Lim is lost somewhere in San Francisco. Lim works for the race and has spent the entire day at Adobe Systems hammering out the final details of Tour Tracker, the world’s first digital cycling platform. Hailed as a “revolution in sports coverage,” the web-based app combined three online firsts — streaming video, GPS tracking, and a multimedia news feed — into a single integrated experience.

As a sort of unintended proof of concept, Adobe engineer Allan Padgett was able to use the app to guide Lim to race headquarters that night. Three days later, pro cycling fans around the world watched as a hungry peloton chased down a solo break into the finish city of in San Jose, California. The live video might have set the stage, but it was the GPS tracking that told the real story — the man out front would be caught 50 yards from the finish.

Digital cycling coverage has come a long way since that week in 2007. Many major cycling events have their own “tickers” that provide a news feed, and the bigger races generally include tracking and other data. A handful of races also have an associated mobile app that adds results, photography, video and more; while Twitter empowers anyone to become a cycling reporter, providing a rich view of the action.

However, it wasn’t that long ago that cycling fans depended on television broadcasts (often delayed) to keep up with races like the Tour de France. Now instantaneous updates are just something they all take for granted. Padgett, who is now CEO of Tour Tracker, creates about 90% of today’s live cycling apps.

“Great cycling coverage brings together a team of diverse talents and technologies,” said Padgett. “Each one of those alone presents a challenge — synchronizing them all into a single user experience is more like juggling knives while riding a motorcycle… in the rain.”

Padgett is, in fact, not that far off. Camera men sitting backwards on speeding motorcycles work tirelessly to capture every nuance of a bike race possible in all types of weather conditions. The video signals they provide are transmitted to helicopters and planes circling the race, which in turn re-transmit them to a production compound near the finish.

“Assuming those signals makes it to the finish, a dedicated production truck then produces a mobile show which is pushed via an additional satellite truck to the internet,” he explained. “From there it is distributed to thousands of servers around the world so that the mobile app in your hand can stream it in real-time. It’s a long broadcast chain with potentially multiple points of failure.”

While video may be one of the Tour Tracker’s chief draws, there are other types of data that his company folds into its mobile experience.

“Obviously GPS tracking is still core to our apps,” Padgett said. “Our early apps were tracking individual riders who had cellular devices on their bikes. The device called our servers every 60 seconds and we turned the location into distance travelled, speed, elevation, etc. We also pulled in heart rate, cadence and power from TDF riders in a partnership with SRM.”

Not that this futuristic advance in tech was always greeted warmly inside the peloton.

“I remember Levi Leipheimer dramatically ripped his GPS tracker off his bike and threw it to the ground on live TV during a particularly challenging stage,” he said. “We spent a fair amount of time afterwards trying to recover it.”

Following the UCI’s mandate that, for “safety” reasons, riders couldn’t be individually tracked, the Tour Tracker opted to follow the model used by the Tour de France. In that scenario, race-sanctioned vehicles would position themselves in and around the peloton to determine rider locations. One advantage was those devices have longer battery life and provide updates to the broadcast compound every five seconds.

“In the past two years, thankfully, the UCI has opened up tracking again,” Padgett said. “So now some races are tracking individual riders and getting data off the bikes. So we’re right back to where we were in 2007, in that respect.”

But the news feeds inside Tour Tracker are just as critical. Official Tour de France apps, such as those Tour Tracker creates for NBC and SBS, pull commentary directly from ASO servers and then relay that information to the app. For the Tour Tracker’s Grand Tour app , Tour Tracker utilizes its own reporters to provide coverage. In either circumstance the feed is distributed to thousands of servers around the world for the apps to grab.

“Clara Beard, who is a former national cycling champion herself, is providing our Tour de France coverage this year. And watching her work is amazing. She puts together this up-to-the-minute commentary while listening to multiple audio feeds, watching multiple video screens and simultaneously monitoring social media. At the end of each stage she has to go hide away for an hour to recover.”

In addition to Beard’s individual insights, she also pulls in links to some of the best coverage that she finds on the web. And since Tour Tracker isn’t a traditional media company, there is no problem linking to great stories from what some might view as their “competition.”

For the 2017 Tour, Padgett spotlighted a few additional features that he’s recently built into the platform.

“I’m psyched about our new fantasy cycling game,” he said. “We released a beta version of it for the Giro and it really went over well. For the Tour, we’ve even got former U.S. pro Frankie Andreu to put together a team and compete with our users. There’s so much more we’re doing off the raw data. Last year, for example, we started recording and ranking riders by how much time they are off the front. I think in the future we might even give an award for the winner of that category. Users love that stuff.”

The Tour Tracker even includes data synchronization. In 2015 they introduced the “Time Machine” function, which allows the user to rewind the live data feeds for any stage. This allows them to watch or re-watch the race whenever they like and the data can be synchronized to what they’re viewing.

“And we’re taking that to the next level with NBC this year where anytime you scrub through the video, live or or via replay, all of the data rewinds including standings, results, photography, news, tracking, etc. It is super cool, and we already have a prototype for 2018 that blows that away.”

Padgett has even come up with a rich set of lightweight widgets that can be embedded in other apps, in webpages, smart TVs, etc. There’s even a lightweight web version of their highly rated Grand Tours app for users who can’t have their phone out all the time.

“Ultimately our goal is to create the kind of experience that becomes an immersive voice in its own right. You have to constantly strive towards that level of engagement because that’s what people have come to expect from the media they consume,” he said. “And at this rate of development, we’re not far off from creating a situation where cycling fans can feel that they know as much about what’s going on in a race as a team director or moto referee do. And that’s fairly exciting considering that we’re not that far removed from a time where there was not much, if any live coverage available.”

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The best travel apps you need on your iPhone

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Going on holiday to far-off destinations was exciting and challenging until a certain global pandemic made things considerably harder. As the world starts to open itself back up, so is the prospect of travel.

Though you may be limited to within a country's borders or are barred from accessing some territories and potentially face quarantine in others, there's always the chance of going away. And, just like a few years ago, your iPhone will be your best friend for the trip, wherever you decide to go.

These are what AppleInsider believes are some of the best apps you can have on your iPhone when traveling alongside Apple Maps.

Google Maps

Navigation apps are extremely useful in travel, not only in getting to your destination but also in traversing a town or city you're unfamiliar with. They're critical and go first on this list ahead of anything else.

It may seem odd to recommend Google Maps over Apple Maps, but there are a few things to bear in mind here. For a start, Google Maps is extremely popular, has been around for quite a bit longer, and has over 220 countries and territories mapped, complete with hundreds of millions of businesses and other locations for you to find.

For international travel, where data plans become expensive or severely limited, the Google Maps offline option is its biggest asset. You can define an area and preload maps before you travel, which can then be used without needing a data connection, potentially saving you money.

Google Maps is free to download and use and requires iOS or iPadOS 12.2 or later.

If you know where you want to go but don't fancy scouring airlines for flights or trying to track down a great hotel deal, Expedia is an excellent way to sort all that out for you.

Expedia helps you find the perfect flight within your budget, as well as the ability to find and book the right hotel, and if you need it, a rental car. Packages and bundles offer discounts for buying flights and other elements simultaneously versus getting them individually.

The app does more, including offering recommendations to local attractions and getting deals on tours, shows, and theme park entry.

It's also handy in that everything to do with your trip is held within one app, making it a one-stop-shop for all of your travel needs. You'll even get alerts for flight delays and gate changes, as well as any other unexpected alterations to your trip itinerary.

Expedia is free to download and requires iOS or iPadOS 14.0 or later.

LoungeBuddy

Frequent airline passengers may not be that enthralled by busy airports. Airport lounges can offer an escape from the crowds and a relaxing time before you take off, but typically they're only offered as a free service for certain types of plane tickets or if you have a credit card or something similar that provides similar access.

While you may be OK with the idea of paying for a pass to the lounges, there's no guarantee that the lounge you want to enter will allow you in the first place, such as if you're flying on a different airline. It can also be hard to determine what lounges are in a specific airport in the first place.

LoungeBuddy serves as both a guide and a way to quickly buy access to airport lounges so that you can travel in style. The app will tell you what lounges you may have access to based on your trip, class of service, memberships, or credit cards you have, as well as whether it's free or paid.

It also allows users to buy access to hundreds of other lounges in airports worldwide, regardless of the user's status or ticket.

LoungeBuddy is a free download, requiring iOS or iPadOS 14.3 or later.

If you need a place to stay somewhere, hotels are the obvious choice. However, if you want something a bit more personal and native to the area you're in, you could try Airbnb.

Offering access to many locations, ranging from secluded beach houses to apartments in the heart of a city, the app can get you as close or as far from civilization as you want. You can also stay in unique locations, such as domes and treehouses, that you won't find in more corporate-focused travel sites.

You can get in contact with hosts through the app, as well as local experts who could help make your trip the best it could be by using their knowledge of the area. The app also recommends various experiences you can try out for fun while you're at your destination.

If you're lucky enough to have a property that you could let out and earn a bit of cash, you can do so on Airbnb, which provides support and liability insurance for those choosing to become a host.

Airbnb is free to download and requires iOS or iPadOS 14.0 or later.

Google Translate

In a similar vein to the Google Maps recommendation, we're recommending Google Translate over Apple's Translate app. In short, it's because Google's heavily-developed service is far more helpful.

Offering translations between 108 languages by typing, it also includes other ways to translate, including verbal conversations, handwriting, and photos. There's even a live instant translation feature, managed by using your iPhone's camera and superimposing translations of words on top of the live video feed.

This is extremely useful for immediacy, such as reading a menu or looking at signs, as it'll help you understand what's happening extremely quickly.

Again, the best part is that there's an offline mode for translations without Internet for 59 languages. So long as you preload the languages at home before you go, you're saving on data costs.

Google Translate is free to download and requires iOS and iPadOS 12.4 or later.

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Allan Padgett on the benefits of Tour Tracker

The product of six years and more than 50,000 hours of development and testing by a team of expert engineers, tour tracker has become professional cycling’s premier online and mobile race coverage platform. lead developer and company founder allan padgett explains why it is a turn-key solution unrivalled within the marketplace..

The product of six years and more than 50,000 hours of development and testing by a team of expert engineers, Tour Tracker has become professional cycling’s premier online and mobile race coverage platform. Having been tailored to suit the specific needs and branding of more than 20 major events, including the Tour de France, Tour of California and USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Tour Tracker, as lead developer and company founder Allan Padgett (pictured below) explains, is a turn-key solution unrivalled within the marketplace.

  What exactly is Tour Tracker and when/why was it created?

Tour Tracker can be viewed from a few different perspectives. From a cycling fan’s viewpoint, Tour Tracker is an award-winning suite of apps for following professional cycling in real time. There are native apps for iPhone, iPad and Android; HTML-based apps compatible with any device including Blackberry and Windows Phone; and an immersive desktop browser experience as well. So no matter where a fan is, he or she can follow a race via live video, text commentary, GPS tracking on live maps and course profiles, photography, and social media. The apps also provide full previews of the race – stage descriptions and routes, team rosters, rider biographies – and full reporting after the race – daily results, overall standings, race recaps, and rider interviews.

The when and why of Tour Tracker goes back to 2007, when the Amgen Tour of California was looking for a ‘high-tech’ way to present their new race to the world. They saw that the internet was primed to change sport watching generally and for smaller sports like cycling in particular. I was the lead engineer on that original product and was fortunate to acquire the rights to the project soon thereafter.

What are the advantages of Tour Tracker for broadcasters and rights holders?

For a rights holder/broadcaster, Tour Tracker offers the following advantages:

A turnkey solution: We provide an award-winning solution that can be branded, customised and in the app stores very quickly. Developing a solution internally will cost more, take longer and possibly fail to be ready in time for the event. Internal teams or local app shops may seem like great options, but the risk here is very high and very real.

A proven solution: This is critical as developing a solid set of apps for an ever-increasing number of devices is a huge challenge. A proven solution means that your sponsors and advertisers will have a positive experience and return for more. It also means your customers will be back for more, and that the increasingly important social media world will be on your side.

Monetisation: Getting a quality app out the door is key and can provide immediate revenue from paid downloads and/or in-app upgrades for live video. Tour Tracker provides this and more with rich sponsorship branding, industry-standard advertising and video pre-roll/post-roll options. It is all about maximising the return on investment and Tour Tracker delivers.

“We provide an award-winning solution that can be branded, customised and in the app stores very quickly. “

And how about the event organiser?

For an event organiser, these same advantages apply but Tour Tracker also offers a few other things to help an organiser have a successful event.

Exposure: Tour Tracker is an excellent way for an event to increase its exposure regionally and internationally. Events exist through sponsorship, and sponsorship is valued based on the exposure companies get through the event. Everyone agrees that web and mobile are the future of sports, and Tour Tracker is the premier platform for cycling today.

Increased Sponsorship Value: Since Tour Tracker was originally designed for a specific bike race, it was designed to highlight sponsorships key to cycling – jersey sponsors and stage sponsors – throughout the app. There is no question that the events we work with have been able to raise the value of those sponsorships via Tour Tracker.

The details behind the data vary from race to race. For the Tour de France, for example, we start with the official data provided to licensed broadcasters by ASO. Our servers talk directly to ASO servers and passed optimised versions to the apps. For data types that ASO does not provide, our servers seamlessly blend in data from other sources including Twitter, optional commentary feeds, photography, and others.

For other events, we have a team on the ground or can provide the event simple to use tools if they want to handle some of the data with their own team to decrease costs. We also work with each event to do a one-time integration with all of their existing partners such as their timing and results provider.

One of the benefits of the platform is that it is designed to handle this variety of inputs. If an event has a Twitter feed for commentary already set up, we can ingest that with a flip of a switch. If they already have a photographer posting photos, the same thing applies.

Tour Tracker was of course developed for cycling but are there other sports that the technology could be applied to? Are you looking to branch into other sports?

Definitely. The core platform has been used in white label form during almost every major US marathon and Ironman competition over the past two years. If you think about it, while there are some cycling-specific aspects of the platform, much of the data is sport-agnostic. Photos, video, commentary, Twitter, and even the concept of routes all can be used in any sport. We are always open to new opportunities to take the core platform to help other events expand their coverage quickly and reliably.

“We are always open to new opportunities to take the core platform to help other events expand their coverage quickly and reliably. “

What is your personal background prior to setting up Tour Tracker?

While I enjoy the business of professional sports, I’m an engineer through and through. That journey started at Stanford University in California where I earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science. From Stanford I went straight to Adobe Systems where I was fortunate to be involved in a great series of projects. In fact, my first assignment was to write the Windows (a pretty new platform at the time) version of this “little new project called Acrobat.” Needless to say, being the lead engineer on Acrobat and Adobe Reader was exciting and opened up many opportunities. There were some great experiences working directly with Netscape on a core piece of the web – search Wikipedia for details. And it also put me in position years later to write the first Tour Tracker app, bringing us back to the present.

  For more information about Tour Tracker, visit www.thetourtracker.com

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Golf has moved on so much in recent years and the technology we see in equipment, clothing and shoes has translated into the apps we can now get to accompany our golf. Not long ago, best golf rangefinders of best golf watches were a luxury item. Nowadays you can get course yardages straight to your smartphone for free. 

GPS apps have become incredibly popular over the last ten years and there are lots of them on the App Store. We've selected a handful of our favorites below, some free and some paid for and all we know are accurate and genuinely helpful out on course. We've also included some of our favorite golf games available on the iOS devices as well as some great utility apps such as the PGA Tour app and the official England Golf app for those living in the UK.

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Golf’s first Artificial Intelligence platform, the Arccos Caddie app syncs with Arccos Caddie sensors to automatically track your shots while delivering Smart Distance club averages and game insights. The system also includes an A.I. powered GPS rangefinder and caddie advice for any hole on earth to help golfers of all skill levels make smarter decisions, improve faster and shoot lower scores.

You'll need a set of Arccos Caddie Smart Sensors to use this app, but once they are paired up you should quickly see how much A. I. and data can help you work on your golf game and see where you can improve.

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Gear and course reviews, interviews with the worlds best, and instruction tips from professionals and coaches alike, our app gives access to it all. You can also buy our latest issues in digital versions along with issues from our archive.

VPAR is the go-to app for live scoring, GPS for 30,000 courses, stat tracking and challenges. The app allows you to set up live leaderboards and tournaments with your friends, a brilliant feature that can enhance your weekly roll-up or society and, in this day and age, is a great solution from having to handle and swap a scorecard.

It also allows you to track your stats like driving accuracy, greens in regulation and putts to help you gauge what part of your game needs improving. This is the must app for any day out with a group of friends. We liked it so much we also added it to our list of the best golf GPS apps too.

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The app that allows you to track your ball flight just like you see on the TV. The company say it’s the the ‘fastest growing sports app in 20 countries around the world’, and Greg Norman recently became an investor. 

Features include a fully automatic tracker on your ball, swing comparison and a new distance pop-up feature. It provides total distance information once the ball has landed, and tracer reaches the landing spot.

This app provides England Golf members and iGolf subscribers access to their full WHS profile, friends' activity and relevant golfing notifications. 

MyEG features the ability to monitor and view your handicap index, see scores counting towards your Handicap Index, follow your friends with peer review of golfing score history and receive notifications such as handicap updates, friends' activity and general updates and offers from England Golf.

This can only be used with Toptracer-enabled driving ranges which, if you haven’t experienced before, make practicing so much more enjoyable. 

Here you get ball-tracking technology, tackle a variety of courses and give your game a thorough work-out without it feeling like hard work. With this app you can take your stats to another level by tracking your shot history by club and see how your scores compare to other leaderboards.

All your scores in one place and a great all-round addition to your golfing gadgets. This looks after score keeping, yardages, stats and checking out courses in advance and it will cost you nothing. 

The furthest most of us get after a round is to make a note of how many putts we take - now it’s all there in front of us to know where the real good and bad bits of our game are.

One of the most popular golf games on iPhone, Golf Clash has nearly 2 million reviews of its live, multiplayer golf game. Tee off on beautiful courses against players around the world, as you compete in tournaments, 1v1 golf games and challenge your Facebook friends! 

Upgrade your clubs and unlock tours as you master your golfing skills, in the quest to be the Golf Clash champion. It's easy to learn but difficult to master. 

If you do have a Shotscope device this app is a great accompaniment as it allows you to upload your performance data using your phone and view your stats wherever you are.

Simply download the app, login, connect and upload your performance data. You don't need your phone to track your game, just play uninterrupted and enjoy your data in the palm of your hand after you're finished.

The official PGA Tour app, provides schedules, live leaderboard, video highlights from tournaments and player stats. If you're unfamiliar with a certain course, the app offers a course profile with images of each given hole. 

You can swipe through the round and select any individual hole from the course. Finally, you can keep a tab on your favorite player by accessing their scorecard from any of the rounds.

With V1 you can capture, compare and improve your golf swing! You can record and analyze your swing by comparing it side-by side with a model professional swing. You can also use to app to send your swing to a PGA professional. 

In return, they will send you a swing too and provide analysis on ways you can improve. It also includes drawing tools, playback option and game improvement drills.

Motocaddy’s free GPS app has over 40,000 courses loaded in and gives precise GPS yardages to the front, middle and back of the greens. It has an extensive list of features which includes overhead course maps which includes yardages and shot measurements. Golfers can also use a Shot Planning option that enables you to see distances to any target. The local course search allows players to select their chosen course and move between holes with real ease.

The latest version has been redesigned and now includes a host of visual and user enhancements, lifesaving AED & CPR features (available in the UK & Ireland only), plus statistical tracking to help golfers gain insight into their game.

The official R&A app provides an official interpretation of the Rules of Golf from the game’s ruling body. It offers clear answers to many practical problems you can encounter while out on the course and videos of familiar situations that you find yourselves in. 

This is free and is one of the best golf apps for iPhone because it includes everything from what happens when two balls are lost in a lateral water hazard or if your opponent has played your ball by mistake. Whatever mess you get yourself in this app should at least be able to get you going again. And when you’re not out on the course you can enjoy the quiz – it’s now available in more than 10 languages.

Join almost million other golfers using Golf GameBook to keep track of your scores and to improve your game. Collect statistics, analyze your game, arrange tournaments and follow your friends on course. With GPS maps you can plan & measure your shots.

Golf’s GameBook provides a digital scorecard which makes live scoring enjoyable and sociable. It does all the maths for you and collects your personal golfing stats. Another feature of the app is that you can share your memorable moments from the course with your own golfing community. It has an international user base in over 100 countries. 

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Ultimately, we aim to be as insightful and honest as possible in our reviews, so it is important to acknowledge that no manufacturer can buy a good review. This is because our team tells it how it is. To learn more about our testing methodology, see our guide on how  Golf Monthly tests products . 

What to consider when downloading a golf app

Golf apps come in all different types, so it can be hard to figure out which app you need to help you improve your performance on the course. We've set out a few things to consider when downloading a golf app. 

A lot of golf apps can cost money and some even operate via a subscription payments system. Some don't come cheap either, so it's always wise to check on the price of the application you're downloading and whether the features it can provide you are of sound quality. 

2. Pairing with hardware

You may often want to link a certain app up to a piece of hardwear you have, like a launch monitor or a GPS Watch. It's always wise to check the compatibility of that device to the application you're downloading before you go ahead and download the app. Its also important to make sure that you know what hardware you need to buy before you download an app to use it correctly. 

3. Data and battery usage

Some apps can chew through a lot of your data and battery life on the course. That can often be a pain if you need to use your phone after your round or don't always have a lot of data to play with. For that reason, it's good to check with each app how much data and battery life they use before you download them. 

4. Course coverage

If you're looking for an app that will provide you with GPS views of the course and hole you are playing, then make sure to check how many golf courses that app covers and whether it covers golf courses in your country. While some apps profess to give GPS locations on thousands of courses around the world, they can sometimes miss a few out. So be sure to check the coverage of the GPS on the app and its reliability. 

For more information on golf GPS technology and equipment, take a look at our guides on the best golf launch monitors , best portable launch monitors , or best budget rangefinders .

Do professional golfers use golf apps?

Yes, many use them in practice to help them analyze their swing, the distance they are hitting the golf ball and generally how they can improve their game. They tend to use them alongside hardwear like golf launch monitors and gps apps to provide them with precise game-improvement data about their game. 

Are you allowed to use your phone during a round of golf?

Yes! The PGA Tour of America recently brought in new laws that allow players to use their mobile phones during their rounds. 

Can I calculate my handicap using a golf app?

There are a variety of applications that you can use to calculate your handicap with. For a more reliable handicap reading though, it's best to consult a club professional who can calculate it for you.  

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Odd behavior, excessive battery use, and other telltale signs of a hack can mean your phone is being tracked. If you suspect your device has been hacked, check it for suspicious apps and files you don't remember creating.

Suspicious apps and email messages can harbor spyware designed to hack your phone. Even some standard apps like Find My on iPhone can be  used to track you if you're unknowingly sharing your location. So how can you tell if your phone is being tracked? The following signs could be a clue.

The first way to try and find out whether someone is tracking your phone is to look for strange behavior. A spyware hack will often make your phone do things at random it wouldn't normally do, like shut off out of nowhere or keep the screen backlight on even after the phone's powered down. Looking for signs of a hack has the dual benefit of cutting off the hacker's access and stopping them from tracking you.

1. Battery Drain

If your phone can't hold a charge and constantly overheats, even if you're not a heavy phone user, something could be wrong . A hacked phone will use battery power faster than normal from the effort of sending data on you back to the person who infected your phone. It is worth investigating A suddenly hot-all-time phone and a battery life that used to be dawn to dusk but now barely makes it through the workday.

If you notice this regularly, dig a little deeper. Check through your apps list for anything you don't recognize. The app Cydia, for example, is an app store for jailbroken iPhone apps. If you didn't jailbreak your device and you see this app, someone else probably has.

2. High Data Usage

If someone tracks your phone via a hack, the extra data sent back to the hacker will show up as abnormally high data usage---doubly so if the hack is sending photos, screenshots, or video clips back too. If you don't have an unlimited data plan, that can show up on your phone bill as well. Luckily, you can see exactly which apps on your phone are using data.

To check data usage on an iPhone , go to Settings > Cellular. On Android , go to Settings > Network & Internet. It may also be under Connections > Data usage or > Mobile data usage. You'll see a list of the apps organized by the greatest to least data consumption. If you see any unfamiliar apps using a ton of your data, uninstall them immediately.

3. Random Status Icons

If you use an app that needs to know your location, like Google Maps, the little location arrow icon will show up at the top of your screen when you open that app. That's normal. If you see the location icon turning on randomly when you don't have any relevant apps open, that could mean your phone is being used to track you.

If the red camera light or recording indicator on the front of your phone turns on unprompted, that's another sign your phone might be hacked. A malicious app could use it to take photos of your messages, screenshots of your map data, or screen recordings of your phone activity---then use that information to track your location.

4. Websites Don't Look Right

Some malware can act as a proxy layer over your web browser, meaning it imitates the page you think you're looking at, so you'll enter your login credentials into the fields. Those credentials then get sent back to the hacker. Unfortunately, the best-practice trick of manually entering a site's address (instead of clicking on a link in an email or message) won't help you here because the malware is actively intercepting the request and redirecting it behind the scenes.

Be on the lookout for web pages that don't look normal when browsing on your phone. Pay attention to site logos, look for misspellings, and be on the lookout for subtle errors in the site branding that don't match the real company you think you're visiting.

If you think your phone might be tracked or hacked, check your browser history along with everything else. If you see pages there you don't remember visiting, that could be a sign your device is compromised.

If you notice weird activity consistently, put your phone in airplane mode first. That cuts off the attacker's connection to the Wi-Fi and cellular data networks. Once that's done, check through your phone for any signs of hacking or tracking.

1. Delete Suspicious Apps

If you installed a third-party app right before your phone started acting weird, there's a good chance that the app was infected with malware. Delete it immediately.

Check your apps list for anything you don't recognize, especially if they have the word "tracker" in the name --- that means it's probably stalkerware. If apps start asking for permissions they don't need, like permission to access and modify files, that's a warning sign that they could be infected with malware.

Only install apps from trusted stores like the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Double-check those as well by putting the developer's name in a web search, because bad apps sometimes get past even their vetting .

2. Check Your Location Settings

Someone might not even need to install an app on your phone to track you --- some apps that come with your smartphone are set up to share your location by default.

Find My on iPhone, for example, can share your location updates with certain people by default. It's a good idea to regularly check who has permission to see your location on that app, or just turn off location sharing altogether.

To check, open Find My and scroll down until you see a section with your name under the Notifications menu. If you don't see anything like that, you're good; you aren't sharing your location with anyone via this app. If you do see it, tap into it. You'll see a list of people you're sharing your location with and you can delete anyone you don't want to see your location updates.

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To disable location sharing on iPhone, go to Settings > Security and Privacy > Location Services > Share My Location. There you'll be able to modify who has access to your location or turn off location sharing completely.

People can also track your location with Google Maps. To see if you're sharing your location with anyone via Google Maps , open the app, tap your account icon, then tap Location Sharing. If nobody is listed there, you're not sharing your location with anyone. If there are people listed, you can remove them or turn location sharing off.

It's a good idea to review permissions for all of your apps to make sure none of them are sharing your location . Apps that need your location to function, like Google Maps, should be set up to only share your location when they're being used.

3. Use Protection

Anti-malware , antivirus, and VPN apps can all help protect you and your data from being tracked. Scanning your phone regularly increases the odds that you'll find malware before things get too serious, and a VPN can obfuscate your browsing data to confuse trackers.

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These apps only protect against known threats, so new cyberattacks could still be a threat, but it's much better than no protection at all.

Update your system regularly. Putting off software updates, especially for a longer period of time, means you aren't getting the security patches embedded with those updates and are leaving yourself open to attack.

4. Factory Reset

If all else fails, you can try a full factory reset of your smartphone. This should revoke any access a malicious hacker gained through malware and delete any suspect apps that could be on your phone by returning everything to the way it was when your phone was fresh out of the box. Back up your phone data regularly in the cloud or on an external drive so you don't lose data if you decide to take this route.

Learn how to factory reset an Android phone or reset an iPhone .

5. Check Your Apple ID And Message Forwarding Settings

Certain codes can tell you if your calls or messages are being forwarded to another device without your knowledge. They vary depending on the network, but it can't hurt to try them as part of your sweep:

If you're on a GSM network (like AT&T and T-Mobile):

• *#002# --- Lists all call and data forwarding settings
• ##002# --- Clears all call and data forwarding settings

If you're on a CDMA network (like Verizon and US Cellular):

• *72 --- Lists all call and data forwarding settings
• *73 --- Clears all call and data forwarding settings

You can also check to see if your Apple phone is linked to another device by checking the Devices section on your Apple ID dashboard. That will tell you every device that's signed in using your Apple ID, and you can revoke access to any you don't recognize.

Can my phone still be tracked with location sharing turned off?

Yes, phones can still be tracked via Wi-Fi or nearby cell towers if someone has the right tech. Stingrays, devices that mimic cell phone towers, can also trick nearby smartphones into pinging them with their location and other data. Malware can also transmit location data.

Can my phone be tracked even if it's turned off?

It's difficult to track a phone when it's off. However, the cell carrier or internet provider can show the phone's last location once the device is powered back on.

Further, some phones have a low-power tracking mode so that you can locate your phone even if it is turned off. Newer iPhone models, for example, will use just enough power to function like an AirTag when the " Findable After Power Off " feature is enabled.

Can someone track my phone in airplane mode?

Airplane mode does cut off Wi-Fi and cellular data. GPS location, however, uses a different technology and can still be used to track your phone in airplane mode. Turning the GPS off and putting your phone in airplane mode is a better way to stop someone from tracking your phone.

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The 5 Best Shot Tracer Apps to Improve Your Golf Game

The continuous advancement of technology plays a vital role in sports. From the pinpoint accuracy of instant replay to tablets used on the sidelines, nearly every athlete or team relies on technology to improve their game. Fortunately, the advantage of technology isn’t solely for professional athletes — especially on the golf course. Shot tracer apps have quickly become one of the best ways for amateur golfers to embrace technology quickly, easily, conveniently, and cheaply; it’s the next best thing to hiring a coach.

If you continuously slice or hook your tee shot or just don’t seem to improve your game over time, a shot tracer app can certainly provide a lift. With the ability to track your shot, you can see the movement of your ball, providing insight into the hole in your stroke, as well as some evidence of what you can improve on. So whether you’re a technophile or a technophobe, embrace the future. Learn more about these top shot tracer apps and which ones are right for you.

What Is a Shot Tracer App?

Without diving too much into the technology behind it, a shot tracer app is an app for your phone that tracks the ball flight when you hit a shot. There are apps you can use on your phone and other types of golf technology you can use to improve your game and track your shots. Using your camera in real-time, the app provides the in-flight path of your ball from beginning to end, helping you find potential holes in your game, analyze your golf swing, and give your coach (or yourself) something to improve upon.

Inspired by Toptracer technology used by NBC, CBS, the Golf Channel, and Sky Sports at PGA Tour events, shot tracer apps are a professional-quality method to mastering — or at least refining — your golf shot.

What Are the Benefits of a Shot Tracer App?

Aside from the obvious fact that you can see where your ball goes after a tee shot, shot tracer apps also come with an array of awesome features that go a step (or a shot beyond). A few of the benefits and advantages of this technology include:

• Helping you decide what golf clubs to carry in your bag based on how you hit each one
• Improving your club gapping — or the distance you hit between each club; for example, 10 to 15 yards between your 8-iron and 9-iron
• Finding your golf ball if you went a tad bit off course
• Utilizing complementary features on shot tracer apps, such as putt tracers, swing tracers, and strobe motion (which uses a strobe light to dissect your swing)
• Uploading your shots to social media to look like a badass to your golfing buddies
• Adding a bit of pizzazz to ball flight tracking, such as a rocket ship, laser, or fire to the ball — it’s a bit of a confidence booster

Moreover, the advantages of golf shot tracking are simply inherent the next time you head out to the golf course. Once you know the holes in your driving, chipping, or putting game, you can take the necessary steps to improve them.

Some Negatives of Shot Tracer Apps You Should Know About

Even beneficial golfing products have some downsides, and shot tracer apps are no different. Although the pros outweigh the cons, you should still note the capabilities and limits of shot tracer apps, including:

• Doesn’t eliminate the need for a scorecard, as it may miss tap-ins and penalty strokes
• May need considerable battery life on your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone — often in the range of 50% to 80% battery life
• Must have a constant internet connection, so you may need a strong data plan; it may not work on some rural courses
• Doesn’t offer tutorials in most cases, so hiring a golf coach might be a necessity
• Won’t bring you a beer after a woeful shot

To some degree, displacing the negatives is as simple as comparing the golf apps that are available to you. With some trial and error, you’re sure to find the golf shot tracer that works for you.

The Best Shot Tracer Apps

Now that you understand the advantages, drawbacks, and limitations of shot tracer apps, you’re in a better position to find the ideal one. So hop on the App Store or Google Play Store and download one of these top-rated shot tracer apps.

1. Shot Tracer

Availability: Android and iOS

Price: $5.49 on Android/$5.99 on iOS

Maker: Visual Vertigo Software Technologies GMBH

If you’re new to the world of shot tracer apps, you may as well go with the OG. Voted the best golf app overall by Golf Magazine and Golf Digest, the Shot Tracer App is the consumer version of the technology that pioneered commercial ball tracking and shot tracer lines. More specifically, this is perhaps the only genuine shot tracer app that focuses almost solely on tracing.

Within this app, you can not only trace your shot, but also implement putt vision, live stream your shots, or just get a bit more in-depth with your shot. It’s also compatible with your PC or Apple computer, making it the ideal choice for content creators or social media influencers

The added touch is an app feature that pairs shot tracing with augmented reality. Superimpose objects to hit your ball football field goal uprights, shoot down ships during an alien invasion, or sink baskets. It’s a fun feature that’s perfect when you’re playing on your own or with friends.

Price: Free version available; 7 day free trial of V1 GOLF+ membership, then $69.99 per year on iOS and Android or $9.99 per month

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Maker: V1 Sports 

The V1 Golf app started as a golf video recording and swing analyzing app to improve your swing, but it’s transcended beyond that to include a massive drill content library shot by real coaches (with some big names on the list) and model swings from hundreds of top performing professional golfers. The analysis tools allow you to not only look critically at your swing, but also at Scottie Scheffler's swing frame-by-frame. The app also includes a great tutorial for golfers who are new to analyzing their own swings, making it easy to pick up and start using right away. 

Pair your favorite shot tracing technology with the V1 Golf app to make a killer combo of seeing what happens before impact with your swing sequence, and what happens after impact with your ball flight.

3. Ace Trace

Price: Free with in-app purchases

Maker: Alexander Ivkin

If you want a simple interface that’s ideal for tracking your shot, adding a colorful line, and using it for social media or your own personal benefit, look no further than Ace Trace.

Boasting a 4.3-star rating on the App Store and Google Play, Ace Trace is simple to use and one of the easiest interfaces for editing. Simply have someone record your shot or put the phone on a tripod, hit the shot, and add a trace to your tee shot. It not only gives you insight into your game, but it also offers some eye candy to your social media profile and a little touch of jealousy from your fellow linksmen.

4. Toptracer Range

Price: Free

Maker: TopGolf USA, Inc.

If you love TopGolf, Toptracer Range is one of the most downloaded and top-rated shot tracer apps out there. While it may not match the excitement of an actual round of TopGolf, this app allows you to track your driving-range shots by club and distance at over 450 courses in 31 countries. Using the same technology you’ll see on PGA telecasts, you can also record your swing and add a ball tracer element, allowing you to see your shots in better detail and work on your mechanics.

To indulge your competitive side in the true spirit of TopGolf, the app also has a leaderboard so you can take on some of the best amateur golfers around the world or in your own backyard.

5. Golfshot

Price: Free with in-app purchases/$49.99 to unlock all features

Maker: Shotzoom LLC

If you’ve always wanted a caddie but don’t have the extra scratch to afford one, Golfshot takes you one step closer while also adding a shot tracking interface to the mix.

Although it’s not an actual shot tracer app, it’s a better option than many of the bottom-of-the-barrel competitors that have a shot tracer. With over 5 million downloads and a rating of 4.8 stars, it’s perhaps the best golf app available to you.

While it doesn’t trace, it has many other features, including

• A virtual caddie to help you choose a club at over 40,000 courses
• Discounts on tee times/greens fees
• Golfing video library

Adding a Shot Tracer App to Your Arsenal of Tools

Like any other type of technology or app, you can’t expect miracles by using a ball tracer app. It’s just something to add to your arsenal of tools to become a better player. But coupled with a few putting drills , coaching sessions, and consistent trips to the driving range, a shot tracer app might be that missing piece of the puzzle to improve your game.

You can’t hit the reset button on your shot, but at least you can get one step closer to success.

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SPONSOR PLACEMENT

Tour Tracker is designed to highlight your sponsors, providing branding and links to their websites. That can include an overall app sponsor that has extensive branding throughout the app. It can also include your existing stage and jersey sponsors, and most features can have their own sponsors as well - e.g. Commentary powered by SRAM.

ADVERTISING

Tour Tracker provides numerous options for advertising from your sponsors or other partners. This includes full control of standard banner advertisements and support for video pre-roll and mid-race video advertising. Both options can be controlled via standard platforms such as DFP or using our dedicated race management apps.

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In addition to our native iPhone, Android and Flash clients, Tour Tracker offers a suite of HTML5 integration options. You can integrate a full race experience or single data feeds into your existing websites easily. Drop in live stage maps and profiles, commentary feeds or race results with one line of Javascript and optional CSS styling.

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Tour Tracker is the only platform that includes the ability to integrate race data into your television broadcast. NBC and other partners include live tracking data and other content via our easy-to-use data streams.

BUILT-IN ANALYTICS

Tour Tracker apps have full integration of popular analytics platforms including Google Analytics, providing a detailed view into who your users are and what parts of the app they are interacting with. It also provides you with hard numbers for sponsorship reporting and for your media stories.

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We know from experience that things change unexpectedly in cycling. Tour Tracker is designed to handle that reality, giving you the ability to update jerseys, stage details, routes, rider listings and sponsor placements on-the-fly as needed. This let's you release your app well before the race without worrying about app-store delays when things change.

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For official Tour de France broadcasters Tour Tracker communicates directly with ASO servers to get race data. For other events we provide a suite of management tools that support commentary, race tracking, time trial results, stage recaps, video uploads and results. We can provide our experienced reporters or train your own staff as needed.

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Behind Tour Tracker's great apps is a proven backend solution with a 10-year track record. The platform is built on industry standards and provides integrated monitoring and real-time recovery options. Data delivery is handled via Akamai, the leading content delivery network in the world. Only real-world experience can ensure a successful live event.

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This iPhone application includes live video stream coverage of every stage, up-to-the-minute text updates, GPS tracking on interactive maps and profiles, breaks, chases and time gaps on the road, stage previews including maps, profiles and details of KOMs and Sprints, daily results and overall standings, tons of live video recaps of each stage, team, and rider listings with rider profiles, rider search by name, bib, team or country, rankings by time off the front, fast provisional results, and live results for intermediate climbs. The SBS ŠKODA Tour Tracker is an excellent tool for following the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes , and it is a must-have for cycling fans.

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iOS 17.5: All of the new features coming to your iPhone

• Enhanced anti-tracking capabilities are hinted at in the iOS 17.5 beta, to notify users of unwanted third-party trackers.
• EEA users can download apps directly from a developer's website in iOS 17.5 beta 2, aligning with EU regulations.
• The iOS 17.5 beta hints at a new Apple Pencil squeeze gesture, suggesting Apple Pencil 3 may be on the way.

It's been less than two months since Apple released the iOS 17.4 update to iPhone users, but the tech giant isn't done with iOS 17 just yet. Earlier this month, Apple released the first beta preview of iOS 17.5, and now beta 2 is out in the wild as well.

So far, there aren't any notable standout features that are easy to spot. Instead, it looks like we'll have to rely on references to upcoming features and capabilities that were discovered inside the code.

Expect a couple additional beta releases to land in the interim, with a May or June timeframe likely for a broader release.

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What's new in ios 17.5, here's what's hidden and been discovered in the software's underlying code., anti-tracking gets smarter.

AirTags are a wonderful tool for helping track lost luggage, keys, and wallets. However, they've come under fire for their potential to be abused by bad actors. Thankfully, it looks like Apple is continuing to boost the anti-tracking capabilities within its ecosystem. As spotted by 9to5Mac , new code found in iOS 17.5 references the ability to notify users of unwanted third-party tracking devices.

Apple and Google have been at work on a joint venture to prevent unwanted trackers from unknowingly following users. A previous iOS update brought unwanted tracker alerts for first-party trackers, so it's great to see this continue to be improved upon.

More changes for the EU market

iOS 17.4 unlocked app sideloading on the operating system for the first time -- for residents of the European Economic Area (EEA), that is. It looks like this is being further expanded upon in 17.5. Starting with beta 2, EEA users are able to download and install apps directly from a developer's website.

The process of downloading apps via the web browser is about as locked down as you'd expect from Apple. Apps are only eligible if they've been downloaded one million times in the EEA in the previous year, and developers are subject to a €0.50 'Core Technology Fee' for each annual app install of over one million.

The new user interface for getting apps from the web includes a prompt for granting permissions, as well as general information about the app and the developer behind it. If an eligible app taps into Apple's new web-based API, it'll be able to update and back up user data just like any software from the App Store can.

We knew this feature was on its way, with Apple having previously outlined its Web Distribution guidelines and requirements.

Mounting pressure from the European Union and its Digital Markets Act (DMA) have led to an ongoing feud between Apple and Brussels, the results of which are still developing.

New Apple Pencil squeeze gesture

Code from the beta of iOS 17.5, also found by 9to5Mac, makes reference to a new squeeze gesture for the Apple Pencil. The current Apple Pencil 2 supports a double tapping gesture, but doesn't have the pressure sensors to make squeezing possible.

The release of an Apple Pencil 3 seems imminent, having long been rumored to arrive alongside brand-new iPad Pro models sometime this year. While nothing can be said for certain, a squeezable Apple Pencil 3 seems well within the realm of possibility.

When will iOS 17.5 arrive on my device?

Being the second beta release of the new update, it'll probably be a few weeks before a stable version is officially pushed out to devices. Expect a couple of additional beta builds to land in the interim, with a May or June timeframe likely for a broader release.

Apple's WWDC 2024 conference is set to take place on June 10th. Rumor has it that iOS 18 will be a major refresh for the operating system, and so it's likely that 17.5 will be the final major release to build upon the iOS 17.x platform.

How do I sign up for the beta?

If you want to try out the public beta for yourself, you'll need to enroll your Apple ID in the program through the Apple Beta Software Program website. If you're currently on iOS 16.4 or later, you can then go to Settings > General > Software Update > Beta Updates and choose the iOS beta you’d like to install.

A separate developer beta is also available for those interested in testing it out. It requires downloading the Apple Developer app from the App Store, and signing in with a registered Apple developer account, then following the same update settings, but selecting the developer beta instead. The two updates are usually identical, with the developer beta typically released a day or two before the public beta.

As always when playing around with beta software, it's highly advisable to back up important documents and data in case anything happens to go wrong.

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2023 RBC Heritage winner Matt Fitzpatrick hands his ball off to his caddie during the first round of ... [+] the RBC Heritage golf tournament, Thursday, April 13, 2023 at Harbour Town Golf Links, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Following world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler ’s dominating win at The Masters for his second green jacket and third PGA Tour title in 2024, the top golfers head about 140 miles East to Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town. Scheffler is right back on the tee as prohibitive betting favorite for a Signature Event at Harbour Town Golf Links. The tournament and $20 million purse drew an elite field for the second straight year, and note that this is a no cut event with all golfers playing 72 holes. The field includes just 69 players and all but two of the top-30 in the Official World Golf Rankings (Matsuyama and Hovland out).

Betting favorites and top players continue to take a bulk of the betting action when wagering to win, and bettors also include many of those players in other types of bets like top finishing position (top 5, 10, 20) and other prop bets like Round 1 birdies or better. Most players have an over/under of 4.5 for birdies or better with different odds. For example, FanDuel Ambassador and 2022 Heritage champion Jordan Spieth is -150 for under 4.5 birdies or better, and +105 for over . The 2023 Heritage winner of the plaid jacket who beat Spieth in a playoff was Matt Fitzpatrick , who is -140 for under 4.5 birdies or better and +100 for over . The two tournament favorites, Scottie Scheffler is -175 to go over 4.5 birdies or better in Round 1 while Rory McIlroy is -140 over. Patrick Cantlay also has four top-3 finishes in six starts at Harbour Town plus a T7. He’s -115 to make more than 4.5 birdies in Round 1 and an over/under score of 68.5 (-140 over ) at FanDuel Sportsbook .

Harbour Town Golf Links

A players favorite on the Pete Dye design, Harbour Town Golf Links is a Par 71 tree-lined track that plays to 7,213 yards for the RBC Heritage event. Experience helps as players navigate a claustrophotic course where water is in play on all 18 holes. Golfers shape shots into tiny greens that average 3,700 square feet - second smallest on the PGA Tour. The perennial ryegrass rough is down from last year’s cut of 2.5 inches.

The doglegs around the trees and penalty areas don’t allow for the big hitters to separate themselves off the tee, as players often hit to similar target areas with more approach shots from 175 yards range.

Scottie Scheffler finished T11 here last year in his tournament debut shooting 68-65 before falling over the weekend with 69-70. Scheffler commented in the press room Tuesday before the 2024 event about the difference in coming from Augusta National to a completely different golf course here at Harbour Town.

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“Yeah, it's very different. I think sometimes when you're coming from Augusta — we were talking about it today, the green at No. 14 just looked so small. I'm sitting there with a 6-iron looking at this small green, and Augusta everything is really big at times and then you come here and everything is really, really small it seems like,” Scheffler said.

Harbour Town Golf Links - Hole By Hole

“It's a great golf course, and it's a lot of fun to play. I think it's very interesting,” Scheffler added. “I think for some people, distance debate type people if they're ever looking at golf course design and how to combat people only trying to hit the ball really far, they need to come here and do a case study on this golf course because it's really, really good. You've got to curve the ball both directions, and you have to control your distance. You have to control where the golf ball is going. It's not just a place where you can go bomb it.”

RBC Heritage Golf Odds And Favorites

Leading favorites and contenders golf odds from FanDuel Sportsbook refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on props and live betting.

• +450: Scottie Scheffler
• +1200: Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele
• +1400: Ludvig Aberg
• +1600: Patrick Cantlay
• +1800: Tommy Fleetwood, Collin Morikawa
• +2500: Matt Fitzpatrick
• +2800: Max Homa
• +3000: Jordan Spieth, Will Zalatoris, Cameron Young
• +3500: Si Woo Kim, Wyndham Clark
• +4000: Sahith Theegala, Russell Henley
• +4500: Justin Thomas, Shane Lowry
• +5500: Tom Kim, Sam Burns, Corey Conners
• +6000: Tony Finau, Akshay Bhatia, Brian Harman
• +6500: Chris Kirk, Jason Day, J.T. Poston
• +7000: Denny McCarthy
• +7500: Byeong Hun An, Harris English, Cam Davis
• +8000: Taylor Moore, Sungjae Im, Lucas Glover
• +8000: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Sepp Straka
• +9000: Brend0n Todd, Matthieu Pavon
• +11000: Eric Cole, Kurt Kitayama, Stephan Jaeger
• +11000: Adam Hadwin, Keegan Bradley, Adam Schenk
• +12000: Tom Hoge, Emiliano Grillo

72 Hole Winning Score (Par 71): 266.5

Top 5 and Top 10 Finish

• +110 Top 5, -200 Top 10: Scheffler
• +260, +120: Schauffele
• +280, +130: McIlroy
• +300, +140: Aberg
• +350, +160: Cantlay
• +360, +160: Fleetwood
• +360, +175: Morikawa
• +500, +230: Matt Fitzpatrick
• +550, +240: Homa
• +600, +260: Zalatoris

Those 10 top players all have odds from -110 to -230 to finish Top 20 with Scheffler -550 to finish Top 20.

Looking at recent course history, 11 players have multiple Top-15 finishes over the last five years: Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Corey Conners, Cam Davis, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Emiliano Grillo, Brian Harman, Sungjae Im, J.T. Poston and Jordan Spieth.

Team RBC ambassadors include: Sam Burns, Corey Conners, Adam Hadwin, Mackenzie Hughes, Adam Svensson, Nick Taylor, Sahith Theegala and Cameron Young.

RBC Heritage Golf Picks

Leading golf analysts and contributors picks to win and top finishing position include:

• Golf Digest - Tommy Fleetwood (2), Xander Schauffele, Max Homa, Shane Lowry, Si Woo Kim, Cam Davis
• SportingLife: Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa and longshots Tom Kim, Adam Hadwin, Eric Cole
• Golf Bet - Xander Schauffele, Max Homa, Patrick Cantlay, Will Zalatoris and longshots Cam Davis, J.T. Poston and Lucas Glover. Top 10’s Shane Lowry, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood and Akshay Bhatia
• FanDuel - Scottie Scheffler, Si Woo Kim and longshots Harris English, Christiaan Bezuidenhout

Each of the last five RBC Heritage winners have been top-11 in Strokes Gained : Tee-to-Green.

Tournament Matchups

Additional golf betting odds from FanDuel and leading online sportsbooks are updated and adjusted througout the tournament along with props and tournament matchups .

• Rory McIlroy (-125) vs. Patrick Cantlay (+105)
• Max Homa (-140) vs. Wyndham Clark (+110)
• Collin Morikawa (-140) vs. Matt Fitzpatrick (+110)
• Will Zalatoris (-120) vs. Jordan Spieth (+100) - bet Zalatoris
• Tommy Fleetwood (-165) vs. Cameron Young (+130)
• Xander Schauffele (-125) vs. Ludvig Aberg (+100)
• Justin Thomas (-125) vs. Sam Burns (+100)
• Corey Conners (-110) vs. Tom Kim (-110)
• Brian Harman (-115) vs. Denny McCarthy (-105)
• Xander Schauffele (-115) vs. Rory McIlroy (-105) - Round 1
• Ludvig Aberg (-120) vs. Collin Morikawa (-105) - Round 1
• Wyndham Clark (-120) vs. Justin Thomas (-105) - Round 1 - bet Thomas
• Patrick Cantlay (-115) vs. Tommy Fleetwood (-110) - Round 1

Despite Jordan Spieth winning here in a playoff in 2022 and finishing runner-up last year in a playoff, the 30-year-old is not likely to find as much success this week with his game in a poor place. Spieth has missed the cut in three of his last four events including in The Players Championship which requires precision iron play. Spieth has lost strokes Tee-to-Green in four of his last five tournaments and his Approach stats rank outside the top-100 over his last 24 rounds.

Meanwhile, Zalatoris has continued his elite ball striking while also averaging 4+ strokes on the field Tee to-Green over his last five events. That includes a T9 last week at The Masters, T4 at the Arnold Palmer Inviational and T2 at The Genesis Invitational .

How To Watch The RBC Heritage

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• Saturday-Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS)

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2nm chip for iphone 17 pro on track despite twin challenges.

Apple chipmaker TSMC appears to be on track with its work on a 2nm chip destined for the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max in 2025 – as well as for the 1.4nm chips beyond that .

A new supply-chain report said TSMC has faced two challenges, but indications are that neither of them will significantly impact on its production schedule …

A few hundred thousand chips lost to earthquake

The largest earthquake in Taiwan in 25 years – which resulted in nine deaths and more than 1,000 injuries – hit TSMC’s 2nm plant hardest. The plant was said to have sustained water damage , with some equipment needing to be replaced. This plant is currently only creating low volumes of chips for test purposes.

Digitimes reports that no more than 10,000 wafers were lost across all process sizes.

The earthquake may have damaged fewer than 10,000 wafers across numerous TSMC fabs in Taiwan, but insurance will cover the damages. 

Neither Apple nor TSMC discloses the chip yield per wafer, but industry estimates suggest that for a chip the size of the A17 Pro powering the iPhone 15 Pro models, the yield is likely around 440 chips per wafer. This would suggest the loss of no more than a few hundred thousand chips, which could be quickly made up.

High startup cost for 2nm plant in Arizona

One way TMSC can reduce its exposure to earthquakes and other natural disasters is to build more advanced plants overseas. The company this week announced that it will be building a 2nm plant in Arizona , in addition to the two larger-process plants already under construction.

While the company was given $6.6B in US government grants to help with the cost, the total investment across the three plans is expected to exceed $65B, with the 2nm plant accounting for a disproportionate slice of this.

The company is also seeking to fund additional advanced plants in Germany and Japan.

But schedule unaffected

The site says its sources have indicated that neither issue is expected to impact on 2nm schedules.

TSMC is making progress toward entering the A14 [ 1.4nm ] and 2nm process generations as planned, according to sources at fab toolmakers. The market views TSMC’s operations outlook as uncertain in light of recent challenges such as the earthquake in Taiwan, client order transfers, and the high costs involved with developing fabs offshore. [But] sources in the semiconductor equipment industry are optimistic about TSMC’s capability. Unlike its competitors, who have always been unable to commit to mass production timelines, TSMC can debut on time, whether it is the officially published process node plan or the roadmap released to the supply chain, sources said […] Trial production will begin in the second half of 2024, followed by small-scale production in the second quarter of 2025.

This would allow mass production to begin in the third quarter, for the two iPhone 17 Pro models.

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Germany’s Leader Walks a Fine Line in China

Chancellor Olaf Scholz tried to promote German business interests while delivering warnings from Europe about trade and geopolitical tensions.

By Alexandra Stevenson and Melissa Eddy

Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany tried to strike a delicate balance on a trip to China this week, promoting business ties with his country’s biggest trading partner while raising concerns over its surge of exports to Europe and its support for Russia.

Mr. Scholz met with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Tuesday, the culmination of a three-day visit with a delegation of German officials and business leaders. He also met with Premier Li Qiang as the two countries navigate relations strained by Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s rivalry with the United States, Germany’s most important ally.

Throughout his trip, Mr. Scholz promoted the interests of German companies that are finding it increasingly hard to compete in China. And he conveyed growing concern in the European Union that the region’s market is becoming a dumping ground for Chinese goods produced at a loss .

But Mr. Scholz chose a conciliatory tone over a combative one in his opening remarks before sitting down with Mr. Xi on Tuesday morning, in a meeting that stretched over three hours and turned into a walk and lunch.

It was the German leader’s first visit to China since his government adopted a strategy last year that defined the Asian power as a “partner, competitor and systemic rival ,” calling on Germany to reduce its dependency on Chinese goods.

Germany’s economy shrank last year, and its weaknesses have exposed a reliance on China for growth. Energy prices have risen because of the war in Ukraine, which has been facilitated by Beijing’s support for the Kremlin. German companies have pushed for more access to China and complained that they face unfair competition .

The chancellor visited German companies with extensive investments in China and met with trade representatives and officials in the sprawling industrial metropolis of Chongqing in China’s southwest and in Shanghai and Beijing.

At a talk with a group of students in Shanghai on Monday, Mr. Scholz fielded a question from a student who planned to study in Germany this year, who said he was “really worried” because the country had partially legalized cannabis. “When you study in Berlin, you can run around the whole time and never meet anyone who does that,” the chancellor assured him.

But he also used the platform to push more serious messages about trade. “Competition must be fair,” Mr. Scholz told the students. “We want a level playing field,” he said.

Mr. Scholz’s trip was an example of the difficult dance that Germany is trying to do: maintaining economic ties with China while managing U.S. pressure to align itself more closely with Washington against Beijing.

In his meetings, Mr. Scholz highlighted Germany’s commitment to doing business with China, but he also warned that Beijing had to curb the flood of Chinese goods into Europe. At the same time, he expressed reservations about the European Union’s investigations into China’s use of subsidies for green technology industries, saying that any discussion about trade must be based on fairness.

“This must be done from a position of self-confident competitiveness and not from protectionist motives,” Mr. Scholz told reporters on Monday.

China’s manufacturing push in green sectors like electric cars and solar panels has touched off trade disputes with Europe and the United States, where such industries have also received government support. But with 5,000 German companies active in the Chinese market, Germany stands to lose more than many of its European partners would if Beijing were to retaliate against the European Union.

“If the E.U. goes too hard against China, we could expect countermeasures and this would be a catastrophe for us,” said Maximilian Butek, the executive director of the German Chamber of Commerce in China.

“For us it’s extremely important that the Chinese market remains open,” he said.

In his meeting with Mr. Xi, Mr. Scholz indicated that Russia’s war on Ukraine and its arms buildup were high on his agenda. “They directly affect our core interests. Indirectly, they damage the entire international order,” he said in opening remarks at the meeting, a transcript of which was provided by Mr. Scholz’s office.

Despite pressing the issue with Mr. Xi, he did not appear to win the commitment that he had sought from the Chinese leader to take part in an international conference for Ukraine planned in June. Germany had hoped that China could use its influence over Russia to help work toward a peace agreement.

Germany would also like China stop selling goods to Russia that have potential uses on the battlefield, and Mr. Scholz told reporters that he had brought up the issue in his meeting. “The point has been made,” he said. “There can be no misunderstanding about how we see things.”

China is hoping to drive a wedge between Europe and the United States by courting leaders such as Mr. Scholz. State media reports depicted his visit as demonstrating the strength of China’s relations with Europe, playing up its economic ties with Germany.

In his opening remarks to Mr. Scholz, Mr. Xi said cooperation between China and Germany, which have the second- and third-largest economies, was beneficial to the world, a remark that could be read as directed at those who have urged Berlin to distance itself from Beijing.

“The two countries should view and develop bilateral relations from a long-term and strategic perspective and work together to inject more stability and certainty into the world,” Mr. Xi told Mr. Scholz, emphasizing the importance of seeking “common ground.”

Beijing is sure to welcome the message that German businesses are committed to China. The Asian giant is trying to court foreign investment to reinvigorate its economy, which has faltered because of a housing slowdown. Some Western businesses and investors have also been rattled by Mr. Xi’s emphasis on national security, which they regard as making it riskier to operate in the country.

From China’s perspective, Germany may be its best hope of delaying or watering down any trade restrictions from Europe, said Noah Barkin, a senior adviser in the China practice at the Rhodium Group, a research firm.

German carmakers have invested billions of dollars in China, and much of their revenue comes from there. Many worry that if the European Commission imposes higher tariffs on Chinese exports, and Beijing retaliates, German businesses will suffer most.

Chinese officials “know that German companies are heavily invested and they use that politically to influence political decision making in Berlin,” Mr. Barkin said.

Germany’s biggest companies, including BMW, Mercedes-Benz and BASF, have large operations in China and strong, effective lobbies in Berlin, Mr. Barkin added. Executives from those companies, along with several others, traveled with Mr. Scholz to China.

“The supply chain in China is stuffed with German goods,” said Joerg Wuttke, a former president of the E.U. Chamber of Commerce in China. “If China has a price war with Germany, then no one will make money anymore.”

Mr. Scholz also brought along the German ministers for agriculture, the environment and transportation, officials who experts said would be particularly interested in working with China.

“You set an agenda with these three ministers, the tonality is overall a cooperative one, these are areas that we want to work on,” said Janka Oertel, director of the Asia Program at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Chinese officials, for their part, have brushed off the European accusations of unfair trading practices, calling them groundless and an act of “ typical protectionism .” They have hinted that they could retaliate for any actions taken by the European Union, saying that China was “strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes” its investigations.

In an interview with the German newspaper Handelsblatt, Wu Ken, China’s ambassador to Germany, said the competitive edge of Chinese electric vehicles “relies on innovation, not subsidies.”

“The challenge faced by developed countries lies more in the fact that Chinese companies are more efficient,” the ambassador said.

Vivian Wang contributed reporting from Beijing and Zixu Wang from Hong Kong.

Alexandra Stevenson is the Shanghai bureau chief for The Times, reporting on China’s economy and society. More about Alexandra Stevenson

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LECOM Suncoast Classic: Storylines, tournament facts and more

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The Korn Ferry Tour’s domestic season continues at Lakewood Ranch National Golf Club’s Commander Course in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, for the LECOM Suncoast Classic. All seven winners from this season are in the field, as well as 45 of the top 50 ranked players on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List. Here’s what you need to know as the race for the season-long Points List heats up.

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Fifteen-year-old Miles Russell makes his Korn Ferry Tour debut as a sponsor exemption this week at the LECOM Suncoast Classic. Russell, the No. 1 ranked player in the Rolex AJGA Ranking, is the third-youngest player to tee it up in a Korn Ferry Tour event and will be the fifth player under the age of 16 to compete on the Korn Ferry Tour, joining Michelle Wie West, Esteban Jaramillo, Greg Lavoie and current Korn Ferry Tour member Carter Jenkins.

Tracking the top 30

Mason Andersen sits atop the points list through seven events of the season after logging three top-10 finishes, highlighted by his first career title at the 117 Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro. At the end of the 26-event Korn Ferry Tour season, the top 30 players on the season-long points list will be awarded PGA TOUR cards for the 2025 season.

Scoring facts, course information and more

Lakewood Ranch National Golf Club (Commander Course) has been the host venue for the LECOM Suncoast Classic since it began in 2019. Last year, Scott Gutschewski defeated Logan McAllister in playoff to take the victory. Past champions of the event also include Byeong Hun An (2022) and Hayden Buckley (2021).

• Low 18-hole score: 59, Mac Meissner (2023, Round 2)
• Low 72-hole score: 262, Mark Hubbard (2019)
• Largest margin of victory: two, Hubbard (2019)

When does 'Tortured Poets Department' come out? What we know about Taylor Swift's new album

Can you hear the clock ticking? We are now just days away from the release of Taylor Swift's new album, which goes live Friday night. Here's what we know.

Taylor Swift: TTPD meaning

TTPD stands for " The Tortured Poets Department ," the name of Taylor Swift's new album.

When does Taylor Swift's new album drop?

"The Tortured Poets Department" will be released at 11 p.m. CST this Thursday, April 18 . The album will be available on most streaming platforms, such as  Apple Music and Spotify .

Swift announced the release of her 11th studio album after winning her 13th Grammy.

"I want to say thank you to the fans," Swift said, holding her Grammy, "by telling you a secret that I've been keeping from you for the past two years, which is that my brand-new album comes out April 19."

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The artwork for the new album is a black-and-white photo of Swift lying on a bed. According to Swift's website, her 11th record will include  16 tracks  plus four bonus tracks.

In the  tweet she sent out shortly after her acceptance speech , a photo shows a folder open to a page with Swift's handwriting:

"And so I enter into evidence / My tarnished coat of arms / My muses, acquired like bruises / My talismans and charms / The tick, tick, tick of love bombs / My veins of pitch black ink / All's fair in love and poetry... Sincerely, The Chairman of The Tortured Poets Department."

'The Tortured Poets Department ' track list

There are four sides to the album, according to a post on Swift's Instagram account. Based on the names of the songs, fans may be in for a break-up album about her ex-boyfriend and actor Joe Alwyn, whom Swift dated for six years.

• "Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)"
• "The Tortured Poets Department"
• "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys"
• "So Long, London"
• "But Daddy I Love Him"
• "Fresh Out the Slammer"
• "Florida!!!" (feat. Florence + The Machine)
• "Guilty as Sin?"
• "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?"
• "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)"
• "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart"
• "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived"
• "The Alchemy"
• "Clara Bow"

Bonus Tracks:

• "The Manuscript"
• "The Bolter"
• "The Albatross"
• "The Black Dog"

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Where can I buy Taylor Swift's new album?

Once the album drops, you can purchase it  on her website . There will be several versions of the album available, including a CD, cassette, vinyl and digital album. 

These retailers will sell the album starting on Friday, April 19:

• Barnes and Noble
• Local record stores  (Record Store Day is the next day)

Where can I preorder 'The Tortured Poets Department'?

The album is now  available for preorder on Swift's website .

Along with the standard and special editions of the album, there will be a special collector’s edition deluxe CD that includes a collectible 20-page booklet, which includes all song lyrics and never-before-seen photos, collectible photo cards, a bookmark and a magnet.

What has Taylor Swift said about 'The Tortured Poets Department'?

In the weeks following the album announcement, Swift has given fans small teasers about its contents and the process of making it. Just days after announcing the album, she revealed during her first 2024 Eras Tour show in Japan on Feb. 7 the project had been in the making since October 2022.

“I’ve been working on it for about two years,” she said. “I kept working on it throughout the U.S. tour, and when it was perfect — in my opinion when it’s good enough for you — I finished it and I am so, so excited that soon you’ll get to hear it.”

In Melbourne, Australia, she said, "Tortured Poets is an album — I think more than any of my albums that I’ve ever made — I needed to make it. It was really a lifeline for me."

How many songs does Taylor Swift have?

Taylor Swift currently has 243 songs, including covers and vault tracks, according to Rolling Stone . As if that number wasn't already impressive, it will rise to 263 after Friday.

How many albums does Taylor Swift have?

After the release of "TTPD," Taylor Swift will have 15 albums. This includes 11 studio albums and four rerecordings of albums (labeled as "Taylor's Version").

• " Taylor Swift " (2006)
• " Fearless " (2008)
• " Speak Now " (2010)
• " Red " (2012)
• " 1989 " (2014)
• " Reputation " (2017)
• " Lover " (2019)
• " Folklore " (2020)
• " Evermore " (2020)
• " Fearless (Taylor's Version) " (2021)
• " Red (Taylor's Version)" (2021)
• " Midnights " (2022)
• " Speak Now (Taylor's Version) " (2023)
• " 1989 (Taylor's Version) " (2023)
• " The Tortured Poets Department " (2024)

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WORLD'S #1 RATED PRO CYCLING APP Award-winning live coverage of the Grand Tours - Tour de France, Vuelta a España, Giro d’Italia - and 25 additional Classics and World Tour races including Strade Bianche, Paris-Nice, Milan-San Remo, Gent-Wevelgem, Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Amstel Gold, Flèche Wallon, Liège-Bastone-Liège, Critérium du Dauphiné, Tour de Suisse, Tour of Lombardy, World Championships and many more! Tour Tracker PRO offers live race commentary, GPS tracking, race results, rider details, interactive stage maps and profiles, stage previews, race summaries, videos, and 100 more exclusive features for all three Grand Tours. Tour Tracker TEAM members get all that plus full coverage of 25+ additional World Tour races, integrated Fantasy Cycling, live Virtual Standings and our exclusive Time Machine feature that lets you replay stage data in sync with tape-delayed race video. ** Top-10 Tour Tracker Features: • Live multi-media commentary and GPS race tracking. • Live intermediate climb, sprint and time trial results. • Results and standings for every climb, sprint, stage and jersey. • Fantasy Cycling game with world-wide and private leagues. • Time Machine data synchronization for replaying every stage. • Exclusive rankings of riders and teams by time spent off the front. • Detailed written stage recaps and video clips when available. • The only app with live, interactive route maps and profiles. • Integrated general cycling news and social media feeds. • Key moment race notification options - but no spoilers. • Weather conditions from the road. • Estimated arrival times for climbs, sprints, finish. • Predictive GPS tracking between updates. • Links from the News feed to rider profiles. • Dark mode support (for all iOS versions). Tour Tracker is run by a team of passionate cycling fans, working 365 days a year to provide the best possible cycling coverage. We depend on the support of the cycling community, and we hope that after trying the app for a few days you will join us as a PRO or TEAM member! ** The app does not offer live race video, however Time Machine can synchronize with any televised or online video stream like GCN. ** Note that our schedule of races may change each year based on the overlap of races and reporter availability. Terms of Service: https://www.thetourtracker.com/terms-of-service

Version 12.5

• New animated presentation of the route on the map. So cool. • Fix for some races showing Italian commentary instead of English. • Fix for adding stages to your device calendar. • 2024 race calendar with more races added. • My Fantasy League - Season Standings added. • Fantasy Season Standings: Tap team to get position/points from past races. • See stage finish results from rider's page. • Switch between profile and map on Live tab. • Climb gradients shown on map. • Pause live coverage mid-race.

Ratings and Reviews

2.2K Ratings

Hey guys just wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate you on the app. To let you know that all your hard work is much appreciated because it is so in depth it covers absolutely every aspect to keep us cycling fans updated to never miss a thing! Fantastic job to everyone involved! So a big thank you!

I video reception.

Hi. Do u guys actually broadcast live race video? If you do I’m not getting any vision. When I cast to the screen I get a dark screen with a logo in the middle. If it is me, can u tell what I’m doing wrong. I have 7 other apps that I cast quite easily, so what’s up?

Great coverage

Good graphics and up to date information. Have enjoyed it for years. Always know all results and individual placing. Everything I need to follow my beloved Tour.

App Privacy

The developer, Tour Tracker LLC , indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy .

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The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

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• Tour Tracker TEAM $14.99
• Tour Tracker PRO $7.99
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• Dinner for Clara $29.99
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