If you just feel like going on a hog-wild download spree but don’t want to hit your data cap, Verizon customers can now pay $2 for unlimited data that only lasts for 30 minutes. If you want to go totally nuts, you can pay $3 for an hour. That and mo…
Lees meerSpotify’s Year in Music is one of the neatest ways to track your listening habits from the last year, but as the name suggests, it’s only good once a year. Visualify gives you a chunk of that data any time you want it. Read more...
Lees meerA major problem with Artificial Intelligence (AI) development is that a time might come when AI’s are able to learn and teach themselves faster than humans can manage them. Recently, President Obama suggested AI’s that aren’t properly constrained an…
Lees meerWhat’s the cost of designing and selling an smartphone that catches on fire? If you’re Samsung, it’s US$5.3 billion. The electronics maker is now estimating its losses for dealing with the Galaxy Note 7 debacle will climb well over its earlier proje…
Lees meerApple has teamed up with Nike to create the running-focused Apple Watch Nike+. The special version of the new Series 2 models includes extra benefits like unique band designs and colors, Nike watch faces, and integration with Nike’s specialized run…
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Lees meerThere’s been talk that Apple plans to add a slick OLED strip of touch-sensitive controls to upcoming MacBooks. Now sources claim that they may get a killer keyboard upgrade, too. What kind of […] The post Future MacBooks…
Lees meerWelcome to the first edition of Friday 5. This is a feature post that I plan on airing regularly to briefly highlight five apps each week. These don’t necessarily have to be new apps or popular apps, but are releases that contain at least one notab…
Lees meerMaintenance release for the text-expansion tool resolves several bugs. ($€24.99 new, free update, 8.0 MB) Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help s…
Lees meerAfter reports that Google, Apple, and the Walt Disney Company have pulled out of the running bid to acquire Twitter, the company’s plans to conclude negotiations before their Q3 earnings have been looking a lot less likely to happen. Today that dre…
Lees meerLike it or not, employers judge your appearance. In a CareerBuilder poll, employers were asked what keeps them from promoting employees, and while attitude and attendance were definitely factors, they also had something to say about what employees w…
Lees meerOn Friday several U.S. safety agencies banned the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 from flights, all but killing the usefulness of the smartphone for the few people willing to hold onto it in spite of fire risks.
Lees meerAs scheduled, Apple's store-within-a-store at the Macy's Herald Square flagship location in New York opened for business on Friday, granting customers access to a selection of tech giant's most popular products.
Lees meeriCloud Family Sharing is great for letting your family share apps, videos, music, photos, and more without sharing an Apple ID. If you’re using Find My iPhone along with iCloud Family Sharing, however, there’s a chance someone could accidentally—or …
Lees meerEvery macOS/OS X update has its own quirks, and those quirks can be amplified by whatever peculiarities existed on the Mac being upgraded. For instance, when I upgraded to Sierra, that setting got changed so that it was independent from my System Ou…
Lees meerGood news athletes, the Nike+ Apple Watch Series 2 will be available on October 28th. Bryan Chaffin and Dave Hamilton join Jeff Gamet to talk about why they might–or might not–want the special edition Apple Watch model, plus Bryan finds a way to use…
Lees meerAs part of a redesign of its flagship London Regent Street store, Apple has removed security tethers from devices on display, reports CNET. Apple hopes this will give customers a better feel for its devices but it may result in more theft.Perhaps th…
Lees meerIf you’re throwing a big party or a wedding, it can be tough to gauge how much booze to get. You can use this simple formula to help figure out your numbers, but if you’re serving more than one type of drink, try these party planning booze calculato…
Lees meerIf you want to invoke Siri on your Sierra Mac with your voice — no need to click an icon or press a key — read on for instructions from Scholle McFarland’s “Sierra: A Take Control Crash Course” book. Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest cont…
Lees meerWhen will Apple release its new 5th-gen Apple TV (or Apple TV 5), and what new features, tech specs and UK price should we expect? We round up all the rumours about the next-generation Apple TV 5G, widely expected to launch in late 2016. Plus: Tim C…
Lees meerWhen will Apple release its new 5th-gen Apple TV (or Apple TV 5), and what new features, tech specs and UK price should we expect? We round up all the rumours about the next-generation Apple TV 5G, widely expected to launch in late 2016. Plus: Tim C…
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