Burying the lede: The headphone non-issue

There are so many ways to write a story but it turns out the one most used is to highlight whatever reflects negatively on Apple. And not just in tech, pick up a copy of Knitting Today and most of the stories start off with how dull the iPhone 7 …

The Week in Apple News: macOS Sierra ships, iOS update fixes headphone controls, Apple acquires Tuplejump, and more

Apple headlines for the week ending Sep. 23, 2016macOS Sierra officially shipped last Tuesday. You can read our full review and see if you should upgrade now or later. Once you’ve done that, you can check out this slideshow of the important Apple-re…

iOS 10.0.2 update fixes bugs in headphones, Photos

Even if you've already updated to iOS 10, Apple has released its first official update for its mobile/TV operating system. Bugs that could shut down the Photos app when turning on iCloud Photo Library and disable app extensions have ben smu…

The Curious Case of Chris Ziegler’s Employment at The Verge and Apple

Palmer Luckey Says He's Sorry, Sort Of

Surrounded by a swirl of controversy after published reports connected him to an alt-right political organization , the 24-year-old Oculus exec has issued a statement saying he’s sorry his actions “are negatively impacting the perception of Oculus …

Snapchat Releases First Hardware Product, Spectacles

ScanSnap on Sierra Update: Fujitsu Warns of Data Loss In ‘Specific Circumstances’

Fujitsu updated ScanSnap users Friday on Sierra compatibility, warning of data loss in “specific circumstances.” This is an escalation from an earlier advisory that ScanSnap users should not update to macOS 10.12 Sierra.

iOS 10: How to Disable (Some) Haptic Feedback on iPhone 7

iPhone 7 includes more haptic feedback than previous iPhones, including vibrations for buttons and wheels. You can turn some of these vibrations off. Bryan Chaffin shows you how.

Keith Olbermann: ‘Vin Scully Is a Legend, but He’s Not a Saint’

What If the Entire World's Population Lived in One City?

Here’s a thought exercise that starts getting kind of gross the deeper you dive into it: what if the entire world’s population lived in one city? What would that city look like? How big would the city be? Or how small can you pack it? Is it even…

Use the Digital Crown to Control Your Apple Watch Series 2 Screen Brightness

The Digital Crown on your Apple Watch Series 2 can wake up your watch screen and control its brightness, too. TMO’s Jeff Gamet calls this his movie theater feature because you can discreetly check your watch display without disturbing anyone around …

Install Secure XFINITY WiFi Profile On Your New iPhone

Comcast provides free Wi-Fi for many its customers where available. Like most free wi-fi, though, it’s unencrypted. Wanting to allow their users to have secure connections, Comcast now offers a WPA-secured “XFINITY” network in many places. To connec…

Google Hangouts adds emoticon shortcuts for easy table-flipping

The latest version of Google Hangouts for Android adds something clever to your chatting experience: 20 new hidden emoticon shortcuts so you can properly express all those shruggie feelings and table-flipping rage moments. Less exciting tha…

Facial Recognition Software Lets You Find a Camgirl Who Looks Just Like Your Crush

Megacams.me, a site that touts itself as a “live sex search engine” has just introduced its latest feature: a search function that lets you upload pictures of your crush to find camgirls that look just like her. Read more...

iOS 10: How to Optimize Downloaded Music Storage

One of the many new features in iOS 10 is the ability to “Optimize Storage” for your iTunes library. When turned on by the user, this feature will remove songs from your music library and store them in iCloud Music Library. That frees up space on yo…

iOS 10.0.2 Fixes Headphone Audio Controls, More

Apple released iOS 10.0.2 Friday. The headline feature is a fix for an issue that kept some headphone audio controls from working. A Photos bug was also fixed, as well as a problem with app extensions.

IBM botched geo-block designed to save Australia's census

Bureau of Stats says spooks signed off IBM's plan, but Big Blue mucked something up Australia's Bureau of Statistics has heavily criticised IBM for the security it applied to the nation's failed online census, which was taken offline after a distrib…

Google Home is rumored to cost $130

Google Home, the latest entrant in the voice-activated-assistant race, will cost $130 and include the colorful base options shown off at the company's I/O conference in May, according to Android Police. Home is Google's answer to the Amazon…

Snapchat to release $130 camera-equipped Spectacles this fall

Yes, the Snapchat Spectacles are real, and company chief Evan Spiegel presented them to a small group of people today. According to The Wall Street Journal, Snapchat's first wearable product comes armed with a camera that can record 10-seco…

Oculus founder responds to 'Nimble America' political controversy

Last night The Daily Beast reported that Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is the "NimbleRichMan" behind a group of Donald Trump supporters pushing anti-Hillary Clinton memes, and now Luckey has responded. In a Facebook post claiming recent news…

Apple’s iTunes soon to serve up “Spoken Editions” of publishers’ content

 If you prefer listening to the news over reading the news, you’ll soon have a new way to do so, via iTunes. In the near future, you’ll be able to browse through a variety of podcasts focused on turning media publishers’ articles and news into audio…