At the tail-end of September, a report cropped up that outlined Apple’s plans to launch something called “Spoken Editions,” which was rumored to launch in early October. Continue reading →
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Lees meerGoogle has hired one of the key personnel in Amazon's hardware division, according to The Information. The Big G has apparently signed up David Foster (no, not the composer) to head up the development of its Pixel phones and fill a new posi…
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Lees meerAfter a premature appearance last month, Apple’s new “Spoken Editions” section in iTunes is now live. Spoken Editions, for those unfamiliar, are narrated pieces of content from a variety of online publishers. Spoken Editions are available in iTunes…
Lees meerWhen our family visited Disney World in the 1990s, my parents always insisted that we visit the Hall of Presidents for a little “education” on our vacation. The attraction is a stage show with audio-animatronic presidents, and every time this great …
Lees meerIt lived a short, pathetic, inconspicuous life, and now it’s probably going away forever. Microsoft has pulled listings of its fitness tracker—the Band 2—from its online store. In a statement given to ZDNet, the company says it has sold existing inv…
Lees meerBest Buy has agreed to pay $3.8 million for “knowingly [selling] and [distributing] 16 different recalled products from 2010 through 2015,” according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Commission says Best Buy sold recalled products abou…
Lees meerA lot of people will tell you a new car smells great, but you probably haven’t heard the same saying when it comes to a new Mac. Continue reading →
Lees meerThe last of Google’s Nexus line Comment It has been nearly a year since the Nexus 5X smartphone was launched. On Tuesday, October 4, Google is expected to announce new smartphones – and possibly more – at an event in San Francisco.…
Lees meerWhether you’re a writer, painter, or photographer, creativity needs to be nurtured. If you want to avoid an artist’s block, schedule yourself some time to go think and explore.Read more...
Lees meerI thought it was just me, but apparently I’m not the only one who tends to take a long extended whiff every time I crack open a new Apple product. There’s just something about the smell that’s so ridiculously pleasing to the senses. Apparently the …
Lees meerAs SpaceX’s investigation of a Falcon 9 rocket explosion on September 1st drags into its second month, rumors are flying that this may have been more than a random technical failure. According to a Washington Post report, SpaceX is considering the…
Lees meerWhen the very first Roku launched in 2008 , the bulky box had a clunky interface that only played Netflix. How far we’ve come. That initial idea ended up spawning an entire genre of streaming devices and set-top boxes that have basically helped cha…
Lees meerHow do you get your iPhone to read text out loud? With a flick of an accessibility switch! For those with low or no vision, reading text on an iPhone or iPad can be difficult at best, if not downright impossible. Accessibility can help. There's a…
Lees meerWe already suspected that most Americans gain weight around the November and December holiday season. Now, an analysis of smart scale data shows that’s true—and that right now, you’re probably at your lowest weight of the year.Read more...
Lees meerIt's just fancy cruise control The US state of California says that automakers may no longer label their deluxe cruise control systems as "autopilot" or "autonomous" driving modes.…
Lees meerWell-connected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes Apple Watch sales will decline in 2016 despite the launch of a revamped Apple Watch Series 2 and price cuts for the refreshed first-gen model, now called Apple Watch Series 1.
Lees meerA legacy fan of the Madden sports game franchise made a disturbing discovery: In its latest version, Madden NFL 17, the evening sun is in the east, the absolute wrong side for it to set anywhere on planet Earth. It only happens during games…
Lees meerApple is rolling out the option to automatically download macOS updates starting with macOS Sierra today. The major Mac software update was released at the end of September, and starting today Apple will begin automatically downloading the update o…
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