macOS Sierra: RAID Support Returns to Disk Utility

Guess what? RAID support is back in Disk Utility in macOS Sierra. You won’t find it in the main interface (see below), but you will find it in the File Menu.

Samsung already exchanged half of recalled Galaxy Note 7s

A lot of Note 7 owners don't have to sleep with one eye open anymore, according to Samsung's latest press release. The company says it has already exchanged half of the Galaxy Note 7s sold in the US that had been turned in through its volun…

1Password 6.3.3

Fixes a number of issues found on macOS 10.12 Sierra. ($64.99 new, free update, 43.8 MB) Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work a…

Perfectly Preserved Blockbuster Offers a Fascinating Glimpse of Life in 2010

Most of us can only imagine what it was like in the early 2010s, when visual content was still primarily consumed via plastic video discs, but one lucky urban explorer got to experience it firsthand when he discovered a deserted but otherwise intact…

'League of Legends' owners open up revenue streams to pro teams

"We recognize that the current ecosystem isn't consistently profitable yet for team owners or for the league." That's how Riot Games' directors of eSports Jarred "Bradmore" Kennedy and Whalen "Magus" Rozelle laid out the studio's plans to …

How Hampton Creek Sold Silicon Valley on a Fake-Mayo Miracle

The Best Mobile Hotspot Devices

I honestly didn’t know very much about Mobile hotspot devices before researching for this article. I discovered that the USB sticks that you might be familiar with aren’t very prevalent anymore. This might be because they’re not quite as practical t…

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey secretly funds pro-Trump 'meme magic'

Just in case you were wondering what Palmer Luckey does with all that Facebook money, a The Daily Beast article reveals what he's been up to lately. The outlet says Luckey confirmed he is behind the Reddit pseudonym "NimbleRichMan," providi…

Where Did Music Controls in iOS 10 Control Center Go? – Swipe Left, Dude

One of the many changes in iOS 10 is Control Center. The most striking change is that controls for music are gone. Well, it turns out they aren’t gone, they’ve just been moved. To access them, swipe left in Control Center.  Bryan Chaffin has picture…

US Homeland Security launches IoT willy-waving campaign

Our policies are gonna be the best, ignore all the rest The US Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to make the internet-of-things just a bit more complicated – by trying to shove itself into the market with a new security framework.…

Japan's LED basketball court looks like a Skrillex fever dream

Japan and high-tech go hand in hand, so it shouldn't be a surprise that its newest basketball court follows that theme to a tee. The hardwood LED court surface is the world's first to be used in professional league play, according to Japane…

The Feds Will Probably Get Records of Anthony Weiner's Alleged Sexts With a Teenager

Earlier this week, the Daily Mail broke a story reporting that former New York congressman Anthony Weiner was sending explicit texts to an underage girl. Now, federal authorities have issued a subpoena for Weiner’s “cell phone and other records,” ac…

Apple Leather Case for iPhone 7, Same Style with Better Buttons

Bryan Chaffin used Apple’s Leather Case for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s, but he says that the new Leather Case for iPhone 7 is a big improvement. There’s one reason for that, the buttons.

Google opens Daydream VR platform to developers

From its debut at Google I/O, Daydream seemed like a much more ambitious smartphone-based VR software platform than the earlier Cardboard system. The countdown clock for the former's public release began after a Bloomberg article back in Au…

iOS 10 Messages: How to Control Who Sees When You Read a Chat

iOS 10 lets you set who gets receipts on a case-by-case basis for the chats you read in Messages. It’s easy to set up once you know where to look. Follow along with The Mac Observer’s video tip to learn how.

That Idiot On Your Hunting Message Board Might Be Donald Trump Jr.

You’re the eldest son of one of the most reviled men in popular culture. You’re violently well-off, love guns, and have far too much free time on your hands. You, my friend, are Donald J. Trump Jr. And on the internet’s many hunting message boards, …

Our Last Line of Defense Against Gonorrhea Is Failing

Health officials in the US have identified a cluster of gonorrhea infections that exhibited unusual resistance against the last two main antibiotics known to work against the dreaded sexually transmitted disease. Read more...

Game over: IANA power-grab block pulled from Congress funding bill

Cruz 'profoundly disappointed' as attempt to screw country fails The attempt to prevent the US government from moving control of the internet's technical functions to a technical body appears to be over.…

Microsoft maakt versie 2.0 van Javascript-variant TypeScript beschikbaar

Microsoft heeft de final release van TypeScript 2.0 vrijgegeven. De JavaScript-superset is uitgebreid met functionaliteit die de productiviteit van ontwikkelaars verder moet verbeteren volgens Microsoft.

Deezer's family streaming plan is now available across Europe

Like most streaming services, music or otherwise, Deezer has a family plan that offers enough individual accounts to cover your whole household for a significantly discounted price. This particular subscription option, however, was previous…

The Windows Laptop to Beat Now Has an Unbeatable Refurb Deal

If you threw my MacBook Pro into a volcano and threatened to do the same to me unless I chose a Windows laptop to replace it, I’d absolutely choose the Dell XPS 13.Read more...