Before Steve Jobs first took the stage with iPad in hand, the best way to watch video on the go was from a portable media player like the Archos 605. Despite a clumsy user interface and bulky metal casing, this French-made device with a 4.3-inch …
Lees meerIn a departure from the norm, Apple just announced the dates and location of its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. This year, the event will be at San Jose’s McEnery Convention Center instead of San Francisco’s Moscone Center, though Apple…
Lees meerThe KN-COPP-LPM is an essential device to help warn you and your family of dangerous carbon monoxide levels in your home. This alarm measures the exposure to carbon monoxide over time; it is designed to sound at 85 decibels at 10 feet when it det…
Lees meerHaving a bad experience with something can certainly turn you off on it. Here to tell us how Apple turned his smile upside down is Shelley Palmer, writing for Ad Age: “Is Apple Over?” (Tip o’ the antlers to @JonyIveParody.) Over what? Macho Gran…
Lees meerWhat is now known as iOS first debuted as iPhone Software 1.0 almost 10 years ago. Given how huge the iPhone has become over the past decade, it’s pretty fun to go back to the way Apple explained the software that drove the iPhone way back then.“…
Lees meerSoftware designers have to strike a careful balance between letting users do what they want and alerting them to mistakes while avoiding pestering them so often that the warnings go ignored. Worst of all, an app could prevent someone from carryi…
Lees meerThe first HomeKit-compatible security camera is officially available to order through Apple. D-Link’s $200 Omna 180 Cam HD, first announced at CES in January, has a list of specs comparable to competing products: a 180-degree wide-angle lens, ni…
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Lees meerCliqz, the German developer of the privacy-focused browser of the same name, has acquired the tracker-blocking browser extension Ghostery and its development team from its creator, Evidon. Partly owned by Mozilla, Cliqz will combine Ghostery’s t…
Lees meerFebruary is app month for Comcast. After introducing its Roku app earlier in the month, Comcast announced it will replace its Xfinity TV app on February 28. Xfinity Stream, the name of the new app, aims to give Comcast subscribers an Xfinity X1-l…
Lees meerWhen it comes to the web, smaller is always better. If an image-heavy site takes too long to load, visitors will just click over to something else. While there are plenty of software tools for optimizing image files on the Mac, few do it with th…
Lees meerThe gold standard of secure private messaging requires end-to-end encryption between the parties involved with no way for the messaging service to obtain the keys used to scramble the message. Open Whisper Systems’ Signal Protocol and Signal app…
Lees meerApple has overtaken Samsung Electronics in smartphone sales for the first time in two years—but don’t count on it staying ahead for long. Samsung sold 76.8 million smartphones in the fourth quarter, giving it a market share of 17.8 percent, but …
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Lees meerFacebook wants be in your TV screen in 2017.On Tuesday, the network launched new ways to watch videos on your iOS and Android device. You can now watch vertical videos in full-screen, autoplay videos with sound, and watch picture-in-picture while…
Lees meerI recently provided instructions for removing the MacKeeper app from your Mac, along with its component parts. But for some, that’s only a piece of the puzzle. This question is typical of the follow-up email: But how do I stop MacKeeper notifica…
Lees meerReader Michael Downend is having difficulty ridding his Mac of a utility he no longer desires. He writes:How do I get rid of MacKeeper? I won’t go into why you’d want to. But we get this question multiple times a day, so it’s definitely worth goi…
Lees meerSecurity researchers have discovered a macOS malware program that’s likely part of the arsenal used by the Russian cyberespionage group blamed for hacking into the U.S. Democratic National Committee last year. The group, which is known in the se…
Lees meerThis spring, Apple plans to release its first two original series, Planet of the Apps and full-length episodes of the popular Carpool Karaoke segment hosted by James Corden. It’s not exactly a bold move: Netflix, Amazon, and reportedly even Face…
Lees meerNothing says “I love you” more than the gift of digital books. Or at least, that’s what I tell my wife when I want a new e-reader. Anyone looking for a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift should take a look at Amazon today: The online retailer—as w…
Lees meerThe bundle includes a new slim 500GB PlayStation 4 system, and a matching DualShock 4 Wireless Controller. It's discounted 17% on Amazon at the moment, so you can buy it for $250 instead of $300. See the discounted PS4 bundle now on Amazon. To re…
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