Apple continues to promote the cheaper model with a new iPhone XR deal. Sign up in an Apple Store and get it for US$18.99/month.
Lees meerTech firms spent a record amount lobbying the U.S. Government in 2018. Re/Code reported that Apple spent $6.6 million, slightly down from $7.2 million the year before. Although significant, Apple’s outlay was lower than that of the other major tech …
Lees meerDespite insisting on its independence, the questions around Huawei’s connections to the Chinese government have grown in recent months. CFO Meng Wanzhou remains under effective house arrest in Canada and the U.S. is preparing to ask for her extradit…
Lees meerMark Zuckerberg has written an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, and it’s as tone deaf as ever. Sometimes this means people assume we do things that we don’t do. For example, we don’t sell people’s data, even though it’s often reported that we do. …
Lees meerYouTube is making it harder to find conspiracy videos on its platform, a move that adds fuel to the conspiracy fire.
Lees meerSpeaking at the World Economic Forum, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says privacy is a human right. But Windows 10 is a privacy nightmare. My own point of view is that it’s a fantastic start in treating privacy as a human right. I hope that in the Unit…
Lees meerAs expected, the latest “Shot on iPhone” video landed Thursday, to celebrate Chinese New Year. Shot on an iPhone XS by filmmaker Jia Zhangke, The Bucket tells the story of a man heading to the city for Chinese New Year, and the bucket his mother giv…
Lees meerTheologians ponder how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. This article does the same with a discussion about whether a hole punch in your iPhone display is better than a notch. OMG. I laughed ’till it hurt.
Lees meerJohn writes affectionately about a macOS feature he loves and couldn’t live without.
Lees meerBryan Chaffin is joined by Andrew Orr to talk about social media and photography. They also talk about where AR can go and what the killer app of this emerging technology could be. Still donning their futurist hats, they look at what iPhone might in…
Lees meerDave Hamilton and John Martellaro join host Kelly Guimont for a chat about the 35th Anniversary of the Macintosh and Mojave upgrade updates.
Lees meerFacebook Moments is shutting down on February 25, because people weren’t using it. If you did though, here’s how to save your photos.
Lees meerThe first iOS 12.2 developer beta was released today, and we got a sneak peak into the features that will be coming. Apple today released the first beta of iOS 12.2 for developers, and while it doesn’t bring as many new changes as we might have hope…
Lees meerMicrosoft just released its suite of Office 365 apps in the Mac App Store. New apps include Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Lees meerDr. Mac explains why he gets nostalgic about Macworld Expo at this time of year as he reflects on some of his favorite moments at the show.
Lees meerWe have a deal on a handy hub for folks with different display needs. It’s called the CASA USB-C Hub, and it has both an HDMI and a VGA port for displays and projectors. It’s small enough to toss into your go-bag, so you can be the hero at that meet…
Lees meerEuropean Union (EU) negotiations are notoriously messy. Discussions on the EU’s Copyright Directive have proved to be no different. The legislation was meant to update copyright rules so they worked in the digital age. However, in the most recent ta…
Lees meerChinese smartphone maker Xiaomi revealed a smartphone with a difference. On Wednesday, Senior Vice President Wang Xiang tweeted a video of Xiaomi President Bin Lin with a double folding smartphone. It is just a short clip, but it is pretty cool. The…
Lees meerSpeaking at the World Economic Forum, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said data should be “democratized” and his firm is a “platform company”.
Lees meerVisible is a new Verizon-owned prepaid carrier, and it recently announced it will start selling iPhones at 0% APR. As for what Visible is actually offering, you pay $40 a month for unlimited text, voice, data and hotspot usage at speeds of up to 5 M…
Lees meerA porn bill [PDF] introduced in Arizona called the Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act would require all internet devices sold in Arizona to be installed with a porn blocker (via Arizona Mirror). [Microsoft Bing Shows and Suggest…
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