The Macintosh turns 35 today. Steven Jobs unveiled the product on January 24, 1984 during Apple’s annual shareholders meeting. The original Macintosh was priced at $2,495 in the United States, equivalent to just over $6,000 today, and was a big deal…
Lees meerApple subsidiary Filemaker is fed up of hype. Its latest Workplace Innovation film features a firm using Filemaker to try and resolve the issue of lost deliveries. Oh, and a new, casual, office dress-code. I like the idea of cutting away from a lot …
Lees meerIn the latest shakeup of Project Titan, Apple fired 200 employees and moved others elsewhere in the company.
Lees meerThe spots show Apple Pay Cash being used by family members to share costs and directly pay for stuff.
Lees meerOther World Computing publishes a fantastic blog for customers called Rocket Yard. Here’s a link to one from December by Tom Nelson that covers what works in macOS Mojave and what still does not. It’s full of technical insights and screenshots. It…
Lees meermacOS Mojave has a lot of nice new features. John Lists five of his favorites that make life better for him.
Lees meerWe have a deal on the Anker Soundcore Flare Bluetooth Speaker. This speaker features back-to-back drivers with Bluetooth 4.2 support. It also has LED lights at the base for adding atmosphere to your tunes. This device is $59.99 through us.
Lees meerAlphabet-owned company Waymo announced it will open the world’s first Level 4 autonomous vehicle factory in Michigan.
Lees meerEgypt’s Prime Minister said he wants Apple to increase its presence in his country, despite an ongoing row over iPhone prices there.
Lees meerIt’s Robot Wednesday! Charlotte Henry and John Martellaro discuss robotic car parks and the future of robotics, with host Kelly Guimont
Lees meer“Cyber war has begun” according to French Defence Secretary Florence Parly, who emphasized the country’s offensive cyber capabilities.
Lees meerWalmart is currently selling a cheap iPhone 6, 32GB and refurbished, for US$69.99. It comes with a 90-day warranty. The iPhone 6 remains a fine device even though it lacks the impressive tech of Apple’s latest handsets. If you have kids or an older …
Lees meerThere’s more to the bounty hunter location data story that Motherboard reported on earlier this month. One of the data brokers involved was Zumigo.
Lees meerDavid Murphy shared a cool tip that lets you set more precise times in iOS Calendar. Instead of times that increment by five minutes, go deeper. Open the Calendar app and pull up an existing event or create a new event. Your pick. Once you’ve confir…
Lees meerThe move makes sense given Netflix’s gradual move to original content, and it seems closer to traditional movie studios than tech companies.
Lees meerLONDON – Gatwick airport is to trial the use of valet parking robots for three months, starting in August. It is hoped that the French-made devices will make parking before a holiday easier and less stressful. The Evening Standard, London’s evening …
Lees meerIn March 2018, Singapore-based Bloomberg journalist Yoolim Lee ordered a lift via ride-hailing service Grab. She was heading to her daughter’s kindergarten. She never made it. There was an accident, and her driver fled the scene, with Ms. Lee trappe…
Lees meerGoogle engineers have proposed changes to Chromium that would break Chrome ad blockers. In a note posted Tuesday to the Chromium bug tracker, Raymond Hill, the developer behind uBlock Origin and uMatrix, said the changes contemplated by the Manifest…
Lees meerAccording to disclosure forms Apple filed with the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, the company spent US$6.6 million lobbying the Trump administration (via MacRumors). [Get Public Government Data on Your iPhone With OPEN Gov…
Lees meerAmerican Samoa is known as “Football Island.” The small island produces athletes that are 56 times more likely to play in the NFL than other Americans. A stunning new “Shot on iPhone” film tells the story of one of the island’s NFL wannabes, 17-year…
Lees meerThis website is a hub with links for over 40 companies to opt out of data sharing practices they have. Simple Opt Out is drawing attention to opt-out data sharing and marketing practices that many people aren’t aware of (and most people don’t want),…
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