Clifford Colby

Apple’s worst failures of all time, from AirPower to Bendgate to the Newton

Apple last week did something it rarely ever does: It canceled an already announced project. Specifically, AirPower, a wireless charging pad that would charge up the iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods all at once. After 18 months, not a single AirPower device saw the light of day.  The unexpected death of AirPower is an uncommon occurrence …

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Apple News Plus: 7 best tips for using the iPhone’s new magazine service

Apple News Plus, the new premium news service the company announced at a star-studded Apple event on Monday, gives you unlimited access on the iPhone, iPad and Mac to more than 300 magazines and a few newspapers, and is loaded with features designed to help you uncover articles you’ll be interested in. The premium subscription service is available in the US …

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The 10 coolest mobile games we saw at GDC 2019

PC and console developers were showing off their AAA games in giant booths from Microsoft, Sony, Epic Games and others on the show floor at this week’s Game Developer Conference. Not to be left out, casual games for mobile devices played a key role at GDC, too.  We found a bucket of engaging games that have just shipped or are …

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Top 7 trends in mobile gaming from GDC 2019

The two biggest topics at this week’s Game Developer Conference (GDC) have been Google’s upcoming Stadia streaming service and the stranglehold Fortnite has on the youth of America. But for those interested in mobile games, the convention this week in San Francisco offers lots of hints about where iOS and Android developers are going in 2019 and beyond. Read: Best phone …

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How to reinstall updates that Windows 10 automatically uninstalled

The path for Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) adoption hasn’t been an especially straight one for Microsoft, with a few twists on the way. This week, Microsoft tried to make running the OS a bit easier by automatically uninstalling a Windows 10 update that didn’t go according to plan. Windows 10 automatically downloads and installs updates that keep the system …

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