Daniel Van Boom

Windows 10 upgrade reminder blows in on weather report

Over 110 million people use Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system. Unfortunately, the fine folks of Des Moines, Iowa’s KCCI 8 news and weather station aren’t among them — and on Wednesday they paid for it. Metinka Slater, the station’s resident meteorologist, was giving her standard weather update when the PC that was projecting the weather …

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HTC said to be crafting two Nexus phones for 2016

In 2015, we were treated to two Google Nexus devices in the LG made 5X and Huawei’s 6P. Rumours are now circulating that 2016 will also see two Nexus smartphones, this time both made by HTC. Evleaks, real name Evan Blass, has a history of leaking accurate information and on Thursday tweeted, “HTC is building a pair of Android N …

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New Google Calendar makes scheduling meetings easy (for Android users)

Life admin can be tough, but a new feature Google has introduced to its Calendars hopes to help make workplace scheduling easier. Called “Find a Time”, it requires you to punch in who you want to have a meeting or get-together with and takes every thing from there. It looks through your schedule and those of the people you want …

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Adam Sandler’s second Netflix film looks a whole lot better than ‘The Ridiculous 6’

Back in 2014, Netflix struck a deal with Adam Sandler to have the Billy Madison star produce and feature in four films. The first of those was “The Ridiculous 6,” which has the dubious distinction of holding a zero percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Above you can see the trailer for Sandler’s follow up film, “The Do-Over” (warning, it’s NSFW). …

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Beautiful chaos: Facebook Messenger now allows you to voice chat with 50 friends

Now playing: Watch this: Facebook Messenger lets you call 50 friends at once (oh… 2:52 Enlarge Image Facebook Of all your friends, how many do you interact with regularly on Facebook? Odds are, with Facebook Messenger’s new update, you can now voice chat with all of them at the same time. That’s because you can now group voice chat with …

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Bourne is back: Matt Damon gets his action hero on in new ‘Jason Bourne’ trailer

Jason Bourne is back and bigger than ever. Literally. Dude is jacked. Universal Pictures on Wednesday released a new trailer for “Jason Bourne,” the fifth film in the Bourne franchise. It features riots, explosions and Matt Damon boxing people in the desert. The film, loosely based on Robert Ludlam’s spy novels and also starring Tommy Lee Jones and Julia Stiles, …

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Deadpool brings the heat for DVD and Blu

“Deadpool” was a record breaker at the box office, but 20th Century Fox isn’t resting on its laurels for the Merc with a Mouth’s foray into DVD and Blu-ray. The most interesting of the extras is a five-part, 80-minute documentary on the making of the film. There’ll also be a gag reel, art galleries and something called “Deadpool’s Fun Sack.” …

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Apple peels the green with ‘Apps for Earth’

If you use an iPhone or iPad, you may have noticed the Apple App Store is looking a little greener than usual. Apple’s fresh hue is due to “Apps for Earth,” a partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to raise money for environmental preservation. Toward that effort, Apple will donate revenue from sales of selected apps during …

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Beatles rock Spotify in first 100 days of streaming

Beatlemania is very much alive and well, according to data from the Fab Four’s first three months of streaming on Spotify. The iconic British rock band has had 6.5 million listeners each month on the online service, with 67 percent of them under the age of 35. The total time that Beatles songs were streamed on Spotify in the 100 …

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Where we’re going we don’t need headsets: Samsung receives patent for AR contact lenses

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung gets the green light for augmented-reality contacts 1:07 With Gear VR, Samsung was one of the first companies to get its foot in the virtual reality door. Now, it looks like the South Korean electronics giant is experimenting with augmented reality. Samsung has received a patent for “smart” contact lenses, which it originally filed in …

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