The best place to see Apple and Steve Jobs memorabilia may just be…Prague? That claim surprised us, too, but the newly opened Apple Museum in the capitol of the Czech Republic says it has the “biggest private exhibition of Apple’s products in the world.” The museum stocks gadgets, clothing, photographs and other items from eight …
Read More »GoPro delays launch of Karma drone until end of 2016
Drone fans awaiting the launch of GoPro’s Karma will have to wait a bit longer. The aerial photography drone, which was expected to launch in the first half of 2016, won’t land on retailers’ shelves until the holiday shopping season, the company said Thursday in its first-quarter earnings report. “While we had to make the difficult decision to delay our …
Read More »Apple, SAP want to make your iPhone and iPad business apps smarter
Apple’s got another new partner to make business apps smarter: SAP. The two companies on Thursday unveiled an agreement to tap into SAP’s HANA system (which lets businesses quickly analyze data and make predictions) for new iPhone and iPad apps. The effort involves a new iOS software development kit and “training academy” designed to make it easier for developers to …
Read More »Netflix now offers video quality settings so you don’t go over your data plan
If your phone often doubles as your TV and you’ve developed a bit of a Netflix habit, then you’ve got to be careful about when and where you watch Netflix. Netflix doesn’t let you download shows to take with you so when you are watching, you are streaming. And that can run up data charges quickly if you are watching …
Read More »Microsoft Windows 10 is now on 300 million screens
Windows 10 has been a critical success, and it looks like a lot of people are upgrading, too. After a six-month check-in, at which point 200 million active devices had upgraded, Microsoft announced Thursday that the number’s now up to 300 million devices worldwide. That tally includes PCs, phones, and also the Xbox One. In a blog post this morning, …
Read More »Opera brings built
Opera is introducing built-in ad-blocking tools to its desktop and mobile browsers, the company announced Wednesday. Announced for developers back in March, ad blocking will now be available to all users of Opera browsers, which serves as an alternative to Google’s Chrome, Apple’s Safari and Microsoft’s Edge. Increasingly browser builders are moving towards making it easier for their users to …
Read More »Amazon expected to expand fresh grocery delivery to UK
Amazon will soon expand its fresh food delivery service to customers in the UK, according to the Guardian. The new service could begin delivering fresh food in London starting this month. In February, the British supermarket chain Morrisons announced it would supply Amazon Prime Now and Amazon Pantry customers with fresh and frozen products. AmazonFresh has been operating in the …
Read More »YouTube TV service to debut as early as next year
YouTube may soon unveil a paid TV service called UnPlugged that will offer a bundle of broadcast and cable TV channels over the Internet, according to Bloomberg News. The new service, which could cost less than $35 a month, is expected to debut as soon as 2017, according to the report, which cited unnamed sources familiar with the negotiations. YouTube, …
Read More »Amazon’s bolts and beakers business is booming
Amazon is in business. The Seattle e-retailer, which grew by selling baby wipes and smartphone cases to consumers, is now expanding its influence selling industrial and commercial supplies to companies, too. After quietly building out Amazon Business, its marketplace catering specifically to enterprises large and small, the company on Wednesday revealed that the new site hit over $1 billion in …
Read More »‘Hundreds’ of live concerts to stream in virtual reality
Virtual reality company NextVR is teaming up with entertainment producer Live Nation, owner of Ticketmaster, to bring “hundreds” of live musical performances to people around the world. Viewers will be able to take in gigs from the front row, onstage and even backstage, with the bonus of “optimized” 3D audio. No schedule has been announced yet, but NextVR plans to …
Read More »Watch the White House Star Wars Day Dance Party
Dance. Or dance not. There is no try. #MayThe4thBeWithYou https://t.co/9g1JUHV1n5 — The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 5, 2016 “> When you’re strong with the Force, you might as well show off your dance moves. To celebrate Star Wars Day on May the 4th, the White House posted this geektastic video of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama getting …
Read More »Marshmallow spreads to 7.5% of all Android devices
Android 6.0 Marshmallow is slowly but surely sticking on more devices. Marshmallow is now nestled on 7.5 percent of all Android devices, according to the latest stats served up on Google’s Android Developer Dashboard, which counted all the devices that visited the Google Play Store during the seven-day period ending May 2. That number is up from 4.6 percent a …
Read More »This is why your laptop battery dies fast
Quick, what is the biggest drain on your laptop’s battery? If you answered “the display,” you’re right — for the most part. The single biggest occupier of battery resources, day in and day out, is your laptop’s display. More specifically, it’s the that energy goes into powering the backlight that illuminates the pixels on your laptop’s display. The obvious move …
Read More »Apple Music may be set for interface makeover in June
Apple Music will get a new interface at the company’s developer conference in June, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The year-old music streaming service, which is a competitor to the likes of Spotify, Tidal and Pandora, will become more intuitive to use and will be better integrated with iTunes, Apple’s music download business, the report said. …
Read More »Backpack sports phone charger, anti
If you’re one of the increasing amount of people who’s more about working from a cafe than an office, this Indigogo project will be of interest to you. The Lifepack is a spacious-looking backpack with two main distinguishing features: a removable solarbank USB charger, said to be able to power up an iPhone 6S Plus 12 times, and an integrated …
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