Starting Wednesday, Pandora users will see a redesigned brand logo with a bold new color scheme. The app icon features a filled-in “P” dressed in sky-blue on a white background. The update to the logo coincides with the launch of the company’s revamped music subscription service called Pandora Plus. Announced in September, Pandora Plus offers …
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Assemble your best six to train in Pokemon Go
Thanks to the 0.41.2 for Android and 1.11.2 for iOS update, you can now assemble your best Pokemon to train in your team gym. Before, you could only take on your gym with just one Pokemon. Unless the chosen Pokemon was a monster like no other or the gym was protected by low-CP Pokemon, there was no way you were …
Read More »HP teams up with Movado for a line of smart analog watches
HP on Wednesday announced a partnership with Movado Group for a new line of smart analog watches. The partnership will see HP’s smart platform incorporated in watches from Coach, Hugo Boss, Ferrari, Tommy Hilfiger and Juicy Couture. All of the watches resemble traditional analog timepieces. They feature stainless steel casings, water resistance and come in a variety of sizes and …
Read More »Alibaba, in nod to VR shopping, lets you pay with a head
Forget “You break it, you buy it.” In the world of virtual reality, a better warning might be, “Sneeze in front of it, it’s yours.” China-based e-commerce giant Alibaba is developing a system designed to let shoppers in VR malls pay by simply nodding. “It is very boring to have to take off your goggles for payment,” a technologist working …
Read More »Apple: ‘No evidence’ of photo theft from phones left with store
Apple has investigated the alleged theft of photos from female customers’ phones at an Australian Apple Store and stated it found no evidence data was transferred inappropriately. The Australia-based Courier Mail reported this week that employees at an Apple Store in Queensland, Australia, had been fired after they were discovered sharing photos of female customers and employees. Staff at the …
Read More »Should you fear your phone battery?
Now playing: Watch this: Death of Samsung’s Note 7 leaves unanswered questions 2:15 You’ve no doubt heard the news: Samsung has permanently stopped producing its Galaxy Note 7, after as many as five of the supposedly “safe” replacement phones were said to explode. Samsung and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission are advising that every single Note 7 owner power …
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Read More »Why a Chromebook isn’t the same thing as a budget laptop
If your MacBook or Windows laptop is on its last legs, you may find yourself tempted to replace it with a Chromebook. But whether you’re attracted to the lower price or simplicity of use, it’s worth making sure it’ll meet your needs before you hand over your money. I primarily use a MacBook Pro but have an Asus ZenBook Flip …
Read More »WikiLeaks emails show Clinton logo was inspired by Apple
Hillary Clinton‘s campaign logo, a red arrow going through the middle of a capitol “H,” was influenced by Apple, according to emails posted by WikiLeaks from the account of Clinton’s aide John Podesta. First reported by Business Insider, one email from Wendy Clark, a marketing executive, sent in February 2015 (prior to Clinton’s official White House bid) describes how the …
Read More »Amazon breaks out streaming music in a duet with Echo
Now playing: Watch this: Amazon expands into subscription music…and meat? 1:55 Amazon wants to bring music home again. The e-commerce giant on Wednesday launched a new subscription streaming music service, Amazon Music Unlimited, with three levels to pay. Like Spotify, Apple Music and virtually every other option out there, Amazon Music Unlimited charges consumers $10 a month for an ad-free, …
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