You may soon have two minutes to jump into your waiting Uber instead of a more leisurely five, as the ride-hailing company experiments with a shorter waiting window. Currently, an Uber driver will wait for you for five minutes with no fee. Under the new policy, being tried out in the US in Phoenix, Dallas, …
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You might say I’m spoiler-averse. QUICK-CUT FLASHBACK: INT. DARK MOVIE THEATER The trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” plays on the screen. BROIDA, man, is seated, fingers crammed into his ears. BROIDA La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la! BACK TO PRESENT. Yeah, I’m that guy. Because trailers ruin movies. Social media: ruins movies. Friends: same. (The previous flashback? Truth. I’ve performed that very ritual …
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Ever wanted to hack an Xbox? Or perhaps you have a desire to learn how to generate your own electricity? Does creating your own surveillance system from scratch seem like a great way to spend a weekend? The latest Humble Book Bundle offers books on hacking, security, online privacy and more by No Starch Press. Humble Bundle, a digital storefront, …
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For most people, the barely discernible disparity in quality of photos between smartphone and point-and-shoot has removed the need for a dedicated camera. But for professional photographers or those who need that extra bit of quality, be it depth of field or low-light photography, a dedicated shooter is the way to go. When using a dedicated camera, however, you run …
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Carl Icahn has hung up on the maker of the iPhone. The billionaire investor said he had sold his stake in Apple, citing concerns over China. The Chinese government could “come in and make it very difficult for Apple to sell there,” he said in an interview with CNBC on Thursday. Icahn, an activist investor who has publicly brawled with …
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Apple might soon open the doors to its first retail outlets in India. In its quest to set up shop in the world’s third biggest smartphone market, Apple made a presentation on April 19 to a committee led by India’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Secretary Ramesh Abhishek, the Times of India reported Thursday. In the presentation, Apple …
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Apple’s new health app array could keep the doctor away. The technology titan on Thursday released the first set of CareKit apps, all of which are designed to help people manage medical conditions. The four free apps include Informed Data Systems’ OneDrop, built to help people with diabetes manage their disease, and Iodine’s Start, which helps people on antidepressants understand …
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Tablets as a whole have lost much of their appeal, but the ones that come with detachable keyboards are catching on with consumers. For the first quarter of 2016, overall worldwide tablet shipments fell to 39.6 million, a 14.7 percent drop from the same period a year ago, according to preliminary data released Thursday by IDC. The research firm pinned …
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The smartwatch market has grown at a healthy clip during the past year, but Apple may be seeing its dominance fade. Smartwatch makers shipped 4.2 million watches in the first quarter of 2016, up 223 percent from 1.3 million units in the year-ago period, according to figures released Wednesday by market researcher Strategy Analytics. Apple, which is credited with jump-starting …
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When people think of wine, they might imagine California’s Napa Valley or Italy’s farmland, but almost certainly not eBay’s website. The giant marketplace, which includes 900 million listings of various items at any given time, wants to shift that vision. The company is seeking to become an online destination for your next purchase of pinot noir or chardonnay, along with …
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