March, 2019

• 29 March

  Garfield phones calling: Mystery of kitty litter on beach finally solved

  

  It’s a Black Mirror plotline written by your favorite cat lady: Telephones shaped like Garfield, the orange cartoon cat who loves lasagna and hates Mondays, have been mysteriously washing up on a French beach for three decades.  Now the mystery is solved. A shipping container, lost in the 1980s when Garfield was one cool cat, …

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• 29 March

  Lyft cruises onto Wall Street in style with strong stock market debut

  

  Lyft has come a long way since its days of fist bumps and pink mustaches.  After its highly anticipated initial public offering, the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company began publicly trading late Friday morning with a preopen share price set at $72. It quickly jumped roughly 20 percent to $85.91 in trading around 9 a.m. PT, before closing at $78.29, up …

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• 29 March

  Amazon wants to add more news programming to Fire TV

  

  Amazon is reportedly working on a new app for its Fire TV devices that’s all about news. The company has reached out in recent weeks to several news organizations to help it create a free, ad-supported video news app, according to a report Friday from The Information, which cited three unnamed sources in its story.  It’s not clear if any …

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• 29 March

  Google leaks Nest Hub Max 10

  

  Update, May 7: This product was publicly revealed at the 2019 Google I/O developer conference. Read more about the the Google Nest Hub Max here. Story originally published March 29 follows. Google has a track record of products leaking early. Last year the Pixel 3 had photos and prototypes leak ahead of its launch. On Friday, Google accidentally leaked info on its store …

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• 29 March

  I did the math, and Apple News Plus is actually a pretty good deal

  

  I love magazines. Always have. I even started one years ago, a ‘zine dedicated to PalmPilot users. There’s just something about a curated collection of topic-oriented content, carefully written and nicely formatted, that makes my brain light up. Unsurprisingly, I was a fan of the Texture “Netflix for magazines” subscription service. When Apple acquired Texture last year, I was cautiously …

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• 29 March

  You may soon be able to rewind, fast forward through Instagram videos

  

  Your video-watching experience on Instagram might soon get a whole lot better. The social network is testing a feature that would let you rewind or fast forward through videos, according to tipster Jane Manchun Wong. Wong tweeted about the feature Wednesday, along with a GIF showing a white “seek bar” at the top of a video. Sliding your finger along the …

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• 29 March

  How to watch Yankees baseball live streaming in 2019 without cable

  

  Holy cow, another season of Yankees baseball is upon us! After hitting more home runs in a season than any team in baseball history last year, the Bronx Bombers resume bombing again in 2019. Aaron Judge, Mike Stanton, Gary Sanchez and Luke Voit will once again lead the Yankees attack, with youngsters Miguel Andujar and Gleyber Torres looking to contribute. …

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• 29 March

  Microsoft says its Windows 10 October 2018 update is now ready

  

  Microsoft’s Windows 10 October 2018 update is finally ready… in 2019. After a long, bumpy road, Win 10 version 1809 is launching next month, Microsoft says. “Based on the data and the feedback we’ve received from consumers, [manufacturers], [software vendors], partners and commercial customers, Windows 10 version 1809 has transitioned to broad deployment,” the company said in a blog post …

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• 29 March

  Google takes down gay conversion app from Play Store

  

  After a month of lobbying by the gay rights community, Google removed a controversial app that promoted conversion therapy from its Play Store Thursday. The app was called and created by Living Hope Ministries, a Christian group that seeks “sexual and relational wholeness through a more intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.” “After consulting with outside advocacy groups, reviewing our policies, and …

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• 29 March

  Apple will sunset Texture app in the wake of Apple News Plus

  

  If you visit the website for Apple’s digital magazine app, Texture, on Friday, you’ll see a goodbye message. The tech giant is retiring Texture on May 28 and advertising its newest service, Apple News Plus. Apple announced News Plus during the Apple Event on Monday, along with other news.  “Texture is ending. Continue reading your favorite magazines, and so much …

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