April, 2018

• 25 April

  The iPhone X Plus could copy the Galaxy Note with an ‘iPen’

  

  “Who wants a stylus?” Steve Jobs famously asked when he unveiled the original iPhone in 2007, implying that the answer was “no one.” Now, 11 years later, analysts believe that a new iPhone may work with a stylus anyway. The prediction comes from analysts at investment firm Rosenblatt Securities (via AppleInsider), who believe that a …

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• 25 April

  Fitbit restores Versa connectivity after earlier outage

  

  Owners of Fitbit Versa and Fitbit Ionic smartwatches should no longer have problems syncing the devices with their smartphones. Fitbit says the company has resolved connectivity issues that had afflicted both devices for several hours on Tuesday. “We have rolled out a fix and all Versa and Ionic users should now be able to use their devices normally,” Fitbit said in a statement. “We …

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• 25 April

  Gmail gets a big reboot (The 3:59, Ep. 392)

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Gmail gets a big reboot (The 3:59, Ep. 392) 4:19 On this podcast, we talk about: The new Gmail and what features it comes with A hack that turned Amazon’s Alexa into a listening device How digital currencies are helping the poor out of poverty The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top …

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• 25 April

  Sprint pitchman laments life in corporate America

  

  Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image It’s hard work, tolerating corporate America. Sprint/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It’s easy to think that those who peddle products on TV don’t have feelings. Who could imagine they experience doubt or fear? They smile on camera, tell you to buy a certain …

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• 25 April

  Adobe unlocks a Lightroom power tool for photo editing

  

  Adobe Lightroom’s new profiles feature puts photo editing presets on steroids — and now you can build your own profiles, too. Profiles now use technology called a 3D lookup table (LUT) that mathematically transforms colors and tones in precise ways. They’ve long been used in cinema to give movies a certain mood or look — the oppressive greenish cast in …

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• 25 April

  AT&T adds customers as the courts decide Time Warner deal

  

  The fate of the AT&T — and potentially all media deals — is in the hands of a judge on the US District Court for the District of Columbia.  It’s in the courtroom of Judge Richard Leon that AT&T and Time Warner are battling with the Justice Department over their right to merge, bringing together one of the largest telecom …

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• 25 April

  Huawei under US Department of Justice investigation

  

  Chinese phone maker Huawei is under investigation by the US Department of Justice, the Wall Street Journal reports. The investigation aims to determine whether Huawei violated US sanctions against Iran. It’s not clear what stage the investigation is in or exactly what allegations have been presented. This isn’t the first time Huawei has been under the government’s microscope. Huawei’s relationship with …

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• 25 April

  Apple’s 2018 iPhones could be called iPhone X Plus, iPhone X2

  

  What do we call the phone that comes after the iPhone X? We’ve wondered that ourselves, especially since Apple effectively killed the iPhone 9 after bringing out the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X this past September.  Don’t hold your breath for the iPhone 11, according to analysts from Guggenheim Securities (via AppleInsider), who said that Apple could keep the iPhone X …

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• 25 April

  The new Gmail is here

  

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• 25 April

  New Gmail features, Spotify’s free version gets way better

  

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