March, 2018

• 27 March

  Why I turned off Word’s AutoSave feature in Office 365

  

  Here’s a common practice: You open an existing document in Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint, make some changes to it, then save it using a different filename. That leaves the original alone, but gives you a modified copy. Just one problem: Microsoft’s Office 365 no longer works that way. Because of an incomprehensible change pushed …

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• 27 March

  Motorola Moto G6: This leaked image may be Moto’s next phone

  

  Motorola may be getting ready to launch its Moto G6 smartphone. This week, TENAA, China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, released photos that purportedly show the new phone. This was posted by TENAA, China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center. TENAA On Monday, the company said it would be announcing new products next month. The Moto G6 would replace the Moto G5 and …

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• 27 March

  New iPad and Pencil make an expensive team

  

  Meet the new iPad: It’s a lot like the 2017 model, but with a key feature upgrade: Pencil support. Compatibly with Apple’s stylus — still $99 at retail and $89 for students — was previously only available on iPad Pro models costing twice the price.  The starting price of the new iPad is the same: $329 (£319 in the UK, …

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• 27 March

  Here are all of Apple’s new tools for the classroom

  

  Apple is making a big push to get students to use its products in the classroom. On Tuesday, the iPhone maker unveiled several new education tools during an event at Chicago’s largest public high school, Lane Tech College Prep, in which it launched a new iPad.  Here’s a brief look at the new tools and programs. Apple School Manager: Lets teachers …

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• 27 March

  GIF startup Tenor acquired by Google

  

  Google wants to make it easier for you to find that perfect GIF. On Tuesday, the search giant said it’s acquiring Tenor, a platform for searching for GIFs on Android, iOS and desktop. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Google will integrate Tenor’s library of GIFs into its image search engine, as well as use it to improve other products, …

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• 27 March

  Apple Watch Series 4 may arrive in the fall, analyst says

  

  Apple may announce the next generation of its Apple Watch line later this year, according to a report Tuesday by 9to5Mac. The forecast comes from Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at KGI Securities. The longtime Apple watcher said the redesigned timepiece may have a 15 percent larger display, enhanced health monitoring and longer battery life. Apple and KGI didn’t immediately return …

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• 27 March

  Apple’s iPad works with Logitech’s new $50 ‘crayon’ stylus

  

  You could already draw all over the iPad with the Apple Pencil, but how about crayon?  Logitech just announced a $49 alternative to Apple’s $99 Pencil called the Crayon, which lets you write and draw as you would with a pencil and paper. The digital pencil promises not to roll off the desk, and claims 8 hours of battery life — …

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• 27 March

  Apple gives 200GB iCloud storage to education customers

  

  Apple has a new perk to attract customers in the education business: 200GB of iCloud storage, a major step up from the 5GB ordinary Apple customers get. Apple announced the deal at an event Tuesday at the Lane Tech High School in Chicago, where it also unveiled a new, more powerful iPad in an effort to re-establish itself in the classroom. Better …

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• 27 March

  iPad stays at $329, but will iPhone X, MacBook Air get cuts?

  

  Perhaps this is a new Apple, one that’s kinder and gentler to your wallet. The Cupertino, California, consumer electronics on giant on Tuesday unveiled a new iPad. While the $329 price tag (£319, AU$469) is identical to last year’s model, the new version comes packed with more features — notably support for the Apple Pencil stylus. As CNET editor Scott …

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• 27 March

  Data privacy big on Apple’s agenda as it touts Schoolwork app

  

  Apple introduced a new way for teachers to hand out assignments and monitor student progress through an app called Schoolwork at its education event in Chicago on Tuesday. The Schoolwork app stores student data in the cloud, but the company really wants you to know that keeping this data safe from prying eyes is its No. 1 priority. See also …

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