December, 2017

• 16 December

  Cell phones and health: California issues guidance

  

  A California state agency this week issued guidelines for reducing exposure to wireless signals. The guidelines, which come from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), don’t state that cell phone are dangerous, nor do they push to abandon cell phone use completely. Instead, they take a more cautionary tone by stating that multiple studies have …

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• 16 December

  Pro

  

  I play music all the time at home, but I couldn’t help but notice that my wife was grooving and dancing more when I played tunes on the Pro-Ject Classic SB belt-drive turntable. She didn’t have to say it’s a great sounding turntable, her actions spoke louder than words. Before we go any further, the Classic SB is the upgraded …

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• 16 December

  Net neutrality isn’t dead, says Sen. Brian Schatz

  

  Democrats on Capitol Hill say they aren’t giving up on their fight to preserve Obama-era net neutrality rules, which were eliminated Thursday by Republicans in the FCC. U.S. Sens. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Brian Schatz of Hawaii are leading more than a dozen senators to introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution aimed at undoing the FCC’s actions and fully …

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• 16 December

  FCC rolls back net neutrality, Disney to buy 21st Century Fox

  

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• 16 December

  ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ spoilers and reactions

  

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• 15 December

  What Disney’s Fox deal means for you and the video you stream

  

  With Disney buying Fox, are your online video options about to resemble a map of Disneyland? Disney knows its future is streaming. Even before Thursday’s tectonic deal to buy large swaths of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion, Disney was already laying the groundwork to move into online entertainment in a big way. It has its own streaming services for …

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• 15 December

  Norway becomes the first country to end nationwide FM radio

  

  Norway has completed the move from analog to digital radio, making it the first country to shut down national FM radio broadcasts. The transition began in January to allow for better sound quality and more channels.  The switch officially took place on Wednesday, as noted in a statement from Digitalradio Norge (DRN), an arm of Norway’s public and commercial radio. …

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• 15 December

  Instagram is ruining your life and hashtags aren’t helping

  

  Instagram is giving more power to the hashtag. As of Tuesday, it announced, you can now not only follow people, but hashtags too. There’s some good news and bad news here. Spoiler: it’s mainly bad news. First, the good news. This is quite a nifty feature. I, having completely mainstream hobbies, have been getting really into Japanese pro wrestling recently, …

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• 15 December

  Here’s the secret to giving a new phone as a gift

  

  Whether you have a kid who is finally of the age you deem it appropriate he or she has a phone, or your spouse is overdue for an upgrade, the holidays make for a good occasion to get a new phone. But instead of activating the phone right away, potentially revealing your intentions, there’s a way to keep a phone …

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• 15 December

  Google Maps now helps you as you’re riding public transit

  

  If you’ve ever worried about missing your stop, take heart: Google Maps will help you manage public transit a little better now. For people using the navigation service on Android phones, Google Maps now will offer departure times, estimate when you’ll arrive and alert you when you’re at your bus stop or have to transfer to another train line. For …

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