April, 2017

• 18 April

  Facebook sees your phone as an augmented reality playground

  

  Imagine you and your child turning your doctor’s waiting room table into a battlefield for a tower defense video game only you two can see. Later this year, Facebook will begin releasing the tech that’ll make it happen. Welcome to augmented reality, an emerging technology that Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg touted Tuesday at his …

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• 18 April

  How to check iPhone battery level from a Mac

  

  If you are like me, then your iPhone is rarely out of reach. It’s my work phone. It’s my personal phone. It’s my alarm clock. It’s how I read the news, check the weather, watch the Cincinnati Reds and listen to music. For times when your iPhone is charging or just left in another room, however, there is a way …

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• 18 April

  PetSmart to acquire online pet store Chewy.com

  

  Pet supplies retailer PetSmart said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Chewy.com, a fast-growing online retailer of pet supplies. PetSmart didn’t disclose the terms of the deal, but Recode valued it at $3.35 billion, edging out the $3.3 billion Walmart paid for Jet.com in August. The deal is expected to close at the end of the second fiscal quarter of …

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• 18 April

  6 tips for the Galaxy S8’s new launcher

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Is the Samsung Galaxy S8 the fastest phone right now? 3:44 Samsung’s Galaxy S8 ships with some software tweaks that will force diehard Samsung users to relearn common tasks, such as opening the app drawer. Let’s take a look at some of the changes, and in some cases, how to revert to the Samsung’s old ways. …

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• 18 April

  Apple makes a bunch of apps free for everyone

  

  Hey, how would you like a copy of Apple’s iMovie, GarageBand and iWork suite for free and totally legal? Apple updated the apps on Tuesday, making them available for free to all iOS and Mac users. The apps were previously free to anyone who purchased a new iOS or macOS device in the past several years, but the update means …

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• 18 April

  Facebook allows staff to join anti

  

  Facebook won’t penalize employees who take time off on May 1 to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The social network posted a memo on an internal forum on April 14 announcing the policy, which will allow employees to join pro-immigration protests set to take place on International Workers’ Day. It also said it will re-evaluate contracts …

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• 18 April

  What’s new on Hulu for May 2017

  

  Hulu started off as a destination for television programming. However in May, there are a lot of movies to check out. Two that caught my attention are original documentaries about Batman and James Bond. “Batman & Bill” tells the story of one of the creators of Batman — Bill Finger. While Bob Kane got all the publicity for years as …

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• 18 April

  How to email more than five photos at once in iOS 10

  

  For all the changes and improvements (some might say “improvements”) iOS has delivered over the years, there’s one curious limitation still imposed by Apple. If you want to email someone more than five photos, you can’t. That’s a pretty big hassle when you’re looking to share a big batch of snapshots from a vacation, wedding, day at the beach or …

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• 18 April

  Facebook Messenger adds new features so you’ll never leave it

  

  Facebook Messenger wants to be your one-stop shop for… everything. Want to check on your flight or buy some Nikes? The social network hopes you’ll never leave its chat app. Facebook on Tuesday unveiled new features for Messenger that aim to give people more ways to communicate with businesses but cut out the tedium — like talking to customer service …

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• 18 April

  Google Maps Timeline comes to the aid of forgetful iOS users

  

  Mobile devices mean never having to memorize anyone’s phone number. If you’re an iPhone user, you can now feel free to forget where you’ve been too. A new Google Maps feature has finally arrived on Apple’s iOS that’ll help you remember your previous locations. Starting Tuesday, Your Timeline for Google Maps will enable iOS users to see a daily snapshot …

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