Here’s our brief weekly roundup of the newest video to hit the major online streaming services, including Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and wherever else we can dig something up. Hit play below — we’ve folded in some trivia so you’ll know more about what you’re watching. Watch bad movies, but laugh thanks to MS3TK Your …
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April, 2017
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14 April
3 good reasons to draw on Windows Maps
It’s not a new feature from the Windows 10 Creators Update, but you may have missed it if you use Google Maps for your geographical and navigational needs. Windows 10‘s stock Maps app has a drawing tool that’s quite useful, especially if you have a Windows 10 touchscreen PC. To start drawing on your map, tap or click the pen …
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14 April
Alphabet’s newest smartwatch is not what you’d expect
Verily Life Sciences, formerly known as Google Life Sciences and owned by Google parent company Alphabet, has unveiled a new smartwatch — one you’ll probably never wear. The Study Watch features a simple circular e-ink display that only shows the date and time. It’s not intended to be a consumer product but instead passively records a person’s health data for …
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14 April
Is Apple looking to buy Toshiba’s memory business?
Apple is reportedly considering investing in Toshiba in the wake of the Japanese manufacturer suffering significant losses. Toshiba has put its semiconductor unit on the market and Apple is said to be considering a bid, according to Bloomberg. The unit makes the memory chips at the core of modern smartphones and computers, marking an opportunity for Apple to consolidate its …
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14 April
Best tablets for taking notes
I like to write. (I would hope so, since I do it for a living.) When a nascent idea or perfect sentence begins bubbling inside of my head, an onscreen keyboard gets the job done in a pinch, but when it comes to actually hunkering down and having a writing session it falls short of a traditional keyboard or pen …
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14 April
The 4 refurbished tech products you should avoid
Because I’m a big believer in saving money, I’m a big believer in buying refurbished. Tech items in particular are often priced well below new, despite being nearly as good as new. So why not buy everything refurbished? First, let’s define our terms. A refurbished product is one that, for any number of reasons, no longer qualifies as new. In …
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13 April
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T-Mobile, Dish Network and cable giant Comcast emerged as the big winners in the government’s wireless spectrum auction. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday announced the winners of its $19.8 billion spectrum auction. T-Mobile spent $8 billion and won the biggest number of licenses, according to the FCC. Dish Network came in second, committing $6.2 billion, and Comcast spent $1.7 …
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13 April
8 ways to repurpose an old iPhone
Now playing: Watch this: 8 ways to repurpose your old phone 2:10 You can teach an old iPhone new tricks. CC Yutaka Tsutano/Flickr The iPhone has been around for a full 10 years now, meaning at some point you’ve probably upgraded to a newer model. (Possibly several newer models.) And whenever you do that, you’re left with your old phone …
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13 April
Touchscreen use linked to sleep problems in infants
Today’s infants are among the first to grow up surrounded by touchscreen devices from birth. And if you’re wondering what the long-term effect of that exposure might be, especially on sleep (a sensitive subject for any new parent), the answer is: not good. According to a new study published on April 13 by the journal Nature: “Traditional screen time (e.g. …
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13 April
iPhone 8 may move fingerprint reader to the back, similar to Galaxy S8
Alleged iPhone 8 schematics surfaced online today, opening up the possibility that Apple’s next phone could feature dual cameras stacked vertically and a fingerprint sensor on the back. If true, these would mark a notable change from the iPhone’s usual appearance. Apple is rumored to be planning to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the device by releasing a drastically redesigned …
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