January, 2017

• 19 January

  7 ways Redditors made this dancing guy hilarious

  

  With the 2017 presidential inauguration ceremonies happening Friday, the news this week has been wall-to-wall politics. To give you a break from cabinet appointments, hearings and the inauguration, I decided to post something totally off-topic. Not just off-topic, but too funny to pass up. I was browsing Reddit’s Photoshop Battles today when I saw that …

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• 19 January

  Can’t get a Pixel XL? How about a Moto Z instead?

  

  If you’re finding it hard to find Google’s latest and greatest Pixel XL phone, you’re likely not alone. The search giant’s flagship device is sold out at the Google Store and even back-ordered on Verizon until at least March 10. Perhaps Verizon feels your pain, because today the carrier said it’s slashing prices on the Moto Z Droid and Moto …

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• 19 January

  Abstract: The Art of Design is Netflix’s latest must

  

  Netflix‘s latest documentary series, “Abstract: The Art of Design,” explores the artistic minds and creative processes of the world’s top designers in fashion, art, cars and more. It includes prominent figures with jobs you expect to see highlighted in a series about design, like architect Bjarke Ingels, photographer Platon, graphic designer Paula Scher and interior designer Ilse Crawford. But “Abstract” …

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• 19 January

  USA Today to livestream Trump’s inauguration in VR

  

  Witnessing the president of the United States being sworn into office is an electric, historic and memorable experience. Most of us, however, won’t be there. If you can’t attend Donald Trump’s inauguration or are just curious what all the fuss is about, strap a VR headset on Friday and you’ll get the next best thing. USA Today’s “VRtually There” program, …

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• 18 January

  Apple hopes Logic Pro X support will make the MacBook Pro Touch Bar sing

  

  Two of Apple‘s apps for musicians and music producers, Logic Pro X for Macs and the iOS version of GarageBand, are getting free updates that add new features. Both updates will be released in time for the 2017 National Association of Music Merchants trade show happening this week in Anaheim, California. Logic Pro X is a professional music recording and …

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• 18 January

  Mozilla’s new logo reminds us that it is, in fact, a web firm

  

  Last year, Mozilla, the internet company best known for the Firefox browser, publicly started the rebranding process by opening the door to public feedback. With several options on display, Mozilla asked for comments and input from all who cared to share. As of today, the new logo is official and the simple change is meant as a reminder that Mozilla …

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• 18 January

  Google could bring supercheap Android One phones to the US

  

  Folks on tight budgets may get another Android option to choose from if Google brings a supercheap Android One phone to the US. The report comes by way of tech blog The Information, whose original story lives behind a paywall. With the launch of the $650 Google Pixel and $770 Pixel XL, the tech giant is making a name for …

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• 18 January

  CNET asks: BlackBerry and Nokia are back! Do you care?

  

  Nokia and BlackBerry used to be the bigger names in mobile, back before the iPhone came in and revolutionized everything. These prides of Finland and Canada, respectively, hung on for awhile, but each one’s proprietary software (Symbian and MeeGo for Nokia and BlackBerry OS for, well, BlackBerry) soon fell behind iOS, Android and even Windows Mobile/Windows Phone. Now playing: Watch …

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• 18 January

  How to install Chrome extensions manually

  

  Google has, over the years, increased its restrictions for installing third-party Chrome extensions to help protect Chrome users from malicious code. A few years ago, you could simply install an extension from a developer’s site without any hassle. Last year, you needed only to enable Developer mode before installing a CRX (Chrome extension) file. Now, according to Google, “to protect …

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• 18 January

  Slack finally rolls out threaded messaging

  

  The wait is almost over. Threaded messaging is finally coming to Slack, the popular messaging and collaboration service. It will roll out in “the next few days” and will be available on both desktop and mobile versions, according to an announcement posted by the company. Threaded messaging — or the ability to group related message replies together in an easy-to-read …

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