MacOS Sierra understands you have multiple devices and the occasional need to share data across them. Apple’s desktop software now lets you easily share files via iCloud Drive, but for bits of text or even a photo or video, you can now use the universal clipboard to copy something on one device and paste it …
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19 September
Waze now gives parking advice
Now playing: Watch this: Google targets busy travelers with Trips app, Waze update 1:32 James Martin/CNET Waze, the directions app owned by Google, is now going to help users find parking. To develop the already-active “where to park” feature, Waze has partnered with INRIX, a parking data aggregator. The Waze interface has changed in a few ways. First, when users …
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19 September
Is losing the headphone jack from a phone a deal breaker? (Open_Tab)
Now playing: Watch this: Is losing the headphone jack from a phone a deal breaker?… 6:57 How do you listen to music? Is it through traditional wired headphones, or have you made the jump to wireless audio through Bluetooth? Now that phones such as Apple’s new iPhone 7 and Motorola’s Moto Z handset are moving away from including a headphone …
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19 September
Video of rapper booted from Uber ride for smoking weed lights up internet
Terry Brown, a self-described “60-year-old rapper with a bad knee,” had a recent Uber ride unceremoniously cut short when he lit up what he claimed was his medical marijuana in the back seat. Brown, aka ” Unc Imo,” captured the whole (expletive-laden, definitely NSFW) episode in the video below as he filmed one of the video updates he frequently posts …
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19 September
Microsoft thinks this is the future of fingerprint scanning (maybe)
You’re probably used to placing your finger on the front, back or side of your phone to unlock the screen, but Microsoft has a different idea in mind: resting your digit directly on the display. The Redmond, Washington, company applied for a patent that puts the fingerprint-reading technology right under — or maybe it’s integrated within — the glass that …
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19 September
How to sync files via iCloud Drive with MacOS Sierra
Apple’s new desktop software, MacOS Sierra, takes the two folders you likely use the most — Desktop and Documents — and syncs them with iCloud Drive. That means any files you have stored in either spot are accessible from your other iCloud Drive-enabled devices, including your iPhone, iPad, other Macs and even Windows PCs. After you install MacOS Sierra, one …
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19 September
No headphone jack, no problem: 7 ways to output audio from the iPhone 7
As everyone knows by now, Apple finally worked up the “courage” to eliminate the 3.5mm headphone jack from the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus smartphones. According to Phil Schiller, head of marketing, the decision was based on three reasons: firstly to show off Lightning’s ability to adapt to uses beyond charging and data transfer, secondly to save space and thirdly …
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19 September
GoPro debuts Hero 5 Black, Session action cams and Karma foldable drone
Now playing: Watch this: GoPro’s Hero5 likes water, swearing and flying on the… 4:18 The new GoPro action cameras are here. GoPro CEO Nick Woodman on Monday announced the Hero 5 Black and Hero 5 Session. Both cameras are capable of capturing 4k video, include electronic image stabilization and support voice controls in multiple languages. The Hero 5 Black also …
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19 September
Samsung might not resume Galaxy Note 7 sales for over a month
Sales of Samsung’s recalled Galaxy Note 7 reportedly will not resume in the US for more than a month, although users expecting replacement units for the notorious phone will likely be receiving them sooner. The expected date for sales to resume, according to VentureBeat, is October 21 — the same day LG’s V20 drops in the United States. Samsung’s phone …
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19 September
For its 75th anniversary, Hasselblad V1D concept takes 75
Hasselblad revisits its V-system square-format roots at Photokina 2016 with the V1D 4116 Concept, a prototype design for a modular 75-megapixel camera (presumably 6×6, but who knows). The design has the same aesthetic that’s informed the company’s recent cameras, milled out of a single block of aluminum. Its most notable feature is its ability to accept modules on its sides …
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