The Raspberry Pi is the ultimate, affordable computer for anyone who likes to tinker and doesn’t mind doing some legwork to get it up and running. If you order a Raspberry Pi without an SD card preloaded with New Out Of Box Software (NOOBS), you will need to provide your own SD card and manually …
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20 July
Take pictures by blinking with Blincam on your glasses
A team in Japan has made hands-free photography simpler than ever — at least, for people who wear glasses. The Blincam is a camera that attaches to specs and takes pictures when you blink — finally giving you a legitimate reason to wink at everyone and everything. It operates its shutter when it detects firm, intentional blinks of the eye …
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20 July
BT internet down for customers across the UK
Are you on BT Broadband and your internet isn’t working properly? BT has acknowledged the problem and says it’s working to fix things. Various parts of the country seem to be affected, including London, York, Abergavenny and East Kilbride. Customers of Plusnet are also having problems. “A spokesperson for BT said “We’re sorry that some BT and Plusnet customers have …
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20 July
At last, a magic button that whisks you to the pub for a free beer
Enlarge Image Kozel’s Pint Finder app earns you two free pints at selected pubs. Kozel I don’t know what it’s like where you are, but a heatwave has descended on the UK and half the country’s stuck at our desks dreaming of a nice cold ice-cold beer. Wouldn’t it be great if you could just push a button that transports …
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20 July
Apple Pay’s new lure: A $5 gift card
Sign up for Apple Pay at an Apple Store, and you’ll get a $5 or £5 gift card for your effort. The promotion, which started this week, works as follows, according to blog site MacRumors: Buy something at an Apple Store, and an employee will ask if you wish to use Apple Pay. If you haven’t yet tried the mobile …
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19 July
Democrats make following convention news easy with new app
Whether you’re planning to be in Philadelphia next week for the Democratic National Convention or miles away at home, convention organizers say they have an app to keep you as close to the action as possible. The Democratic National Convention Committee released a new app Tuesday that will include in-depth and up-to-date videos, speeches, and photos from the DNC as …
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19 July
iPhone faces potential ban in Iran
iPhones could be persona non grata in Iran unless Apple takes measures to comply with the country’s anti-smuggling requirements. The Iranian government has kicked off a new project to ban potentially smuggled mobile phones, The Japan Times said on Tuesday, citing a report from Iran’s Tasnim News Agency. Scheduled to start this week, the plan will require all mobile phones …
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19 July
Three alleged iPhone 7 models revealed in leaked images
Apple could be prepping three variations of this year’s iPhone, according to a batch of leaked photos. As seen on Chinese blog site Weibo and French site nowhereelse.fr, the photos allegedly show off the front and back of three iPhone 7 models: a regular version, a Plus edition and a new Pro variant. The regular iPhone 7 would stick with …
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19 July
Apple tests Google graphics format to speed up websites
Apple has begun trial runs with a Google graphics technology in a significant endorsement for an effort get websites to load faster. Support for that technology, an image format known as WebP, is built into test versions of iOS 10 and MacOS Sierra, the forthcoming editions of Apple’s core software for iPhones, iPads and Macs. But WebP support is by …
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19 July
Twitter admits dragging feet on trolls, bans Milo Yiannopoulos
Milo Yiannopoulos, the self-described “most fabulous supervillian on the internet,” has been suspended from Twitter, as the social media network also admitted it needs to be quicker to block trolls. The conservative commentator, known on Twitter as @Nero, is famous (or infamous) for comments such as “feminism is cancer” and has been condemned in online circles as a vicious troll. …
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