July, 2016

• 19 July

  Justice Department tweets, then deletes, a dig calling CNN a Trump troll

  

  Can the Justice Department ever LMAO? The answer, briefly Tuesday morning, was yes. Screenshot by Joan E. Solsman/CNET In what appeared to be a staffers’ personal missive incorrectly published on the DOJ’s official account, the tweet linked to a CNN article titled “Campaign denies Melania Trumps’s speech plagiarizes parts of Michelle Obama’s.” “CNN is the …

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• 19 July

  Twitter goes for hoops fans with new NBA pregame show

  

  Twitter is hoping to bring more basketball fans to its court through a partnership with the National Basketball Association for exclusive live programming. The league and social network are teaming up to live-stream a new weekly NBA pregame show that will be delivered exclusively to Twitter users, the pair said Tuesday. The show will feature elements designed to stimulate and …

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• 19 July

  Here’s how to request a verified account on Twitter

  

  Twitter on Tuesday announced it is now accepting requests to verify a specific Twitter accounts. You can request verification for a personal account, in addition to one belonging to a brand or company. Previously, there was a mysterious process for getting verified. Before filling out the form, Twitter requires an account has the following: A verified phone number A confirmed …

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• 19 July

  Apple Pay says bonjour to France and nei ho to Hong Kong

  

  Apple Pay has arrived in the land of boutiques, brasseries and Bordeaux wine — France. Later Tuesday (US-time), Apple Pay also went live in Hong Kong. The French website for Apple’s payments service now shows Apple Pay to be compatible with Mastercard and Visa credit and debit cards issued by Carrefour Banque and Ticket Restaurant as well as Banque Populaire …

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• 19 July

  Amazon serves up half

  

  For today only, Amazon is serving up another Gold Box sale on Logitech desktop accessories with up to half-off the retail price for select wireless mice, keyboards, and PC speakers. We’re expecting a full product refresh later this year since most of these models are several years old, but this is still a great opportunity to replace your old gear …

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• 19 July

  How to create photo reminders in Cortana

  

  Windows 10’s smart assistant Cortana will get smarter and more helpful in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. She’ll be able to perform tasks for you directly from the lock screen and mirror your Android notifications in the Windows 10 Action Center. One other small (but cool) feature Cortana will get is the ability to create photo reminders. This feature will …

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• 19 July

  12 hidden iOS gestures worth knowing

  

  With the amount of time you likely spend tapping and swiping on your iPhone, I have a dozen gestures that can amount to tremendous time savings. You may know some of these, but others could be hiding in plain sight. Keep reading for gestures you can use with Mail, Photos, Messages and other iOS apps. 1. Save draft in Mail …

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• 19 July

  Seagate unveils massive 10TB hard drives to meet all storage needs

  

  If you’re looking to greatly increase the storage capacity of your desktop computer, NAS server or surveillance recorder, Seagate’s got you covered. The company today announced not one but three new 10TB hard drives: the Barracuda Pro, the IronWolf and SkyHawk. These drives belong to an all-new Guadian series and are currently the highest capacity consumer-grade desktop hard drives on …

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• 19 July

  Fan’s creepily accurate live

  

  Any trailer that rates itself “Q” for “Questionable” is onto something. The faux rating screen for the “Fan-o-rama” trailer reads, “Audiences will no doubt question the creator’s motives, self-respect and sanity.” You will definitely have some questions after viewing the video, the most likely being “What did I just see?” “Fan-o-rama” is a lovingly bizarre live-action interpretation of the sci-fi …

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• 19 July

  Would you give up the iPhone 7’s headphone jack for better battery life?

  

  For the last several months the prevailing rumor about the next-generation iPhones has been that Apple would do away with the headphone jack to help make the hardware thinner. But in recent days the latest chatter has been about the size of the next iPhone’s battery. Steve Hemmerstoffer (aka @OnLeaks) of Nowhereelse.fr, who has a good track record of leaking …

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