You likely use a couple keyboard shortcuts to navigate Google’s browser, but why stop there? Check out this list of shortcuts to raise your Chrome game. I use a Mac, so I have listed shortcut combinations for a Mac keyboard, but an equivalent Windows shortcut exists for most if you substitute the Windows’s Ctrl key …
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7 July
Zuckerberg: Police shooting videos highlight fear felt by millions
The videos posted to social media of two black men being shot to death by police this week underscore the fear felt by millions of people, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says. “The images we’ve seen this week are graphic and heartbreaking, and they shine a light on the fear that millions of members of our community live with every day,” …
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7 July
How to radically improve the sound of your audio system: Add a subwoofer
The sure-fire way to improve the sound of any audio system is to get better speakers, but if you like your speakers, adding a sub will be a profound upgrade. My neighbors Sara and Kevin have a great audio system (more on that later), but it wasn’t living up to his expectations, so he asked me to drop by their …
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7 July
Apple Pay goes Alpine as it lands in Switzerland
Apple Pay is spreading further around the globe. The mobile payment system is launching in Switzerland on Thursday, the company announced. Outside of the UK, it’s the first European location in which the service has launched. Already available in the US, Canada, Australia, China and Singapore, this is good news for travellers, who can use the convenient service in a …
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7 July
Minnesota police shooting video brings graphic death to Facebook
The aftermath of a police shooting of a Minnesota driver was live-streamed on Facebook, an incident that is reigniting tensions over violence toward blacks by law enforcement. The video captures the immediate minutes following the shooting of 32-year-old Philando Castile on Wednesday night. A public school cafeteria supervisor, Castile was shot by a police officer in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, after …
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7 July
Snapchat accused of exposing kids to ‘profoundly sexual content’
A 14-year-old boy and his mother have filed a lawsuit against Snapchat, alleging that the photo- and video-sharing app’s Discover service routinely exposes minors to sexually explicit content without warning them or their parents. The lawsuit, which was filed Thursday by celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos in US District Court for Central California, accuses Snapchat of violating the Communications Decency Act, …
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7 July
You can buy Samsung’s phone for Rio Olympians on July 18
You don’t have to be able to outswim Michael Phelps or dash as fast as Usain Bolt to have the same phone as an Olympic champion. Samsung is selling the Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic Games Limited Edition on July 18 in countries including the US, Brazil, China, Germany and South Korea. This variation on the S7 Edge brightens up its …
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7 July
Google Now on Tap can now translate text from any app or screen
Now playing: Watch this: Ways to use Android Marshmallow’s Now on Tap 1:04 Enlarge Image Google has beefed up its Now on Tap feature to translate more than just webpages. Google Google’s Now on Tap feature has expanded its language translation skills. Now on Tap, which can translate certain languages to and from your native tongue, now supports any mobile …
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7 July
iOS 10 and MacOS Sierra public betas are available now
Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10 Public Beta is available today: Here are the best… 2:25 The first public betas of Apple’s next big mobile and computer operating systems are about to be installed on millions more devices. Both iOS 10 and MacOS Sierra can now be downloaded from Apple’s website for users who had previously signed up for them. …
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7 July
Bedtime is my favorite feature of iOS 10, and I hope it’s a preview of Apple Watch 2
After using iOS 10’s public beta for half a week, I’m surprised that my favorite feature isn’t even something I knew about. It slipped my mind somehow while covering Apple’s developer conference. But I think it’s my favorite bit of design in the entire OS update. And I wonder, maybe, if it’s a preview of what the Apple Watch 2 …
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