What is your head doing right now? If you’re reading this using your phone, laptop or tablet, chances are you’re hunched over with your head tilted down. Research has found that this posture, called “text neck” can lead to bad posture and cause pain in your neck, shoulders and spine. What’s text neck and why …
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25 May
10 3D Touch shortcuts every iPhone owner should know
Apple introduced pressure-sensitive 3D Touch last year for the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. If you have either phone, I’d wager you have used 3D Touch gestures more on accident than intentionally. For example, if you press down hard enough on the left edge of the display to engage 3D Touch, you can then call up the multitasking tool …
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25 May
NASA reveals details on experimental space habitat during Reddit AMA
How much do you know about NASA’s experimental Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM)? Not much? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. BEAM, the first human-rated expandable space habitat, could one day be used for deep space applications like Martian habitats. To promote its upcoming 2-year test period, experts from NASA and Bigelow Aerospace answered questions from space enthusiasts during a Reddit …
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25 May
Yahoo’s newest suitor for its Internet business: AT&T
In the game of musical chairs to determine who will buy Yahoo, AT&T has made a surprise appearance. The nation’s second-largest wireless provider made a bid for Yahoo’s core Internet business, according to Bloomberg. A deal would give AT&T access to a wealth of online content, from its various sites such as Yahoo Finance, Sports and the still-popular Yahoo Mail, …
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25 May
10 things Apple Music users need to know
When Apple Music launched, it was immediately apparent the app wasn’t as intuitive as we had come to expect from Apple, a company known for thinking through each feature down to the pixel. While Apple has worked hard to update the Music app since its release, there are still some features that are hard to find. Here are 10 things …
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25 May
Hodor door stops, if you can quit bawling long enough to use them
Warning: Spoilers from the latest episode of “Game of Thrones” are coming. Need to hold a door? Oh, “Game of Thrones” fans, we can’t even say it without welling up. But it’s a fact: sometimes you need to prop a door open so the kids in your second-grade classroom can all file inside. Or prop it closed, so your tabby …
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25 May
Why I’m giving up on Apple’s Podcasts app
Apple’s Podcasts app is no longer the worst app Apple ever made, as my colleague Rick Broida argued years ago. Broida checked back with the app last year and discovered that, after a major overhaul, it was serviceable, which may be the nicest thing anyone’s ever said about the Podcasts app. For me, the app’s serviceability makes it all the …
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25 May
Microsoft may launch two TV streaming devices at E3
Microsoft may have its sights set on ruling the television next. The software titan has two streaming TV devices it will debut at next month’s E3 video game conference, according to Brad Sams of tech news site Petri, who divulged the information Wednesday during a video podcast. The first is a Chromecast-like device to stream Xbox digital content. The second …
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25 May
Pilot Bluetooth earpiece crowdfunds the dream of universal, instant language translation
We usually try to avoid feeding the crowdfunding hype-machine, but the Pilot language translating earpiece by Waverly Labs is too cool not to mention, especially because the Indiegogo page is now available for preorder. The concept realizes the dream of an instant, universal language translation device that’s shown up in so many science-fiction movies that it’s practically become a Hollywood …
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25 May
Want a smartwatch or fitness tracker? Wait till the fall
So far, 2016 has been a lame year for wearable tech. The best watches and fitness bands you can buy right now were, for the most part, released in 2015. That’s because you can practically count the number of new and notable wearable things that debuted in the first five months of this year on one hand: The Fitbit Blaze, …
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