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May, 2016

  • 17 May

    It’s now easier to add Google Drive files to Evernote

    Evernote and Google Drive are joining forces, bringing all of your Google Drive files within easy reach of Evernote’s organizational structure. You’ve always been able to add Google Drive files to Evernote manually, but it involved copying a link from Google Drive and pasting it into Evernote, and then, most likely, writing a quick description …

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  • 17 May

    How to disable phone calls on your iPad

    Apple introduced the Continuity feature with OS X Yosemite that lets you field phone calls and text messages from your iOS devices and Mac. I enjoy being able to respond to texts from my MacBook Pro and iPad when my iPhone is charging, but I’m less sold on sharing phone calls between all three devices. I don’t like the cacophony …

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  • 17 May

    Apple’s latest iOS update wreaks havoc with some iPad Pro tablets

    Another Apple software update, another hiccup. On Monday, Apple rolled out version 9.3.2 of its mobile operating system to fix a small number of bugs. But the update itself has introduced a bug of its own — one that affects the iPad Pro. Users chiming in on MacRumors support forums, on Apple Support Communities and on Twitter say the new …

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  • 17 May

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    T-Mobile is bent on retaining subscribers and winning over new ones by adding more streaming services to its Binge On program. On Tuesday, the company announced the addition of more than 12 streaming video and audio services to Binge On so its users can watch and listen without eating into their cellular data plan. Some of the additions include NBC, …

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  • 17 May

    Netflix partners with Univision on El Chapo drama, more programming

    Netflix is getting an assist from Univision Communications with its Spanish-language programming. The American Spanish-language broadcast network said Tuesday that it’s partnering with Netflix on two original series. The companies will also co-produce a drama about Mexican drug lord “El Chapo,” Univision said Tuesday in New York City at its upfront presentation, which teases the upcoming season’s new programs. The …

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  • 17 May

    GarageBand adds Chinese instruments following Tim Cook’s Beijing visit

    GarageBand is getting a host of new Chinese instruments. As of today, Apple’s music-creation app for Macs and iOS devices plays host to a virtual pipa, erhu and Chinese percussion, along with 300 Chinese music loops. “By adding classic Chinese instruments and new Live Loop templates, the new GarageBand app makes it fun and easy to make Chinese-inspired music right …

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  • 17 May

    Amazon’s restaurant deliveries come to Manhattan, Dallas

    Amazon’s restaurant deliveries service expanded to two more markets on Tuesday, reaching Manhattan and Dallas. The service provides one-hour deliveries from certain restaurants for free to Amazon Prime members. Meals were already available through Amazon’s Prime Now rapid deliveries service in Baltimore, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles. The Seattle online retailer also said it’s …

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  • 17 May

    iTunes 12.4 is here, but there’s no word on that music deletion issue

    On Monday, Apple released iTunes 12.4 for Mac and Windows, which updated the interface and navigation. It’s not a major overhaul — most of your years-old frustrations with the bloated program are still there. But the bigger issue is whether or not Apple has addressed a long-percolating issue that may — or may not — wipe out users’ carefully curated …

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  • 17 May

    Russian dating app gets turned on by facial recognition

    A facial recognition service in Russia is putting public anonymity at risk by letting people photograph strangers and identify them using an app. Tapping into publicly available data from popular Russian social network Vkontakte, the app, called FindFace, claims to have a 70 percent success rate when it comes to identifying people. FindFace has been in existence only since February, …

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  • 17 May

    Amazon augments Alexa voice commands on Fire TV devices

    No longer content to trail Siri on Apple TV, Amazon’s Alexa is speaking up for herself on TVs, and listening to more of your commands. Today Amazon unveiled a few new capabilities for its Fire TV devices, namely the $99 Fire TV box and the $50 Fire TV Stick with voice remote. They expand the devices’ voice recognition features, and …

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