Apple could adopt an OLED screen for its 2017 iPhone, the Japan-based Nikkei news site reported Wednesday. The iPhone maker had originally planned to introduce phones with OLED displays no earlier than 2018, according to Nikkei, but is ahead of schedule and will push up the rollout to next year. Apple is reportedly close to …
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3 March
Amazon’s Alexa makes herself at home
“Alexa, how did you sneak inside my Bose speakers?” For the past year, Amazon’s Echo speaker, which houses a digital voice assistant called Alexa, has become a breakout hit of the connected home. People all over the country are now calling out to these voice-activated devices: “Alexa, what’s the weather today?” “Alexa, order more beef jerky.” “Alexa, play some classic …
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3 March
Fidget in this chair to charge your gadgets
If you’re the type of person who simply can’t sit still, this imaginative chair may be perfect for you. The Moov chair, a prototype, converts your movements into electricity by way of 288 piezoelectric crystals located under the seat cushion. Piezoelectricity is an electric charge that accumulates in certain solid materials, in this case crystals, in response to pressure. The …
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3 March
Here’s what’s new in Google Photos v1.15
Google recently updated the Photos service on the Web with adjustments to the editing tools. Now the Android app for the service is getting improvements as well. Among these are big changes for the Assistant and Collections areas, as well as tweaks to in-app navigation. Version 1.15 of Google Photos is still rolling out. If you want to skip the …
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3 March
Musical Rube Goldberg machine sings an extraordinarily pretty song
Swedish band Wintergatan’s latest music video was a little outside the box. Not one for traditional instruments, Wintergatan’s Martin Molin built a complex musical machine by hand. It’s powered by hand crank and uses over 2,000 steel marbles to play vibraphone, bass, and kick, snare and hi-hat drums it incorporates. The Marble Machine took over a year to build. Molin …
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2 March
Frank Underwood would ‘take Trump down,’ says ‘House of Cards’ co
Donald Trump wouldn’t last long in the (hopefully) exaggerated world of Washington politics portrayed in the hit Netflix series “House of Cards” — as long as Doug Stamper is on the scene. At least that’s the latest hot take on the leading Republican candidate for president in the real world, coming from the (very underrated) actor Michael Kelly who plays …
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2 March
Google Photos bumps up editing options
Google Photos users are getting a small batch of new tools. The photos team late Tuesday unveiled new online editing tricks. You can now jump between photos while remaining in editing mode, without losing either changes or the ability to revert to the original. You can also choose a specific aspect ratio for your photos by selecting any of four …
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2 March
How to prepare for your digital afterlife
You’re probably not going to die any time soon (knock on wood), but it’s never a bad idea to prepare for the worst. Your will may take care of who gets your car when you pass away, but what about who gets your Facebook account? Or who’s allowed to access your Gmail data? Managing your digital afterlife can be tough, …
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2 March
Kanye cheesed off at Deadmau5 as Twitter baiting continues
Oh Twitter — you may distract us from our work and lead to countless hours wasted on hashtag games, but you do really hold your own when it comes to celebrity spats. Who could forget Bette Midler squaring off against the much younger Ariana Grande, “All About Eve”-style, over the young ingenue’s choice of barely there clothing. Or One Direction …
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2 March
You’ll soon need a TV licence even if you just watch iPlayer, government confirms
You’ll soon need a licence fee even if you don’t have a telly and you only watch iPlayer on your PC, phone or tablet. The government has promised to bring in new laws closing the iPlayer loophole “as soon as practicable.” “The BBC works on the basis that all who watch it pay for it,” said Culture Secretary John Whittingdale. …
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