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Apple partners with Common Sense Media to vet podcasts for kids

Apple’s expanding its partnership with parental education organization Common Sense Media to create new podcast listings of vetted shows for kids. The initiative, which builds on a similar project last year for movies and TV shows on Apple TV, will include Common Sense Media branding. The iPhone maker plans to update its collection monthly, featuring new and popular shows, as …

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Intel’s Thunderbolt pushes into mainstream as faster alternative to USB

Thunderbolt, Intel’s super-speedy connection technology, isn’t widely used. But that may change in the coming year, as more computer makers incorporate the USB competitor into their new models. Intel has hoped Thunderbolt, which debuted in 2011 on Apple’s 2011 MacBook Pro, would become commonplace for computer users. A year later, the chipmaker forecast that “most PCs” would have Thunderbolt by …

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