Though it’s Tuesday, Google Drive is making people feel like it’s a Monday. A number of Google Drive users are experiencing slow load times while others can’t even access their documents. The slow down seems to be largely isolated to US users. The issues seem to have started around 8:41 a.m. PT, with problems affecting …
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Now playing: Watch this: MacBooks may grow more powerful this year 1:30 Apple’s newly refreshed laptop line may be a hit in stores, but many are still concerned that the MacBook Pros aren’t quite “pro” enough. The electronics giant may assuage some of those concerns later this year, predicts KGI Securities analyst and Apple Nostradamus Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo, who last …
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If you’ve ever grumbled about the App Store being your only way to buy apps for your iPhone, you’re not the only one. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals decided Thursday that iPhone app purchasers can sue Apple on the claim that the App Store monopolizes the iPhone apps market, leading to higher prices for apps. The App Store, …
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Consumer Reports is doing an about face on Apple’s MacBook Pro. The endorsement reverses an earlier call by Consumer Reports telling consumers to avoid the new MacBooks, for the first time ever, because of big fluctuations in battery life. The publication on Thursday said a software update issued by Apple has fixed the battery problems it found in earlier tests. …
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HTC hopes a reboot will help its prospects. The company on Thursday unveiled its U series of phones, the U Play and U Ultra. The glass phones feature a second, smaller screen above the main display and boast artificial intelligence to help manage your Android notifications. The U series becomes HTC’s flagship product line, a break from the company’s tradition …
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Twitter will live-stream President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The social network said Thursday it’s partnering with PBS NewsHour to broadcast the Jan. 20 event in Washington, DC. The six-hour coverage will be anchored by Judy Woodruff and feature several correspondents and analysts commenting on the swearing-in of Trump and soon-to-be Vice President Mike Pence on the steps of the US Capitol. …
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AT&T Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson was spotted Thursday morning heading into Trump Tower along with Robert Quinn, AT&T’s senior executive vice president for external and legislative affairs. The meeting isn’t public, but Bloomberg and other media outlets reported that the AT&T execs were scheduled to meet with President-elect Donald Trump to go over the company’s $85.4 billion bid for …
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Fans of Google‘s kid-friendly Toontastic storytelling app can now create their own cartoons in 3D. The search giant said Thursday it’s launching Toontastic 3D, which lets kids simply “animate and narrate” their own stories by selecting their characters and background using the app’s editor and camera features. “All they need to do is move characters around on the screen and …
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If the global PC market death spiral were a person, it would now be old enough to attend kindergarten. Five years. That’s how long demand for personal computers has been steadily declining, according to research firm Gartner. Preliminary results released Wednesday show that PC makers shipped 269 million units in 2016, a 6.2 percent decrease from the previous year. Shipments …
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Depending on who you ask, this is either a new age for unlimited data or the end of a really good ride. Verizon and AT&T are playing hardball with legacy unlimited data customers, people who signed up for all-you-can-eat data in the early days when it was cheap, and never gave it up. AT&T said on Tuesday that it would …
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