Now playing: Watch this: Chrome and Firefox try improving your web-browsing experience… 4:57 On this podcast, we talk about: Firefox hunting down autoplay videos Why “Not Secure” is popping up on some websites on Google Chrome Airbnb’s battle against New York government The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the …
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Apple has been catching heat over the performance of its new MacBook Pro laptops, but the company is hoping its new software update will help cool off outraged power users. After reports of heat issues leading to throttled performance, Apple has determined that a simple software bug was to blame, and has released what it hopes is a quick fix. …
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The newest MacBook Pro laptops from Apple offer a lot of updates under the hood, from high-end Intel Core i9 CPUs to larger drives to displays that automatically adjust their color temperature. But, early adopters also found an unexpected problem — CPUs that would throttle up and down wildly under exactly the kind of high-end workload these Pro-level machines were …
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Facebook is doubling its presence in London by acquiring office space across two buildings in King’s Cross. The 600,000 square feet (56,000 square meters) of office space will be enough for more than 6,000 workstations. The social media giant hasn’t said how many new jobs this will create, but it plans to have 2,300 UK employees by the end of …
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If you’re already an Apple Pay convert, we have some good news for you: The mobile wallet is about to get much more useful. On Tuesday, eBay said it’ll soon accept Apple Pay as payment on it vast online retail platform. Certain retailers will begin accepting Apple Pay in the US come fall, the company said, before a full-scale rollout …
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When you take your Apple iPhones, iMacs and MacBooks to an Apple Store for repair… are you curious how they get fixed? We may have just gotten a glimpse into that world, proprietary Apple tools and all. We can’t be sure that they’re legit — Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment — but Motherboard’s sources report that …
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On this podcast, friend of the show Dan Ackerman visits to talk about: Apple’s newest MacBook Pro, with a faster processor, more storage and quieter keyboard. The Acer Swift 7, which is one of the thinnest laptops on the market at 8.98 millimeters thick. Now playing: Watch this: The new, speedier MacBook Pro. Worth the upgrade? (The… 4:57 The 3:59 …
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Does your iPhone ($285 at Amazon) sound like every other iPhone? Does it play the default Waves ringtone, causing everyone nearby to pull out their own phone and see if it’s the one ringing? Time to stand out from the crowd! You can create an unlimited number of custom ringtones for your device, using a virtually unlimited number of sources: …
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Intrigued by Pokemon Go’s location-based gameplay but desire a bit more action in your experience? The Walking Dead: Our World mobile game might be up your alley. AMC and developer Next Games, made up of folks who helped make Angry Birds and Clash of Clans, launched the game on iOS and Android on July 12, but made its big promotional …
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Perhaps it’s a move to nudge me toward Safari and its fancy new favicons. Or maybe it’s just a bug. Whatever the case may be, the beta of MacOS Mojave has broken a small but important part of Chrome: Checkboxes. Without checkboxes, I can’t, for example, conduct my online banking in Chrome or use CNET’s content management system. Any web …
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