The eight-year bromance between Barack Obama — who appointed the first chief technology officer for the US — and Silicon Valley is over. Now what? That’s the question the tech industry has been asking since a real estate mogul turned reality TV star, with a spotty reputation on technology, was voted in as 45th president …
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Evernote on Tuesday released the latest iOS version of its note-taking and organization app. Evernote 8.0 seeks to make the user experience faster and simpler. The last year hasn’t been great for Evernote. In July, there was backlash against the company’s new pricing structure. Last month, after an uproar over changes to its privacy policy, Evernote did a full about-face …
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More than 1 million people signed onto a petition asking President Barack Obama to pardon Edward Snowden, proponents of the pardon said Friday. The campaign began in September, when Snowden, his attorney Ben Wizner from the ACLU, and other privacy activists announced they would formally petition Obama for a pardon. Snowden leaked classified NSA documents detailing surveillance programs run by …
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If the unblinking stare of your MacBook’s webcam has you concerned about a hacker using it to spy on you, then you may want to cover or disable the webcam when it’s not in use. The easiest and most foolproof way to stop someone from peering at you though the webcam, which Apple calls an iSight camera, is to simply …
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Notion is a free app for Android and iOS devices that syncs with your inbox, then uses artificial intelligence to make it easier to find the info you actually need. Its latest upgrade: an Amazon Alexa skill that lets you access Notion’s insights with simple voice commands. The coolest trick? Email summaries that let Alexa tell you the most most …
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Walking the floor at Eureka Park, the startup pavilion here at CES 2017, I came across this strange product: Hushme, which is billed as the “world’s first voice mask for mobile phones.” Due to hit a crowdfunding site later this year, Hushme can be worn as a standard neckband-style wireless headphone — it has integrated ear buds — or in …
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Facebook has its own official app — plus about 17 other official apps, including the standalone Messenger app — but it might not be the best Facebook app for you. Alternative Facebook apps such as Friendly and Swipe ($99 at Amazon) for Facebook can give you the experience you’ve always wanted — they use less of your phone’s battery and …
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You have the right to remain silent — but your smart devices might not. Amazon’s Echo and Echo Dot are in millions of homes now, with holiday sales more than quadrupling from 2015. Always listening for its wake word, the breakthrough smart speakers boast seven microphones waiting to take and record your commands. Now, Arkansas police are hoping an Echo …
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The Apple Watch is a device that can do more than tell the time or put iPhone notifications on your wrist. It can be used to pay for items in the real world, save you in an emergency, act as a fashion accessory and help you track down a misplaced iPhone — to name a few. Here are 11 tips …
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Whether it’s a brand-new Asus ZenPad Z8 or a hand-me-down Google Pixel C, Android tablets can provide your child with hours of entertainment. But these digital babysitters can also put your child at risk. Thankfully, Android has a few tricks up its sleeve to help you out. Create a restricted user Android lets you create multiple user accounts for your …
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