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YouTube restricts far
YouTube has placed major restrictions on the channel of UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Instead of hitting the English Defence League founder with an outright ban, the video-streaming site placed limiting factors on his content, as previously reported by Buzzfeed. “After consulting with third party experts, we are applying a tougher treatment to Tommy Robinson’s channel in keeping with our …
Read More »AirPower’s failure won’t hurt Apple. But these 3 things already are
AirPower is dead. But it’s no big deal. In fact, it’s the least of Apple’s problems. After being unveiled alongside the iPhone X in September 2017, the wireless charging mat — designed to juice up to three Apple devices simultaneously — never saw the light of day. Marketing chief Phil Schiller said at the time it would ship in 2018, …
Read More »Google adds Snake to Maps for April Fools’ Day gag
Remember Snake? It’s back — in Google Maps form! Snake, the iconic Nokia game first introduced on the Nokia 6110 in 1997, has been reimagined for Google Maps in celebration of April Fools’ Day. You can play it on iOS and Android versions of the Google Maps app. Just touch the sidebar option on the left side of the search …
Read More »Forget the Galaxy Fold and Mate X, the Motorola Razr is the foldable phone to beat
Update, Nov. 14: The foldable Motorola Razr has been launched, and we went hands-on. Original story follows. Last month, a foldable phone epidemic swept through the MWC 2019 trade show in Barcelona. Samsung had a mic-drop moment and launched the Galaxy Fold just days before the conference got started. Huawei said “hold my beer” and announced the Mate X. Then, TCL (the company …
Read More »Garfield phones calling: Mystery of kitty litter on beach finally solved
It’s a Black Mirror plotline written by your favorite cat lady: Telephones shaped like Garfield, the orange cartoon cat who loves lasagna and hates Mondays, have been mysteriously washing up on a French beach for three decades. Now the mystery is solved. A shipping container, lost in the 1980s when Garfield was one cool cat, has been hiding out in …
Read More »RIP, AirPower: A brief history of Apple’s doomed charging pad
Eighteen months after announcing a device that would simultaneously and wirelessly charge multiple Apple products, Apple has officially killed AirPower. The company released a short statement, saying that “AirPower will not achieve our high standards, and we have cancelled the project.” In retrospect, it’s easy to see the red flags. Apple introduced its AirPower wireless charging mat with a highly unusual “sneak …
Read More »I did the math, and Apple News Plus is actually a pretty good deal
I love magazines. Always have. I even started one years ago, a ‘zine dedicated to PalmPilot users. There’s just something about a curated collection of topic-oriented content, carefully written and nicely formatted, that makes my brain light up. Unsurprisingly, I was a fan of the Texture “Netflix for magazines” subscription service. When Apple acquired Texture last year, I was cautiously …
Read More »Buy Microsoft Office for $100, get a $50 Amazon gift card
Cheapskates don’t use Microsoft Office. Or, at least, they don’t pay for it: Microsoft offers pretty decent freebie versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint that live in your browser. And let’s not forget the various free alternatives, such as Google Docs, LibreOffice and WPS Office. All that being said, some people have a particular need for Microsoft’s suite — and …
Read More »Facebook hit with housing discrimination charge by US government
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development charged Facebook on Thursday with allegedly violating the Fair Housing Act through targeted ads. The charge follows an August 2018 complaint that alleged the social network lets landlords and home sellers engage in housing discrimination through advertising that can exclude people based on race, national origin, religion, gender or disability. “Facebook is …
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