Few words make my skin crawl like “banned books.” So when the Humble Bundle folks put together this amazing offer in support of the National Coalition Against Censorship and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, you can bet it got my attention. The Forbidden Books Bundle ($15 for the entire thing) includes some 22 ebooks and …
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Huawei hijacked Apple store queues to hand out its own chargers and juice
Apple isn’t known for its iPhone’s battery capacities — and Huawei wants to help. The Chinese phone maker took to the streets outside Singapore’s Apple Store to give out power banks to buyers queuing to be one of the first to get Apple’s newest iPhones, and conducted a similar stunt in London this morning with a “juice” van offering both electricity …
Read More »iPhone XS launch imminent, customers line up at Apple stores across the world
New iPhone day is almost upon us. The iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and Apple Watch Series 4 will launch on Friday, Sept. 21. And as usual, eager Apple fans are already lined up at Apple stores across the world to get their hands on one. In Singapore, where the Orchard Road Apple store is set to open in just …
Read More »Lyft’s longest ever ride was a 639
Lyft celebrated its 1 billionth ride by revealing some fascinating stats from its six-year history. The ride-hailing company on Tuesday highlighted the milestone in an enthusiastic blog post, and said its “team members will be personally surprising thousands of lucky drivers with a small gift of our appreciation.” That token turned out to be a free tank of gas for …
Read More »Apple donates $1M to Red Cross in response to Hurricane Florence
Tech companies rushed to help out as Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina. Apple is sending $1 million to the Red Cross to help in its emergency assistance and disaster relief efforts, CEO Tim Cook said in a tweet Friday morning. “The Carolinas are in our hearts. To our employees there, first responders and everyone in Hurricane Florence’s path, …
Read More »iOS 12.1 setup hints at new iPad this fall, report says
We’ve been expecting new iPad Pro models at Apple’s annual (but as-yet unconfirmed) October hardware event, and the evidence is slowly piling up. The latest piece of the puzzle is a new device identifier for “iPad2018Fall” spotted in the assets used by the iOS 12.1 setup app. 9to5Mac found the identifier, which the site says wasn’t in the setup assets before. …
Read More »DIY online photo printing services 2019 directory
Professional printing is hard to do, not to mention expensive. But why waste the time and effort when you can pay professionals to take care of it for you? We’ve worked with some of the best online printing services and want to share some of them with you! For additional information on the best and worst photo-book-making sites, check out …
Read More »Amazon’s Fire 7 tablet is on sale for $35
It’s not hyperbole to say that Amazon’s Fire 7 tablet is a steal at $50. That’s just an amazing price for a 7-inch screen that does all the things: books, movies, music, apps, games and so on. Heck, it even has built-in Alexa. How, then, to describe the Amazon Fire 7 tablet for $35? Super-steal? I’ll just say that’s some …
Read More »Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite e
The Kindle Paperwhite is the model I usually recommend to people looking for an Amazon e-reader, because it’s got all the features you want in a Kindle and isn’t as expensive as the higher-end Oasis. But I always add, “It goes on sale from time to time, so you may want to wait.” Well, on Tuesday it’s on sale for …
Read More »Apple scrubs most references to AirPower from its website
AirPower, where are you? At its Sept. 12 event, Apple unveiled new iPhones and a new Apple Watch, but no AirPower. Apple first showed off the wireless charging pad in September 2017, but it’s been a full year and the product still isn’t on the market. Now, it seems like Apple wants us to forget it even existed. Apple removed …
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