Reflex aims to Kickstart film photography with a new old SLR

 Mating digital photography with film seems to me an alluring yet ultimately quixotic endeavor; who doesn’t love the idea of a camera that combines the weight and handling of a 35mm SLR with the convenience and precision of a digital one? Yet it has never been done, and likely never will be. Reflex is the latest to try, though, with a new 35mm camera built for the modern tech-loving… Read More

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Google Chrome Wants to Stop Sites From Redirecting You

Google is making changes to its Chrome browser which should stop sites from redirecting you against your will. These plans to curtail dodgy (or innocent but ignorant) websites is the latest in a long line of measures designed to make browsing the web a much more pleasant experience. Anyone who has ever spent some time on the web will have been redirected at some point. You can be happily reading a website, only to be whisked away elsewhere, often without having clicked on anything. This is annoying, and can lead users down risky avenues of the internet. Thankfully, Google is...

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‘When you spend $100 million on social media,’ it comes with help, says Trump strategist

 Earlier today, at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon, Brad Parscale, the digital director of Donald Trump’s presidential election campaign, revealed much more about Trump’s election campaign and the role that Facebook played in it. Read More
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Square’s dominant year hits a snag

 Square is continuing to make its bid to capture the payments of small businesses around the world, as well as tap into the momentum of peer-to-peer payments products with Square Cash, as its payments volume continues a steady and methodical rise — though, Wall Street still seems a little skeptical today. Square’s gross payments volume, a critical metric for the company’s… Read More

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Skype launches Photo Effects – sticker suggestions powered by machine learning

 Not content with merely launching its own take on Instagram and Snapchat’s Stories, Skype today is adding another copycat-like feature to its app: photo stickers. The company says it’s introducing new “Photo Effects” (as it’s calling these stickers), which include things like face masks, decorative borders, witty captions, and more. However, unlike the photo… Read More
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Uber gives top riders a 24/7 “Premium Support” hotline

 If something scary or infuriating happens with your Uber, sending an email to support doesn’t always cut it. And if you’ve ridden thousands of miles with Uber and paid them boatloads over the years, you might expect better service. You’re always just a few taps away from switching to Lyft, right? This week, TechCrunch spotted Uber testing new “Premium Support&#8221… Read More

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Skype launches Photo Effects – sticker suggestions powered by machine learning

 Not content with merely launching its own take on Instagram and Snapchat’s Stories, Skype today is adding another copycat-like feature to its app: photo stickers. The company says it’s introducing new “Photo Effects” (as it’s calling these stickers), which include things like face masks, decorative borders, witty captions, and more. However, unlike the photo… Read More

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Your WhatsApp Isn’t Secure! Here’s What You Need to Do

WhatsApp is among the fastest growing instant messengers out there, and almost a social network in its own way. But if you are using it, there are some steps you should take to protect your security and privacy. This is above and beyond WhatsApp’s built-in end-to-end encryption. It’s enabled by default and can’t be turned off. The encryption ensures that your messages can only be read on the recipient’s phone. It’s the same for voice calls and video calls, both of which are encrypted. 1. Check Encryption for Sensitive Conversations Even though WhatsApp encrypts all chats by default, sometimes you...

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You Can Now Google Restaurant Wait Times

Google wants to get you seated and served at your favorite restaurant without waiting hours for the opportunity to eat. Which is often easier said than done. To aid you in this endeavor, Google is adding restaurant wait times to Google Search and Google Maps, and it’s rolling out now. Google might have started life as a simple search engine designed to help us find what we’re looking for online, but it has since blossomed into a huge company with fingers in all sorts of pies. One of which involves displaying extra information designed to help make your life easier....

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Apple’s iPad could drop the home button and add Face ID in 2018

 Apple is reportedly working on a redesign of the iPad that includes dropping the Home button and slimming down the bezels on the top-end model, as well as adding facial recognition tech to allow for Face ID unlocking and more. Bloomberg says the redesigned iPad could make its consumer debut as early as next year. The upgraded tablet would likely sit at the top of the iPad line, which would… Read More

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Best Polaroid or Instant Cameras for Kids

At least in photography, what’s old is new again. In an age where nearly everyone has a top-notch, portable camera in their pocket with their smartphone, something interesting is happening. Especially with children, instant cameras are becoming more and more popular. More than likely, you’ve probably seen a child walking around with an instant camera ready to snap a photo at a moment’s notice. If you want to find out more about instant cameras and why they’re great for kids, look no further. Along with a quick rundown on what exactly instant cameras are and how they differ from old-school...

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Chrome Supports the MacBook Touch Bar: Here’s What You Can Do With It

Apple installs its Safari web browser on every Mac sold. Despite this, Google Chrome remains a popular web browser on macOS devices. There’s now more to love about Google Chrome on the Mac: the web browser offers full support for Apple’s Touch Bar. Today we’ll look at how Google Chrome interacts with Touch Bar and how to change commands to suit your preferences. You’ll also learn about a third-party tool that allows you to make customized shortcuts for Touch Bar. Introducing Google Chrome With Touch Bar First launched in October 2016 on select fourth-generation 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro models,...

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BitTorrent inventor announces eco-friendly Bitcoin competitor Chia

 A Bitcoin transaction wastes as much electricity as it takes to power an American home for a week, and legendary coder Bram Cohen wants to fix that. And considering he invented the ubiquitous peer-to-peer file transfer protocol BitTorrent, you should take him seriously. Cohen has just started a new company called Chia Network that will launch a cryptocurrency based on proofs of time and… Read More
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The Only Amazon Deals You Need to Know About Today

Today, we’re going to look at the best Amazon deals out there today. You can get big savings on audiophile’s dream record player and a great deal on fitness tracker from Garmin! Pioneer PL-30-K Audiophile Stereo Turntable Pioneer PL-30-K Audiophile Stereo Turntable with Dual-Layered Chassis and Built-in Phono Equalizer Pioneer PL-30-K Audiophile Stereo Turntable with Dual-Layered Chassis and Built-in Phono Equalizer Full-Automatic Operation; Dual-Layered Chassis with 4 mm-Thick Metal Plate and Low Center of GravityProvides Stable Playback Buy Now At Amazon $159.00 If you’ve been thinking about getting into the world of vinyl, or you’re already knee deep in it,...

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Twitter’s $99 monthly subscription ad program launches into public beta

 Twitter unveiled in its Q3 earnings report that it had been testing a new, self-serve advertising subscription aimed at small businesses. That service, known as Twitter Promote Mode, is officially launching today with the goal of letting small businesses and personal brands more easily run ad campaigns on Twitter’s platform by automating them, for the price of $99 per month. As… Read More
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Chrome will soon make browsing sketchy sites less frustrating

 When you’re browsing the web, there’s little that’s more annoying than clicking on what you think is a video and finding out that it was actually just an image with a link to a dubious site. Or what about those links that actually take you to your destination in a new window but then quickly navigate your original site to some ad for male enhancement pills? And then… Read More
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Google Drive vs. OneDrive: Where to Back Up Your Windows Files

So you’ve read our warnings on what can happen if you don’t back up your files and decided that you don’t want to suffer the same fate? Great! If not, then I highly recommend reading our article on why you should keep regular backups. At this point, your next two questions will be what to back up and where to back up. We already answered the first when we covered which files to back up and which to ignore. This article will partly cover the latter question. One convenient place to store backups is on a cloud storage service. If...

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Most iOS devices now run iOS 11

 Apple has updated its App Store support page with new metrics. As of November 6, 2017, iOS 11 is now installed on 52 percent of iPhones and iPads currently in use. 38 percent of devices still run iOS 10, and only 10 percent of people are using an earlier version of iOS. Apple usually updates this page quite quickly after the release of a major iOS update. This year, the company waited a bit as… Read More

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Most iOS devices now run iOS 11

 Apple has updated its App Store support page with new metrics. As of November 6, 2017, iOS 11 is now installed on 52 percent of iPhones and iPads currently in use. 38 percent of devices still run iOS 10, and only 10 percent of people are using an earlier version of iOS. Apple usually updates this page quite quickly after the release of a major iOS update. This year, the company waited a bit as… Read More

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Lyft is testing a new rider experience with a small percentage of users

 Lyft is giving around 1 percent of its riders access to a different, beta user experience in its mobile app, starting today. The new look for passengers offers the same essential functionality, but is definitely a departure in terms of how the interface works for riders. Lyft says via a spokesperson that the new look and feel is “an exercise to learn more about our users” but… Read More

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