A wise person once said, “don’t upgrade to the latest OS X until it’s been patched a few times. And even then, sometimes it isn’t really worth it.” These words have inspired many to stay on older versions of the OS, though lately that meant remaining vulnerable to Meltdown while those on the latest version were protected. Fortunately Apple has brought old OSes… Read More
Passwords can cause huge problems. Weak passwords make your accounts vulnerable to hacking. Forgetting a password can happen to anyone, even if you’ve set up a memorable password. There’s perhaps no scarier password you can lose than the one that gets you into your PC. Whether you’ve lost your password, find that Windows suddenly won’t accept it, or it gets screwed up during an update, here’s how to get back into your account on Windows 10. Windows 10 Password Reset: Microsoft Account Using a Microsoft account with Windows 10 has pros and cons. In our case, one huge benefit is that you can reset your...
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With advancements in smartphone technology, most people don’t need expensive cameras such as a DSLR or even a point and shoot. Rather, many smartphone cameras fulfill the needs of most consumers and even challenge DSLRs. But not all smartphone cameras perform the same. Looking for the top smartphone camera? Here’s our list of the best cameras for shutterbugs! Defining “Best” for Smartphone Cameras Just like purchasing a standalone camera, you’ll want to make a list of features you need. One of those criteria should be the quality of the photography. One of the best benchmarks of camera performance is DxOMark’s...
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Cambassy is a new app that lets you share the favorite things about your town, city, or country. You can think of it as a sort of breadcrumb travelogue that you leave behind for others to find and lets you include phots, tips, and comments about your favorite locations. Created by Khalid Twaim and Omar Rabea, the company one a pitch-off in Oman and showed their early versions at Disrupt in Berlin. Read More
Boutique Android phone makers didn’t have a good 2017, but RED aims to reverse that trend with its high-end Hydrogen handset, which founder Jim Jannard talks up in a recent post on the company’s forums. The chunky, unique device will ship in the summer, but those who have pre-ordered will be able to test out its “4-view” display in April. Read More
Boutique Android phone makers didn’t have a good 2017, but RED aims to reverse that trend with its high-end Hydrogen handset, which founder Jim Jannard talks up in a recent post on the company’s forums. The chunky, unique device will ship in the summer, but those who have pre-ordered will be able to test out its “4-view” display in April. Read More
Apple hasn’t been been particularly transparent about the iPhone X’s numbers, in part because it’s a bit of a tricky new model. For starters, it’s a $999 phone. It’s also positioned against another premium iPhone model — which got a healthy jump-start on the pricier model. Read More
Google teamed up with Xprize to sponsor an audacious literal race to the Moon, but sadly the competition will end with no one taking home the grand prize of $30 million. Xprize and Google realized after discussing progress with its five finalist teams that none will be able to make a Moon launch in time for the deadline of the competition, and so the 10-year journey ends somewhat… Read More
After years of development and delays, Apple is finally ready to start shipping the HomePod. This is, for the uninitiated, Apple’s smart speaker, designed to compete with the Amazon Echo, Google Home, and the like. However, at launch it looks to be falling short of its competitors. Apple has been working on the HomePod since 2012. It started as a side project, like the Apple TV, but has now become a real product. Unfortunately for Apple, while it was tinkering with the HomePod, Amazon and Google launched their own smart speakers. So, has Apple left it too late? The Apple...
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Facebook says it’s on a mission to de-bloat its Messenger app this year. At the same time, TechCrunch has discovered, the data-mining giant is running tests on its desktop platform to inject the Messenger “contact pages” of businesses directly into your chat sidebar. Read More
If you want to learn how to build flying cars, then your options in terms of getting an education are kind of limited. Enter Udacity, the online education platform founded by Google self-driving car pioneer Sebastian Thrun. It’s now accepting applications for its Flying Car Nanodegree program, which it announced last year along with a new Introduction to Self-Driving engineering course.… Read More
First, don’t call it “Vine Two”. Details are starting to emerge about v2, the forthcoming video app built to replace Vine by its former co-founder Dom Hofmann. TechCrunch has learned that v2 has begun reaching out to former Viners and social media star managers in hopes of establishing ties with some top content creators to get feedback and fuel the app’s eventual… Read More
Do you ever find yourself asking, “Why does Google suck?” I’m a Google fanboy, but man, sometimes I get frustrated with some of their design choices. I can’t help but think that maybe, in a lot of ways, Google does suck. Between their search engine, Gmail, Drive apps, and everything else, Google has more users than any company in history. So why aren’t they focusing more on aesthetic and more functional apps? Maybe because they don’t have to. Maybe we all just put up with it when we shouldn’t. Well, today we’re going to explore two things: We will go...
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Google’s Play store now features audiobooks. There is a good chance that you only think of the Play store as Google’s app store for Android, but it has long features support for movies, TV shows, magazines and ebooks, too. The new audiobooks feature is launching in 45 countries and nine languages. The addition of audiobooks feels like a natural progression, but I was actually… Read More
First, don’t call it “Vine Two”. Details are starting to emerge about v2, the forthcoming video app built to replace Vine by its former co-founder Dom Hofmann. TechCrunch has learned that v2 has begun reaching out to former Viners and social media star managers in hopes of establishing ties with some top content creators to get feedback and fuel the app’s eventual… Read More
Have you decided that you want to use Linux? Great! You’re joining a community of people who value sharing software and empowering others to get the most out of their computers. But as with any transition, some parts of your experience will require making an adjustment. I don’t believe Linux is any harder to use than Windows, but you do have to unlearn some behaviors in order to embrace new ones. Here are some things I’ve learned from years of using Linux that would have been great to know from the beginning. 1. Don’t Install Linux on a Brand New...
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Your Raspberry Pi makes a superb media center. It can go to into orbit. You might even have used it to develop some music based projects in the past. After all, it’s the perfect size, and has ideal connectivity, to stream music to, and output through a loudspeaker. But have you considered using it to actually create new music? After all, the device is a computer. It has a GPIO and USB for adding original and custom hardware. Using Python (or another language), you can get to grips with outputting sound. Why wouldn’t you attempt to make music with the...
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The war between iOS and Android holds strong even to today. Obviously there are valid reasons to fall on either side of the fence, but that doesn’t stop people (including us) from endlessly comparing the two to see which one is better for our needs. We’ve already explored questions like which mobile operating system is more secure and why iOS apps are generally better than Android apps. But here’s something you may not have noticed: iOS devices often have half the RAM (or less) of Android devices. Why is this? Comparing RAM on iPhone vs. Android For this article, we’ll look at...
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Twitter COO Anthony Noto has left the company, Twitter announced Tuesday. Noto’s leaving because he accepted a CEO role elsewhere, according to the release. Just last week, the WSJ reported that Noto was mulling the top executive job at finance startup SoFi, and indeed SoFi confirmed today that he’s joining effective March 1. Regarding Noto’s Twitter departure, CEO Jack… Read More
There’s no getting around the fact that Snapchat has a user growth problem, so it’s smart that the company is making it easier for people who like and use Snapchat to share content they find within beyond the app itself. Today, Snap is launching the ability to share some public Stories via links that then display the Story selected on Snapchat.com. Stories eligible for sharing… Read More
