Sound & Vision
KEF MUSIC LOUNGE THEATER: A THX CERTIFIED OASIS
The speaker maker’s appointment-only New Jersey demonstration theater combines comfort with state-of-the-art gear and acoustic treatments
10+ min |
August - September 2021
Sound & Vision
A Guide To Projection Screens
Screens can be a near-equal partner with your projector in achieving theater-quality (or better!) images. Here are the key things you need to consider when shopping for a projection screen.
10+ min |
August - September 2021
Sound & Vision
Two Decades With Kaleidescape
The luxury video business is hard. Don’t believe me? Consider companies like Pioneer, Hitachi, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, Runco, Escient, and ReQuest. And those are just a few brands that have either exited that market or no longer exist.
4 min |
August - September 2021
Techlife News
UBER'S RECOVERY ACCELERATES, BUT WORRIES ABOUT LOSSES LINGER
Uber’s ride-hailing service is regaining the momentum that it lost during the pandemic, but it’s coming at a cost that’s raising more doubts about the company’s ability to make money.
3 min |
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Techlife News
SURGICAL ROBOT FIRM TO INVEST $500M IN GEORGIA, HIRING 1,200
A California company that makes surgical robots will invest $500 million in an Atlanta-area expansion, hiring 1,200 new workers by 2024.
1 min |
Techlife News #510
Techlife News
REBOUNDING GLOBAL ECONOMY HELPS FILL ORDER BOOK AT SIEMENS
Germany’s Siemens AG raised its outlook for the year Thursday, joining other major European industrial companies in signaling that the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is gathering pace despite parts shortages and concerns over the spread of the delta variant.
1 min |
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Techlife News
KIDS AND CARS: TODAY'S TEENS IN NO RUSH TO START DRIVING
Michael Andretti has a 21-year-old son with zero interest in obtaining a driver’s license. Rideshare apps get him where he wants to go.
5 min |
Techlife News #510
Techlife News
NINTENDO SEES DWINDLING IMPACT FROM PANDEMIC MEGAHIT GAME
Nintendo’s April-June profit declined 13% from the same period the previous year when the hit game “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” dramatically boosted sales.
2 min |
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Techlife News
TYSON FOODS, MICROSOFT TO REQUIRE VACCINATION FOR US WORKERS
Tyson Foods will require all of its U.S. employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, becoming one of the first major employers of front-line workers to do so amid a resurgence of the virus.
3 min |
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Techlife News
GM POSTS $2.8B PROFIT, BUT CAUTIOUS TONE SINKS SHARE PRICE
General Motors posted a healthy $2.8 billion second-quarter profit this week, but its cautious outlook for the rest of the year spooked investors.
4 min |
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Techlife News
QATAR AIRWAYS GROUNDS 13 AIRBUS A350S AS FUSELAGE DEGRADING
Qatar Airways said Thursday it grounded 13 Airbus A350s over what it described as fuselages “degrading at an accelerated rate” in the long-range aircraft, further escalating a monthslong dispute with the European airplane maker over the issue.
1 min |
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Techlife News
ROBOTIC POLICE DOGS: USEFUL HOUNDS OR DEHUMANIZING MACHINES?
If you’re homeless and looking for temporary shelter in Hawaii’s capital, expect a visit from a robotic police dog that will scan your eye to make sure you don’t have a fever.
5 min |
Techlife News #510
AppleMagazine
CHINA'S TENCENT LIMITS GAMING FOR MINORS AFTER MEDIA OUTCRY
China’s biggest gaming company, Tencent Holdings, said it will limit gaming time for minors and ban children under age 12 from making in-game purchases after a state media article called games “spiritual opium.”
2 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
SONY'S PROFITS GAIN ON ‘DEMON SLAYER,' DIGITAL CAMERA DEMAND
Sony’s April-June profit rose 9% to 211.8 billion yen ($1.9 billion) as the Japanese electronics and video game maker continued to benefit from a sales perk from the hit “Demon Slayer” animation film.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
SEC'S GENSLER SAYS CRYPTO INVESTORS NEED MORE PROTECTION
The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission said that investors need more protection in the cryptocurrency market, which he said is “rife with fraud, scams and abuse.”
2 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
FAMILIES URGE USING NEW DNA TECH TO ID PEARL HARBOR UNKNOWNS
William Edward Mann enlisted in the Navy after graduating from high school in rural Washington state. A guitar player, he picked up the ukulele while stationed in Hawaii.
5 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
THE FIVE BEST HYBRID SUVS YOU CAN BUY
Buying a hybrid vehicle is typically a smart way to help save money on gas and reduce your carbon footprint compared to a conventional gasoline-only vehicle.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
REESE WITHERSPOON SELLS HELLO SUNSHINE, JOINS NEW COMPANY
It’s a perfect day for Reese Witherspoon as the actress and producer is selling the media company she founded to a newly formed company backed by private equity firm Blackstone Group.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
NLRB PRELIMINARY FINDING REVIVES LABOR ORGANIZING AT AMAZON
A recommendation to nullify the election results of an Amazon union vote in Bessemer, Alabama is breathing new life into the labor movement.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
RUSSIA BLAMES SPACE STATION LAB INCIDENT ON SOFTWARE FAILURE
A Russian space official blamed a software problem on a newly docked science lab for briefly knocking the International Space Station out of position.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
SQUARE TO BUY INSTALLMENT PAYMENT FIRM AFTERPAY IN $29B DEAL
Digital payments company Square Inc. says it has agreed to acquire Afterpay, which provides a “buy now, pay later” option for merchants, in an all-stock deal valued at about $29 billion.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
ZOOM TO PAY $85M FOR PRIVACY MISCUES AT START OF PANDEMIC
Zoom will pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that weak privacy controls opened too many peepholes into the personal information of users and that it was too easy for outsiders to disrupt video meetings during the early stages of the pandemic.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #510
Bloomberg Businessweek
Beijing's Tech Crackdown
After spending years emulating Silicon Valley, China is charting its own course
8 min |
August 02, 2021
Techlife News
3 TECH GIANTS REPORT COMBINED PROFITS OF MORE THAN $50B
Three tech companies — Apple, Microsoft and Google owner Alphabet — reported combined profits of more than $50 billion in the April-June quarter, underscoring their unparalleled influence and success at reshaping the way we live.
4 min |
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Techlife News
ASTRAZENECA TO SEEK US APPROVAL OF COVID VACCINE IN 2ND HALF
AstraZeneca said Thursday that it intends to seek U.S. approval for its COVID-19 vaccine later this year, further delaying the application even as the company announced it had already delivered more than 1 billion doses to other countries.
3 min |
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Techlife News
AMERICAN PLANS TO INVEST IN A BUDGET AIRLINE BASED IN CHILE
American Airlines plans to invest in a Chilean budget airline and sell seats on each other’s flights to help American extend its reach in South America.
1 min |
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Techlife News
RUSSIA FINES GOOGLE FOR VIOLATING DATA STORAGE LAW
A Moscow court ordered Google on Thursday to pay a fine of 3 million rubles (roughly $41,000) for refusing to store the personal data of Russian users on servers in Russia, a move that is part of the government’s longstanding effort to tighten its grip on online activity.
1 min |
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Techlife News
RUSSIAN LAB MODULE DOCKS WITH SPACE STATION AFTER 8-DAY TRIP
Russia’s long-delayed lab module successfully docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, eight days after it was launched from the Russian space launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
1 min |
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Techlife News
FORD OVERCOMES COMPUTER CHIP SHORTAGE, POSTS SURPRISE PROFIT
Sky-high sales prices for its pickup trucks and SUVs helped Ford Motor Co. turn a surprise second-quarter profit despite a global shortage of computer chips that cut factory output in half.
3 min |
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Techlife News
US ECONOMY SURPASSES PRE-PANDEMIC SIZE WITH 6.5% Q2 GROWTH
Fueled by vaccinations and government aid, the U.S. economy grew at a solid 6.5% annual rate last quarter in another sign that the nation has achieved a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession. The total size of the economy has now surpassed its pre-pandemic level.
4 min |