Techlife News
US Ends Oil, Gas Lease Sales From Public Land Through June
The U.S. Interior Department is cancelling oil and gas lease sales from public lands through June amid an ongoing review of how the program contributes to climate change, officials said.
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Techlife News #495
Mac Life
Look your best on video calls
Can’t meet in person? Here’s how to master the art of video calling
5 min |
April 2021
Mac Life
ULTIMATE MAC SETUP GUIDE
Bought a new Mac? Well, here’s how you set about moving across all of your old data from your old Mac or PC — it’ll be (mostly) painless. Promise!
10+ min |
April 2021
Mac Life
Tim Cook becomes Apple CEO
Charlotte Henry looks back at when the quiet COO stepped up to replace the irreplaceable
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April 2021
Mac Life
Ceramic Shield
It’s the toughest glass on any smartphone. So what is it and how does it work?
5 min |
April 2021
Mac Life
Agenda 12
An app that makes organizing easy
3 min |
April 2021
Mac Life
6 apps that take you to a VR world
Grab a headset and jump into virtual reality
3 min |
April 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
FALLING IN LOVE
LEMMINGS still haunts my nightmares almost three decades later.
3 min |
April 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
QUAKE
The blueprint for 3D shooters has lots to teach in 2021.
9 min |
April 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
LORD OF CHAOS
How XCOM’s JULIAN GOLLOP improved on the board games he loved
4 min |
April 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
Unreal World
Two years on, EPIC GAMES STORE is still a golden ticket for developers and irresistible bait for gamers.
9 min |
April 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
LEADING A PEASANT REVOLT IN BATTLE BROTHERS PART II
We return to the Darklands for a grim conclusion.
9 min |
April 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
THE GREATEST INFLUENCER
PC gaming would look very different without CIVILIZATION.
3 min |
April 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
RICE FARMING IN SAKUNA: OF RICE AND RUIN
I planted 100 individual seedlings and loved every second.
4 min |
April 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
RAISING THE BAR
The subtle, hands-off storytelling of HALF-LIFE 2 is still hard to beat.
3 min |
April 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
COOL RUNNINGS
What if advances in PC cooling change the PC beyond recognition?
6 min |
April 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
BUILD ME UP
The joys of creation and destruction in SIMCITY 2000
3 min |
April 2021
Mac Life
AirPods Max
Are Apple’s over–ear headphones worth the big price?
4 min |
April 2021
Techlife News
$1,400 STIMULUS CHECKS HELPED MARCH RETAIL SALES SOAR 9.8%
Newly vaccinated and armed with $1,400 stimulus checks, Americans went on a spending spree last month, buying new clothes and going out to eat again.
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Techlife News #494
Techlife News
BIG-BUSINESS PUSHBACK AGAINST VOTING MEASURES GAINS MOMENTUM
Big business has ratcheted up its objections to proposals that would make it harder to vote, with several hundred companies and executives signing a new statement opposing “any discriminatory legislation.”
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Techlife News #494
Techlife News
THE DISABLED HOPE THEIR OSCAR MOMENT CAN BECOME A MOVEMENT
Right down to its production design, the Oscars have not always felt like the most welcoming place for the disabled.
5 min |
Techlife News #494
Techlife News
A $1.2 BILLION LOSS FOR DELTA, BUT RECOVERY IS ON THE RADAR
Delta Air Lines lost $1.2 billion in the first quarter, more than expected, but executives said Thursday that the airline could be profitable by late summer if the budding recovery in air travel continues.
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Techlife News #494
Techlife News
USERS COULD SOON HIDE ‘LIKE' COUNTS ON INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK
The tiny red hearts that appear under Instagram photos of kids, kittens and sandwiches can be a source of stress for many users, an insidious way of measuring self-worth and popularity.
1 min |
Techlife News #494
Techlife News
DRIVERS WANTED: RECORD DEMAND AT UBER AS VACCINATIONS RISE
Uber is offering sign-up bonuses and other incentives for drivers as it faces record demand for rides and meal delivery.
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Techlife News #494
Techlife News
US RECOMMENDS ‘PAUSE' FOR J&J SHOTS IN BLOW TO VACCINE DRIVE
The U.S. recommended a “pause” in use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots, setting off a chain reaction worldwide and dealing a setback to the global vaccination campaign.
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Techlife News #494
Techlife News
COINBASE SOARS IN MARKET DEBUT, VALUED NEAR $86 BILLION
Coinbase made a rousing debut on Wall Street Wednesday, with shares of the digital currency exchange rising as high as $429, briefly giving it a market value over $100 billion.
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Techlife News #494
Techlife News
GOOGLE EARTH ADDS TIME LAPSE VIDEO TO DEPICT CLIMATE CHANGE
The Google Earth app is adding a new video feature that draws upon nearly four decades of satellite imagery to vividly illustrate how climate change has affected glaciers, beaches, forests and other places around the world.
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Techlife News #494
Techlife News
DOGECOIN: THE NEW BITCOIN IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
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8 min |
Techlife News #487
AppleMagazine
FACEBOOK USERS CAN APPEAL HARMFUL CONTENT TO OVERSIGHT BOARD
Facebook’s quasi-independent Oversight Board said this week that it will start letting users file appeals over posts, photos, and videos that they think the company shouldn’t have allowed to stay on its platforms.
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AppleMagazine #494
AppleMagazine
HOW TO TEST-DRIVE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
New vehicles are brimming with technology that can enhance convenience, connectivity and driver safety. But the tech can also be unfamiliar to car shoppers, especially those who haven’t purchased a vehicle in the past five years or more. This poses a problem when it comes to the traditional test drive.
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