AppleMagazine
A Low-Key 'Secret Garden' That Still Blooms
For more than a century, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s “The Secret Garden,” first published in 1911, has endured.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #459
Sound & Vision
FACE-OFF: NOISE-CANCELING TRUE WIRELESS EARBUDS
Nine wire-free options to self-isolate (from noise) on the go
10+ min |
September 2020
Sound & Vision
Home Theater Hero
EPSON’S Home Cinema LCD projector lineup ranges from basic, inexpensive beamers designed for portable use to high-end models meant for serious home theater installations. Of these, we typically devote space to the company’s premium UB (Ultra Black) offerings such as the 5050UB 4K PRO-UHD (reviewed in the August/September issue and also on sound and vision. com), along with mid-range models like the 3800 under evaluation here.
9 min |
September 2020
Sound & Vision
Voice Control: The Good and the Bad
If George Orwell had lived to see millions of people voluntarily shelling out money to have listening devices installed inside of their homes, he’d likely shout, “I KNEW IT!” With untold R&D dollars having been poured into the development of voice assistants by Amazon, Google, and Apple, one of the most exciting developments in the home-control world over the past few years has been the addition of voice commands to systems. And while voice control is fantastic for doing some things, the experience comes up a bit short for others.
4 min |
September 2020
Sound & Vision
What's Local Dimming?
Q/A Wide angle
3 min |
September 2020
Techlife News
DISNEY 3Q REVENUE DROPS 42%, MISSING EXPECTATIONS
Walt Disney Co. reported that its net income fell dramatically in the three-month period that ended in June when it most of its theme parks were shuttered and theatrical movie releases were postponed.
2 min |
Techlife News #458
Techlife News
WEST VIRGINIA: WIFI HOTSPOTS TO ALLOW VIRTUAL SCHOOL OPTIONS
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced that WiFi hotspots will be set up around the state to give students the option to take virtual classes when schools are scheduled to reopen in September.
1 min |
Techlife News #458
Techlife News
COVID-19 RESHAPES AND REDUCES BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPENDING
For Michelle Lynn England, back-to-school shopping always meant heading to Target and the local mall with her two girls and dropping about $500 on each of them for trendy outfits.
3 min |
Techlife News #458
Techlife News
SAMSUNG'S NEW PHONES TEST CONSUMER DEMAND FOR PRICEY GADGETS
Samsung aims to lift its sinking smartphone sales with three new models that will test consumer willingness to buy high-priced gadgets during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
2 min |
Techlife News #458
Techlife News
PLUG IT IN: ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING STATION NUMBERS ARE RISING
When the electric car revolution arrives, will there be enough places to plugin?
3 min |
Techlife News #458
Techlife News
GOOGLE UNVEILS BUDGET PIXEL PHONE AS PANDEMIC CURBS SPENDING
Google has started selling a long-delayed budget smartphone boasting the same highquality camera and several other features available in fancier Pixel models that cost hundreds of dollars more.
2 min |
Techlife News #458
Techlife News
FACEBOOK LAUNCHES A NEW TIKTOK CLONE, INSTAGRAM REELS
Facebook’s Instagram is launching its answer to the hit short video app TikTok — Instagram Reels.
1 min |
Techlife News #458
Techlife News
NINTENDO PROFIT ZOOMS AS VIRUS HAS HOMEBODIES PLAYING GAMES
Nintendo Co.’s profit multiplied more than sixfold in April-June as people stuck at home during the pandemic turned to playing video games.
1 min |
Techlife News #458
Techlife News
GOOGLE BUYS $450M STAKE IN ADT TO GIVE NEST A NEW PERCH
Google is paying $450 million for a nearly 7% stake in longtime home and business security provider ADT Inc., a deal that will open new opportunities for one of the internet’s most powerful companies to extend the reach of its Nest cameras and voice-activated voice assistant.
2 min |
Techlife News #458
Techlife News
HUAWEI: A GENUINE COMPETITOR TO APPLE AND GOOGLE
Now considered the poster child of China’s technology sector, Huawei has defied the odds in recent years amidst growing pressure from political leaders in the US and Europe.
6 min |
Techlife News #458
Techlife News
GERMAN LASER TECH COMPANY SAYS GOV'T BLOCKS EXPORTS TO CHINA
A German company that specializes in laser communication says it is pulling out of uncompleted deals in China after the German government barred it from delivering hardware to the country.
1 min |
Techlife News #458
Techlife News
AMAZON CLOSER TO LAUNCHING SATELLITES, UPPING INTERNET REACH
Amazon.com is one step closer to space.
1 min |
Techlife News #458
AppleMagazine
FAA SPELLS OUT DESIGN CHANGES NEEDED IN GROUNDED BOEING JET
Federal regulators said they will require several design changes to the Boeing 737 Max to fix safety issues that arose in two deadly crashes and led to the worldwide grounding of the plane.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #458
AppleMagazine
FLORIDA TEEN ARRESTED AS MASTERMIND OF TWITTER HACK
A Florida teen was identified last weekend as the mastermind of a scheme earlier this month that commandeered Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls and scammed people around the globe out of more than $100,000 in Bitcoin. Two other men were also charged in the case.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #458
AppleMagazine
INSIDE BIG TECH: PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN WITH ‘HOT' EMAIL
The House Judiciary chairman was closing in on his Perry Mason moment with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Fortified with “hot” internal company documents, Rep. Jerrold Nadler was building his case at a hearing that seemed almost like a trial for Facebook and three other tech giants over alleged anti-competitive tactics.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #458
AppleMagazine
VIRTUAL SCHOOL: TEACHERS WANT TO IMPROVE BUT TRAINING VARIES
After a rocky transition to distance learning last spring, Georgia teacher Aimee Rodriguez Webb is determined to do better this fall. She bought a dry-erase board and a special camera to display worksheets, and she set up her dining room to broadcast school lessons.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #458
AppleMagazine
VIRGINIA FIRST TO ROLL OUT PANDEMIC APP FROM APPLE, GOOGLE
Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus, becoming the first U.S. state to use new pandemic technology created by Apple and Google.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #458
AppleMagazine
PHIL SCHILLER ADVANCES TO APPLE FELLOW
Apple announced that Phil Schiller will become an Apple Fellow, continuing a storied career that began at Apple in 1987. In this role, which reports to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Schiller will continue to lead the App Store and Apple Events. Greg (Joz) Joswiak, a longtime leader within the Product Marketing organization, will join the executive team as senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #458
AppleMagazine
SONY'S PROFIT UP AS PEOPLE STAYING HOME PLAY VIDEO GAMES
Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. said that its April-June profit jumped 53% as its video game and other online businesses thrived with people staying home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #458
AppleMagazine
EU REGULATORS INVESTIGATING GOOGLE'S PLAN TO BUY FITBIT
European Union regulators opened an in-depth investigation into Google’s plan to buy fitness tracking device maker Fitbit.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #458
AppleMagazine
BEYONCÉ'S ‘BLACK IS KING' IS SUPREME BLACK ART
King Beyoncé’s new film takes you on a journey of Black art, music, history and fashion as the superstar transports you to Africa to tell the story of a young man in search of his crown, matched to epic songs she created while inspired by “The Lion King.”
3 min |
AppleMagazine #458
AppleMagazine
A SWEET TEARJERKER IN WWII FILM ‘SUMMERLAND'
“Summerland” might look like something you’ve seen before: A scenic story about a schoolchild who must leave London during the war and take up shelter with a reluctant caregiver. But while it is comfortingly familiar in many ways, and a little cliche and overwrought in others, it also has a modern edge and bite to it that keeps it novel enough to sustain interest.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #458
Fast Company
Fostering innovation at scale
How Dell Technologies continues to advance after decades in the business
2 min |
September 2020
Techlife News
RECORD SURGE IN DAILY SHIPPING VOLUMES FOR UPS IN 2Q
The pandemic-fueled boom in online shopping shows no signs of slowing down, providing more business for delivery companies like United Parcel Service Inc.
3 min |
Techlife News #457
Techlife News
IN REVERSAL, CES GADGET SHOW WON'T BE IN-PERSON AFTER ALL
CES, one of the world’s biggest technology conferences, will be a virtual event in January due to the coronavirus pandemic, a reversal from May when organizers said it would go on as a smaller gathering in Las Vegas.
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