Techlife News
ALEXA, READ ME A STORY: AUDIO CONTENT FOR KIDS ON THE RISE
Melanie Musson in Belgrade, Montana, does a lot of driving with her four girls. Juggling a broad age range, 1 to 9, she’s forever searching for ways to keep them all entertained without relying entirely on video.
5 min |
Techlife News #431
Techlife News
ASTRONAUT CRAVES SALSA AND SURF AFTER RECORD 11 MONTHS ALOFT
After nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can’t wait to dig into some salsa and chips, and swim and surf in the Gulf of Mexico.
3 min |
Techlife News #431
Techlife News
APPLE, BROADCOM TOLD TO PAY CALTECH $1.1B IN PATENT LAWSUIT
A federal jury on Wednesday decided that Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. must pay $1.1 billion to the California Institute of Technology for infringing on patents.
1 min |
Techlife News #431
Techlife News
RECORD SALES PUSH TESLA TO 2ND STRAIGHT QUARTERLY PROFIT
Record electric vehicle sales in the fourth quarter helped to push Tesla Inc. to its second-straight quarterly profit, giving bullish investors optimism that sustained black ink lies ahead.
2 min |
Techlife News #431
Techlife News
UK INTRODUCES NEW FAST-TRACK VISA TO ATTRACT SCIENTISTS
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson introduced a new fast-track visa to attract more of the world’s best scientists to the U.K. in hopes of creating a global science “superpower.”
1 min |
Techlife News #431
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Alexa, Protect My Privacy
Take steps to keep speakers, security cameras and other smart devices safe from hackers who want to steal your data—or worse.
3 min |
March 2020
AppleMagazine
The Big Lesson From The Bezos Hack: Anyone Can Be A Target
You may not think you’re in the same league as JeffBezos when it comes to being a hacking target.
3 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
US Consumer Confidence Shows Solid Gain In January
U.S. consumer confidence showed a strong gain in January, bolstered by continued strength in the job market.
1 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Wyoming Governor: Carbon Capture Technology Can Help Coal
Climate change is a man-made problem, but the solution doesn’t have to come at the expense of fossil fuels, said Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon.
2 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Guy Ritchie's ‘The Gentlemen' Is Stale Pint Of Ale
Guy Ritchie’s honor-among-thieves meta-caper “The Gentlemen,” with Matthew McConaughey, has all the tailored tweed suits and smoky atmosphere of a handsome scotch commercial. “The Gentlemen” might not be an ad, but Ritchie’s film is most assuredly selling something.
2 min |
January 31, 2020
Techlife News
Uber, Lyft Confirm Phoenix Airport Business As Usual For Now
Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they won’t change their service at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport until Arizona’s highest court rules on proposed fee increases that prompted threats to stop picking up and dropping off customers at one of the nation’s largest airports.
1 min |
Techlife News #431
AppleMagazine
You: Pro - New Generation Powers Up Your Tech
As iPhone and iPad sales begin to fall, Apple is focusing its attention on professional users, introducing a bunch of new hardware to compete in an increasingly crowded - but lucrative - market. With the launch of Pro Mode for macOS, the company could be onto a winner…
6 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Workers Criticize Amazon On Climate Despite Risk To Jobs
Hundreds of employees are openly criticizing Amazon’s record on climate change despite what they say is a company policy that puts their jobs at risk for speaking out.
1 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
GM To Invest $2.2B In Detroit To Build Electric Vehicles
General Motors is spending $2.2 billion to refurbish an underused Detroit factory so it can build a series of electric and self-driving vehicles, eventually employing 2,200 people.
2 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Apple Holiday Season Tops Projections As Iphone Bounces Back
Apple is still reaping huge profits from the iPhone while mining more moneymaking opportunities from the growing popularity of its smartwatch, digital services, and wireless earbuds.
3 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Airbnb Launches Bahamas Sabbatical To Help After Dorian
Airbnb is giving a few people a chance to spend a two-month sabbatical in the Bahamas in an attempt to boost the Caribbean island damaged last year by Hurricane Dorian.
1 min |
January 31, 2020
Sound & Vision
Quantum Dot All-Star
TVs ARE cheaper than ever. Really.
10 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
Sound & Vision
Sonos Move Portable Wireless Speaker
Music on the Move
3 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
Sound & Vision
My Plan for World Domination
My plan for world domination is simple: vacuum cleaners. Of course, as with any fiendishly clever plan, mine has certain nuances. And although it does not involve laser beams, piranha, or secret lairs inside volcanoes, I think you will agree that my plan is quite diabolical.
3 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
Sound & Vision
Sound Engine
HEGEL MUSIC SYSTEMS is a Norwegian audio electronics manufacturer that has been slowly and steadily making a mark on the high-end audio world since it started out in the early 1990s.
7 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
Sound & Vision
Image Anywhere
AUSTIN, TEXAS, that state’s vibrant capital city, houses many cultural icons.
7 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
RotorDrone
Sneak Peek: DJI Mavic Mini
The everyday flying camera
2 min |
January/ February 2020
RotorDrone
INTRODUCTION TO Multispectral Imaging
How this new technology is revolutionizing data collection
8 min |
January/ February 2020
Sound & Vision
Cinema in a Box
IF YOU’RE a home cinema nut like me, there’s always one thing that makes or breaks the experience: screen size.
10 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
RotorDrone
Delivery By Drone
Alphabet’s Wing is the fi rst FAA-approved drone air carrier
4 min |
January/ February 2020
Sound & Vision
Unwired for Sound
BLAME IT ON SONOS. In the early 2000s, at what was then the Los Angeles headquarters of the Stereophile Guide to Home Theater, we were visited by a gentleman from that then largely unknown company who had a product he was eager to promote: a wireless speaker in a single, relatively compact box. I politely declined.
10 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
RotorDrone
Fly by Night
Training for after-dark flying with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
9 min |
January/ February 2020
Sound & Vision
AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt Headphone Amplifier/DAC
Pocket Wonder
4 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
RotorDrone
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY 101
How to shoot exciting images with your drone
5 min |
January/ February 2020
RotorDrone
Drone Developments In 2020 And Beyond
Ten experts on drone developments in 2020 and beyond
10+ min |