AppleMagazine
UBER'S FOOD DELIVERY BUSINESS OUTSHINES CORE RIDES SERVICE
Uber’s food delivery business brought in more money during the third quarter than its signature rides business, showing just how much consumer behavior has changed — and how far the company has adapted — since the pandemic struck.
2 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
ROLES AREN'T FOR KEEPS ON ‘CROWN,' EVEN NEWCOMER PRINCESS DI
For viewers, “The Crown” offers a peek into a modern royal family’s life and times, or at least an engaging dramatization. For the cast, it’s meant the lofty equivalent of gig work as the Netflix series ticks through the decades.
5 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
TAIWAN PROCESSOR CHIP MAKER TO SET UP $3.5 BILLION U.S. ARM
A Taiwanese maker of processor chips for Apple Inc. and other customers plans to invest $3.5 billion to set up its second U.S. manufacturing site amid American concern about relying too heavily on sources in Asia for high-tech components.
1 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
RIGHTS ACTIVISTS SLAM EU PLAN FOR ACCESS TO ENCRYPTED CHATS
Digital rights campaigners this week criticized a proposal by European Union governments that calls for communications companies to provide authorities with access to encrypted messages.
2 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
MISSISSIPPI PROGRAM TO USE DOOR CAMERAS TO FIGHT CRIME
Mississippi’s capital city could begin using residents’ door security cameras in its effort to fight rising crime.
2 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
LYFT'S RESULTS SHOW PAIN BUT ALSO HOPE AS SOME RIDERS RETURN
Lyft is still feeling the pandemic’s severe impact on the ride-hailing industry but its third-quarter results show signs of a recovery from the previous three months when passengers stayed locked down.
2 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
FTC SAYS ZOOM MISLED USERS ON ITS SECURITY FOR MEETINGS
Federal regulators are requiring Zoom to strengthen its security in a proposed settlement of allegations that the video conferencing service misled users about its level of security for meetings.
2 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
Japan's Softbank Back in The Black As Investments Improve
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. said it bounced back to profitability in the last quarter as its investments improved in value.
2 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
MacBooks: M1 Processor Takes Mac Family Into a New Era
This year, our computers have been more important than ever before. Whether we’re working from home or catching up with friends over FaceTime, our Macs have become a part of who we are.
8 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
EU Files Antitrust Charges Against Amazon Over Use of Data
European Union regulators filed antitrust charges this week against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using its access to data from companies that sell products on its platform to gain an unfair advantage over them.
4 min |
November 13, 2020
Mac Life
iPhone 12 says Hi
Apple ushers in the era of the 5G smartphone
8 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
HOW SMART IS SMART?
Everything connects to everything else these days, but it’s important to know your smart home’s limits
8 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
LiDAR
It’s coming to iPhones. But what is it?
5 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
Apple Watch Series 6
Not as radical as the Series 5, but a welcome update nonetheless
3 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
6 apps that come to life in iPadOS 14
These great apps take full advantage of iPadOS 14’s new features
2 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
iPad (10.2–inch, 8th generation)
Entry–level iPad gets smarter, faster
4 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
Zendure SuperTank Pro
Versatile pocket–sized mobile power station
2 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
iMac G4
Adam Banks remembers when Apple replaced the world’s most recognizable personal computer with another
1 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
Logitech Keys–To–Go
An ultra–portable Bluetooth keyboard for iOS
2 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
Apple Watch SE
A super smartwatch available at a sensible price — where do we Apple Pay?
3 min |
December 2020
Techlife News
FLASH OF LUCK: ASTRONOMERS FIND COSMIC RADIO BURST SOURCE
A flash of luck helped astronomers solve a cosmic mystery: What causes powerful but fleeting radio bursts that zip and zigzag through the universe?
4 min |
November 07, 2020
Techlife News
MORE US PATIENTS TO HAVE EASY, FREE ACCESS TO DOCTOR'S NOTES
More U.S. patients will soon have free, electronic access to the notes their doctors write about them under a new federal requirement for transparency.
4 min |
November 07, 2020
Techlife News
SPACE STATION MARKING 20 YEARS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN ORBIT
The International Space Station was a cramped, humid, puny three rooms when the first crew moved in. Twenty years and 241 visitors later, the complex has a lookout tower, three toilets, six sleeping compartments and 12 rooms, depending on how you count.
4 min |
November 07, 2020
Techlife News
GOOGLE AD COSTS, NOT ITS ALLEGED MONOPOLY, IRKS BUSINESSES
When asked about Google, Bryan Clayton voices a familiar lament among small business owners.
5 min |
November 07, 2020
Techlife News
MARKET DEBUT OF CHINESE E-FINANCE GIANT ANT GROUP POSTPONED
The planned stock market debut of the world’s biggest online finance company, Ant Group, was suspended in Shanghai and Hong Kong, disrupting a record-setting $34.5 billion initial public offering that highlighted China’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
3 min |
November 07, 2020
Techlife News
IS IT SAFE TO STAY IN HOTELS DURING THE PANDEMIC?
Is it safe to stay in hotels during the pandemic?
1 min |
November 07, 2020
Techlife News
DID SOCIAL MEDIA ACTUALLY COUNTER ELECTION MISINFORMATION?
Ahead of the election, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube promised to clamp down on election misinformation, including unsubstantiated charges of fraud and premature declarations of victory by candidates. And they mostly did just that — though not without a few hiccups.
5 min |
November 07, 2020
Techlife News
FBI INVESTIGATES ROBOCALLS WARNING VOTERS TO ‘STAY HOME'
Voters across the U.S. received anonymous robocalls in the days and weeks before Election Day urging them to “stay safe and stay home” — an ominous warning that election experts said could be an effort to scare voters into sitting out the election.
3 min |
November 07, 2020
AppleMagazine
JUDGE POSTPONES TRUMP'S TIKTOK BAN IN SUIT BROUGHT BY USERS
A federal judge has postponed President Donald Trump’s threatened shutdown of the popular short-form video app TikTok, siding with a Pennsylvania comedian and two other TikTok creators who say Trump’s order hampers their free speech.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #471
Techlife News
ARMY CORPS RECONSIDERING PERMIT FOR $9.4B PLASTICS COMPLEX
The Army Corps of Engineers is considering whether potential environmental impacts require it to change, suspend or revoke the permit for a $9.4 billion plastics complex planned in Louisiana by a Taiwan company, U.S. Department of Justice lawyers said Wednesday.
2 min |