Sound & Vision
GHOST IN THE SHELL - ULTRA HD BLU-RAY
MAMORO OSHII’S beautiful and unsettling anime film, Ghost in the Shell, has been released on Ultra HD Blu-ray to celebrate its 25 th anniversary.
1 min |
December 2020 - January 2021
Sound & Vision
The 300 Spartans - Ultra HD Blu-ray
Inspired by the 1962 Cinemascope epic The 300 Spartans that he saw as a lad, writer/artist Frank Miller would go on to create the five-issue graphic novel 300, a wildly stylized, heavily fictionalized account of the Battle of Thermopylae.
3 min |
December 2020 - January 2021
Sound & Vision
John Lennon Reimagined
The Making of Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes
10+ min |
December 2020 - January 2021
Sound & Vision
Buy Once, Cry Once
Buy once, cry once. You might be familiar with that old adage, which is used to describe the purchase of a high-cost item that entails upfront financial “pain,” but with no need to buy again in the future due to the superior craftsmanship and build quality. It’s often associated with tools and watches but works quite well for A/V gear.
4 min |
December 2020 - January 2021
Inc.
The Future of Finance
When Jim McKelvey co-founded Square in 2009, most shoppers still purchased goods by swiping a credit card. Eleven years later, the way we pay for things has changed drastically. What’s next?
2 min |
Winter 2020 - 2021
Techlife News
AGENCY HOMING IN ON SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES' DATA COLLECTION
Federal regulators are ordering Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, TikTok’s parent and five other social media companies to provide detailed information on how they collect and use consumers’ personal data and how their practices affect children and teens.
2 min |
Techlife News #477
Techlife News
WHICH WINTER SPORTS ARE SAFEST TO PLAY DURING COVID-19?
Which winter sports are safest to play during the pandemic?
1 min |
Techlife News #477
Techlife News
IN WALL STREET YEARS, 2020 FELT LIKE A DECADE FOR MARKETS
While lockdown life has kept time standing still for nearly everyone through 2020, Wall Street has been locked in at super fast-forward.
3 min |
Techlife News #477
Techlife News
THE REAL MATH BEHIND “NET ZERO” CARBON EMISSIONS
More than 100 countries — responsible for about two-thirds of the world’s heat-trapping gases — have announced plans to cut their greenhouse gas emissions to “net zero” in coming decades to help curb man-made climate change.
2 min |
Techlife News #477
Techlife News
RETAILERS URGE SHOPPERS TO BUY EARLY AMID SHIPPING CRUNCH
A number of retailers, including J.C. Penney, Lowe’s and Kohl’s, are telling shoppers they need to place their online orders soon or else pay expedited shipping fees if they want to get their packages delivered in time for the holidays.
4 min |
Techlife News #477
Techlife News
DISNEY UNVEILS PLANS TO STREAM A GALAXY OF NEW SERIES, FILMS
The Walt Disney Co.’s streaming plans shifted into hyper speed, as the studio unveiled a galaxy’s worth of new streaming offerings including plans for 10 “Star Wars” series spinoffs and 10 Marvel series that will debut on Disney+.
5 min |
Techlife News #477
Techlife News
HOW BAD IS THE HACK THAT TARGETED US AGENCIES?
Governments and major corporations worldwide are scrambling to see if they, too, were victims of a global cyberespionage campaign that penetrated multiple U.S. government agencies and involved a common software product used by thousands of organizations.
4 min |
Techlife News #477
Techlife News
JAPAN SPACE AGENCY CONFIRMS ASTEROID SOIL INSIDE CAPSULE
Japan’s space agency said it has confirmed the presence of black soil samples inside a capsule that the spacecraft Hayabusa2 brought back from a distant asteroid last week.
1 min |
Techlife News #477
Techlife News
APPLE'S APP STORES OPEN NEW PRIVACY WINDOW FOR CUSTOMERS
Apple has begun spelling out what kinds of personal information is being collected by the digital services displayed in its app stores for iPhones and other products made by the trendsetting company.
1 min |
Techlife News #477
Techlife News
CALIFORNIA SUBPOENAS AMAZON OVER WORKER SAFETY IN PANDEMIC
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra asked this week a judge to order Amazon to comply with subpoenas his office issued nearly four months ago as part of an investigation into how the company is protecting workers from the coronavirus at its facilities.
2 min |
Techlife News #477
AppleMagazine
POP CULTURE IN (UGH) 2020, FROM THE BIZARRE TO THE SUBLIME
And now, for our annual look at the year in pop culture…. Oh, wait. This was 2020. The year everything stopped cold.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
WRAPPED UP: THE BEST GIFTS FOR APPLE LOVERS THIS CHRISTMAS
It’s hard to go wrong with a gift from Apple. Whether you’re looking to treat your daughter to the latest iPad, your husband to a new Apple Watch, or get grandma set up with a HomePod mini, Apple’s ever-expanding ecosystem means there’s something for everyone.
7 min |
AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
Q & A: WHAT'S NEXT FOR FACEBOOK IN THE ANTITRUST CASE?
Could Facebook be forced to spin off WhatsApp and Instagram?
4 min |
AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
IN WALL STREET YEARS, 2020 FELT LIKE A DECADE FOR MARKETS
While lockdown life has kept time standing still for nearly everyone through 2020, Wall Street has been locked in at super fast-forward.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
GMAIL, YOUTUBE DOWN BRIEFLY AS GOOGLE SUFFERS BRIEF OUTAGE
Google users in the U.S., Europe, India and other parts of the world were briefly unable to access their Gmail accounts, watch YouTube videos or get to their online documents during an outage this Monday.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
FCC AWARDS $25M TO EXPAND INTERNET IN RURAL NEW HAMPSHIRE
Internet providers in New Hampshire will receive more than $25 million in federal funding over 10 years to expand broadband access across in rural parts of the state, the Federal Communications Commission announced this week.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
CHINA'S ALIBABA, TENCENT UNIT FINED UNDER ANTI-MONOPOLY LAW
China’s market regulator on Monday said it fined Alibaba Group and a Tencent Holdings-backed company for failing to seek approval before proceeding with some acquisitions.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
APPLE'S APP STORES OPEN NEW PRIVACY WINDOW FOR CUSTOMERS
Apple has begun spelling out what kinds of personal information is being collected by the digital services displayed in its app stores for iPhones and other products made by the trendsetting company.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
AS LEADERS SET FRESH CLIMATE GOALS, BIDEN PLEDGES US SUPPORT
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden pledged to rejoin the Paris climate accord on the first day of his presidency, as world leaders staged a virtual gathering to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the international pact aimed at curbing global warming.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
AMAZON'S ZOOX UNVEILS AUTONOMOUS ELECTRIC VEHICLE
An autonomous vehicle company acquired this year by Amazon has unveiled a four-person “robo-taxi,” a compact, multidirectional vehicle designed for dense, urban environments.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #477
Fast Company
Secrets Of The Most Productive People – Jacqueline Guichelaar
“Every individual on the team is important, regardless of what time zone they’re in.”
5 min |
Winter 2020/2021
Fast Company
Smart Farming: The Growing Role of Precision Agriculture and Biotech
Efficiency and sustainabiility go hand-in-hand, with an added bonus: farmers improve crop yields
5 min |
Winter 2020/2021
PC Gamer US Edition
CARD MODE
What links Thomas Was Alone to an ancient solo game?
3 min |
January 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
BREATH OF THE WAIFU
GENSHIN IMPACT’s beautiful open world is a blast to explore.
8 min |
January 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
ONE GIANT LEAP
Be the first person to set foot on an alien world in ELITE DANGEROUS: ODYSSEY, an expansion that dramatically widens an already vast galaxy.
10+ min |