Sound & Vision
A Mighty Mini
Mankind has steadily sought to produce more and deeper bass from smaller and smaller enclosures ever since the first Neolithic audiophile blew through a conch shell and thought, “Damn, I wish this thing went lower, louder!”
9 min |
April - May 2021
Mac Life
TRUE WIRELESS NOISE–CANCELLING HEADPHONES
Upgrade your iPhone, iPad, or Mac audio and rid your surroundings of unwanted noise
8 min |
June 2021
Mac Life
Razer Kiyo Pro
A flawed gem of a camera for Mac users
2 min |
June 2021
Mac Life
CRAVE
THE GEAR WE’RE LUSTING AFTER
3 min |
June 2021
Sound & Vision
Bluesound Pulse Sub+ Subwoofer
Out of Sight Sound What’s the one thing lacking in even the best soundbar? If you said “deep, realistic, room-filling, floor-pounding bass,” then you are absolutely correct.
4 min |
April - May 2021
Mac Life
iPad Pro
Next–gen arrives with M1, Liquid Retina XDR, 5G, and Thunderbolt
2 min |
June 2021
Mac Life
Podcasts revamped
APPLE HAS UNVEILED a redesigned Podcasts app, podcast channels, and Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, a global marketplace for listeners to discover premium subscriptions offered by their favorite creators alongside the millions of free shows available.
1 min |
June 2021
Mac Life
Apple TV 4K
Now with 60fps HDR and all–new remote
1 min |
June 2021
Mac Life
AirTag
Use Find My to track stuff and find lost items
2 min |
June 2021
Techlife News
SPOTIFY CO-OWNER EK SAYS KROENKES REJECT BID TO BUY ARSENAL
Spotify co-owner Daniel Ek says a bid to buy Arsenal has been rejected by the Kroenke family which owns the London-based Premier League club.
1 min |
Techlife News #499
Techlife News
TALKING TO THE MOON: EUROPE PITCHES LUNAR SATELLITES PLAN
The European Space Agency presented a vision to put satellites in orbit around the moon that would facilitate future missions to Earth’s closest neighbor.
1 min |
Techlife News #499
Techlife News
REPORT: MICROSOFT INVESTIGATED GATES BEFORE HE LEFT BOARD
Board members at Microsoft Corp. made a decision in 2020 that it wasn’t appropriate for its co-founder Bill Gates to continue sitting on its board as they investigated the billionaire’s prior romantic relationship with a female Microsoft employee that was deemed inappropriate, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
1 min |
Techlife News #499
Techlife News
FOUNDER OF TIKTOK'S CHINESE OWNER STEPPING DOWN AS CEO
The founder of TikTok’s Chinese owner said Thursday he will give up his job as CEO to focus on longer-term initiatives, a step that comes amid uncertainty over whether the Biden administration will force the sale of the popular short video service’s U.S. arm.
1 min |
Techlife News #499
Techlife News
RUSSIA WON'T BLOCK TWITTER, BUT PARTIAL SLOWDOWN TO CONTINUE
Russian authorities backed away from threats to block Twitter, saying that the social media platform deleted most of the banned content identified by Moscow and expressed “readiness and interest in building a constructive dialogue.”
3 min |
Techlife News #499
Techlife News
STELLANTIS, FOXCONN TEAM UP TO MAKE CARS MORE CONNECTED
Carmaker Stellantis and Taiwan’s Foxconn announced plans to develop a jointly operated automotive supplier focusing on technology to make vehicles more connected, including artificial intelligence-based applications and 5-G communications.
1 min |
Techlife News #499
Techlife News
COLONIAL PIPELINE CONFIRMS IT PAID $4.4M TO HACKERS
The operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline confirmed it paid $4.4 million to a gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems.
2 min |
Techlife News #499
Techlife News
FTC SUES FRONTIER FOR DELIVERING INTERNET THAT'S TOO SLOW
The Federal Trade Commission and six states are suing Frontier Communications for not delivering the internet speeds it promised customers and charging them for better, more expensive service than they actually got.
2 min |
Techlife News #499
Techlife News
DAIMLER TRUCK TO SHIFT SPENDING TO BATTERY, HYDROGEN RIGS
Daimler’s truck and bus division says it plans to shift most of its vehicle development resources to zero-emission vehicles by 2025 and predicts that battery and hydrogen-powered trucks could be competitive with diesels on cost later this decade.
2 min |
Techlife News #499
Techlife News
AMAZON TO EXTEND PAUSE ON POLICE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION
Amazon said that it will extend its ban on police use of its face-recognition technology beyond the one-year pause it announced last year.
1 min |
Techlife News #499
AppleMagazine
THE BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE MAKES A COMEBACK THIS SUMMER
After more than a year of benching its biggest spectacles, Hollywood is ready to dazzle again.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #499
AppleMagazine
OPRAH AND CNN: AT&T IS MERGING MEDIA BUSINESS WITH DISCOVERY
The merger of Discovery and AT&T’s WarnerMedia operations, marrying the likes of HBO and CNN with HGTV and Oprah Winfrey, is another illustration of the head-spinning speed in which streaming has transformed the media world.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #499
AppleMagazine
VIRUS TESTING STRATEGIES, OPINIONS VARY WIDELY IN US SCHOOLS
Children are having their noses swabbed or saliva sampled at school to test for the coronavirus in cities such as Baltimore, New York and Chicago. In other parts of the U.S., school districts are reluctant to check even students showing signs of illness for COVID-19.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #499
AppleMagazine
PASSING ON YOUR PASSWORD? STREAMING SERVICES ARE PAST IT
Many of us were taught to share as kids. Now streaming services ranging from Netflix to Amazon to Disney+ want us to stop.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #499
AppleMagazine
DO I STILL HAVE TO WEAR A MASK? WHAT ABOUT KIDS?
The government’s new guidance on masks for vaccinated people has left some Americans confused and sent businesses and states scrambling to adjust their rules.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #499
AppleMagazine
SUMMER MOVIE CALENDAR
A rundown of notable films coming out this summer:
7 min |
AppleMagazine #499
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA PLACES TESLA'S ‘FULL SELF-DRIVING' UNDER REVIEW
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles is reviewing whether Tesla is violating a state regulation by advertising its vehicles as being fully autonomous without meeting the legal definition of self-driving.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #499
AppleMagazine
PAYCHECK ADVANCE APPS: WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD
Paycheck advance apps let users borrow a small amount of their expected earnings, usually in exchange for a small fee, and repay it on their next payday.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #499
AppleMagazine
LOSSLESS: APPLE MUSIC PREMIERES DOLBY ATMOS, SPATIAL AUDIO
In an effort to better compete with the likes of Spotify, Apple Music has announced plans to introduce industry-leading sound quality, as well as Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos support.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #499
Mac Life
True wireless chargers
Missing AirPower? These are the top alternatives
2 min |
Spring 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
“I veer off course, stumble over my feet, and send the skater careening”
Breaking virtual shins in SESSION
3 min |