Technology
AppleMagazine
Google Co-Founders Step Down As Execs Of Parent Alphabet
The co-founders of Google are stepping down as executives of its parent company, Alphabet, ending a remarkable two decades during which Larry Page and Sergey Brin shaped a startup born in a Silicon Valley garage into one of the largest, most powerful — and, increasingly, most feared — companies in the world.
4 min |
December 6, 2019
AppleMagazine
Paging Dr. Robot: Artificial Intelligence Moves Into Care
The next time you get sick, your care may involve a form of the technology people use to navigate road trips or pick the right vacuum cleaner online.
4 min |
November 29, 2019
AppleMagazine
Workers Fired From Google Plan Federal Labor Complaint
Four workers fired from Google last week are planning to file a federal labor complaint against the company, claiming it unfairly retaliated against them for organizing workers around social causes.
3 min |
December 6, 2019
AppleMagazine
Spacewalking Astronauts Add New Pumps To Cosmic Detector
Spacewalking astronauts installed new pumps on a cosmic ray detector outside the International Space Station in a bid to extend its scientific life.
2 min |
December 6, 2019
AppleMagazine
Ad Business A Boon For Amazon But A Turn-Off For Shoppers
Mike Maddaloni went to Amazon.com knowing exactly what he wanted to buy.
4 min |
November 29, 2019
AppleMagazine
Above-Ground Power Lines Grow In Risk As Climate Changes
Trees toppling onto above-ground power lines spark wildfires, more than 1,000 of them in the last decade in California alone. The wires snap-in blizzards and hurricanes, causing dayslong outages. Everywhere, power poles topple in all kinds of disasters, blocking escape routes.
5 min |
November 29, 2019
AppleMagazine
The 2019 Black Friday Deals That Apple Fans Should Know About
Look beyond official stores for the very best offers
7 min |
November 29, 2019
AppleMagazine
Web Inventor Has An Ambitious Plan To Take Back The Net
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee released an ambitious rule book for online governance — a bill of rights and obligations for the internet — designed to counteract the growing prevalence of such anti-democratic poisons as misinformation, mass surveillance and censorship.
2 min |
November 29, 2019
AppleMagazine
Providing A Unique Experience Is Retailers' Holiday Strategy
As Amy Witt prepared for the grand opening of her Dallas clothing store, she read up on the demise of thousands of chain stores this past year so she wouldn’t repeat their mistakes.
4 min |
November 29, 2019
AppleMagazine
Grocery-Carrying Robots Are Coming. Do We Need Them?
The first cargo-carrying robot marketed directly to consumers is on sale this holiday season. But how many people are ready to ditch their second car to buy a two-wheeled rover that can follow them around like a dog?
3 min |
November 29, 2019
AppleMagazine
Road-Safety Regulator Rapped Over Regulating Autonomous Cars
The nation’s road-safety regulator is under fire again for what critics call lax oversight of tests involving autonomous vehicles.
1 min |
November 22, 2019
AppleMagazine
Twitter Details Political Ad Ban, Admits It's Imperfect
Twitter’s new ban on political ads will cover appeals for votes, solicitations for campaign contributions and any political content.
3 min |
November 22, 2019
AppleMagazine
Disney Plus User Accounts Already Found On Hacking Sites
Disney says its new Disney Plus streaming service doesn’t have a security breach, but some users have been shut out after hackers tried to break into their accounts.
1 min |
November 22, 2019
AppleMagazine
Macbook Pro: The Ultimate Pro Notebook
With Apple lifting the lid on the new MacBook Pro with a stunning 16-inch Retina Display and an 80% performance boost over previous generations, we take a closer look and explore the firm’s ongoing push into empowering its professional user base with cutting-edge hardware.
6 min |
November 22, 2019
AppleMagazine
How Theaters Can Evolve In The Age Of Streaming
BRICK-AND-MORTAR CINEMA ISN’T DEAD JUST YET
7 min |
November 22, 2019
AppleMagazine
Ford Mustang Suv Starts A Blitz Of New Electric Vehicles
Ford is unveiling its first all-electric SUV, marking the start of an avalanche of batterypowered vehicles coming from mainstream and luxury automakers during the next two years that industry analysts say will boost electric vehicle sales.
3 min |
November 22, 2019
AppleMagazine
Colorful T-Mobile CEO Leaving, Even As Sprint Deal Not Done
T-Mobile said its colorful CEO John Legere is stepping down next year, even as the wireless company’s long-running effort to merge with rival Sprint remains unfinished.
1 min |
November 22, 2019
AppleMagazine
‘Midway' Turns The WW II Battle Into A Cartoon
The first thing director Roland Emmerich should do after his latest movie “Midway” hits theaters is apologize.
3 min |
November 15, 2019
AppleMagazine
Superpowered: Tesla Zero-Emission Technology
With Tesla continuing to innovate in the automotive industry with eco-friendly, low-emission vehicles for businesses and consumers, we take a closer look at the company’s impact on the environment and explore its future plans for our roads, our homes, and our skies...
8 min |
November 15, 2019
AppleMagazine
Apple Reveals 16-Inch MacBook Pro, 'World's Best Pro Notebook'
Apple has unveiled the widely rumored Macbook Pro.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #420
AppleMagazine
Google's Health Care Ambitions Now Involve Patient Data
Google announced a partnership with a large U.S. health care system aimed at modernizing its information system and providing new tools for doctors, in the tech giant’s latest foray into the health industry.
2 min |
November 15, 2019
AppleMagazine
Disney+ Launches – And What It Might Mean For Apple
LONG-AWAITED STREAMING SERVICE FINALLY MAKES DEBUT
7 min |
AppleMagazine #420
AppleMagazine
Survey: Number Of Kids Watching Online Videos Soars
The number of young Americans watching online videos every day has more than doubled, according to survey findings released this week. They’re glued to them for nearly an hour a day, twice as long as they were four years ago.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #418
AppleMagazine
Showtime: Apple TV+Now Streaming
As Apple officially kicks off its Apple TV+ streaming service, we take a closer look at its new offering, explore some of the shows you can look forward to, and consider the competition, with Disney, Netflix, and AT&T fighting back in the battle to become King of the Streamers…
7 min |
November 08, 2019
AppleMagazine
Don't Let Try-Before-You-Buy Shopping Bust Your Budget
Services such as Stitch Fix and Amazon’s Prime Wardrobe have put try-before-you-buy shopping on the map. The concept is simple: Shoppers get apparel, accessories or other goods delivered to try, which they can either send back or purchase.
3 min |
November 08, 2019
AppleMagazine
AR Headset: Apple & Valve Together For 2020 Release
Apple’s work on virtual reality (VR) and related technologies
7 min |
November 08, 2019
AppleMagazine
‘Goodness And Humor' Celebrated As ‘Sesame Street' Turns 50
Fifty years ago, beloved entertainer Carol Burnett appeared on the very first broadcast of a quirky TV program that featured a bunch of furry puppets.
7 min |
November 08, 2019
AppleMagazine
‘Doctor Sleep' Is Just A Shadow Of ‘The Shining'
Our glimpses of Jack Torrance are fleeting in Michael Flanagan’s “The Shining” sequel, “Doctor Sleep,” but Stanley Kubrick’s colossal 1980 horror film is seldom out of mind, or out of frame.
4 min |
November 08, 2019
AppleMagazine
Online Thrift Stores Give Deal-Hunters New Ways To Score
It’s not just eBay anymore.
3 min |
November 08, 2019
AppleMagazine
Pentagon Hands Microsoft $10B ‘War Cloud' Deal, Snubs Amazon
The Pentagon awarded Microsoft a $10 billion cloud computing contract, snubbing early frontrunner Amazon, whose competitive bid drew criticism from President Donald Trump and its business rivals.
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