
Techlife News
MAZDA NO. 1 IN CONSUMER REPORTS 2020 AUTO RELIABILITY SURVEY
Mazda beat traditional winners Lexus and Toyota to win top honors as the most dependable auto brand in Consumer Reports’ annual reliability survey.
2 min |
November 21, 2020

Stereophile
Alta Audio Alyssa
At first look, our November 2020 review of the standmount loudspeaker ($5000/pair) from Alta Audio1 appeared to be a thorough vindication of the Stereophile method of reviewing, combining measurements with a subjective listening journal. John Atkinson’s measurements were generally fine, but he uncovered “strong discontinuities in the impedance traces at 174Hz and 291Hz [that] imply the presence of resonances.” They could only be internal airspace resonances, since he found the Alyssa’s cabinet to be admirably inert.
8 min |
December 2020

Techlife News
HUAWEI SELLING HONOR PHONE BRAND IN FACE OF US SANCTIONS
Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its budget-price Honor smartphone brand in an effort to rescue the struggling business from damaging U.S. sanctions imposed on its parent company.
4 min |
November 21, 2020

Techlife News
Apple To Cut App Stor Fees as Legal Scrutiny Intensifies
Apple will cut its app store commissions in half for most developers beginning next year amid an intensifying debate about whether the iPhone maker has been using the fees to unfairly fatten its profits and stifle rivals competing against its own music, video, and other subscription services.
3 min |
November 21, 2020
AppleMagazine
SPACEX CAPSULE WITH 4 ASTRONAUTS REACHES SPACE STATION
SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
TWITTER LAUNCHES DISAPPEARING TWEETS THAT VANISH IN A DAY
Twitter is launching tweets that disappear in 24 hours called “Fleets” globally, echoing social media sites like Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram that already have disappearing posts.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #473

AppleMagazine
NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS FACE CHALLENGES IN VIRTUAL LEARNING
Aporine Shabani escaped violence in Congo to find a better life for her children in Scranton.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #473

AppleMagazine
LYFT'S ZIMMER TALKS FUTURE OF WORKPLACE, ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Lyft scored a major victory when California voters passed Proposition 22, allowing app-based companies to treat drivers as contractors instead of employees and saving the company from what many anticipated would be crippling expenses.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #473

AppleMagazine
PLANNING TRAVEL BECOMES MORE COMPLICATED DURING PANDEMIC
Planning travel for college basketball teams can be complicated. Flights and hotels have to be booked, buses rented, meals planned. Schedules have to be worked around practices and games.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #473

AppleMagazine
DELIVERY GIANT DOORDASH PLANS IPO
Delivery giant DoorDash Inc. is planning to sell its stock to the public, capitalizing on the growing trend of consumers embracing app-based deliveries as much of the world stays home during the pandemic.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
FAA CLEARS BOEING 737 MAX TO FLY AGAIN
After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing’s 737 Max for flight.
5 min |
AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
CONSOLE BATTLE: PS5 AND XBOX SERIES X FIGHTING TO BE CHRISTMAS #1
With the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 launching this month, it’s never been a more exciting time to be a gamer.
7 min |
AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
AMAZON OPENS ONLINE PHARMACY, SHAKING UP ANOTHER INDUSTRY
Now at Amazon.com: insulin and inhalers.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
AIRBNB DETAILS YEARS OF LOSSES AHEAD OF PLANNED IPO
Airbnb was losing money even before the pandemic struck and cut its revenue by almost a third, the home-sharing company revealed in documents filed this week ahead of a planned initial public offering of its stock.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #473

RotorDrone
WALMART DELIVERY
Walmart and Zipline have launched a first-of-its-kind drone delivery operation in the U.S.
1 min |
December/ January 2021

RotorDrone
PROPERLY INSURE YOUR DRONE BUSINESS
Efficient ways to mitigate and transfer risk
8 min |
December/ January 2021

RotorDrone
Product Review - Nanuk 970 Case for Inspire 2
Plenty of room with easy mobility
3 min |
December/ January 2021
RotorDrone
IP RATING STANDARDS
WHAT THEY MEAN FOR COMMERCIAL DRONES
4 min |
December/ January 2021

RotorDrone
PRECISION AGRICULTURE
A DAY ON THE FARM
9 min |
December/ January 2021
RotorDrone
Intro to Aerial Mapping
Tools that make maximize your bird’s-eye-view
8 min |
December/ January 2021

RotorDrone
DEFIBRILLATOR DELIVERY
Everdrone, a global leader in autonomous drone technology, recently announced that its drones are now being used to deliver Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to the scene of cardiac arrests in real-world emergencies—a first-of-its-kind project.
1 min |
December/ January 2021

RotorDrone
DJI COLLABORATES WITH SHELL OIL
DJI has announced a Solution Development Partnership with Shell Oil Company to create, test, and deploy DJI drone technology at its Deer Park Manufacturing Complex to improve efficiency and worker safety during industrial inspections and emergency incident response.
1 min |
December/ January 2021
RotorDrone
CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF
Navigating the regulations for public sector drones
10+ min |
December/ January 2021

RotorDrone
AMAZON PRIME AIR
Amazon recently received the FAA’s approval to operate its fleet of Prime Air delivery drones.
1 min |
December/ January 2021

PC Gamer US Edition
LINK TO THE STARS
How a plan for global internet access has annoyed astronomers
5 min |
Holiday 2020
PC Gamer US Edition
SHLOCK HORROR
Looking back on the pioneer of fear that was HORROR SOFT.
9 min |
Holiday 2020

PC Gamer US Edition
WARHAMMER 40K: SPACE MARINE
I read one Warhammer book and now I’m that guy.
6 min |
Holiday 2020
PC Gamer US Edition
THE EVIL MANSION
Resident Evil’s Spencer Mansion reimagined as a Skyrim challenge.
7 min |
Holiday 2020

PC Gamer US Edition
GAME-AS-SERVICEABLE
The supes have never looked or sounded as good as they do in MARVEL’S AVENGERS, but their best efforts feel in vain.
7 min |
Holiday 2020

PC Gamer US Edition
GOLDEN LIGHT
A hidden gem of a horror game gets even better.
4 min |