Techlife News
How Tech Titans Listen In On Voice Recordings
When you speak to a virtual assistant on your mobile device, wearable, computer or smart speaker, it’s easy to assume that it’s a truly private conversation between just you and the assistant.
5 min |
August 24, 2019
Techlife News
Pentagon Cancels Billion-dollar Missile Defense Project
The Pentagon is pulling the plug on a billion-dollar, technically troubled project to build a better weapon that would destroy incoming missiles. The move is aimed in part at considering new approaches to missile defense at a time of rapid technological change.
2 min |
August 24, 2019
AppleMagazine
Cuban State To Absorb Underground Video-Gamers' Network
After weeks of resistance from Cuban video gamers, the island’s state-run computer organization will absorb the services of an offline underground network that for more than a decade extended privately in Havana.
2 min |
August 23, 2019
AppleMagazine
How Tech Titans Listen In On Voice Recordings
How Tech Titans Listen In On Voice Recordings
6 min |
August 23, 2019
Techlife News
2019 iPads: The Best Lineup Yet
The world’s most advanced tablet range took a major leap forward earlier this year when Apple introduced an all-new iPad mini and iPad Air - but Tim Cook and Co aren’t done there.
8 min |
August 17, 2019
Maximum PC
Total War: Three Kingdoms
Contains very little actual romance
2 min |
September 2019
Maximum PC
Razer Blade Pro 17 (2019)
The Blade Pro is dead, long live the Blade Pro!
3 min |
September 2019
Maximum PC
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super
A modest boost to performance
3 min |
September 2019
Maximum PC
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD’s third-gen Ryzen vies for the CPU throne
3 min |
September 2019
Maximum PC
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
A compelling blend of 7nm technology, RDNA architecture updates, and a last-minute price drop
3 min |
September 2019
Maximum PC
Acer Predator XB3
Acer makes 4K, HDR, and 144Hz IPS goodness a tiny bit cheaper
2 min |
September 2019
Maximum PC
Acer Predator Triton 500
Ready to go on the hunt...
3 min |
September 2019
Techlife News
The Remarkable History Of Instant Messaging
The very notion of being able to instantly send a message to someone located on the other side of the world – or even just the other side of one’s home or office – would have seemed nigh-on inconceivable to most of the world’s population not so long ago.
7 min |
August 17, 2019
AppleMagazine
Privacy Questions As Humans Reviewed User Audio At Facebook
Facebook has paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its Messenger service, raising privacy concerns for a company with a history of privacy lapses.
3 min |
August 16, 2019
AppleMagazine
2019 iPads: The Best Lineup Yet
The world’s most advanced tablet range took a major leap forward earlier this year when Apple introduced an all-new iPad mini and iPad Air - but Tim Cook and Co. aren’t done there.
8 min |
August 16, 2019
Techlife News
Australian Court Upholds Dismissal Of Woman Over Tweets
Australia’s highest court upheld a government decision to fire a public servant who used a pseudonym to criticize government immigration policy on Twitter.
2 min |
August 10, 2019
Techlife News
iOS 13: On A Whole New Level
In one of the iPhone’s biggest updates to date, iOS 13 revolutionizes the smartphone once again. It’s jam-packed with a bunch of improvements including a systemwide Dark Mode, the Find My app, performance enhancements all-new Photos and Reminders apps, and major privacy features. This week, we go hands-on with the beta ahead of its public release…
10 min |
August 10, 2019
Techlife News
UN Report: North Korea Cyber Experts Raised Up To $2 Billion
A panel monitoring U.N. sanctions says North Korean cyber experts have illegally raised money for the country’s weapons of mass destruction programs “with total proceeds to date estimated at up to $2 billion.”
2 min |
August 10, 2019
Techlife News
Amazon's Self-driving Delivery Robots Head To California
Amazon’s self-driving robots will be roaming the streets of another neighborhood.
1 min |
August 10, 2019
AppleMagazine
Stolen Goods On Amazon? Shoppers Won't Care, Experts Say
News of an alleged Amazon theft ring involving contract delivery drivers is unlikely to make a dent in the online shopping giant’s massive business.
2 min |
August 09, 2019
AppleMagazine
Ios 13: On A Whole New Level
In one of the iPhone’s biggest updates to date, iOS 13 revolutionizes the smartphone once again.
10 min |
AppleMagazine #406
AppleMagazine
Gatehouse, Gannett To Merge For $1.4B, Build Newspaper Giant
Two of the largest U.S. newspaper companies have agreed to combine for roughly $1.4 billion, creating a new industry giant that hopes to manage the crisis of print’s decline through sheer size.
3 min |
August 09, 2019
AppleMagazine
The Apple Card Is Here
When Apple announced Apple Payback in 2014, it heralded the company’s first foray into the payments business.
5 min |
AppleMagazine #406
AppleMagazine
Streaming Music May Make Cases Like Katy Perry's More Common
To show that Katy Perry and the team that wrote her 2013 hit “Dark Horse” may have heard his song and stole from it, Christian rapper Marcus Gray’s primary evidence was that his 2009 song, “Joyful Noise” had played in the millions on YouTube and Spotify.
4 min |
August 09, 2019
AppleMagazine
No, There's Still No Link Between Video Games And Violence
Do video games trigger violent behavior? Scientific studies have found no link. But the persistent theory is back in the headlines following Saturday’s mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #406
AppleMagazine
Disney Results Miss As Fox Studio Business Underwhelm
Disney is feeling some pain from its biggest transformation in decades as its acquisition of Fox’s entertainment businesses contributed to a 39% drop in earnings.
2 min |
August 09, 2019
PCWorld
The Best PC Games Of 2019 (So Far)
Only halfway through 2019, our annual check-in list of favorites feels like a proper end-of-2019 Game Of The Year List. Illustration
10 min |
August 2019
PCWorld
How To Back Up Your Google Photos Library Without Auto-Sync
The useful Google Drive auto-sync feature bites the dust.
3 min |
August 2019
Techlife News
What T-Mobile Takeover Of Sprint Means For You
U.S. antitrust regulators have cleared T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeovers of rival Sprint, leaving just three major cellphone companies, while creating a smaller competitor in satellite-TV company Dish.
3 min |
August 3, 2019
PCWorld
People Lined Up To Buy AMD's New Ryzen 3000 Desktop CPUs
How excited are PC fans for AMD’s new Ryzen chips? They lined up to buy the CPUs on launch day.
4 min |