Techlife News
THE PANDEMIC IS CHANGING HOLLYWOOD, MAYBE FOREVER
“No New ‘Movies’ Till Influenza Ends” blared a New York Times headline on Oct. 10, 1918, while the deadly second wave of the Spanish Flu was unfolding.
6 min |
November 28, 2020
Techlife News
GOOGLE FACES UK SCRUTINY OVER NEW ADVERTISING DATA REVAMP
Google faces fresh regulatory scrutiny in Britain over plans to revamp its ad data system, after an industry lobbying group complained to the competition watchdog that the changes would cement the U.S. tech giant’s online dominance.
2 min |
November 28, 2020
Techlife News
TWEET ON SPARE CHANGE GENERATES BIG MONEY FOR VIRUS AID
Andy Larsen is a sports writer, but with so many games scratched during the pandemic he has spent a lot of time digging into coronavirus data and its sobering implications.
2 min |
November 28, 2020
Techlife News
EUROPEAN REGULATOR MOVES TO CLEAR BOEING 737 FOR FLIGHT
European regulators took a step closer to letting the Boeing 737 Max fly again, publishing a proposed airworthiness directive that could see the aircraft cleared within weeks after being grounded for nearly two years over deadly crashes.
2 min |
November 28, 2020
Techlife News
CHINA DEMANDS INDIA RESCIND APP BAN AMID BORDER TENSION
China on Wednesday demanded India rescind a ban on more Chinese mobile phone apps amid tension between Beijing and other governments over technology and security.
1 min |
November 28, 2020
Techlife News
EUROPE SIGNS $102M DEAL TO BRING SPACE TRASH HOME
The European Space Agency says it is signing a 86 million-euro ($102 million) contract with a Swiss start-up company to bring a large piece of orbital trash back to Earth.
1 min |
November 28, 2020
AppleMagazine
US-EUROPEAN OCEAN MONITORING SATELLITE LAUNCHES INTO ORBIT
A U.S.-European satellite designed to extend a decades-long measurement of global sea surface heights was launched into Earth orbit from California last Saturday.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
GLOBAL TECH GIANTS THREATEN TO LEAVE PAKISTAN OVER NEW RULES
Internet and technology companies have threatened to leave Pakistan after the government granted blanket powers to authorities to censor digital content, a move critics say was aimed at curtailing freedom of expression in the conservative Islamic nation.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
DETROIT RESIDENTS CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC CAMERA EXPANSION
Detroit officials’ plan to install 200 more traffic light-mounted cameras at city intersections is facing community resistance amid privacy and racial discrimination concerns.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
BEST BUY REPORTS 3Q RESULTS THAT EXCEED WALL STREET VIEWS
Best Buy Co. reported fiscal third-quarter results that blew through analysts’ expectations as the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer enjoyed surging demand for items like home theater and appliances that help people learn, cook, work and connect in their homes during the pandemic.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
UNCHANGED FROM EARLY ESTIMATE, US ECONOMY GREW 33.1% IN Q3
The second of three estimates on U.S. growth for the July-September quarter was unchanged at a record pace of 33.1%. But a resurgence in the coronavirus is expected to slow growth sharply in the current quarter with some economists even raising the specter of a double-dip recession.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
LIGHTS, CAMERA, SELL: RETAILERS WANT YOU TO WATCH AND SHOP
When Jenna Powell gets in front of a camera, she can sell $10,000 worth of sparkly dresses and tie-dye hoodies in 40 minutes.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
LEFT FOR DEAD, TWICE, RADIOSHACK GETS ANOTHER SHOT ONLINE
RadioShack, a fixture at the mall for decades, has been pulled from brink of death, again.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
BUSINESS: APPLE POSITIONS iPHONE 12 AS A CORPORATE MUST-HAVE
Critics labeled the iPhone 12 Apple’s biggest leap forward in years, with analysts suggesting that the Cupertino company will shift close to 70 million units before the end of 2020. As if the iPhone 12 range wasn’t popular enough, Apple has announced a partnership with carrier Verizon to make iPhone the most compelling business smartphone, offering 5G on the go.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
CHINA LAUNCHES MISSION TO BRING BACK MATERIAL FROM MOON
China launched an ambitious mission on Tuesday to bring back rocks and debris from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years — an undertaking that could boost human understanding of the moon and of the solar system more generally.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
ALIBABA CEO SAYS REGULATIONS FOR INTERNET FIRMS 'NECESSARY'
The chairman and CEO of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group praised Chinese regulators in a possible attempt to repair ties after the stock market debut of its former financial services arm was suspended following criticism of them by billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #474
Techlife News
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 |
November 21, 2020
Techlife News
SORRY, GRINCH. VIRUS WON'T STOP NORAD FROM TRACKING SANTA
Children of the world can rest easy. The global pandemic won’t stop them from tracking Santa Claus’ progress as he delivers gifts around the globe on Christmas Eve.
2 min |
November 21, 2020
Techlife News
EU AUDITORS: ANTITRUST PROBES TOO SLOW TO CURB TECH GIANTS
The EU’s efforts to rein in the power of big tech companies such as Google and Facebook through antitrust investigations have taken too long, dulling their effectiveness, a report said Thursday.
1 min |
November 21, 2020
Stereophile
MBL NOBLE SERIES N31 CD PLAYER–D/A PROCESSOR
In Stereophile’s February 2018 issue,1 I reviewed the MBL Noble Line N31, a baroque-styled CD player and D/A processor from German manufacturer MBL.2
6 min |
December 2020
Stereophile
Gryphon Essence Mono
POWER AMPLIFIER
10+ min |
December 2020
Stereophile
LOOKING BACK AT FLEETWOOD MAC
TWO REISSUES SHOW THAT THE BAND WAS GREAT BEFORE IT WAS FAMOUS.
9 min |
December 2020
Stereophile
SAT's remarkable XD1 record-player system
Let’s begin by discussing what SAT’s XD1 Record Player System is not: It is not a Technics SP-10R in a sci-fi–inspired plinth—although the XD1’s engine does begin life as the SP-10R’s basic drive system, which is stripped down to a handful of essential components, reimagined, reengineered, and rebuilt to much higher mechanical standards.
10+ min |
December 2020
Stereophile
GOLDENEAR BRX
When I first started writing for Stereophile, John Atkinson brought me a speaker to review. The shipping box was really beat, and it had some other reviewer’s name on the UPS label. After a few days of trying to get it to sound good, I speculated that John and at least one other reviewer already knew this speaker did not sound good. Flummoxed, I wrote JA a simple email (he likes simple emails), “Is this a test?” He replied, “Everything is a test.”
9 min |
December 2020
Stereophile
Deja Lou
It’s déjà vu all over again in New York City. 1988: The bankrupt Fear City NYC of the 1970s had given way to the go-go ’80s, with many missing the fruits of the Wall Street boom. AIDS ravaged the city, unabated, and a rash of violence and crime fueled by the crack-cocaine epidemic made for a grim underbelly of urban blight and neglect.
7 min |
December 2020
Stereophile
CANADA: PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO
I was shocked and greatly saddened by the news of the passing, at age 68, of Brian W. Russell, president and co-founder (along with his brother Chris) of Bryston Ltd. Established in 1973, Bryston’s first product was a power amplifier for the professional market.
1 min |
December 2020
Stereophile
The First Watt F8
I spent my childhood summers on the Reichert family farm near Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, where, inside the red 1880s barn, my uncle Harold played 78rpm records for his cows.
10+ min |
December 2020
Stereophile
Something's coming
So, what’s “this thing of ours”?
4 min |
December 2020
Techlife News
Empty Desks: Coronavirus Robs US Classrooms Of Teachers
In July, fourth-grade teacher Susanne Michael was ecstatic as she celebrated the adoption of a former student from a troubled home and two of the girl’s brothers. For the festivities, Michael dressed them and her other children in matching T-shirts that read “Gotcha FOREVER.”
5 min |
November 21, 2020
Techlife News
PFIZER: COVID-19 SHOT 95% EFFECTIVE, SEEKING CLEARANCE SOON
Pfizer said this week that new test results show its coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective, is safe and also protects older people most at risk of dying — the last data needed to seek emergency use of limited shot supplies as the catastrophic outbreak worsens across the globe.
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