Techlife News
WILL GYMS GO THE WAY OF ARCADES AND MOVIE RENTAL STORES?
Going to the gym was always part of Kari Hamra’s routine until last year’s government ordered shutdowns forced her to replace the workouts with daily rides on her Peloton stationary bike.
5 min |
25, December 2021
Techlife News
DOGECOIN: THE NEW BITCOIN IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
With more than 47 million Twitter followers, Elon Musk holds a great deal of influence in the world of tech and cryptocurrency, proven by Dogecoin’s meteoric growth in recent weeks. A single tweet from Musk sparked overnight interest in the currency, first released in 2013, and now has investors taking it seriously. The payment system, developed by Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, reached a market capitalization of $5,382,875,000 in January, and with its value growing rapidly, it’s a genuine Bitcoin alternative. Now could be the time to invest...
8 min |
25, December 2021
Techlife News
AIRBUS-BOEING DEAL EASES US EU TENSIONS BUT CONFLICTS REMAIN
The deal the United States and the European Union reached this week to end their long-running rift over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus will suspend billions in punitive tariffs.
5 min |
25, December 2021
Techlife News
GLOBAL GLITCH: SWATHS OF INTERNET GO DOWN AFTER CLOUD OUTAGE
Dozens of websites went down briefly around the globe Tuesday, including CNN, The New York Times and Britain’s government home page, after an outage at the cloud computing service Fastly, illustrating how vital a small number of behind-the-scenes companies have become to running the internet.
2 min |
25, December 2021
Techlife News
In Review - 2021: A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR APPLE
Whilst Apple has undoubtedly faced challenges this year amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the Cupertino company has continued to innovate in a number of key fields, pushing forward its vision for best-in-class hardware and software.
7 min |
25, December 2021
Techlife News
Can Virtual Reality Help Seniors? Study Hopes To Find Out
Terry Colli and three other residents of the John Knox Village senior community got a trip via computer to the International Space Station, a kickoff to a Stanford University study on whether virtual reality can improve the emotional wellbeing of older people.
4 min |
25, December 2021
AppleMagazine
iCloud+: ENTERING NEW GROUNDS WITH NEXT SUBSCRIPTION GEN
This October, iCloud turns ten. In its decadelong lifespan, the cloud storage service has changed the way we work forever, allowing us to create documents on our iPads and use them on our Macs, store important memories with the Photos app, and conduct important business over the Mail app.
6 min |
December 24, 2021
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 |
December 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
iOS 15: CONNECT, FOCUS, EXPLORE, AND DO MORE
After making some significant leaps forward with iOS and iPadOS in 2020, it was only right that this year’s updates would be more understated, but it didn’t stop Apple from announcing some exciting new additions to its popular operating systems.
7 min |
December 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
THE NEW APPLE TV 4K: CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE WITH A12 BIONIC CHIP & NEW SIRI REMOTE
Whilst it was the overhauls to the iMac and iPad that got people talking at this year’s Spring Loaded event held in Cupertino, California, Apple also used the virtual keynote to announce a refresh to its popular Apple TV set-top box.
7 min |
December 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
THE NEW iMAC 24”: A NEW ERA FOR DESKTOP COMPUTING BEGINS
It was perhaps one of Apple’s most anticipated product refreshes of all time, and at its Spring Loaded event, the Cupertino company did not disappoint.
7 min |
December 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
YOU: INTERFACE DEEPER INTEGRATION IS COMING, JUST FOR YOU
According to a new study from WhistleOut, the average consumer spends an eye-watering nine years of their lives looking at their smartphones, and that’s without mentioning the use of computers, televisions, and other devices that increasingly control our lives.
7 min |
December 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
YOU'RE INVITED: A NEW LANDSCAPE WITH A CUTTING-EDGE APP
For almost ten years, AppleMagazine has kept you abreast of the latest in the technology world.
7 min |
December 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
Airtags: Next-generation Tracking Technology Has Arrived
Two years after they were first rumored, Apple finally lifted the lid on its tracking device AirTag at its Spring Loaded event in April, designed to help consumers keep track of items that matter most.
7 min |
December 24, 2021
Bloomberg Businessweek
These May Be The Droids You're Looking For
Sidewalk delivery robots find a niche on college campuses
5 min |
December 27, 2021 - January 03, 2022 (Double Spread)
AppleMagazine
2021 in Review
Putting the power back into Apple products
7 min |
December 24, 2021
Sound & Vision
Beethoven, Regolith, and You
WIDE ANGLE SIGNALS
3 min |
December 2021 - January 2022
Sound & Vision
Qobuz Redux
Three years ago, French upstarts Qobuz made quite a splash upon entering the U.S. streaming market. What has happened with the high-res service in the interim?
3 min |
December 2021 - January 2022
Sound & Vision
Troubleshoot Your Network Like a Boss
Given the proliferation of internet-connected devices in the home, the most common system problems can often be boiled down to network issues. Whether it is slow Wi-Fi, choppy streaming quality, or a total inability to connect, if something is amiss with your home’s network, there will be a cascade of glitches.
4 min |
December 2021 - January 2022
Sound & Vision
Blue Heaven
Bluesound Node Streaming Dac
7 min |
December 2021 - January 2022
Stereophile
Bowers & Wilkins 804 D4
The boxes sit there in our storage units, opposite the 20 banker’s boxes that hold 33 years’ worth of product-measurement workbooks. The two large boxes are for the Bowers & Wilkins Matrix 801s my wife owned when we got married in 1987.1 The four smaller boxes are for the B&W John Bowers Silver Signatures and their stands, which I purchased after reviewing them in June 1994.2 Both pairs of speakers gave superb sound quality back in the day, but now they sit there in the storage unit, their boxes giving me recriminatory looks when I visit.
10+ min |
January 2022
Stereophile
NOT TWISTED
TWISTED SISTER GUITARIST JAY JAY FRENCH HAS A NEW LIFE AFTER MUSIC.
10+ min |
January 2022
Stereophile
The new ultra-fi
GRAMOPHONE DREAMS
10+ min |
January 2022
Stereophile
Pro-Ject Debut PRO
I enjoy few things more than setting up a turntable. Whether it’s for myself or for a friend—whether it’s a budget model with a layered MDF plinth and nonadjustable tonearm, or a megabuck, state-of-the-art behemoth—I relish the ritual.
10+ min |
January 2022
Stereophile
Acoustic Signature Montana NEO
You may be moving to Montana.Acoustic Signature is not an overnight sensation, nor are its turntables driven by dental floss. If you’re not a Frank Zappa fan, you probably have no idea what any of that means, so please Google it. I’ll wait till you get back.
10+ min |
January 2022
Stereophile
REVINYLIZATION
What’s the point?
4 min |
January 2022
Stereophile
Accustic Arts AMP V STEREO AMPLIFIER
The $50,000, 176lb Accustic Arts AMP V (pronounced Amp Five) is the heaviest, tall-est, most powerful, most expensive stereo amp to enter my audio system. With rated power of 900Wpc into 8 ohms, 1360Wpc into 4 ohms, and 1500Wpc into 2 ohms, the AMP V, which stands proud at the top of the Accustic Arts amplifier line, surpasses my reference D’Agostino Progression M550’s rated power into 4 ohms by 260Wpc.1
10+ min |
January 2022
Newsweek
Planet Protectors
AI and Big Data to Help Feed the World
10 min |
December 24, 2021
Macworld
Hot Stuff
What we’re raving about this month
1 min |
January 2022
Techlife News
2021 NOTEBOOK: BILLIONAIRES AND THE SPACE RACE
Captain Kirk — aka William Shatner — finally made it into space, part of the new wave of civilian travelers sponsored by names like Bezos, Musk and Branson who are slipping the surly bonds of Earth 10 years after NASA’s shuttle program ended. But there are big differences.
3 min |