Mac Life
CRAVE
THE GEAR WE’RE LUSTING AFTER
3 min |
Spring 2021
Techlife News
US JOBLESS CLAIMS FALL TO 547,000, ANOTHER PANDEMIC LOW
The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, the lowest point since the pandemic struck and an encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the strength of an improving job market.
3 min |
Techlife News #495
Techlife News
NASA'S MARS HELICOPTER TAKES FLIGHT, 1ST FOR ANOTHER PLANET
NASA’s experimental helicopter Ingenuity rose into the thin air above the dusty red surface of Mars on Monday, achieving the first powered flight by an aircraft on another planet.
4 min |
Techlife News #495
Techlife News
IS IT FINALLY GAME ON FOR VIDEO GAME ADAPTATIONS?
Is there a more woebegone movie genre than the video game adaptation? This is the pantheon of “Max Payne,” “Wing Commander” and “Assassin’s Creed.” In the 27 years since the first video game movie, “Super Mario Bros.,” these adaptations have been so regularly mocked that you might think the genre was -- like a teetering fighter in “Mortal Kombat” surrounded by chants of “Finish him!” -- on its last legs.
5 min |
Techlife News #495
Techlife News
US AID LIFTS SOUTHWEST TO Q1 PROFIT, AMERICAN LOSES $1.25B
With a strong push from taxpayers, Southwest Airlines is the first major U.S. airline to report a profit since the pandemic started, and airlines executives say that the worst of the pandemic caused crisis for their industry appears to be over.
2 min |
Techlife News #495
Techlife News
ASTRONAUTS FLYING REUSED SPACEX ROCKET, CAPSULE FOR 1ST TIME
For the first time, NASA is putting its trust in a recycled SpaceX rocket and capsule for a crew.
4 min |
Techlife News #495
Techlife News
RESTAURANTS, DELIVERY APPS STILL AT ODDS AS DEMAND GROWS
Diners got used to delivery during the pandemic, and the habit may stick long after dining rooms reopen.
5 min |
Techlife News #495
Techlife News
AUSTRALIA PLANS TO SPEND $417M ON HYDROGEN, CARBON CAPTURE
Australia’s prime minister has proposed spending an extra 539 million Australian dollars ($417 million) on hydrogen and carbon sequestration projects, seeking to burnish his government’s green credentials ahead of a climate summit to be hosted by President Joe Biden.
3 min |
Techlife News #495
Techlife News
FLORIDA HOUSE OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVES CONSUMER PRIVACY BILL
The Florida House resoundingly approved a consumer privacy bill, giving the public an opportunity to regain ownership of the personal data collected by companies and the right to sue companies for mishandling information in a marketplace where consumers themselves have become lucrative commodities.
3 min |
Techlife News #495
Techlife News
APPLE UNVEILS NEW PRODUCTS, SCHEDULES PRIVACY CRACKDOWN
Apple spruced up its product line at an event Tuesday while slipping in quiet notice of a software update, now due next week, designed to enhance the privacy of iPhone users at the expense of digital advertisers such as Facebook.
2 min |
Techlife News #495
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. Apple’s iconic all-in-one desktop computer has been overhauled from the ground up, sparking a new era for the Mac.
7 min |
AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
MERCEDES ROLLS OUT LUXURY ELECTRIC CAR IN DUEL WITH TESLA
Daimler AG unveiled a battery-powered counterpart to its top Mercedes-Benz luxury sedan as German carmakers ramp up their challenge to electric upstart Tesla.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
DEMS PUSH $25B TO ELECTRIFY SCHOOL BUSES
Democratic lawmakers are unveiling legislation that would invest $25 billion to convert the nation’s fleet of gasoline- and diesel-powered school buses to electric vehicles, aiming at a component of President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan to improve children’s health.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
UNION, AUTOMAKERS HEADED FOR FIGHT OVER BATTERY PLANT WAGES
The United Auto Workers union is calling on General Motors to pay full union wages at electric vehicle battery factories, thrusting what had been a festering conflict into the spotlight.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
‘BRITCOIN' DIGITAL CURRENCY BEING CONSIDERED BY UK
British authorities are exploring the possibility of creating a new digital currency that Treasury chief Rishi Sunak touted as “Britcoin.”
2 min |
AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
EU PROPOSES RULES FOR HIGH-RISK ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USES
European Union officials unveiled proposals for reining in high-risk uses of artificial intelligence such as live facial scanning that could threaten people’s safety or rights.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
SCRUTINY OF TESLA CRASH A SIGN THAT REGULATION MAY BE COMING
The fiery crash of a Tesla near Houston with no one behind the wheel is drawing scrutiny from two federal agencies that could bring new regulation of electronic systems that take on some driving tasks.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
APPLE SIGNALS RETURN OF RIGHT-WING ‘FREE SPEECH' APP PARLER
Apple said it has reached an agreement with the right-wing social app Parler that could lead to its reinstatement in the company’s app store. Apple kicked out Parler in January over ties to the deadly Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
AMAZON BEGINS ROLLOUT OF PAY-BY-PALM AT WHOLE FOODS NEAR HQ
Amazon is rolling out pay-by-palm technology at some Whole Foods grocery stores near its headquarters to make paying quicker and more convenient.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
ALSO ROARING BACK FROM PANDEMIC: EARTH-WARMING EMISSIONS
Global warming emissions are expected to spike this year as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic and economies begin to recover.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
Techlife News
US Ends Oil, Gas Lease Sales From Public Land Through June
The U.S. Interior Department is cancelling oil and gas lease sales from public lands through June amid an ongoing review of how the program contributes to climate change, officials said.
2 min |
Techlife News #495
Mac Life
Look your best on video calls
Can’t meet in person? Here’s how to master the art of video calling
5 min |
April 2021
Mac Life
ULTIMATE MAC SETUP GUIDE
Bought a new Mac? Well, here’s how you set about moving across all of your old data from your old Mac or PC — it’ll be (mostly) painless. Promise!
10+ min |
April 2021
Mac Life
Tim Cook becomes Apple CEO
Charlotte Henry looks back at when the quiet COO stepped up to replace the irreplaceable
1 min |
April 2021
Mac Life
Ceramic Shield
It’s the toughest glass on any smartphone. So what is it and how does it work?
5 min |
April 2021
Mac Life
Agenda 12
An app that makes organizing easy
3 min |
April 2021
Mac Life
6 apps that take you to a VR world
Grab a headset and jump into virtual reality
3 min |
April 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
FALLING IN LOVE
LEMMINGS still haunts my nightmares almost three decades later.
3 min |
April 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
QUAKE
The blueprint for 3D shooters has lots to teach in 2021.
9 min |
April 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
LORD OF CHAOS
How XCOM’s JULIAN GOLLOP improved on the board games he loved
4 min |