AppleMagazine
Google Co-Founders Step Down As Execs Of Parent Alphabet
The co-founders of Google are stepping down as executives of its parent company, Alphabet, ending a remarkable two decades during which Larry Page and Sergey Brin shaped a startup born in a Silicon Valley garage into one of the largest, most powerful — and, increasingly, most feared — companies in the world.
4 min |
December 6, 2019
AppleMagazine
Facebook Tests Tool To Move Photos To Google, Other Rivals
Facebook started testing a tool this week that lets users move their images more easily to other online services, as it faces pressure from regulators to loosen its grip on data.
1 min |
December 6, 2019
PCWorld
Google Takes A Second Stab At Pixel Buds With A True Wireless Design
Google’s first Pixel earbuds were underwhelming. Coming in early 2020, the updated model will feature a true wireless design, and promise a better experience overall.
1 min |
December 2019
Carolina Parent
Smart Speakers: Smart Choice?
Weighing the pros and cons of welcoming Alexa or Google Assistant into your home
4 min |
December 2019
Techlife News
Trump Campaign, Gop Groups Attack Google's New AD Policy
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign and other Republican election groups criticized tech giant Google on Tuesday for making it harder for political advertisers to target specific types of people.
2 min |
November 30, 2019
Techlife News
Panasonic Leaves Semiconductor Business With Taiwan Sale
Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic Corp. is abandoning the semiconductor business with the sale of its last business in that sector to a Taiwanese company.
1 min |
November 30, 2019
Techlife News
Nissan Invests In Production To Prepare For Electric Age
Nissan is investing 33 billion yen ($303 million) in its flagship auto plant in Japan’s Tochigi prefecture in a first rollout of a production system geared toward electric vehicles.
2 min |
November 30, 2019
Techlife News
Group Of French Lawmakers Wants To Ban Black Friday Sales
Some French lawmakers want to ban ‘Black Friday’, the post-Thanksgiving sales event that has morphed into a global phenomenon.
1 min |
November 30, 2019
Techlife News
Gift-Wrapping This Season Trends Jazzy But Sustainable
The trend in gift wrapping this holiday season is toward jazzy yet sustainable options.
2 min |
November 30, 2019
Techlife News
Ebay Selling Stubhub To Viagogo For $4.05 Billion
EBay is selling StubHub to ticket seller viagogo for $4.05 billion in cash.
1 min |
November 30, 2019
Techlife News
Consumer Confidence Still High Despite November Decline
US consumer confidence declined slightly for a fourth consecutive month, but it remains elevated with the holiday shopping season ramping up.
1 min |
November 30, 2019
Techlife News
Bosch To Stop Motor Scooter-Sharing Service Coup In Europe
German engineering firm Bosch is shutting down its motor scooter-sharing service Coup, currently operating in four European cities.
1 min |
November 30, 2019
Techlife News
Angry China Weighs Options As Trump Backs Hong Kong Bills
China’s fury over President Donald Trump’s decision to sign legislation supporting human rights in Hong Kong is evident.
3 min |
November 30, 2019
AppleMagazine
Web Inventor Has An Ambitious Plan To Take Back The Net
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee released an ambitious rule book for online governance — a bill of rights and obligations for the internet — designed to counteract the growing prevalence of such anti-democratic poisons as misinformation, mass surveillance and censorship.
2 min |
November 29, 2019
AppleMagazine
Providing A Unique Experience Is Retailers' Holiday Strategy
As Amy Witt prepared for the grand opening of her Dallas clothing store, she read up on the demise of thousands of chain stores this past year so she wouldn’t repeat their mistakes.
4 min |
November 29, 2019
AppleMagazine
Grocery-Carrying Robots Are Coming. Do We Need Them?
The first cargo-carrying robot marketed directly to consumers is on sale this holiday season. But how many people are ready to ditch their second car to buy a two-wheeled rover that can follow them around like a dog?
3 min |
November 29, 2019
AppleMagazine
Ad Business A Boon For Amazon But A Turn-Off For Shoppers
Mike Maddaloni went to Amazon.com knowing exactly what he wanted to buy.
4 min |
November 29, 2019
PC Magazine
A New Resolution: Everything You Need To Know About 8K TV
Maybe you’ve had a 4K TV since they first came out.
10+ min |
December 2019
PC Magazine
Amazon Echo Studio: An Excellent Value
Now that the latest $99.99 Amazon Echo is just as powerful as the $149.99 hub-equipped Echo Plus, the door is open for a bigger, louder Echo.
7 min |
December 2019
AppleMagazine
Paging Dr. Robot: Artificial Intelligence Moves Into Care
The next time you get sick, your care may involve a form of the technology people use to navigate road trips or pick the right vacuum cleaner online.
4 min |
November 29, 2019
RotorDrone
Where The Jobs Are
ONLINE HIRING SITES FOR DRONE OPERATORS
5 min |
November/ December 2019
RotorDrone
Redmond Aviation Day
Inspiring youngsters with a flight on the edge of restricted airspace
7 min |
November/ December 2019
The Good Life
BBQing For The World To See
How I decided to share barbecue love on YouTube
3 min |
December 2019
Techlife News
MUTED LAUNCH FOR GOOGLE'S GAME-STREAMING SERVICE STADIA
Google’s new game-streaming service Stadia demonstrates the possibilities of gaming from the cloud, but experts say it’s hindered by a lack of compelling video games and a convoluted pricing scheme.
4 min |
November 23, 2019
Techlife News
SUPREME COURT STEPS INTO GOOGLE-ORACLE COPYRIGHT FIGHT
The Supreme Court said it will referee a high profile copyright dispute between technology giants Oracle and Google. Oracle says it wants nearly $9 billion from Google.
1 min |
November 23, 2019
Techlife News
WHERE PARENTS FEEL LIKE CHAUFFEURS, COMPANIES STEP IN
When Deb Fink heard about a company that could drive her 9-year-old son to his after-school program, she balked at the idea of putting him in a car with a stranger.
4 min |
November 23, 2019
Techlife News
GOOGLE'S DO GOOD ARM TRIES TO MAKE UP FOR EVERYTHING ELSE
Google’s head of philanthropy says the company is having “a lot of conversations” internally amid worries about the tech giant’s bottomless appetite for consumer data and how it uses its algorithms.
3 min |
November 23, 2019
Techlife News
CHINA BATS AWAY RUMORS, SAYS TRADE TALKS WITH US CONTINUE
China is working to resolve conflicts with Washington over trade, a Commerce Ministry official said Thursday, dismissing speculation the talks might be in trouble as inaccurate “rumors.”
2 min |
November 23, 2019
Techlife News
GOOGLE REINS IN POLITICAL ADVERTISING
Google is making it harder for political advertisers to target specific types of people.
2 min |
November 23, 2019
Techlife News
APPLE CANCELS PREMIERE OF ‘THE BANKER' OVER ‘CONCERNS'
Apple has canceled the premiere of one of the tech company’s first original films, “The Banker” the day before it was to debut at Los Angeles’ AFI Film Festival.
1 min |