Techlife News
PANDEMIC HITS COMCAST 2Q; PEACOCK SERVICE HAS 10M SIGN-UPS
The coronavirus pandemic took a toll on Comcast in the second quarter as movie theaters closed, theme parks shut down and advertisers cut back.
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Techlife News
STARBUCKS SAYS IT SEES BETTER TIMES AHEAD AS STORES REOPEN
Starbucks’ revenue shrank 38% in its most recent quarter but the coffee giant says it’s recovering faster than expected as its stores reopen from coronavirus lockdowns.
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Techlife News
HUAWEI OVERTAKES SAMSUNG AS TOP SMARTPHONE SELLER: REPORT
A technology research firm says Huawei has overtaken Samsung to become the world’s biggest smartphone seller, as its home market in China emerged from the coronavirus pandemic better off than other economies.
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Techlife News #457
Techlife News
FOR THESE KIDS, NO ADVENTURES TO CHOOSE
On a recent car ride, my sons, Billy and Jimmy, were discussing an interactive “Minecraft” show on Netflix that allowed them to choose the direction of the story. I said it sounded like a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book, an artifact of my 1980s childhood.
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Techlife News #457
Techlife News
GARMIN ACKNOWLEDGES CYBERATTACK, DOESN'T MENTION RANSOMWARE
The GPS device maker Garmin Ltd. acknowledged this week being victimized by a cyberattack last week that encrypted some of its systems, knocking its fitness tracking and pilot navigation services offline. It said systems would be fully restored in the next days.
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Techlife News
ANOTHER DULL GO-AROUND WITH ‘THE KISSING BOOTH 2'
We all like bad movies when we’re young and sometimes we like good movies for the wrong reasons. I can pretend my 11-year-old self loved “Clueless” when it came out in 1995 for its smart satire of teen movies in a modernized Jane Austen framework. But if I’m being honest, it definitely had more to do with that dreamy Los Angeles high school lifestyle, a burgundy baby doll dress, a fuzzy pink pen and a handsome love interest. It just happens that “Clueless” was also a good movie.
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Techlife News #457
Techlife News
EU, IN FIRST-EVER CYBER SANCTIONS, HITS RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE
The European Union slapped sanctions on six people and three organizations, including Russia’s military intelligence agency, accusing them of responsibility for several cyber-attacks that threatened EU interests.
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AppleMagazine
GUIDE DOGS HELPING BLIND RUNNERS STAY FIT DESPITE PANDEMIC
Social distancing rules can make exercising a challenge for a blind runner who needs a volunteer tethered as a guide. But Thomas Panek has no problem because his running guide, Blaze, is a Labrador retriever.
4 min |
July 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
US CONSUMER CONFIDENCE TUMBLES IN JULY AS COVID-19 SPREADS
U.S. consumer confidence tumbled in July to a reading of 92.6 as coronavirus infections spread in many parts of the country.
1 min |
July 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
NASA'S NEXT MARS ROVER IS BRAWNIEST AND BRAINIEST ONE YET
With eight successful Mars landings, NASA is upping the ante with its newest rover.
3 min |
July 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
U.S. AGENCY: PANDEMIC MASKS THWARTING FACE RECOGNITION TECH
Having a tough time recognizing your neighbors behind their pandemic masks? Computers are finding it more difficult, too.
2 min |
July 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
XBOX: TAKING YOUR PLAY TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH SERIES X
Games Showcase, we edged even closer to the release of one of the world’s most advanced gaming machines.
6 min |
July 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
VIRGIN GALACTIC SHOWS OFF PASSENGER SPACESHIP CABIN INTERIOR
Passengers flying Virgin Galactic on suborbital trips into space will be able to see themselves floating weightless against the backdrop of the Earth below while 16 cameras document the adventures, the company said.
2 min |
July 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA INDIAN TRIBE GETS BACK BIG SUR ANCESTRAL LANDS
A Native American tribe has reclaimed a small part of ancestral lands on California’s scenic Big Sur coast that were lost to Spanish colonial settlement nearly 250 years ago.
1 min |
July 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Australian Watchdog Accuses Google of Privacy Breaches
Australia’s consumer watchdog launched court action against Google this week alleging the technology giant misled account holders about its use of their personal data.
3 min |
July 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Can You Trust Your Mobile Payment App?
Money transfer apps including Venmo, Cash App and PayPal have surged in popularity during the pandemic as people seek safe, contactless ways to send and receive money. Unfortunately, many people don’t understand the limitations of these payment platforms or how they can put someone’s finances at risk.
4 min |
July 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Google to Keep Most of Its Employees at Home Until July 2021
Google has decided that most of its 200,000 employees and contractors should work from home through next June, a sobering assessment of the pandemic’s potential staying power from the company providing the answers for the world’s most trusted internet search engine.
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July 31, 2020
RotorDrone
POWERING UP
Drone space consolidation is about to become a reality
5 min |
August/ September 2020
RotorDrone
EYES OVER THE WORLD
Aerial photo secrets from around the globe
6 min |
August/ September 2020
RotorDrone
ELEVATE YOUR ART
A tool is only as good as the hands that yield it, which likely explains why having the most advanced drone isn’t necessarily the ticket to creating incredible works of aerial art.
1 min |
August/ September 2020
RotorDrone
SKYDIO 2
THIS NEW DRONE GOES ALL-IN ON BEING A FLYING ACTION CAM
10+ min |
August/ September 2020
RotorDrone
THE RIGHT MOVES
Setting the scene with six easy video techniques
6 min |
August/ September 2020
RotorDrone
Drones & Dams
Taking safety inspections to new heights
2 min |
August/ September 2020
RotorDrone
ABCs OF COLOR CORRECTION
Pro tips for better video results
5 min |
August/ September 2020
Mac Life
Whisk
Fast, lightweight HTML and PHP editing
2 min |
August 2020
Mac Life
MULTITASK WITH YOUR MAC
GIVE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY A BOOST BY UTILIZING THE MANY MULTITASKING FUNCTIONS OF YOUR MAC AND i OS DEVICE TO PERFORM MULTIPLE TASKS AT ONCE
10+ min |
August 2020
Mac Life
Control your Mac with ease
Use One Switch to access a range of easy settings for your Mac
3 min |
August 2020
Mac Life
TV screen saver on Mac
Bring gorgeous Earth, space and cityscapes to your macOS screen saver
2 min |
August 2020
Mac Life
Views 4
Is this “the best news app for iOS”?
3 min |
August 2020
Mac Life
Due — Reminders & Timers
A great way to tame your tasks $6.99 From Due Apps LLP, dueapp.com
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