PC Gamer US Edition
COMEBACK KING
Hunt down a legend as his arch-nemesis in KING ARTHUR: KNIGHT’S TALE
8 min |
March 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
Breaking Ground
Meet the developers making bugs and glitches on purpose
10+ min |
March 2021
PC Magazine
What Is C-Band, and What Does It Mean for the Future of 5G?
What's New Now / 5G
6 min |
February 2021
Reason magazine
The Economist who Says Schools Are Safer Than You Think
When the feds failed to track COVID-19, Emily Oster stepped in.
10+ min |
March 2021
Mac Life
Papalook PA452 webcam
A decent upgrade for most in–built Mac cameras
2 min |
February 2021
Mac Life
OWC Envoy Pro Elektron portable SSD
Rugged, fast data storage for people on the go
2 min |
February 2021
Mac Life
AUSDOM AW635 webcam
An affordable way to upgrade a lower resolution webcam
2 min |
February 2021
New York magazine
The Group Portrait: Running Zoom on Zoom
How this group of executives managed a period of explosive growth while working from their own platform.
2 min |
February 1-14, 2021
Techlife News
FACEBOOK Q4 RESULTS SOAR; ZUCKERBERG HITS APPLE OVER PRIVACY
Facebook capped a tumultuous 2020 with soaring earnings in the final quarter, but the company forecast challenges in 2021 that include a coming privacy update by Apple that could limit the social network’s ad targeting capabilities.
2 min |
Techlife News #483
Techlife News
IN DUEL WITH SMALL INVESTORS OVER GAMESTOP, BIG FUNDS BLINK
Across most of America, GameStop is just a place to buy a video game. On Wall Street, though, it’s become a battleground where swarms of smaller investors see themselves making an epic stand against the 1%.
5 min |
Techlife News #483
Techlife News
iPhone12
Now the big question appears to be whether Apple will be able to keep up with the iPhone demand. Some processors and other components may still be in short supply as factories continue to try to catch up with the backlog caused last year’s pandemic-driven shutdowns.
1 min |
Techlife News #483
Techlife News
MICROSOFT KEEPS CHUGGING AS PANDEMIC CONTINUES
As the pandemic raged through the U.S., Microsoft’s business continued chugging ahead and beat Wall Street expectations for the last three months of 2020, powered by ongoing demand for its workplace software and cloud computing services as people worked from home.
2 min |
Techlife News #483
Techlife News
SAMSUNG REPORTS PROFIT JUMP DRIVEN BY STRONG CHIP DEMAND
Samsung Electronics Co. said its operating profit for the last quarter rose by more than 26% as it capped offa robust business year where its dual strength in parts and finished products allowed it to thrive amid the pandemic.
1 min |
Techlife News #483
Techlife News
CYBERCOPS DERAIL MALWARE BOTNET, FBI MAKES RANSOMWARE ARREST
European and North American cyber cops have joined forces to disrupt what may be the world’s largest network for seeding malware infections. The operation appears to strike a major blow against criminal gangs that have used that network for years to install ransomware for extortion schemes and to steal data and money.
4 min |
Techlife News #483
Techlife News
DEBATE HEATS UP OVER HOW COUNTRIES TAX BIG TECH COMPANIES
An international debate over how countries tax big U.S. technology companies such as Google, Amazon and Facebook is heating up, presenting a challenge for President Joe Biden’s new administration.
4 min |
Techlife News #483
Techlife News
APPLE TO CRACK DOWN ON TRACKING iPHONE USERS IN EARLY SPRING
Apple says it will roll out a new privacy control in the spring to prevent iPhone apps from secretly shadowing people. The delay in its anticipated rollout aims to placate Facebook and other digital services that depend on such data surveillance to help sell ads.
2 min |
Techlife News #483
Techlife News
CHINESE APP TIKTOK CUTS JOBS IN INDIA FOLLOWING BAN
Popular short-video Chinese app TikTok is cutting its workforce in India after hundreds of millions of its users dropped it to comply with a government ban on dozens of Chinese apps amid a military stand off between the two countries.
2 min |
Techlife News #483
Techlife News
APPLE POSTS BIG QUARTER ON FAST SALES START FOR iPHONE 12
Apple’s delayed launch of its latest iPhones unleashed a holiday buying frenzy that propelled sales of the trendsetting company’s most popular product to its fastest start in years.
2 min |
Techlife News #483
AppleMagazine
SAMSUNG SCION LEE WON'T APPEAL PRISON SENTENCE FOR BRIBERY
Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong and prosecutors have decided not to appeal a court ruling that convicted him for bribing South Korea’s former president for business favors, confirming a prison term of two and a half years for the country’s most influential corporate leader, according to lawyers and court officials.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
RIGHT AT HOME: SPACE-THEMED DECOR BRINGS THE HEAVENS INDOORS
It was a tough year here on Earth, but 2020 was a bright spot for space exploration. SpaceX sent its futuristic Starship to new heights, three countries launched Mars missions, and robots grabbed debris from the moon and an asteroid.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
MOBILE LABS TAKE VACCINE STUDIES TO DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS
Lani Muller doesn’t have to visit a doctor’s office to help test an experimental COVID-19 vaccine — she just climbs into a bloodmobile-like van that parks on a busy street near her New York City neighborhood.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
WIDESPREAD INTERNET OUTAGES HIT NORTHEAST U.S.
Internet users across the northeast U.S. experienced widespread outages for several hours Tuesday, interrupting work and school because of an unspecified Verizon network issue.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
PRO PHOTO: UNLEASH THE POTENTIAL OF THE IPHONE 12 CAMERA SYSTEM
Apple made a serious leap forward with the iPhone in 2020 introducing a raft of new features like a stunning new design, 5G connectivity, MagSafe charging, and super-spec cameras.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE SAYS NORTH KOREA BACKED HACKERS SOUGHT CYBER RESEARCH
Google says it believes hackers backed by the North Korean government have been posing as computer security bloggers and using fake accounts on social media while attempting to steal information from researchers in the field.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT KEEPS CHUGGING AS PANDEMIC CONTINUES
As the pandemic raged through the U.S., Microsoft’s business continued chugging ahead and beat Wall Street expectations for the last three months of 2020, powered by ongoing demand for its workplace software and cloud computing services as people worked from home.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
BALLY'S, CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT ADD DAILY FANTASY SPORT DEALS
Two major casino companies announced deals with daily fantasy sports providers as they seek to expand their reach and integrate different forms of fan engagement with professional sports into their gambling operations.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
NFL's 1st & Future to Award $150,000 on Television Show
The NFL is bringing its awards for novel advancements in athletes’ safety and performance to television.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #483
PC Gamer US Edition
SCOOBY GANG
LITTLE HOPE is a ghost tour that's better with friends.
4 min |
February 2021
Techlife News
MORGAN STANLEY PROFITS RISE 48%, HELPED BY STRONG MARKETS
Morgan Stanley saw its fourth-quarter profits surge 48% from a year earlier, as the Wall Street bank benefited from the market’s upward swing and investors jubilation for tech stocks and IPOs late last year.
1 min |
Techlife News #482
Techlife News
BURIED TREASURE, IMPENDING WAR AND LOSS IN ‘THE DIG'
Just before the outbreak of the World War II, a small-time archeologist was hired by a local woman to excavate her land. The thought was that it possibly contained some Viking remnants. But what was unearthed in the mounds out in the fields was far more significant than they could have imagined: Buried in the grounds of Sutton Hoo was actually a ship that would end up providing a deeper understanding of the sophistication of the early Anglo-Saxon period.
2 min |