Thursday 4 April 2019

The Morning After: Beats' first truly wireless headphones are here

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Welcome back! If you’ve resisted the truly wireless headphone tidal wave, Apple really wants to convert you. We’ve got a review of its new AirPods, replete with contactless charging, while its Beats Powerbeats Pro brings Apple’s truly wireless audio chops to buds made for the gym. If you’re still mad about the death of the headphone jack, though, you can still be mad. It’s cool.

You’ll find valuable but not dramatic improvements here.

Apple AirPods review (2019)

Apple’s updated in-ear pods aren’t as groundbreaking as the original, but given how people have flocked to the curious design and good-enough audio quality, it seems Apple knows what it’s doing. Better battery-life and wireless charging, but the same so-so sound.

For $200, it offers almost all the features you'd find on its more expensive brother.

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active review

The flagship Galaxy Watch has been refined into a basic, sport-friendlier body. It loses the rotating bezel and shorter battery life, but otherwise it offers everything you’d expect from Samsung’s higher-end smartwatch, for a lot less money.

Context is king.

The Shed and the art of the flex

Opening on Friday, New York City's new half-billion dollar hybrid museum-meets-performance space can shapeshift to double its indoor perimeter in five minutes. The Shed's arresting design is really an industrial-sized allegory for what it thinks the cultural temple of the future should be: infinitely flexible.

This $260 self-cleaning sonic toothbrush set is only $50 today

Facebook, Messenger and Instagram are all going away.

Facebook will pull its apps from Windows Phone on April 30th

The slow death of Windows Phone plods along.

One inch closer to hands-free driving.

Tesla's Navigate on Autopilot won't need to confirm every lane change

Tesla had asked you to flick the turn stalk to confirm lane changes when your car was driving itself, but you won't have to do that for much longer. The EV designer is rolling out an update to Navigate on Autopilot that gives you the option of disabling the turn-stalk requirement. Toggle that and the car will change lanes on its own, delivering notifications through a visual prompt as well as an optional chime.

Would you cancel before ‘Stranger Things’ season three arrives in July?

Netflix's price increases will hit US subscribers in May

The basic plan is rising from $8 to $9, while the standard package (which offers HD streaming on two devices simultaneously) is jumping from $11 to $13. The premium plan, which offers UHD streaming on up to four devices at once, will cost $16 instead of $14.

Apple's H1 chip from the new AirPods is packed inside.

The Powerbeats Pro are Beats' first true-wireless earbuds

It’s not just new AirPods. After some leaks and code-based tips, there was little left to announce, but Beats has officially revealed the Powerbeats Pro: the previously rumored pair of $250 true-wireless earbuds. While they’re sans wires, they have the same over-the-ear hook design as the Powerbeats 3 Apple and Beats debuted in 2016. Since these are designed for workouts and other activities, that hook helps keep the buds in place while you're moving around. Beats says this true-wireless model is 23 percent smaller and 17 percent lighter than the Powerbeats 3, which hopefully makes them more comfortable.

But wait, there's more...

1. SpaceX's Starhopper test vehicle takes a short Raptor-powered trip

2. AT&T has the 'fastest wireless network' in the US

3. The 'Stranger Things 3' game trailer is a 16-bit version of the show's promo

4. Adobe's After Effects can erase unwanted objects from your videos

5. Facebook stops asking new users for email passwords

6. Third-party errors left over 540 million Facebook records exposed

7. Real-money transactions are coming to 'Battlefield V' tomorrow

8. The rich and mysterious story buried in 'Dead Cells'

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Wednesday 3 April 2019

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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- April 3, 2019

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Report: YouTube Too Fixated on Engagement to Curb Toxic Content
Apple's Path to Destruction
FTC Eyeballs ISPs' Data Privacy Practices
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Apple's Path to Destruction

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FTC Eyeballs ISPs' Data Privacy Practices

The United States Federal Trade Commission has announced an
investigation into the privacy policies, procedures and practices of
seven Internet broadband providers and related entities: AT&T Inc., AT&T
Mobility LLC, Comcast Cable Communications doing business as Xfinity,
Google Fiber Inc., T-Mobile US Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., and
Cello Partnership dba Verizon Wireless.
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New Zorin OS 15 Beta Is Worth the Wait

The Zorin OS 15 series, released last week in beta, introduces many
changes to its desktop interface and utilities. It keeps Zorin on track
with its goal of maintaining a Linux OS for everyone, not just advanced
Linux users. Zorin OS 15 beta is the first major release since Zorin OS
12 in late 2016. This edition is well worth the wait. Major releases of
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The Morning After: Google+ says goodbye

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It's Wednesday, April 03, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Even if you didn’t get tickets to see Avengers: Endgame,there might be a better way to experience Iron Man’s suit. Also, it’s time to say goodbye to Google+, and Boston Dynamics is upgrading its definitely-not-killer robots.

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Why wait for Endgame?

'Iron Man VR' is as close to being Tony Stark as you're likely to get

This game puts players behind the mask in a wild first-person adventure facing off against marquee Marvel villains. According to Andrew Tarantola, “You can't ask for a more immersive superhero experience.”

It’s already gone.

Farewell, Google+: You didn't fail, you just didn't succeed

Google’s attempt at a social network wasn’t a complete failure -- we still have Photos and Hangouts.

Two years after launch, this game looks a lot different.

'No Man's Sky VR' is the purest way to explore the universe

This summer, the gigantic No Man's Sky Beyond update goes live, bringing three major features to the game, two of which are public knowledge: MMO-style mechanics and, announced just last week, VR support. According to creator Sean Murray, VR “just feels like a good fit.”

Learn how to get Six Sigma certified for just $35

It could come to the US under a different name.

Nokia's X71 phone has a hole-punch display and a 48-megapixel camera

The X71 is a mid-range Android One phone throughout, from its Snapdragon 660 processor and LCD display right down to its near-stock version of Android Pie. It also packs 6GB of RAM, 128GB of expandable storage and a 3,500mAh battery. But the major talking points are its hole-punch camera in front and 48-megapixel Zeiss camera on the back.

Got your ticket yet?

'Avengers: Endgame' pre-sales crashed movie ticket sites

Many of those trying to make sure they can see the Marvel blockbuster as soon as possible were greeted with error codes on several ticket sites in the US, UK and Canada (including AMC and Cineplex), while others were faced with virtual lines of more than an hour.

The Handle robot is first in line for an upgrade.

Boston Dynamics' acquisition will help its robots see in 3D

Boston Dynamics took a big step toward bringing its box-moving (and running, jumping, dishwashing) robots into the real world with its acquisition of Kinema Systems, the Menlo Park-based company that uses deep learning to give robotic arms the 3D vision they need to locate and move boxes. The robot can recognize different products and handle boxes of different sizes, even if they're not perfectly level.