This year we close out February, the most dismal month, with a celebration: Gun-trafficking, anti-video games ex-California State Senator Leland Yee is heading to prison for five years. Couldn’t have happened to a better guy. That plus a new Another weekend, another temporarily-free Steam game. Head to your games collection and you’ll spot
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It seems like a new announcement from Apple is always right around the corner. As we speak, Apple appears to be teeing up a new iPhone, Watch and iPad. All are expected to be improvements over previous models, and my guess is you'd consider buying one of them if you: If you haven't already been turned on to the effortlessness of a
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to cover a massive keynote? I can already tell you that it’s absolute insanity, beginning from the preliminary planning process to the eventual execution. And that’s just on the journalist’s end: Samsung, or whatever other major company is putting on the event, spends months meticulously planning every little detail in hopes that it will both surprise and delight its guests of honor. The device reveal is only a small part of these majorly choreographed events. We thought it’d be fun to offer a glimpse of what it’s like to cover one of Samsung’s biggest press conferences, so we documented it all: Waiting in line, our reactions during the keynote, and what it’s like fighting for hands-on time with the new devices.
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Becoming Windows 10 Insider used to be If you’ve been curious about Windows 10 Insider builds, but are wondering where to start, look no further. Here’s what you need to know about the program, and how to join when ready. To become a Windows 10 Insider, all you need is a Microsoft account and a PC running Windows 10. Of course, you can
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Microsoft recently confirmed that it's pulling the plug on Project Astoria, the company’s effort to easily bring Android apps to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). Astoria was Those three bridges are still in development, or have already been released as is the case with the iOS and Web bridges. Astoria, however, will never see the light of day,
The tech industry is rallying behind Apple in its appeal against a court order asking it to help the FBI unlock an iPhone 5c, with Facebook, Google and Microsoft planning submissions in court in support of the iPhone maker. “The industry is aligned on this issue and Facebook is participating in a joint submission with other technology companies,” a spokeswoman for the company wrote in an email Thursday. Other companies expected to join in making the submission are Twitter and Amazon.com, but there might be others. Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ordered Apple last week to provide assistance, if necessary by providing signed software that would help the FBI try different passcodes by brute force on the locked iPhone 5c, without triggering an auto-erase feature in the phone. The device was used by one of the terrorists in the San Bernardino, California, attack on Dec. 2.
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Activity trackers are getting smaller and more stylish so you can wear them all day every day without your wrist becoming the center of attention. TomTom, maker of popular in-car navigation products, has taken the exact opposite approach with its line of fitness watches. It’s unfortunate because TomTom’s latest band, the $250 It’s gigantic, even by smartwatch standards. Its strap is rubber, which is tough to adjust to after using the super comfortable Apple Watch fluoroelastomer Sport band. It sits awkwardly on my wrist because it has both a huge display and a touchpad below it.
Apple has just responded to the FBI’s court order, claiming that it’s a violation of the company’s rights to free speech. On Thursday, Apple