Facebook’s annual F8 Conference is happening in San Francisco this week. The developer convention has wrapped up its first of two days, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other presenters had a bunch to share about how the social platform is about to transform itself. Some of this news has us more excited than the others […]
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Looking forward to Christmas? So am I — unless humanity ignominiously implodes en route to December 25. What would lead me to raise that possibility? Oh, just the fact that not only did Kim Kardashian’s newly-launched emoji app immediately shoot to the top of the App Store charts, but its popularity even caused sweeping technical […]
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Apple’s new Smart Battery Case just gave “fugly” a new definition: Functional, but ugly. The new case came as a surprise this morning, offering iPhone 6s owners some extra juice and protection, but its weird hump has drawn the attention and ire of fans, leading many to wonder, ‘did Jony Ive really approve this thing?’ Not […]
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The more we learn about the extent of spying and theft that happens on the Internet, the more it seems like we should revert back to communicate with two cans and a string. A better alternative is just to protect your connection to the Internet, which is what Private Internet Access VPN does. And right […]
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SAN FRANCISCO — Just how big is Apple’s next product reveal going to be? All signs point to it being a massive blowout of an event — far bigger than the standard iPhone “s” upgrade the world is expecting. Could we finally be getting the long-rumored iPad Pro in addition to the iPhone 6s? Or […]
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If you ever find yourself asking “What Would Steve Jobs Do?” in a bleak moment of crisis then you may well find yourself enjoying the latest Internet would-be viral video. Called Burning Man: The Musical, the short music video portrays the excitement around the annual “Burning Man” hippy-fest-turned-tech-networking-event, where zillionaire CEOs get together pretend to be […]
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For better or worse and depending on your political leanings, Donald Trump is said to have won Thursday night’s debate for the Republican presidential nomination. Trump also scored a bit of a victory on social media. Whether celebrated or reviled, he was talked about more than the other candidates. Compare the buzz to the professional […]
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Popcorn Time is an open source app for Mac that allows users to stream movies from bit torrent sites that have ripped movies on them. The tech made a huge splash, but is now sadly defunct, even while its creators…Read more ›
Former House Speaker and architect of the “Contract with America” Newt Gingrich has joined Mashable as a tech blogger. You did not misread that. The new reviewer took to Twitter this evening to ask for some suggestions for his upcoming…Read more ›
HomeKit just gained a powerful new partner: Communication firm Broadcom announced yesterday that its WICED (“Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices”) software now offers full support with Apple’s connected-accessory framework. WICED is the first software development kit to meet HomeKit’s…Read more ›
