As Steve Jobs said in 2010 when he introduced the current MacBook Air design: “We asked ourselves, ‘What would happen if a MacBook and an iPad hooked up?’ Well, this is the result, We think it’s the future of notebooks.” The new MacBook Pro is this future. We’ve been using the new 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display for close to a week, and as Apple says, its the best computer they have ever made....
Last week Apple pushed out a couple of updates to the entry-level MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air. The MacBook Air update included a new lower $1099 starting price along with True Tone Display support. The MacBook Air update was nice, but the refresh to the entry-level MacBook Pro, which hasn’t received an update since 2017, was far more compelling. The new entry-level MacBook model comes with refreshed internals, Touch Bar and Touch ID support, and features the same $1299 base price....
We’re nearing the one year mark of the Apple Watch’s original release. When Apple first announced the Watch I was excited to see all the creative applications, tools, and games developers would make for it. The watch was a new product category begging for creative development. After a full year, I believe we’re finally starting to see what that means, starting with Rafael Conde’s Break this Safe Apple Watch game....
There are times when an iPad can act as a handy sidekick to your Mac, but with a typical iPad stand you end up looking a little like a nodding dog as you look up at your monitor and down at your iPad. The TwelveSouth HoverBar 3 is designed to solve that, positioning your iPad display right next to your iMac or Apple Thunderbolt/Cinema Display. The HoverBar can also be used on its own to position an iPad more comfortably, especially when using it to watch movies … The HoverBar comprises two main elements....
Rise of Industry is a middle-of-the-road business simulator that somehow manages to simultaneously embody addictive fun and irritating mundanity. After a productive year in early access on Steam, Dapper Penguin Studios’ Rise of Industry delivers on its promise of a pretty sim that’s sure to please the tycoon genre purists out there while also easing newcomers into what makes the genre so fun. Though players will enjoy the many hours that they’ll spend with Rise of Industry, there’s always an underwhelming sense it didn’t quite reach its potential before full release....
One fan spots a mistake in the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer, proving that Kylo Ren’s cape is indeed computer-generated. After debuting fans’ first look at the upcoming JJ Abrams’ directed and written project during Celebration back in April, Lucasfilm rolled out a new trailer for the movie, featuring a slew of never-before-seen sequences - including an epic fight between Rey and Kylo Ren. And one loyalist found an interesting tidbit in that particular sequence....
The Avengers: Endgame full script reveals that Rocket (Bradley Cooper) jokingly contemplated killing Thor (Chris Hemsworth). Since the Guardians of the Galaxy finally joined the bigger MCU in Avengers: Infinity War, fans have fallen in love with the dynamic between the God of Thunder and snappy Raccoon. Alongside Teen Groot, they spent most of the 2018 film together as they traveled to Nidavellir to get Stormbreaker - the “Thanos-killing-kind” of weapon....
Although Rogue One was ostensibly about a set of completely new heroes in the Star Wars story, the first ever standalone in the franchise wasn’t light on returning faces. Alongside the much-publicized returns of Darth Vader, Mon Mothma and Bail Organa (as well as a CGI Tarkin and Princess Leia), there were a host of surprise appearances by characters from across the galaxy. One of the most effective, and definitely surprising, was the return of Red and Gold Leader, who appeared as part of the Rebel attempt to take down the shield gate during the space battle finale....
Apple’s public release of iOS 11 yesterday includes a lot of great new updates. One of the most anticipated new features is the ability for iPhones and iPads with an A9 chip or later to run augmented reality apps made possible by Apple’s ARKit platform. Let’s take a look at some of the best AR enabled apps available now. Since Apple announced ARKit back at WWDC in June, we’ve seen a lot of impressive demos from developers....
There are now a few HomeKit-enabled window mounted air conditioners on the market, but what about the millions of installed and working dumb air conditioners already in homes and apartments? Does it make sense to trash a perfectly good air conditioner just to get a smart one? Sensibo Sky Hardware The Sensibo unit is a 5V/1A micro USB powered dongle that is placed near or on the legacy air conditioner. Inside, it has a Wi-Fi chip to connect it to the web and an infrared output to control your air conditioner....
Yesterday, we noted that – through October 7th – Best Buy will offer a $50 gift card with the purchase of an iPhone 5c in-store. This gift card can be applied toward the purchase of the colorful iPhone. Today, Radio Shack has informed us that it will begin matching Best Buy’s deal in its stores tomorrow. The deal will run through November 2nd. Like with Best Buy, the card could be applied to the purchase of the 5c....
If you could only pick ten classes to take at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which ones would you choose? With so many enchanting options, narrowing them down would be an almost impossible task! Some classes are simply necessary for survival, such as Defence Against the Dark Arts, while others are more obscure but no less captivating (Care of Magical Creatures, for example). The curriculum at Hogwarts is rich, varied, and full of fascinating, magical subjects, but some are undeniably more important (and interesting) than others....
1. Ryuk ransomware attack sprung by frugal student A European institute involved in COVID-19 research lost a week’s worth of research data after a Ryuk ransomware attack. This attack was traced back to a student trying to save money by buying unlicensed software that unknowingly contained a remote-access trojan. Read more » 2. U.S. declares state of emergency after ransomware hits largest pipeline After a ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline forced the company to shut down 5,500 miles of fuel pipeline, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a regional emergency declaration affecting 17 states and the District of Columbia....
Raspberry Pi unveiled the beta of its 64-bit version of its Debian-based OS alongside its then new 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 in mid-2020. The first Raspberry Pi with a 64-bit processor was the Pi 3, so it’s been possible to run a 64-bit OS since its 2016 release, but Raspberry Pi stuck with a 32-bit OS (then called Raspbian) for compatibility between devices dating back to 2011. SEE: Web developer or CTO, which tech jobs have the fastest growing salaries?...
We have laid all the basics. You have gained an inside look at what a Raspberry Pi is. It is about time Harry Potter acquired his magical wand and delved into an in-depth practical-oriented study of the Raspberry Pi. To do this it will require you to acquire a Raspberry Pi and all the associated parts required to get it working.In this article, we will inform you where to purchase a Raspberry Pi, what you need to set it up and how to get it running....
For typical Windows, macOS, or Linux computers, we’d generally recommend Windows Remote Desktop, a VNC client, or something like Join.me. But with a Chromebook, you are limited to what you can install through the Chrome Web Store. This is where the Chrome Remote Desktop app comes in. Google develops the Chrome Remote Desktop app. It works seamlessly with your Google account to allow remote viewing and remote control of a Chromebook from any computer that can run the Chrome browser....
It looks like you are using the Oppo Reno Lite as your daily driver and now finds some issues regarding Google Account Lock. Oppo Reno Lite is the latest device running Android 8.1 Oreo and powered by MediaTek chipsets. As we all know that MediaTek processors are known for its great performance in a budget price tag. Well if you have performed factory data reset on your Oppo Reno Lite and if you forgot the previously signed Google account, then don’t worry....
A new rumor suggests Apple Music could announce a HiFi tier in the coming weeks as well as the launch of the third-generation AirPods alongside it. The rumor contradicts other reports that suggest AirPods 3 aren’t coming until the fall. According to the music site Hits Daily Double, Apple will announce a new high-fidelity audio streaming tier in the coming weeks at the same $9.99-per-user price point, as label sources tell the site....
Intel processors from the last decade reportedly suffer from a severe chip-level security bug that isn’t necessarily easy to fix. The Register reports that the fix must come at the OS level, and even when the fix is available, there will be a notable performance hit… The report explains that not much is known about the bug at this point, but it calls it a “fundamental design flaw” that is “present in modern Intel processors produced in the past decade....
A new report from CIRP today offers its estimate for how many iPhones Apple sold during its 2018 holiday quarter (fiscal Q1 2019). While the good news includes the US installed iPhone base rising to 189 million devices, CIRP says quarterly iPhone sales dropped by 15 million year over year. Apple announced last fall that it would stop reporting unit sales for its products starting with its holiday quarter. We’re now reliant on analysts to make their best estimates for numbers like iPhone sales and CIRP believes the company sold 62 million of its smartphones during the holiday quarter....
