Hardware
Apple and Google harden their smartphones against hackers and governments
Google and Apple regularly make changes to Android and iOS to improve the integrity of the hardware running those operating systems, making it less likely that an unauthorized party could gain access to data stored on them. Two changes, one … Continue reading
ZVOX AccuVoice AV200 TV Speaker review: This compact soundbar accentuates voices
Say what? The ZVOX AccuVoice AV200 TV Speaker’s hearing-aid technology makes voices easier to hear.
WWDC 2018: Apple’s counterintuitive business moves
There’s a great scene in my favorite Christmas movie, Miracle on 34th Street, where a Macy’s sales manager is shocked to overhear the department store Santa Claus send a distraught mother to a competitor to buy a toy. But what … Continue reading
watchOS 5: Walkie-talkie, workout improvements, Podcasts, and a smarter Siri
At the Worldwide Developers Conference in June, Apple took the wraps off the latest version of its Apple Watch operating system: watchOS 5. Apple has made big improvements to its wearables platform with each major new release, and it looks … Continue reading
Celebrate Dark Mode with this $50 Sphero Star Wars droid from Best Buy
Normally I fill this space with tips about the hottest deals on Apple’s own products, but for this Friday, let’s have some fun, shall we? Today Best Buy is selling the R2-Q5 app-controlled droid from Sphero for just $50, down … Continue reading
Make your animations with Animatron Studio Pro — now 95% off
You don’t need to be a coding guru to create your own digital animations. Animatron Studio Pro is giving users the means to make mobile-friendly, entertaining animations, regardless of their experience levels, in an intuitive browser environment. Lifetime subscriptions are on sale … Continue reading
Stream all the 4K things for cheap with $20 off the Roku Ultra today
Streaming television is fast becoming the norm, but as any cord-cutter will tell you, you can’t get great streaming services without a great device to play them on. Roku leads the charge when it comes to service availability, and right … Continue reading
Giveaway: Win one of four Spigen iPhone X cases inspired by the iMac G3
We recently had the pleasure of giving away the Bondi Blue version of Spigen’s Classic C1 case for the iPhone X, and it’s already on its way to its new owner. This week, we’re giving away four more Spigen Classic … Continue reading
Woe no: Apple failed to cure tech addiction
Apple held a keynote this week and it failed to cure society of all its woes which, by the way, were all created by Apple. Writing for Wired, Arielle Pardes describes “Tech addiction and the paradox of Apple’s screen time … Continue reading
Will Apple TV kill the cable box? Not so fast
Cable companies might not share Apple’s enthusiasm for making cable boxes obsolete.