Thursday, May 17, 2018

Senate Votes to Save Net Neutrality

Tech News and Opinions

Senate votes to restore net neutrality: Here's how every senator voted

In surprising vote Wednesday, the Senate voted to restore the Net neutrality policies previously repealed by the FCC, thanks to a handful of Republicans joining Democrats in a last-ditch effort. Next, it goes to the House.

This Is Ajit Pai, Nemesis of Net Neutrality

The competition is stiff, but Pai may be the most reviled man on the Internet.

Facebook deleted 583 million fake accounts in the first three months of 2018

That's more than a quarter of Facebook's 2.2 billion monthly active users.

New $10 YouTube Music Service to Launch Next Week, Replacing Google Play Music

The rebranded service includes personalized playlists, intelligent search, support for background playback and music downloads for offline listening.

Amazon cuts Whole Foods prices for Prime members in new grocery showdown

Whole Foods debuted a much-anticipated loyalty program that offers special discounts to Prime customers, including 10 percent off hundreds of sale items and rotating weekly specials.


Desktop and Laptop Tips and Tricks

Avoid iTunes Bloat With the Windows Store Version

Installing the Store version of iTunes eliminates these unnecessary background processes and makes your PC boot faster.

Google One cloud storage gives you 100GB for $2 per month

Google One is the new way you'll buy online storage from Google, taking over from the company's previous Google Drive storage plans.

Windows 10 tip: Use an ISO file to create a bootable USB flash drive

Your emergency repair kit should include a recovery drive that contains the installation files for the latest Windows 10 version. Here's how to create this indispensable tool quickly and easily.

Close All Open Programs With One Click

Close All is a small but very useful utility that will close all open applications in Windows with a single click. It also lets you choose individual applications to close or leave open.

The Best Laptop Docking Stations for Every Laptop

There’s nothing quite like plugging in a single cable to turn your portable laptop into a full blown workstation. Here are the docking stations to do just that.


Mobile Computing

Three iOS tricks you're probably not using

Apple has packed a lot of features into iOS. Problem is, you can't use them if you don't know they are there.

How to get a refund for iTunes or App Store purchases

How you get a refund for iTunes or App Store purchases and in-app purchases isn't obvious, but it is possible!

The new AI-powered Google News app is now available on iOS

It centers around using machine learning to train algorithms to comb through complex, fast-breaking news stories and break them down in easy-to-understand formats

Google will require some Android phone makers to roll out ‘regular’ security patches

We reached out to Google to learn how frequent the security updates will be and who they’ll apply to, but the company didn’t immediately have answers for us

How to check your Google Assistant history

See and hear everything Google Assistant has acted on.

Best Android Launchers in 2018

Want to upgrade your Android experience? Try upgrading your launcher.

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