Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Apple Sets Sail in All New Directions

What Apple Announced

What's been announced thus far about Apple's TV programming and service, credit card, game subscription service and more. 

The new Apple Card exists both as a virtual and a laser-etched physical card. 

Apple's video streaming service will extend beyond iPhones, iPads and Apple TV. It's also coming to Roku and Amazon Fire Sticks. 

Apple is making a big move into video streaming because the company can't afford to fall even further behind. Here's what's at stake. 

Get all the articles you want from select publishers. 

Apple's come up with a new way to play video games on our phones. But at what price? 

The company decided to quietly roll out not one, but two new iPads ahead of the big Monday event

Other Tech News and Opinions

Last minute attempts to weaken the proposal failed as bill now moves toward a showdown in the House and Senate. 

A grand jury has subpoenaed records from at least two prominent device OEMs that had data-sharing agreements with Facebook, according to the New York Times. 

The clock is ticking on Windows 7, which means those last-minute Windows 10 upgrade projects are picking up momentum. 

While the previously leaked screenshots made Edge look very similar to Chrome, Microsoft is adding its own touches and animations to make it look and feel like a Windows browser. 

Instead of paying upwards of $100 per month for a bloated channel bundle, you can replace it with streaming TV services—and perhaps an TV antenna—at a fraction of the cost. 

Analysis of over 360,000 phishing emails reveals some common themes in phony emails sent to businesses. Don't get caught out by these ones 

Desktop and Laptop Tips and Tricks

Jason Perlow is becoming a corporate Mac user. What does he need to get started? 

The graphing mode is the first open-source suggestion to be chosen. 

Award-winning technology writer Ed Bott of The Ed Bott Report has mastered the ins and outs of the Windows 10 set-up process so that you can too. 

It’s never been easier to set up your own website—and you’ve never had more options. Here’s what you need to know to get that website up and running. 

Firefox 66 will automatically prevent autoplay videos with sound from playing unless users want them to. 

Closing browser tabs one by one is a pain. Chrome and Firefox let you select tabs on your address bar, and you can quickly close those tabs with a keyboard shortcut or your mouse. 

Mobile Computing – All Operating Systems

Amazon offers their Kindle e-readers with features and prices to suit the taste of any bookworm. We’ll help you pick the one that’s perfect for you. 

Filling your Amazon Kindle with books is just a few clicks away. 

Here are seven app categories we’ve picked out that are a better use of your downtime than scrolling through posts from people you don’t even like that much. 

Life is complicated enough without apps that are weighed down with features you don’t need. Make your smartphone an oasis of calmness, tranquility, and elegant design choices with our picks for the best minimalist apps of the moment 

The app and any future updates are free, according to the game's website. 

Explore the great outdoors with your loved ones and start an adventure with these apps. 

Mobile Computing – iOS

When Apple says something is “available now,” it doesn’t play around. iOS 12.2 is available on all compatible devices now, and it includes the new News+ service (along with some other stuff). 

Mozilla today announced a new iOS version of Firefox that has been specifically optimized for Apple’s iPad. 

Curious how to spring clean your smartphone? Here’s a step-by-step guide to get you started on a cleaner, smarter device. 

The iPad's built-in Calendar app may appear simple, but it is hiding some very powerful features. 

The update includes improvements to existing Shortcuts actions, as well as new tools for creating Shortcuts that integrate the Notes app. 

Mobile Computing – Android

Clearing out the app caches—where apps store temporary files and other data—can be just as effective as a full-on factory reset for restoring your device’s performance and responsiveness. 

Way back when, Steve Ballmer talked about "Three screens and the cloud". With its latest tools, Microsoft has finally delivered on that vision. 

You can get a lot of phone for $300 or less these days. Motorola has been a leading name in midrange options for years, but there are other great options to consider from brands like Huawei and Nokia, too. 

The built-in VPN creates a private, encrypted connection between your phone and the server with a 256-bit encryption algorithm. The encryption hides your physical location and because you don't have to log in, the VPN server doesn't retain any activity data. 

There are essentially two steps to making sense of all of those Android apps: find a way to organize them and periodically remove all of the extra apps that you’ve accumulated and no longer use.

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