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Trial Balloon for a Coup?
The theme of this morning’s news updates from Washington is additional clarity emerging, rather than meaningful changes in the field. But this clarity is enough to give us a sense of what we just saw happen, and why it happened… Read More ›
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AirPods 2.0
It is indeed true that within a couple of years AirPods, and similarly designed wireless earphones, will look normal. It is also possible that they will become so common that they are invisible to those in the vicinity of someone… Read More ›
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I’d stop tweeting about politics…
I’d stop tweeting about politics, but a) the world is fucked, and b) nothing much in tech world is exciting me lately. Mark Peters It does seem that many tech sites are struggling to come to terms with what is… Read More ›
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Prepare for fewer annoying app notifications
When you are prompted to leave a review, customers will stay inside the app, where the rating or review can be left for the developer. It’s easier for customers and the developers still get their reviews. Apple is also limiting… Read More ›
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Monique Chatterjee of Xbox Design Lab
Microsoft answered the call for customized customer experience with the launch of Xbox Design Lab, a project at initial mention implies some sort of skunkworks research from the gaming brand, a la Xerox PARC. But in reality, its purpose is… Read More ›
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The Perpetuum Calendar
Embrace timelessness with a calendar that never runs out. Base is 3D printed in fabric-like plastic, with 14K gold-plated timepieces. Numbered edition… More at OTHR. Love the design and the fact that it requires a person to move the dates,… Read More ›
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Incredible Toothpick Sculptures
With all the options for dental picks and single-use floss loops on the market, very few people use toothpicks to actually pick their teeth anymore. While this drop in demand could have easily spelled death for the toothpick industry, it… Read More ›
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Who really owns your phone?
Phones are no longer just a thing you use to call people or text them. The days of playing Snake because it’s the coolest thing your phone can do are long past. Today, they’re more like your computer that they… Read More ›
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Here’s What It Feels Like To Be Trolled In Trump’s America
A couple of weeks ago, Washington Post homepage editor Doris Truong found herself at the center of a partisan flame war. During a break in Rex Tillerson’s confirmation hearing for secretary of state, an Asian woman was spotted appearing to… Read More ›
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Can you hear me?
If you receive a phone call from someone asking “can you hear me,” hang up. You’re a potential victim in the latest scam circulating around the U.S. Virginia police are now warning about the scheme, which also sparked warnings by… Read More ›
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