The Pixel 2 looks really sweet to me and sometimes I wish I wasn’t so embedded in iOS. For some reason, however, it doesn’t excite it any way… The Pixel Buds are exciting though and offer something that feels completely… Read More ›
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Taking AIM
The pioneering chat app that taught us to text is pulling the plug. On December 15th, AOL Instant Messenger will shut down after running since 1997. AIM dominated online chat in North America at the turn of the century. But… Read More ›
The Groove is gone
You can’t fault Microsoft for trying, but Groove Music, its Spotify competitor, never took off. Today, the company is admitting defeat. Microsoft today announced it will soon shutter both its Groove Music Pass streaming service and the ability to purchase… Read More ›
In Six Seconds, Giphy Could Make Billions
The vibe felt a bit like a dorm room, as they sat with laptops perched on knees and La Croix cans stationed within arm’s reach, but this is only incidentally a social event. The Giphy folks have been tasked by… Read More ›
280
We want every person around the world to easily express themselves on Twitter, so we’re doing something new: we’re going to try out a longer limit, 280 characters, in languages impacted by cramming (which is all except Japanese, Chinese, and… Read More ›
You Can’t Protect Yourself
Even if you can protect your financial records, loss of your SSN and other personal information could expose nearly any kind of account you have, not just financial accounts! Think of all the situations where something is “protected” with the… Read More ›
Bodega (avoid)
The major downside to this concept–should it take off–is that it would put a lot of mom-and-pop stores out of business. In fact, replacing that beloved institution seems explicit in the very name of McDonald’s venture, a Spanish term synonymous… Read More ›
What is AI really?
It’s a catch all for a collection of research and technologies as per this article. And the part of AI that we see the most is machine learning as described in this article. When we talk about AI these days,… Read More ›
Remembering the computer that gave birth to PC gaming
Contrarily, my wife was half way through Super Mario Bros. on the Raspberry Pi by the time I’d finished installing the Rise of the Tomb Raider disc. The truth is, it wasn’t much better in 1991, when I received a… Read More ›
How are smartphones affecting teenagers?
A generation who have spent their entire adolescence with smartphones are feeling the effects. My understanding is that teenage crime is down, under-age sex is down and that many children are actually more social than the generation before. All of… Read More ›
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