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  • Smartphone security is a luxury

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    If you’re a low-income American, there’s a good chance you have an an Android. And unless it’s a newer model with recent software updates, your security could be at risk. Two competing operating systems own the real estate in our… Read More ›

  • Will The General Election Influence Your Digital Life?

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    Many British readers of OxGadgets will be heading to the polls on Thursday this week to vote for the party of their choice. There are so many hot topics covered in the manifestos and plenty of voters will be on… Read More ›

  • TV Review: Apple’s ‘Planet of the Apps’

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    Apple’s first offering, “Planet of the Apps,” feels like something that was developed at a cocktail party, and not given much more rigorous thought or attention after the pitcher of mojitos was drained. It’s not terrible, but essentially, it’s a… Read More ›

  • Smart Buckle

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    We engineered Smart Buckle with features to maintain the integrity of your classic timepieces while adding modern day wearable technology: Activity Tracker – 3-Axis gyro, angular velocity, and motion sensors calculate steps, pace, distance, calories burned, and sleep patterns. Smartphone… Read More ›

  • The scorkl

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    For those with a penchant for underwater exploring, taking the plunge to go deep sea diving means either buying or renting a whole lot of expensive equipment. that’s the predicament the ‘scorkl’ sets out to solve, arriving from melbourne to… Read More ›

  • What Happened to Getting Things Done?

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    Much of what David Allen wrote in his 2001 opus Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity is out of date. (He used to advise people to create a separate list of Next Actions that they could only do… Read More ›

  • The iPad takes a big step…

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    With performance that’s edging into laptop territory, and now software that’s bridging the gap to a desktop operating environment, the iPad Pro’s established advantages over something like a MacBook or MacBook Pro grow in significance. After the MacBook Pro was… Read More ›

  • APPOCALYPSE

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    In case you missed this at the start of the main WWDC keynote, it really is worth a watch. Personally, I am disgusted that Apple is running all of our apps through one wall plug. Not very innovative is it.

  • Manslaughter by text?

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    An involuntary manslaughter trial began Tuesday for a Massachusetts woman who as a teen texted her boyfriend and urged him to commit suicide. The woman, Michelle Carter, faces a maximum 20-year prison term if convicted at a bench trial in Bristol County…. Read More ›

  • CHUCK

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    Further down in those appreciations, this was tucked away: On his 90th birthday, last October, Berry announced the release of a new studio album, to be called CHUCK. That project sees release next week and is now streaming right on… Read More ›