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Why I Could Be Wrong About the HomePod
HomePod, the iPod for your home - AppleInsider:
Despite all the logically-reasoned chat about why it couldn't possibly
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The BirchTree Podcast #50: HomePod Eve
We're t-minus 8 hours from HomePod pre-orders and I did an impromptu episode of the show to get
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State of the Game Industry 2018 Results
The Game Developer Conference does a survey of thousands of game developers every year and I always find it interesting
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The iOS "Spring Edition" is Coming Soon (developer beta likely coming today)
Apple is continuing their tradition of having feature-packed spring updates to iOS:
In addition to horizontal surfaces like tables and
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Tim Cook on What Sets the HomePod Apart
Tim Cook’s visit to Shopify all about augmented reality, as Apple CEO praises ‘profound’ emerging technology | Financial Post
“We
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A Few Months Later: Benchmarking the iPhone 8 Plus and Pixel 2
There has been a lot of talk recently about smartphone performance lately, and whether or not one company is slowing
Apple HomePod to Go On Sale February 9, Pre-Orders Begin This Friday
The Verge:
Apple has announced it will release the HomePod on February 9th and that pre-orders for the device will
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DuckDuckGo Updates Their Extension and Browser, Complete with Privacy Grades
DuckDuck Go on their company blog:
Today we're excited to launch fully revamped versions of our browser extension
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Apple Trying to Get MacBook Down to $999. Maybe They Should also Try One with iOS.
Apple Said to Release New Entry-Level 13-inch MacBook This Year, Likely Replacing MacBook Air - Mac Rumors
Apple's
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The BirchTree Podcast #49: iPad and RSI Issues
The iPad has helped me a ton with some minor RSI issues I’ve had recently. It may not be
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Another Few Textured Wallpapers
I’ve added a few more wallpapers to my “texture” collection, which began with the Asphalt wallpaper from last week.
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Sundar Pichai Does Not Regret Firing That One Idiot
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he does not regret firing James Damore - The Verge
“I regret that people misunderstand
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My Goodness, my State is Unhappy!
This Map Shows Which States Are 'The Worst Possible State To Live In' - Digg
According to this
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Why OnePlus’s Credit Card Data Breach is Particularly Bad
The other shoe dropped today forOnePlus, who announced they had determined as many as 40,000 customers’ card information had
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Meet the New Headphone Struggles, (mostly the) Same as the Old Headphone Struggles
You can almost set your watch by The Verge articles about how the 3.5mm headphone jack was glorious and
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Wallpaper Wednesday: Asphalt
I took this photo of the street near my work and thought it would make for a nice wallpaper. I
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Voice Assistants' Blind Spot
Smart Audio Report on Smart Speaker Adoption in the U.S. – MacStories:
To me, this suggests that either owners of
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FIFA 18 Sold Better on Switch than PS4 in Japan
FIFA 18 Switch Has Officially Outsold The PS4 Version In Japan | NintendoSoup:
FIFA 18 sales on Nintendo Switch have officially