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Transmit for iOS Bites the Dust
This is a sad day:
Transmit iOS made about $35k in revenue in the last year, representing a minuscule fraction
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Paul Thurrott says Intel Mislead (and continues to mislead) the Industry
Paul Thurrott has some choice words for Intel in how they have handled the recent Spectre/Meltdown exploits:
But if
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Unlock Your Mac Easily with Unlox
There are 5 reasons you probably want to get Unlox for iOS and macOS (formerly MacID).
One, if you have
iFixit Tears Down the iMac Pro
iMac Pro Teardown - iFixit:
We're betting the opening procedure will be the same as it was on
Apple Fighting the PR Battle
Apple Will Replace the Battery in Your iPhone 6 or Later Even if It Passes a Genius Bar Diagnostic Test
My AirPods Case is a Little Rough After One Year
AirPods are one of the best tech purchases I made in 2017, and I stand by my original review where
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BirchTree State of the Union 2018
As we roll into 20181, I figured this was a good time to share some very basic stats about BirchTree
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Essentially a Disaster
Andrew Martonik has some choice words for the Essential Phone over at Android Central:
Aside from the hardware, every other
Google Can’t Seem to Wait to Kill YouTube on Amazon Fire Devices
YouTube no longer available on Fire TV as Amazon signals lack of deal with Google - 9to5Google
Amazon has gone
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Save $5 at Fandango When You Use Apple Pay
MacRumors reporting:
Apple is offering an Apple Pay promotion this week that discounts Fandango movie tickets by $5 when you
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The Best New Podcasts I Heard in 2017
Below are 7 podcasts that have shot to the top of my podcast priorities in 2017. Not all of them
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Settling into your Smart Assistant Groove
When Alexa Becomes Part of the Family - Slate:
“I thought that I would be continuously testing the new features
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My Favorite Albums of 2017
I’m not a music expert, but I do pride myself in having relatively good taste in music. As I
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Ulysses’ Early Adopter Promotion Ending Soon
In case you didn’t realize, my favorite writing app of all time switched to a subscription model earlier in
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My Favorite BirchTree Posts of 2017
Because what is the end of the year for if not looking back on the entirety of the past 12
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Civilization VI (all of it!) Comes to iPad
Correction: now through January 4, the full game upgrade is on sale for $30.
In yet another surprise iOS game
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When the Tech Press Strikes Out
You’ve probably heard about the fact that Apple has confirmed they throttle iPhone performance down when battery health degrades
iOS Apps Might be Coming to a Mac Near You
Mark Gurman has the scoop of the week:
Starting as early as next year, software developers will be able to