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Vivaldi Brings a Vertical Reading Mode in Latest Update
Vivaldi 1.14 launches vertical reader mode | Vivaldi Browser
We continue to innovate in this space and in this release introduce vertical reader mode, a first for browsers. This unique functionality came about as a response to needs of users of Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages. No matter where you live or what language you
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HomePod will Indeed Have Over-the-Air Updates
Via MacRumors:
When a new software update is released for the HomePod, users will receive an alert and will likely be directed to the Home app to install it, similar to how Apple Watch updates are installed through the Watch app. HomePod will be listed as an available HomeKit device in the Home app.
This
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A.I. is Usually Like Talking to a 3 Year Old
Every app gives me recommendations, but none of them are any good:
It's a cool idea for a future, but right now none of my apps are anywhere close to delivering on that promise. And if I'm being honest, this horrible in-between stage is making my phone a lot less
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Advancing the iPad
What I Wish the iPad Would Gain from the Mac – MacStories
The iPad is already proving a formidable Mac-alternative for some users – what happens if it continues closing the gap by adopting the Mac strengths I've listed? If the iPad offered support for multiple instances of an app, was available in a
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10 Years Since Emoji Came to iOS
The Making of Apple’s Emoji: How designing these tiny icons changed my life
This year will mark the tenth anniversary of Apple’s original emoji launch. They were first released in Japan on November of 2008, shortly after my internship at Apple concluded. I had no idea that within a few months of completing
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Google Assistant adds Muti-User Support for Netflix
Google Assistant now supports voice match for multiple Netflix profiles
For Netflix, if you have a personal profile on a Netflix account, you can link your personal profile and set up Voice Match to play content where you left off.
This is something Google has a major lead on the HomePod (at least for now)
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Smart People Seem to Agree, HomePod is an Echo and Home Competitor
Daring Fireball: HomePod’s Priorities
The difference between HomePod and Amazon Echo isn’t that they’re in different product categories. They’re in the same category. No one other than a gadget reviewer is going to put both a HomePod and Echo in their kitchen. They’re going to have one. It is, most
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The Apple Watch as a Stepping Stone to the Future
Above Avalon: Apple Watch Is a Bridge to the Future
Close to 20 million people bought an Apple Watch in 2017 because the device has become a bridge between the present and future. By including a screen, Apple Watch retains the familiarity found with smartphones, tablets, and laptops/desktops. At the same time, Apple Watch
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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 fool buyers into paying more for a better device that made them happier than the cheapest knockoff or a previous, clunkier version of technology, Apple's iPod found a base of enthusiastic users--even
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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 as a way to get a pulse on the industry overall. You can get the report yourself here, but I’ve picked out some of the highlights below.
60% of devs are currently working on
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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 chairs, ARKit can now recognize and place virtual objects on vertical surfaces like walls and doors, and can more accurately map irregularly shaped surfaces like circular tables.
This is a really cool addition to
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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 think one thing that was missing from this market was a quality audio experience, a very immersive audio experience,” Cook said. “Music deserves that kind of quality as opposed to some kind of squeaky sound.
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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 and mobile app, extending DuckDuckGo's protection beyond the search box to wherever the Internet takes you.
I don’t know if I’ll use their iOS/Android browser, but I’ve already installed
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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 next entry-level MacBook will likely replace the 13-inch MacBook Air, Apple's lowest-cost notebook starting at $999. Apple's long-term aim was for the 12-inch MacBook to
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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 that we may have made this for a political belief one way or another,” Pichai said. “It’s important for the women at Google, and all the people at Google, that we want to make an
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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 map from Gallup, 21-25% of the population living in states like Illinois, Connecticut, and Rhode Island characterize their states as "the worst possible state to live in."
Those numbers are just shocking to
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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 been compromised.
According to the internal investigation, a malicious script was running on one of the company’s payment processing servers and was able to capture customer’s full credit card numbers, expiration dates, and
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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 everything is bad now that it’s gone from most of the the more important smartphones today. They had another one today and once again I’m just not sold.
It’s all with the