From PC Mag: Tracking people on the internet is easy using cookies, but on televisions there's no such equivalent. However, TV manufacturer Vizio is aiming to change that by introducing a new standard that allows for targeted advertising per household.
As Reuters reports, Vizio wants to offer per...
From CNET: Corel surrendered to the inevitable and dropped its Mac version of the CorelDraw products in 2001. 18 years on, the company is bringing it back simultaneously with the release of its latest Windows update, CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2019, and its debut into the web app world. The difference...
From The Verge: Apple is giving users some extra cash when they transfer money to their Apple ID account, as spotted byMacRumors. Through March 14th, users who transfer money from their debit or credit cart to their account will get a 10 percent bonus credit.
Users can add money to their accounts...
From PC Mag: One of the most tedious parts of setting up a new media streaming device is the requirement to enter your Wi-Fi password. The stronger your password is, the more tedious this process becomes. For Amazon Fire TV devices, the password entry step is no longer required thanks to a software...
From CNET: Tesla on Sunday pulled a U-turn on its plan to close all its retail stores.
Around half of the stores Tesla planned to close will remain open, and the carmaker will increase prices on its higher-end Model 3, Model S and Model X "by about 3 percent on average worldwide," it said in a...
After living in Canada for most of my life, my definition of "cold" seems to differ from the rest of the world. I would not call anything cold until it hits below -20 degrees Celsius, and we consider -10 degrees Celsius and above to be warm during winter. I was in in Hong Kong in December a few years ago when an extreme cold weather warning was issued for a freezing nighttime low of 11 degrees Celsius. 11 degrees Celsius! Although I fully...
It is really interesting to trace the development of something. I love seeing how a story develops over time, especially large fantasy novels where the world grows as the story progresses. One such book series is The Dwarves by Markus Heitz. I loved the first few books and really liked how the world the author created continued to grow and expand as we discover more. Some authors are excellent at growing the world as the story continues and the...
From PC Mag: Sen. Elizabeth Warren today proposed breaking up big tech companies, which she says have "too much power over our economy, our society, and our democracy."
In a Friday blog post, Sen. Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, called out Facebook, Amazon, and Google in particular, but her plan...
From CNET: USB has come a long way since its humble origins as a better port for plugging your mouse or printer into your PC. And it's going to take a big step further late next year with the release of products with the technology's latest version, USB 4.
Announced this week, USB 4 will offer data...
From Forbes: Airbnb wants to become the go-to place for anyone booking a trip—even if they want to stay in a hotel. The company, which built a business valued at $31 billion by matching travelers to homeowners with a room to spare, said Thursday it plans to acquire last-minute booking platform...
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