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| - Microsoft is still driving some Windows 7 users crazy with nagging ads to upgrade
If you're running Windows 7 on a machine capable of using Windows 10, chances are you getting swamped with ads from Microsoft telling you to upgrade. [Business Insider] - NY suspects Verizon, TWC, and Cablevision of slowing Internet traffic
ISPs have already been caught throttling services that they compete with, and now it's probably happening again. At my house, speed tests show higher speeds than I pay for, but actual usage? It's often really slow. [ArsTechnica] - Microsoft Opens Flagship Store on Fifth Avenue
The design of Microsoft's first flagship location, which features a five-story glass storefront at 677 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan, aims to showcase the company's software products and devices for a global audience of tourists and local shoppers. [WSJ] - Exclusive: Wal-Mart seeks to test drones for home delivery, pickup
Amazon has been experimenting with the idea of drone delivery, so now Walmart has joined the party. Are we really going to start having delivery by drones? It seems far-fetched, but who knows. [Reuters] - The Inside Story of Surface Book, Microsoft's Next Big Thing
Microsoft's new Surface Book is really interesting and makes a lot of sense as a form factor. This is the story of how they came up with it. [Wired] - Bacon Causes Cancer? Sort of. Not Really. Ish.
The WHO also classifies sunlight, coffee, aloe vera, and many other common things as cancer causing. Also, their numbers lie: an 18% increase of 1% is 1.18% which is almost meaningless. The whole story is nonsense from top to bottom, a perfect example of the state of "journalism" today. All things in moderation. [Wired] | |
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| Attachments in emails in iOS have not always been easy to work with. You could attach photos and videos or, for other types of files, hope that the app in which the file was created provided an option for sharing the file via email. | |
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| if you’ve purchased an app from the iOS App Store or the Mac App Store and there’s a problem, you can contact Apple to get your money back. This isn’t automatic — you’ll have to provide a reason you want a refund and Apple will review your request. | |
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| Google Play allows you to easily refund an app — for any reason — within the first two hours after purchasing it. After that, it gets a bit more difficult and situational — but there are still ways you can potentially get a refund. | |
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| There’s been a lot of interest in Apple’s HomeKit home automation system and an equal amount of sticker shock over the realization that it requires an investment in new hardware. Why exactly does HomeKit require new hardware? Read on as we investigate. | |
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| Siri is best known as Apple’s so-called digital personal assistant available on iOS devices like iPhone and iPad. Some might think Siri is only good for looking stuff up, but it can actually do a great deal more. | |
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| If you find the battery charge percentage in the upper-right corner of your iPhone or iPad screen distracting, it can be turned off easily. However, if you decide you want to easily keep track of your battery life, you can easily turn the percentage back on. | |
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| A few years back, Intel noticed that less and less people were as interested in buying desktop and tower PCs as they were during the roaring 90’s. As sales continued to decline for the dinosaurs of modern computing, the company decided to mix the best of both worlds up in a blender to see what came out the other side, and their new line of NUC computers are the result of that experiment. | |
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| Web pages can automatically play audio thanks to HTML5, even if you’ve set Flash and other browser plug-ins to click-to-play. Most modern web browsers include an audio indicator that will show you which tab is playing sound. Most modern browsers also let you mute individual tabs. | |
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