Image: Neato A couple of years ago, I bought a Neato Botvac to help with the daily vacuuming required on our hardwood floors due to the dog hair from my chihuahua and pomeranian, not to mention the five people living at home. It was great, but also a bit of a pain, because long magnetic […]
Android user loyalty is higher than iOS users, according to new research from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP). The study also says Android and iOS loyalty has remained steady since early 2016, and has now reached the highest levels yet. Android loyalty was 89 to 91 percent, and iOS loyalty was 85 to 88 percent […]
Video: How to customize Control Center in iOS 11 Apple has introduced a new programming interface for Safari’s privacy feature, Intelligent Tracking Prevention, to assist social networks, social-media widgets, and embedded videos. Apple rolled out ITP in iOS 11 to block marketers from tracking users across sites by imposing time-based limits on cookies and partitioning […]
Video: Business boost for Microsoft’s Windows 10 target Microsoft has released a new app for wirelessly transferring videos and photos from mobile devices to the Windows 10 Microsoft Photos app. The photo-transfer app, dubbed Photos Companion, is purely for sending photos and videos from an Android or iOS device to Microsoft’s built-in Photos app on […]
(Image: CNET/CBS Interactive) Apple on Tuesday released the second developer beta of iOS 11.3, including battery health monitoring features and recommendation if a battery needs to be replaced. The new update, promised by Apple, falls after criticism over its revelation it slows down older iPhones to prolong battery life without telling customers. The iOS 11.3 […]
iOS 11.2.2 software update Another day, another patch to install. This time it’s iOS 11.2.2 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Must read: How to tell if your iPhone battery needs replacing The patch is to fix the Spectre vulnerability that came to light earlier this month. Apple describes the patch as follows: iOS 11.2.2 […]
CNET/CBS Interactive Google on Monday launched three experimental photography apps for iOS and Android to test experimental technology like object recognition, person segmentation, stylization algorithms, efficient image encoding, and decoding technologies. Google is calling the three apps, Storyboard, Selfissimo!, and Scrubbies, part of “appsperiments” inspired by Google’s Motion Stills app. The first app Storyboard for […]
Microsoft Windows is making gains in the K-12 education market in both the US and the rest of the world according to new numbers from Futuresource Consulting. Credit: Futuresource In the US, Microsoft’s gains are coming mainly at Apple’s expense, not Google’s. According to Futuresource’s data for Q3 2017, shipments of mobile devices (notebook, Chromebook, […]
Has your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch started crashing randomly today? Have you noticed your iPhone – or iPad or iPod touch – crashing today? You’re not alone. And yes, it’s another weird, random iOS bug that’s to blame. Must read: The Apple products you shouldn’t buy for the holidays Forum user Eccanz describes the […]
Microsoft announced in October previews of new Edge browser apps for iOS and Android. On November 30, Microsoft officials are announcing that these apps are no longer in preview and are generally available for users in select markets.. By making Edge apps available on non-Windows operating systems, Microsoft is hoping to do more than give […]