Oct 08
Oct 08
Oct 08
Microsoft Points are the worst. You’re already trying to spend money—why do you need to send your cash to a halfway house of misleading round numbers and uneven transactions? You shouldn’t. And thankfully, it seems that Microsoft finally agrees, and is doing away with Microsoft Points. More »
Oct 08
How People Profit from Your Online Mug Shot and Ruin Your Life Forever [Dispatches]
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This July, Yolina (not her real name) was giving a language lesson to one of her students over the phone when he said he had something to tell her. She hadn’t always taught over such long distances before—she was in California, her student in the Midwest—but after being laid off from her 14-year job as a community college ESL instructor last year, she’s taken odd gigs whenever she can get them. More »
Oct 08
I like both the black iPad Mini and the 2001 Space Odyssey prop white model. But the more I look at the color ones, like the neat red one above, the more I think they make sense. And the more I want them. More »
Oct 07
Let’s face it, the light-and-fast Google Chrome browser is the only way to surf the web-no question. But whether you’re new to the browser or an old veteran, we’ve got some tricks to improve your mileage. Our Google Chrome Optimization Guide will show you which Google Chrome extensions to download and ways to tweak settings you didn’t even know were there. More »
Oct 07
We’d seen previously how Apple customer support handled complaints about a weird purple lens flare that shows up on certain iPhone 5 camera shots. But the problem’s apparently become so widespread that the company has issued a general proclamation in its support pages. More »
Oct 06
Someone in your life still uses a crappy, ancient, point-and-shoot digital camera. Maybe it’s you. Maybe it’s your mom. And at some point, on some vacation, or some holiday dinner, you’re going to get shot with it—the digital equivalent of a FunSaver. More »
Oct 05
When you hold the iPhone 5 it feels, frankly, unreal. It’s lighter than it has any business being, it’s thinner, it’s smoother. Regardless of how you feel about Apple, its latest phone seems too good to be true. More »
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