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Dropbox for Business customers can start using a new option if they wish to share their work with colleagues, but don’t trust them enough to not mess up the files within. Beginning today, customers can mark their folders as “view-only” to users, allowi…
In the wake of Aperture’s demise, the upcoming Photos app for OS X Yosemite will incorporate professional-level features, an Apple representative claims. These include functions related to editing, effects, and image search, and support for third-party…
Apple pushed organizations like Major League Baseball and ESPN to adopt its HTTP live streaming (HLS) technology, and in so doing caused them to infringe on an Emblaze patent, a lawyer for the latter party claimed today at the start of a federal trial….
Backup batteries are gaining ground as one of the devices that, for many users, must be carried around every day. With lives connected to smartphones and entwined with social media, many people end up facing a shortage in battery power from constant us…
With more technology comes devices that we never really considered using in the home. From controlling thermostats with smartphones, to home security cameras that inform users their residence is safe, such devices are becoming commonplace. But what if …
Losing important items is always a concern, especially when it comes to smartphones. Whether phones are misplaced in the course of a day or left behind when moving about, it is something that happens frequently. But what if there was a device that coul…
A new YouTube video uses “dummy” mock-ups of the alleged 4.7- and 5.5-inch “iPhone 6” models to compare the sizes in context to the current iPhone 5s, which offers a four-inch screen. While the mockup models have been frequently seen elsewhere, only ra…
A new feature discussed at the Worldwide Developer’s Conference has appeared in the first beta of the iOS 8 version of Apple TV softwre, released on Tuesday. The new feature is the iCloud-based Family Sharing function, which allows up to six family mem…
From now until July 12, US students and others who have an “edu” email address tied to a recognized educational institution will see significant savings on Macs and iOS hardware from Best Buy. The retailer’s “College Tech Savings” features a number of …
FiftyThree will be adding a new stylus feature for its Paper drawing app for the upcoming iOS 8. Called “Surface Pressure”, the feature will allow the Pencil tool’s tapered tip to shade, fill and draw according to how much of the rubber tip is in conta…
Exactly as predicted by critics, Amazon has begun flexing its muscle as the dominant e-book seller, and is now trying to renegotiate better deals with publishers to help its sagging bottom line. It is currently engaged in a very public fight with Hatch…
Cloud file storage company Box announced yesterday that it is acquiring file streaming startup Streem for an undisclosed sum. The technology behind the cloud to desktop streaming service will be integrated into Box’s cloud offerings. Streem’s four man …
Partnering with “hundreds of major and independent” labels, Google’s YouTube video service is launching a paid streaming music service. Trumpeting the poorly-kept secret, YouTube says that the offering will “bring our music partners new revenue streams…
E-book subscription service Oyster has released its platform for Android devices, as well as Kindle Fire and Nook HD e-readers. Typography, layouts, a refreshed color palette and other refinements are included with the release; Oyster’s four themes hav…
Facebook has launched its Snapchat competitor for a second time, following its accidental release and retraction earlier this month. Slingshot, out for both iOS and Android in the United States, allows users to pass messages, images, and video to each …
The second iOS 8 beta includes some minor but still important changes, users note. Podcasts, for instance, is no longer a separate app, but supplied with the OS and impossible to remove, as with iBooks since beta 1. Apple initially spun Podcasts off of…