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Cash isn't always king for worker retention

6/28/2017 Employers have several opportunities to provide tangible and intangible benefits to attract and retain the employees they and their businesses need and want.

Want to be green? Work at home - Record-Courier

6/28/2017 Expanding mass-transit systems is a pillar of green and "new urbanist" thinking, but with few exceptions, the idea of ever-larger numbers of people commuting ...

Few pink slips found for Hampton Roads work-from-home policies

6/28/2017 Technology pioneer IBM scrapped its work-from-home policy, one of the first of its kind, about six weeks ago. Yahoo and Bank of America have made similar rollbacks.

The Growing Army of Americans Who Work From Home

6/28/2017 A recent report highlighting the growth of telecommuting in the U.S. workforce suggests that more Americans will be working from home in the future.

Latest version of Google Play Music crashing at launch for some, Bluetooth likely culprit

6/27/2017 Colleagues with a Pixel XL on both 7.1.2 and the latest Android O Developer Preview have encountered the crash, while I have yet to notice any issues on a Pixel running DP3. The only key difference between the two former devices is that Bluetooth was ...

MacBook Pro's Touch Bar finally has a reason to exist thanks to this Super Mario game

6/27/2017 Some people absolutely love Apple's new Touch Bar on the MacBook Pro. Unfortunately, most of those people either work at Apple or they love Apple so much that they instantly fall in love with anything the company does.

Nvidia Max-Q: Everything You Need to Know

6/27/2017 Your gaming laptop is about to get a lot slimmer and a heck of a lot more powerful, thanks to Nvidia's Max-Q design standard.

Apple Seen Coming Out With Smart Glasses In 3 Years

6/27/2017 Apple (AAPL) is on pace to come out with augmented-reality smart glasses in spring 2020, Loup Ventures Managing Partner Gene Munster said in a blog post.

Dating apps are embracing video | TechCrunch

6/27/2017 Dating apps are, in their own way, a form of social networking - especially as they expand into new areas like friend-finding or professional networking.

Want to be green? Work at home

6/27/2017 The areas with the thickest presence of telecommuters - including cities such as Austin, Raleigh-Durham, San Diego, Denver, and Seattle - tend to have the greatest concentration of tech-related industries, which function well with off-site workers ...

iOS 11 has a clever way to keep creepy apps from constantly tracking your location

6/27/2017 With iOS 11, Apple is taking a more hard-line stance when it comes to background apps intent on tracking a user's location.

Walgreens Showing Mobile Apps Aren't Just for Millennials

6/27/2017 DEERFIELD, Ill. -The Walgreens mobile app, already one of the most popular retailer apps in the marketplace with tens of millions of users nationwide, has garnered a particularly robust following among older Americans - a demographic rarely associated ...

Flipkart now offering HP laptops starting at Rs. 999/month EMI option

6/27/2017 Flipkart has today announced their #BackToCollege sale for students going into college with great offers and deals on the Laptop. You can get an HP laptop powered by Intel 6th generation Core i3 processor 6th Gen, 4 GB RAM and 1 TB HDD 15-inch screen ...

Lenovo's Laptops Of The Future Are Flexible & Curvy | Twice

6/27/2017 On the eve of the 25th anniversary of ThinkPad this fall, Lenovo rolled into New York last week for a global B-to-B conference that reviewed the company's past, ...

Sonoma Thumbs up/Thumbs Down: Curbs, laptops, and bad luck monkeys

6/27/2017 Like the solstice, road course races only happen twice a year in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. It's much less common to see five drivers make their debuts in one race, and Kevin Harvick winning at a road course - but, hey, both of those things ...

Has the Age of Powerful and Convenient Gaming Laptops Finally Arrived?

6/27/2017 After testing the Zephyrus for a week, I'm returning to the question of whether Max-Q Design is a gimmick meant to move laptops or a shift towards a new laptop status quo. The truth, it turns out, lies somewhere in the middle; this is an extraordinary ...

Ad Watchdog: Saying Google Pixel Is Available 'Exclusively' From Verizon Was Misleading

6/27/2017 If you see an ad that says a product is available “exclusively” from only one vendor, what does that mean? Would you take it to mean that the retailer is the only place where you can buy that product?

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

6/27/2017 Top Paid iPad Apps: 1Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang. 2Toca Lab: Plants, Toca Boca AB. 3Procreate - Sketch, paint, cre...Savage Interactive Pty Ltd. 4Goat Simulator PAYDAY, Coffee Stain Studios AB. 5Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB. 6Terraria, 505 ...

3 must-have apps to survive summer

6/27/2017 This fun app can take you to amazing and beautiful places, or even just to a place in your town that you've never been before.

We'll spend 3.5 trillion hours in apps by 2021, proving humans are a bunch of time wasters

6/27/2017 Global app usage is soaring and apps are set to be a more massive business than ever, according to a new report. The total time we spend in mobile apps is expected to pass 3.5 trillion hours by 2021 as the value of apps around the world increases to ...

Why big cities like Los Angeles cannot grow without expanding public transit

6/27/2017 To the editor: Kudos to Kotkin for his observations on telecommuting as a positive change. He didn't mention one major factor, though.

Is IBM's Rethinking of Its Remote Work Policy a Bellwether?

6/27/2017 There used to be a joke at IBM that the company acronym stood for “I'm By Myself.” The software giant was once a model for telecommuting, saving significant operational costs by allowing many employees to work from home. But IBM recently gave thousands ...

Lawyer's Request to Continue Telecommuting Wasn't Reasonable

6/27/2017 Interpreting federal disability rights law to require employers to provide unlimited telework as a job accommodation would have a “chilling effect” and could prompt companies to tighten their policies on telecommuting, Judge James E. Graves Jr. of the ...

DAQRI Partners with Flex for Production of Augmented Reality Headsets

6/27/2017 Launched at CES 2017, DAQRI Smart Glasses are a powerful, lightweight and comfortable headset designed for use in multiple settings including medical, engineering, construction, and manufacturing.

Greenpeace Combats Planned Obsolescence in New Repairability Campaign, iPad and MacBook Score Low

6/27/2017 Apple's products looked at in the campaign included the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, 9.7-inch iPad Pro, iPad (fifth generation), 13-inch MacBook Pro, and 12-inch MacBook (refreshed in 2017). All products were rated in the following categories: battery ...

9to5Toys Lunch Break: 15″ MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar $330 off, iTunes Movie Sale, CyberPower UPS $125, more

6/27/2017 9to5Toys Lunch Break delivers the best deals every day of the week at 12:30PM EST. This includes price drops on all sorts of Apple products from iPad to MacBook and everything in between, as well as HomeKit gear, accessories of all kinds and so much ...

$70 Hackintosh matches MacBook Pro

6/27/2017 Snazzy Labs built a startlingly powerful Mac with only $70—editing the video above on it to prove it! A big part of it is being armed with knowledge and some technical chops: the donor PC (from institutional surplus) was a real beast in its day, they ...

Google has been fixing a "high priority" invalid pin and pattern bug on the Pixel C for a year and a half

6/27/2017 Some things really kill your confidence in Google's ability to fix bugs and make sure you can actually use the devices you have bought with your hard-earned cash.

Lawnchair is a Customisable Pixel Launcher (No Root Necessary)

6/27/2017 Lawnchair is a customisable launcher based on the Pixel launcher. Created by Senior XDA Member deletescape, its a promising new launcher that does not require root.

[Download] Lawnchair gives you the Pixel Launcher with customizable options and Google Now

6/27/2017 Last month, we saw the release of a modified Pixel Launcher APK which provided Google's stock launcher on any of your compatible devices.

OnePlus 5 compared to the best smartphone cameras: OP5 vs Galaxy S8 vs Google Pixel vs iPhone 7 Plus

6/27/2017 We are pitting the OnePlus 5 against the Samsung Galaxy S8, the Google Pixel, and the iPhone 7 Plus for this comparison, and we're expecting a neck and neck fight, considering that three of the four contenders are already established quality pocket ...

Google Pixel 2 specs leaked: Here's what to expect

6/27/2017 Over the weekend, XDA Developers obtained spec information on the upcoming Google Pixel 2 line. According to the site, the data came from a person who has "spent time" with one of the handsets, suggesting the information is accurate.

Google Pixel phones of the future may have a feature you'll never find on an iPhone

6/27/2017 The worst thing about the Google's iPhone rival is that strange mix of metal and glass on the back. The Pixel 2 will reportedly feature a similar rear design, although the glass part will no longer incorporate the fingerprint sensor, a recent report ...

Square 1 Bank Announces Credit Facility to LiveSafe

6/27/2017 Based in Arlington, VA, the LiveSafe platform provides actionable crowd-sourced intelligence gathering for security officials of major corporations and educational institutions, to help keep employees and students safe and informed.

What Is Crowdtesting And How Will It Evolve?

6/27/2017 I recently contributed a chapter to The Digital Quality Handbook about how crowdsourcing is transforming the way businesses and customers interact.

LifeNome Launches Six New DNA-based Personalized Wellness Apps in Sequencing.com's App Store

6/27/2017 NEW YORK, June 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequencing.com, the world's largest marketplace for DNA-powered apps, and LifeNome Inc., a DNA-based wellness AI company, have announced that LifeNome's innovative apps are now available in ...

DIRECTV apps updated to include purchases, downloads, and easy ...

6/27/2017 DIRECTV has just pushed a considerable update to its companion apps, bringing them up to version 5. The update is available for both of the practicall... by ...

American Airlines to move consumer-facing apps to IBM Cloud, says Cloud Foundry key

6/27/2017 American Airlines said it will migrate its website, mobile app for customers, and airport kiosks to IBM Cloud in a multi-year deal.

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

6/27/2017 App Store. Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang. 2Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 3Plague Inc., Ndemic Creations.

3 must-have apps to survive summer

6/27/2017 This fun app can take you to amazing and beautiful places, or even just to a place in your town that you've never been before.

App economy to grow to $6.3 trillion in 2021, user base to nearly double to 6.3 billion

6/27/2017 The global app economy will be worth $6.3 trillion by 2021, up from $1.3 trillion last year, according to a new report this morning from app analytics firm App Annie. During that same time frame, the user base will almost double from 3.4 billion people ...

China orders mobile app stores to remove VPN apps

6/27/2017 Starting July 1, the official Android and Apple App stores will no longer allow Chinese users to download the VPN apps that Chinese people rely upon in order to get around the Great Firewall of China, which censors information in China and surveils ...

9 paid iPhone apps on sale for free

6/27/2017 If there's one thing you can count on in this crazy world, it's that you'll be able to find a fresh new roundup each day of all the best paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free. We've got nine new apps for you to check out in today's post, and there ...

Hinge is one of the first popular dating apps to add video

6/27/2017 Dating app Hinge is introducing video features to its users today. According to Mashable, Hinge users will be free to add video clips to their profile from Facebook, Instagram, or their phone.

Cloudflare launches app development platform, announces $100M ...

6/27/2017 Cloudflare launched a brand new app development platform today called Cloudflare Apps, and announced the $100 million Cloudflare Developer Fund, started ...

The 6 Best New Android Apps And Games

6/27/2017 The phone you have now might be more powerful than a supercomputer from the early 90s, but that won't do you any good unless you have cool software for it to run.

Telecommuting often leads to burnout, alienation

6/27/2017 The excessive hours that bring on burnout is just another day on the job. (Photo: iStock). The expression “out of sight, out of mind” can really resonate for those who work in locations other than the company office.

MacBook Pro Isolated By Apple's New Technology

6/27/2017 The critically acclaimed MacBook Pro with Touch Bar has fragmented the macOS base. Is Apple serious about rolling out the new technology across the macOS range, or is the Touch Bar, TouchID and the associated secure enclave destined to be another ...

Estonian startups paid EUR 17 mln in taxes in Q1

6/27/2017 The information about raised investments originates from a crowdsourced database initiated by Garage48 Foundation. Based on their data, Skeleton Technologies that produces ultracapacitor-based energy storage devices was the startup that raised the most ...

Should you buy a new MacBook Pro today?

6/27/2017 Apple announced an upgrade to the MacBook Pro earlier this month at its annual Worldwide Developer Conference. But is it enough to get you to buy a new laptop?

Simple but brilliant tape measure apps show just how useful AR is going to be [Video]

6/27/2017 With these apps, you just point your camera at anything you want to measure. ARuler lets you tap on any two points on your screen, and it will measure the real-world distance between them.

Google wants your Pixel photos for a new campaign

6/27/2017 Although there are many new options available when it comes to Android smartphones, it seems like Google's Pixel and Pixel XL are still top performers when it comes to shooting photos.

Foursquare will power location tags in some of Asia's biggest messaging apps

6/27/2017 You may be seeing Foursquare less and less as a consumer, but behind the scenes, the company is set to touch more aspects of your life than you'll realise.

Want a Laptop That Easy to Repair? Look Beyond Apple and ...

6/27/2017 A new report issued by iFixit and Greenpeace shows just how user-hostile laptops from Apple and Microsoft are compared to competitors like HP and Samsung.

Windows Central Podcast 54: Apps in the Store

6/27/2017 Also this week, Spotify came to the Windows Store as a centennial app, and Daniel Rubino did some important comparisons between the Surface Laptop.

Review: Resistance Striker Elite GTX 1070 gaming laptop

6/27/2017 The Resistance Striker Elite is the first laptop we've looked at from the Australian gaming brand, but if the Striker Elite is indicative of the price and performance of the range, we're keen to see more.

'Jail Guptarised cadres. But make sure they have laptops and fried chicken'

6/27/2017 The funeral of the daughter of Mkhenkesi, my neighbour and the fellow who fixes shoes at the robots at the magistrates' court, brought with it a lot of tears for the many lusty young men who wished to one walk her down the aisle but it also brought a ...

After laptops, airports zero in on books

6/27/2017 After laptops, airports zero in on books. AGENCIES. Published Jun 27, 2017, 2:45 am IST. Updated Jun 27, 2017, 2:45 am IST.

Flipkart, HP, Intel and Microsoft Come Together to Offer a Laptop at Rs 999 Per Month

6/27/2017 Flipkart, India's largest e-commerce marketplace, has collaborated with top brands in the personal computing space - HP, Intel and Microsoft to offer consumers a unique proposition - wherein they will be able to buy a HP Intel Core i3 Windows 10 laptop ...

State targets smartphones assembly after school laptops

6/27/2017 ICT Authority Chief Executive Robert Mugo (left), and ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru (right). PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG. In Summary.

Google Pixel 2 Comes as a Waterproof Budget Device

6/27/2017 The American company Google has some tricks up its sleeve regarding the new Pixel smartphones. Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are two phones highly anticipated by Android fans. Major smartphone companies have already released their new devices and now it ...

Tech : Apple just bought a company that made eye-tracking 'smart' glasses (AAPL)

6/27/2017 The company, SensoMotoric Instruments, previously made a specialized pair of glasses that used eye tracking for a variety of applications, including athletics.

Amazon is building a translation service for your sites and apps

6/27/2017 Amazon is set to expand its Web Services range of offerings for developers with a new tool to translate their apps and sites into multiple languages, reports CNBC.

Apps benefit tourists, locals in Albany

6/27/2017 Thanks to a cluster of high-tech offerings, it's getting easier to be a tourist in Albany. The Historic Albany Foundation and Columbia Development are releasing Tour Albany, a new smartphone app that locates its user through global positioning ...

Flipkart teams up with HP, Intel, Microsoft for laptops

6/26/2017 Flipkart teams up with HP, Intel, Microsoft for laptops NEW DELHI: E-commerce marketplace Flipkart on Monday announced that it has collaborated with HP, Intel and Microsoft so that consumers can buy HP Intel Core i3 Windows 10 laptop for Rs 36,000 at ...

Q&A: Running a company in an era of “crazy technological progress”

6/26/2017 The second thing is, in the era of the smartphone, we have gone from a globe that was pretty disconnected, to having that same human population for the first time deeply interconnected through powerful devices, which are each about as powerful as all ...

4 Cool Office Automation Apps For Your Workplace

6/26/2017 Of all the apps mentioned Google Docs is probably the most widely used and necessary. Instead of sending documents back-and-forth, develop a communal database where everyone can contribute.

What the Tech: The Most Valuable Vacation Apps

6/26/2017 Coloring book apps are a great solution to stopping backseat sibling fights. Pigment is one of the most popular coloring book apps. You can select a page or sheet the same as you would in a paper coloring book. There are dozens of colors and types of ...

Samsung's Notebook 9 Pro with S Pen is now available

6/26/2017 Samsung has released the Notebook 9 Pro, its first laptop with an S Pen. Announced at Computex last month, the Notebook 9 Pro features a 360-degree hinge allowing it to operate as a laptop and a tablet. It comes in 13.3-inch and 15-inch variations.

10-Year Anniversary of the iPhone: 7 Ways It Changed Enterprise Mobility

6/26/2017 But what about the iPhone's impact on the world of enterprise mobility? By breaking the stranglehold that companies like BlackBerry and Palm had on enterprise smartphones, Apple brought what was fundamentally a consumer product into the office, forcing ...

4 Cool Office Automation Apps For Your Workplace

6/26/2017 Of all the apps mentioned Google Docs is probably the most widely used and necessary. Instead of sending documents back-and-forth, develop a communal database where everyone can contribute.

Apple cuts 58000 Chinese apps from the App Store

6/26/2017 From June 10 to 21, Apple cut around 58,000 Chinese apps from its App Store, a number six to 10 times larger than usual, People.

iOS 11's blue bar will shame apps that overzealously access your location

6/26/2017 Apple's new mobile operating system iOS 11, which ships to the public in September, will give users a better understanding over how apps are using their location data. One notable change, which will be immediately obvious, is a more prominent blue ...

Google Patent Suggests New Pixel Device With A Rear Touchpad

6/26/2017 A Google patent suggests that a new Pixel device could end up coming with a rear-facing touchpad surface that would allow users to have extra functionality.

Enterprise mobile security provider expands into APAC region

6/26/2017 With deep roots in enterprise mobility, endpoint security and SaaS, Luke most recently held a role at one of Wandera's major technology partners, MobileIron, as Regional Sales Director for Southeast Asia.

BlackBerry announces security enhancements to its enterprise ...

6/26/2017 BlackBerry Limited has announced productivity and security enhancements to its enterprise software platform designed to power the Enterprise of Things.

Google is giving Pixel owners the chance to have their photos seen by millions of people

6/26/2017 The Google Pixel has one of the best smartphone cameras on the market, and Google is encouraging users to make the most of it.

Connect and Compete Through Open Innovation

6/26/2017 Solution providers in 15 countries submitted proposals that included apps that run on smartphones, separate devices that work in conjunction with smartphones, and devices that do not require computing power. The innovators who submitted solutions had ...

Seattle DJC.com local business news and data - Money - Are you ...

6/26/2017 You'll need to be a self-directed, focused planner with a healthy dose of introversion to be happy and successful working from home.

Report: Remote Work Growing in Prominence

6/26/2017 A report from FlexJobs finds that while remote work remains a relatively small part of the work economy, it has seen significant growth in the past decade.

Grab a blanket, the latest green trend involves pajamas and your laptop

6/26/2017 The areas with the thickest presence of telecommuters, including cities such as Austin, Raleigh-Durham, San Diego, Denver, and Seattle, tend to have the greatest concentration of tech-related industries, which function well with off-site workers.

The Promise of Mixed Reality

6/26/2017 Unlike virtual reality (VR), which replaces the real world with a simulated environment, augmented reality (AR) enhances the real-world by providing more information via a sensor such as smart glasses. Mixed reality, even more nascent, uses elements of ...

Next Reality's 50 People to Watch: Paul Travers

6/26/2017 This ancient wisdom about exponential growth is how Paul Travers, CEO and founder of the smartglasses hardware company Vuzix sees the upcoming technology boom.

Apple just bought a company that made eye-tracking 'smart' glasses

6/26/2017 The company, SensoMotoric Instruments, previously made a specialized pair of glasses that used eye tracking for a variety of applications, including athletics.

Surface Pro vs MacBook Pro (2017)

6/26/2017 If you're on the market for a new laptop at the moment, there are probably two main contenders in your mind: Microsoft's Surface Pro and Apple's MacBook Pro. Both have been recently released and include high-end specs - so which is more deserving of ...

2017 MacBook Pro Deals: 13" for $1,229 ($70 off); 13" Touch Bar for ...

6/26/2017 Adorama this week is offering AI readers an additional $50 to $100 off popular Mid 2017 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro configurations in Space Gray with our ...

Kensington Laptop Locking Station 2.0 Review

6/26/2017 Kensington may be known best for its patented lock-slot devices, which use a small slot built into the chassis of a laptop to secure the device with a cable lock.

Google Pixel 2 smartphones codenames revealed

6/26/2017 New York: Google Pixel 2 smartphones have been code-named 'Taimen' and 'Walleye' and the bigger variant will have a 5.99-inch display, a new leak has said.

Specs of Google Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL Leaked !

6/26/2017 With each passing day, we are moving closer and closer to the official release of Google's highly anticipated Pixel 2 and Pixel 2XL. The phones are scheduled to be released this fall and the whole world has been waiting with bated breath. Luckily, fans ...

We could see a touch-sensitive backplate in a future Pixel device

6/26/2017 When it comes to a company as large as Google, if someone has a semi-decent idea then there will likely be a patent for it to be filed.

I'd Love A Cheaper, Nexus 5-Style Pixel Phone In 2017

6/26/2017 Phones are getting VERY expensive in 2017. The new iPhone 8, once that lands later this year, will be the most expensive handset Apple has ever made.

[Download] Lawnchair gives you the Pixel Launcher with customizable options and Google Now

6/26/2017 Last month, we saw the release of a modified Pixel Launcher APK which provided Google's stock launcher on any of your compatible devices.

OnePlus 5 vs. Google Pixel XL: Can the OnePlus workhorse defeat the Android darling?

6/26/2017 Google's proprietary set of smartphones, the Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL, were widely praised, and the Pixel sits as our favorite Android smartphone at the moment.

Google Leak Reveals Pixel 2's Impressive Hardware

6/26/2017 Details around Google's update to the critically acclaimed Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones continue to leak out from the supply chain.

BlackBerry software business takes a hit

6/26/2017 The BlackBerry software business shrunk in the first quarter, falling short of analysts' expectations in the process. Those results came just days after the company announced a slew of enhancements to Enterprise Mobility Suite, the cornerstone of its ...

How To Pick Kids' Apps For The Backseat This Summer

6/26/2017 So NPR Ed reached out to some experts for recommendations and guidelines on helping pick the best apps, for backseat time or any time.

The hot dog-identifying app from HBO's Silicon Valley is now available on Android

6/26/2017 Earlier in this season of HBO's Silicon Valley, Erlich and Jian-Yang of the fictional SeeFood startup launched an app that could identify hot dogs.

Microsoft readies private previews of Dynamics 365 sales and marketing apps for SMBs

6/26/2017 Microsoft began offering the first seven discrete Dynamics 365 applications in November last year. While most of the apps that were part of Dynamics 365 Enterprise edition were there, the Sales and Marketing apps for Dynamics 365 Business edition were ...

Bad Apps and Liability

6/26/2017 The seminar was called “The Bulletproof Warrior,” and the instructors urged the law enforcement officers in the hotel conference room to make the decision to shoot if they ever feel their lives are threatened.

How I'm reliving my childhood through Android apps

6/26/2017 This Minesweeper app is a blast from the past, too, though I'll never be able to properly play the game, and Microsoft's Solitaire reminds me of how I'd always use the original program as a ruse so my Dad wouldn't catch me on the dial-up internet ...

Evernote will kill its BlackBerry and Windows Phone apps on June ...

6/26/2017 Evernote today announced its apps for BlackBerry and Windows Phone will be discontinued on June 29, 2017. The company today also sent an email notifying ...

Android ALERT – These Google Play apps can take control of your phone without you noticing

6/26/2017 They said: “The easiest way to avoid a cunning malware like Xavier is to not download and install applications from an unknown source, even if they are from legitimate app stores like Google Play. “In addition, it can help to read reviews from other ...

Latest Apps to Showcase Apple's ARKit Include Simple Measuring ...

6/26/2017 iOS developers have already gotten their hands on ARKit, Apple's latest platform which enables developers to quickly and easily build augmented...

We've Been Dragging and Dropping the Hell Out of iOS 11

6/26/2017 You can add 10 apps to a folder at once. I've wasted countless hours painstakingly moving that weird blue cursor to just the right boundaries, then going through the share sheet just to get a sentence of text into Evernote.

iOS 11's blue bar will shame apps that overzealously access your location

6/26/2017 Apple's new mobile operating system iOS 11, which ships to the public in September, will give users a better understanding over how apps are using their location data. One notable change, which will be immediately obvious, is a more prominent blue ...

Employers boosting benefits to woo talent

6/26/2017 Sixty-two percent of employers surveyed allow some type of telecommuting; and 57% offer flextime, allowing employees to choose their work hours within limits established by the employer.

Islanders Fan Steals Laptops And Jewelry From Homes In Brooklyn And Queens, Police Say

6/26/2017 The suspect's biggest caper came on May 11 around 5:20 p.m., when he stole an HP laptop, a Canon digital camera, two Kenneth Cole watches, an orange Mongoose bike and three rings from an apartment building near Wyckoff and Jefferson avenues in ...

A Linux laptop with security at its core: Purism's Librem PCs now widely available

6/26/2017 The free software Purism Librem laptop. Image: Purism. US laptop maker Purism has announced the general availability of its privacy-focused Librem 13 and Librem 15 laptops. The company ran two crowd-funding campaigns to launch its high-end Librem 15 ...

Microsoft's plan to stop thieves stealing laptops revealed by patent

6/26/2017 The document describes functionality that would bring the devices in line with smartphones, which users can remotely disable and wipe, in order to prevent thieves from re-selling them.

Seamless (A/B) System Updates Coming Soon to LineageOS for Select Devices (Pixel/Pixel XL)

6/26/2017 One of the headlining features of the Android 7.0 Nougat update as well as the Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL is the ability to seamlessly install system updates.

Google Pixel 2 Specs Leaked: Here's What to Expect

6/26/2017 The larger of the two handsets, Taimen (a codename for the Google Pixel 2) will deliver a 5.99-inch OLED display with 1440p resolution, according to the report.

Why BlackBerry's Stock Tanked On Friday

6/26/2017 BlackBerry's software and services revenues came in at $160 million, marking a decline of about 12% on a sequential basis. While the firm noted that this was primarily due to a decline in professional services, with its enterprise mobility management ...

The importance of customer feedback in the open banking revolution

6/26/2017 The crowd-sourced input of thousands of consumers becomes an important well-spring of insight, as well as a means of demonstrating compliance with the requirements of open banking.

Positive on India-made SE iPhones, app developers: Tim Cook to Modi

6/26/2017 According to industry sources, Cook apprised the Prime Minister about the production of Apple's popular iPhone SE model at its Bengaluru facility and the app developers working for Apple. In May, Apple began the initial production of a small number of ...

Interactive Brokers improves login procedure for mobile apps

6/26/2017 Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) is obviously keeping an eye on comments regarding its mobile applications and this is shown by the latest update to the IB TWS mobile app for iOS devices. The company has apparently taken into account ...

Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

6/26/2017 Everyone likes apps, but sometimes the best ones are a bit expensive. Now and then, developers put paid apps on sale for free for a limited time, but you have to snatch them up while you have the chance.

Simple but brilliant tape measure apps show just how useful AR is going to be [Video]

6/26/2017 With these apps, you just point your camera at anything you want to measure. ARuler lets you tap on any two points on your screen, and it will measure the real-world distance between them.

How To Pick Kids' Apps For The Backseat This Summer

6/26/2017 It's summer vacation season and many families will be lucky enough to be heading off for at least a few days. At least half of parents say quality time together is the most important reason to take a family vacation, according to a national survey by ...

5 Apps to Jump Start Your Fitness Routine - NBC News

6/26/2017 It's running season -- so here are the best apps to keep you safe and make you faster.

NYC correction boss worked from his Maine home and is eligible for fat check from piling up unused vacation time

6/26/2017 The city's jail system boss worked from his home in Maine more than two dozen times last year, charging taxpayers 111/2 hours a day - while burning few vacation days, records show.

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Getting WTW on the go: Use our mobile iPhone/iOS, Android apps

6/26/2017 The app features all of the latest stories from WRAL TechWire, as well as sections focused on hot tech topics including employment, biotech, venture capital and startups.

Are you cut out for a work-from-home job? - Lehigh Valley Business ...

6/26/2017 Telecommuting has become synonymous with convenience, flexible schedules and, yes, pajamas. But not everyone works well from home.

SeeSeekers dive mask is a waterproof version of Snapchat Spectacles

6/26/2017 Snap has joined forces with Royal Caribbean Cruises, to offer its customers a Snapchat Spectacles type wearable that can livestream photos and videos underwater.

From braille to Be My Eyes – there's a revolution happening in tech for the blind

6/26/2017 Aira's platform takes advantage of pre-existing wearable smart glasses, like Google Glass, and uses the mounted camera.

Revealed: Microsoft's high-tech plan to stop laptop thieves

6/26/2017 Microsoft is looking into new ways to guard laptops against theft, with plans to allow the remote wiping or disabling of a stolen notebook, at least according to a new patent that has been uncovered.

Flipkart collaborates with HP, Intel, Microsoft for laptops

6/26/2017 New Delhi: E-commerce marketplace Flipkart on Monday announced that it has collaborated with HP, Intel and Microsoft so that consumers can buy HP Intel Core i3 Windows 10 laptop for Rs 36,000 at Rs 999 per month by availing a 36-month EMI option.

Discover the global enterprise mobility in banking market 2017

6/26/2017 In this report the global Enterprise Mobility in Banking market, aims at discovering key statistical and factual information on the global Enterprise Mobility in Banking, while providing precise evaluations for the scope of this market in the near ...

How To Pick Kids' Apps For The Backseat This Summer

6/26/2017 It's summer vacation season and many families will be lucky enough to be heading off for at least a few days. At least half of parents say quality time together is the most important reason to take a family vacation, according to a national survey by ...

Altus Times | Working from home an option

6/26/2017 Telecommuting has become synonymous with convenience, flexible schedules and, yes, pajamas. There is no commute, spending money on transportation or ...

Flipkart collaborates with HP, Intel, Microsoft for laptops

6/26/2017 New Delhi: E-commerce marketplace Flipkart on Monday announced that it has collaborated with HP, Intel and Microsoft so that consumers can buy HP Intel Core i3 Windows 10 laptop for Rs 36,000 at Rs 999 per month by availing a 36-month EMI option.

OnePlus 5 vs OnePlus 3T vs iPhone 7 Plus vs Galaxy S8+ vs Google Pixel Camera Comparison

6/26/2017 The Google Pixel captures good details too but the white balance is off, making the scene more cloudy than it actually is. Contrast is also heavily boosted here and dark areas don't have good gradients.

Cool new fitness apps for your smartphone

6/26/2017 Fitness apps on smartphones can be clubbed into two categories. The first includes apps which require users to buy separate wearables from Fitbit or Xiaomi.

Progressive web apps challenge native mobile apps

6/26/2017 Native mobile apps have generally had the edge when it comes to user experience over web-based apps. But the tide is turning, with progressive web apps - a technology spearheaded by Google and Mozilla—catching on at major web properties and ...

How To Pick Kids' Apps For The Backseat This Summer

6/26/2017 So NPR Ed reached out to some experts for recommendations and guidelines on helping pick the best apps, for backseat time or any time.

Microsoft patents always-on anti-theft technology for laptops

6/26/2017 and can easily recommend both -- but for ...

More Google Pixel 2 details emerge, Pixel 2 XL to sport 5.99-inch OLED display

6/26/2017 More details surrounding the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL have leaked to XDA-Developers by a "source familiar with the matter that spent time with at least one of the phones".

Are you cut out for a work-from-home job?

6/26/2017 In this Monday, June 19, 2017, photo, a person works on a laptop in North Andover, Mass. Telecommuting has become synonymous with convenience, flexible schedules and, yes, pajamas.

Google, HTC reportedly working on Pixel 2-series smartphones; references spotted in HTC U11 code

6/26/2017 For the uninitiated, the first generation Google Pixel smartphones were designed and manufactured by HTC. Both smartphones were codenamed S1 and M1, Xda-developers notes.

Google Pixel 2 codenames revealed, bigger variant to have a 5.99-inch display: Reports

6/26/2017 NEW YORK: Google Pixel 2 smartphones have been code-named 'Taimen' and 'Walleye' and the bigger variant will have a 5.99-inch display, a new leak has said.

Hands-on: LumaFusion – this is the iPad video editing app we've been waiting for [Video]

6/26/2017 The most competent video editing app that I've seen up until now - Corel's Pinnacle Studio - featured way more power user features than competing apps like iMovie, but it sorely lacked in presentation and ease of use. Speaking of iMovie, Apple has ...

US experiences huge increase in telecommuting since 2005, claims study

6/26/2017 FlexJobs and Global Workplace Analytics have published their 2017 State of Telecommuting in the US Employee Workforce report, which claims to be the most up-to-date and comprehensive data analysis available on the state of working from home in the ...

Global Smartglasses Market 2017: Regional Outlook, Analysis, Size, Share, Forecast – 2021.

6/26/2017 The Smartglasses research report by QY Research represents an inclusive evaluation of the Global Smartglasses Market and comprises considerable insights, historical data, facts, and statistical and industry-validated data of the global market ...

How to Get Google Now Cards Without Root - XDA Developers

6/26/2017 In case you missed it, you can now get Google Now Cards on other devices, without root access needed. This video explains all you need to know!

Google Pixel 2 smartphones: Complete specs leaked?

6/26/2017 If recent reports are to be believed, then it seems like Google Pixel 2 smartphones - which are codenamed 'Taimen' and 'Walleye' - are going to come packed with a larger 5.99-inch screen display and a new design.

Of Fake News And Fake History – Analysis

6/26/2017 Historians must adapt to the seismic shifts in communication and the new ways that people communicate via TV, the web, and mobile devices. Historians must win back market share in the ... As much as we historians value monographs and journal articles ...

Apps are slowly gaining ground in hospitals

6/26/2017 The Diary consists of two apps. One is built for the iPhone and patients. On it patients can record symptoms, be reminded to take medication or go to an appointment, and keep any notes or instructions from medical professionals in one place.

5 Android apps you shouldn't miss this week! – Android Apps Weekly

6/26/2017 Secondly, those rocking wicked old phones will no longer have access to apps and games from Google. That's only about 0.8% of Android phones.

7 wedding apps that will make planning your big day a whole lot easier

6/26/2017 Lucky for us, we live in a time of smart phones and we all know there's an app for just about anything. So if you are having trouble organizing your big day, we've compiled a list of the best weddings apps to make the process as painless as possible.

Westpac shock as Apple bans its messaging payments app after three months

6/26/2017 In a letter to customers, seen by The Australian Financial Review, Westpac reveals that its Westpac Keyboard function will be removed in July, meaning its innovative plan to enable customers to make payments from within popular apps such as Facebook ...

The Food Delivery Apps That Are Competing To Gain Market Share In India

6/26/2017 Indian Tier-1 cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata have been witnessing traffic jams caused by an increase of late in the number of vehicles on roads and a heavy density of population.

How Apps Can Help Manage Chronic Diseases

6/26/2017 While there has been something of a national obsession with health apps like fitness trackers, most are aimed at exercise and lifestyle buffs and aren't designed to link patients to health-care providers.

HP Spectre x360 15 (2017) Vs. MacBook Pro 15 (2017): Two 'Best' Big-Screen Laptops (Review)

6/25/2017 The updated 15.4-inch MacBook Pro (2017) and the 15.6-inch HP Spectre x360 (2017) both offer compelling arguments for the big-screen laptop.

10.5 Inch IPad Pro Is Faster Than 2017 MacBook Pro!

6/25/2017 Apple was suspected to be planning to refresh the lines of their MacBook Pro laptops and the iPad Pro line of tablets. Both the categories' latest were to receive faster, newer processors and some other hardware upgrades which made them better in ...

11 Websites Where You Can Find A Remote Tech Job

6/25/2017 The website functions as a sort of automatic jobs board search engine, scanning other job sites for listings that match your category keyword (e.

Help Me Laptop! Find a Nvidia 1070 GPU Gaming Notebook for Under $1500

6/25/2017 For better or worse, gaming laptops can put a hurt on your wallet. Often, that means those of us constrained to a budget have to make some trade-offs to get a system that satisfies both our budgets and our games.

OnePlus 5 vs Google Pixel: Which is best?

6/25/2017 Of course, it's not the only one out there: the Huawei P10 is another iPhone-esque Android that warrants a look, while the Google Pixel is surely the best-known of the bunch. The Pixel is Google's attempt to deliver the ultimate Android experience ...

Decorating apps let you virtually arrange new furniture

6/25/2017 Sally Huang, leader of visual technologies for Houzz Labs, is part of a team of former video game designers who recently launched View In My Room 3D, an augmented reality feature added to the existing iPhone and iPad app. The feature will be available ...

Ten Popular Aviation Apps Used by Pilots and AvGeeks

6/25/2017 In our research, over 400 apps exist on both the iTunes and Android stores offering pilots, airport personnel, or an aviation journalist the ability to file flight plans, view cloud tops and winds aloft information, and to view airport closures in an ...

At Dolores Park, dykes talk dating apps, jenga and more

6/25/2017 All afternoon, at the 25th annual Dyke March celebration in Dolores Park, women approached Robyn Exton to thank her for helping them meet.

Dangerous Android malware can steal login data from 40 retail, banking, social media apps

6/25/2017 The malware can produce fake login pages for popular third-party apps like TD Bank, Google, Yahoo, Chase Bank, Paypal, Citibank, Walmart, Amazon, Western Union, Facebook and more.

Top Productivity Apps for iOS

6/25/2017 30/30 is an extremely engaging productivity app for iOS which puts one's to-do list on a timer as a means of imposing a deadline on tasks to motive its users.

Employees Love Working from Home. But Are They Engaged?

6/25/2017 We live in an era of increased telecommuting, and employees love it that way. Global Analytics Workplace estimates that roughly 3.7 million employees (2.8% of the workforce) now work from home at least half the time, 50% of the US workforce holds a job ...

Google Pixel 2 rumor roundup: camera, design, and other specs

6/25/2017 Google is continuing its preparations for the release of its next smartphone, and the latest Google Pixel 2 rumor relates to an interesting morsel of information emanating from Japan.

Dangerous Android malware can steal login data from 40 retail, banking, social media apps

6/25/2017 The malware can produce fake login pages for popular third-party apps like TD Bank, Google, Yahoo, Chase Bank, Paypal, Citibank, Walmart, Amazon, Western Union, Facebook and more.

Microsoft patents always-on anti-theft technology for laptops

6/25/2017 The laptops still work, but they can no longer run the programs needed for classwork, he said. That's when school social workers and principals identify families in need.

Google 2nd-gen Pixel phone specs leaked (maybe)

6/25/2017 Google typically releases new phones in the fall, but details about the upcoming Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 smartphones have been leaking since this spring.

Google Pixel 2 Rumours Suggest The Nexus Name Could Make A Return: Report

6/25/2017 On release, the original Nexus was the go-to Android device if you wanted bang-for-your-buck. Sadly, its successor, the Nexus 5X, couldn't quite follow in its footsteps and with the Pixel, it appeared Google had abandon the Nexus moniker... and its ...

Leaked Pixel 2 specs show Google has some surprises in store

6/25/2017 There's no doubt the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL are two of the most highly anticipated flagship phone launches yet to happen this year, and thanks to an anonymous source "familiar" with Google's plans we now have more details to go on. As XDA ...

Apps can help enhance your holiday road trip

6/25/2017 The iExit app tells you what services are available at upcoming highway exits. Using your location, iExit looks at the upcoming exits and gives you a list of restaurants, hotels, gas stations, rest areas, and more.

App for in-the-field chemical management

6/25/2017 By combining its popular eBinder app and Chemical Inventory Scanning app functionality into a singular SDS/Chemical Management mobile app, VelocityEHS provides users with easier online and offline access to Safety Data Sheets, as well as the ability to ...

Planning your wedding? Here are 7 apps to make it as painless as possible

6/25/2017 Lucky for us, we live in a time of smart phones and we all know there's an app for just about anything. So if you are having trouble organizing your big day, we've compiled a list of the best weddings apps to make the process as painless as possible.

The week in apps: Photo editors, games galore, and all the rest

6/25/2017 It's possible that you couldn't keep up with the wild world of app updates this week considering all the changes happening with Uber, including Travis Kalanick stepping down as CEO.

Google Glass Is Baaaack...And Other Small Business Tech News This Week

6/25/2017 Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1 - It's baaaack!

New Google Pixel 2 rumors reveal specs, interesting design tweaks for 'walleye' & 'taimen'

6/25/2017 In recent weeks, rumors of Google's next generation 'Pixel 2' devices have increased in frequency. We reported earlier this month that LG would be manufacturing the likely Pixel XL successor, while back in March we got a look at Google documentation ...

Three apps to help you manage your finances

6/25/2017 One does not need to wait till one starts working to learn about finance management. Knowing how to save money and keeping track of expenses are essential skills that can prove useful throughout your life.

14 apps to play with Dad

6/25/2017 Looking for a fun way to share time with Dad? You might be surprised to find that some of his interests are only an app screen away.

Popular apps are getting bigger and taking up more space when you install them on your iPhone

6/25/2017 The top ten most downloaded iPhone apps in the U.S. required just 164MB of space to install in May 2013. Last month, the top ten most popular stateside iPhone apps required a stunning 1.9GB of space to install. That means the storage required to ...

Best apps for traveling with your pets

6/25/2017 The Red Cross Pet First Aid app for Android and iOS (FREE) features first aid instructions for dogs and cats, as well as information on how to prepare for various situations, such what to do in emergencies.

Head-To-Head: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Vs. Apple MacBook Pro

6/25/2017 Apple, meanwhile, released an update this month to the MacBook Pro (which was just overhauled this past fall) which adds the latest Intel processors.

HP Spectre x360 15 (2017) Vs. MacBook Pro 15 (2017): Two 'Best' Big-Screen Laptops (Review)

6/25/2017 The updated 15.4-inch MacBook Pro (2017) and the 15.6-inch HP Spectre x360 (2017) both offer compelling arguments for the big-screen laptop. Which is best for you? Read on. I use both laptops

Narendra Modi govt's agriculture apps mean little to farmers in dark UP village

6/25/2017 Pilakhana: Ram Kumar puts his smartphone for charging as soon as the bulb in his hut lights up after an eight-hour power outage. He bought this phone thinking its powerful apps would not just entertain him, but give him tips on modern farming and ...

District 51 to send laptops home with students

6/25/2017 WARE SHOALS -- Students in grades 5-12 in Greenwood County School District 51 will be able to take home district-issued laptops starting next year as part of the district's 1:1 technology initiative. Board members approved an annual fee of $25 to help ...

Now, smartglasses to manage airports better

6/25/2017 SITA Lab, the research arm of air transport IT provider SITA, has released early results of a research carried out in Finland with Helsinki Airport using Microsoft HoloLens, a pair of smartglasses, to analyse and manage airports in a mixed reality ...

10 Cool Apps To Track And Improve Your Sleep

6/25/2017 All you can hear today is hustle 24/7, outwork your competition and other similar statements diminishing the importance of sleep. Sleep is definitely not getting enough attention and that's a bad thing.

Apple has removed 58k apps from the Chinese App Store over the last two weeks, 10x more than normal

6/25/2017 The report explains that 33.5 percent of the removed apps were games, which shouldn't come as a huge surprise given the high number of games that are present in the App Store. The removal rate over the last two weeks has been much higher than Apple's ...

Are you cut out for a work-from-home job? – The Denver Post

6/24/2017 Telecommuting has become synonymous with convenience, flexible schedules and, yes, pajamas. You don't have to commute, spend money on transportation ...

Hackers Target Municipal Emergency Services for Mischief, Money, and More

6/24/2017 As the Internet of Things proliferates, cities are becoming “smart,” implementing more wireless and connected devices and interconnecting emergency infrastructure.

Google Leak Delivers Pixel 2 Nasty Surprise

6/24/2017 The Pixel and Pixel XL are brilliant smartphones with one clear flaw: their huge, ugly top and bottom bezels. Recent leaks suggested a new manufacturing partnership would see the Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 fix this, but there's some bad news... Japanese ...

Popular apps are getting bigger and taking up more space when you install them on your iPhone

6/24/2017 The top ten most downloaded iPhone apps in the U.S. required just 164MB of space to install in May 2013. Last month, the top ten most popular stateside iPhone apps required a stunning 1.9GB of space to install. That means the storage required to ...

It's now easier to get Purism's security-focused laptops

6/24/2017 The company, which only used to sell made-to-order machines, has just announced the general availability of its security-focused Librem 13 and Librem 15 laptops. That means you don't have to wait months in a waiting list just to be able to buy one ...

Alleged Specs For Taimen & Walleye Pixel Phones Leaked ...

6/24/2017 Alleged specs of the Taimen and Walleye Pixel phones have been leaked according to a "source that's familiar with the details.

Montreal police seek suspect scamming women on dating apps

6/24/2017 Police say the man used the phone apps Tinder and Badoo to connect with about a dozen women. He would claim he was a foreign student who needed to buy furniture but didn't have a Canadian bank account to deposit government cheques, they say.

Schools let students take laptops home to stop the 'summer slide'

6/24/2017 Some see distributing school laptops as a tool to extend learning during the summer and reduce the disparities between lower and higher income students.

Amionx: The Company You Never Heard Of That Could Keep Laptops And Smartphone On Planes

6/24/2017 This burning battery problem has resulted in massive laptop and smartphone recalls with the latest taking out Samsung's halo phone and doing massive damage to Samsung's brand largely because the FAA kicked the phone very vocally off of planes.

Acer Predator Helios 300 – Midrange Gaming Laptop at a Midrange Price.

6/24/2017 Helios steps comfortably into the Predator laptop lineup with its black textured metal chassis that expresses sharp angles, geometry creativity beautiful red accent lines.

Google Pixel 2017 Plans Change: Back To TWO Handsets

6/24/2017 It doesn't seem like that long ago, but the Google Pixel and Pixel XL are coming up rapidly on their first birthday, having launched in the latter part of 2016.

New Google Pixel 2 rumors reveal specs, interesting design tweaks for 'walleye' & 'taimen'

6/24/2017 In recent weeks, rumors for Google's next generation 'Pixel 2' devices have picked up in steam. We reported earlier this month that LG would be manufacturing the likely Pixel XL successor, while back in March we got a look at Google documentation that ...

Schools Let Students Take Laptops Home In Hopes Of Curbing 'Summer Slide'

6/24/2017 Some see distributing school laptops as a tool to extend learning during the summer and reduce the disparities between lower and higher income students.

Source: Pixel 2 'walleye' and 'taimen' Specifications Revealed

6/24/2017 The Pixel and Pixel XL were highly anticipated devices, but ultimately they were primarily a first-generation, introductory release for Google, and though they weren't wholly-spectacular, we regarded them a “foundational release“. What was and remains ...