Twitter rolls out features to broaden appeal
Twitter’s Chief Executive Officer, Jack Dorsey, thinks new changes will make its social-media platform simpler and more appealing. * It will no longer…
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Have you ever been lonely or blue?
National Cheer Up the Lonely Day, July 11 Have you ever been lonely or blue? Life hands every single person a sense of loneliness at some point, but other…
Travel Bag: Polaris, Beaches, Fast exit
United’s new experience United Airline’s new Polaris class travel is all about sweet suites. Pods, 6-foot-6-inches long, recline with mood lighting lumbar…
PayPal dumps platforms
Windows Phone, Blackberry and Kindle Fire users will no longer be able to use PayPal’s mobile apps. The online payments company app will work only on iOS…
VR won’t match hype in 2016 – or maybe 2017
No killer apps exist. yet. And that is the problem with Virtual reality in 2016. The VR pioneers are all singing the same song on this one. Marc Metis,…
Apps help gardeners identify flora, fauna
Smartphones are where it’s at when it comes to garden help. A number of apps allow you to plan, nurture and identify plants. Identification These apps can…
PINGS: Downside to smart homes
Smart homes are now a reality wit Amazon Echo and Google home. Appliances, heat, air conditioning, power, lights, security cameras — everything can link…
Summer jobs for students bloom in tech economy
High school and college students in larger cities are checking out tech-type companies for their summer work, spurning the usual retail and restaurant…
Earning online pocket money
A couple of hundred dollars might come in handy, and if you don’t mind spending some spare time to earn it, these ideas might be the ticket. One way is to…
The world’s coldest July day
One memorable day July 21,1983, the handful of scientists who stayed for the Antarctic winter at the Vostok Station woke to a brisk temperature of -126.6…