Tech Archive
28 Jul 2015
Vivint Sky
Vivint Sky Do-it-yourself digital home security systems like the and the are great for frugal homeowners who want to save money by monitoring their homes themselves, but these systems leave it up to you to take action when an alarm is triggered. They don’t check in to see if everything is OK when your smoke alarm
27 Jul 2015
Flickr Pro Returns With New Perks
Flickr Pro Returns With New Perks Yahoo has resurrected its subscription-based Flickr Pro service more than two years after giving it the axe. New members can buy into the program now for $5.99 per month or $49.99 per year. Existing Pro and Flickr Ad-Free account holders will be automatically upgraded to the new system with
27 Jul 2015
Google Voice Gets More Accurate Voicemail Transcriptions
Google Voice Gets More Accurate Voicemail Transcriptions Good news, Google Voice users: Voicemail transcriptions are getting an upgrade. “You may have been there before,” Google Software Engineer Zander Danko wrote in a blog post. “Open your voicemail transcriptions in Google Voice to find that at times they aren’t completely intelligible. Or, they are humorously
27 Jul 2015
Microsoft Launches Arabic Version of Office 2016 for Mac
Microsoft Launches Arabic Version of Office 2016 for Mac Microsoft has announced the availability of the Arabic version of the recently released office 2016 for Mac to cater for its Arabic speaking customers. All new features of the software as well as its apps have been customised to help Arabic users especially in the
27 Jul 2015
Apple Updates iOS 9 Public Beta, Welcomes Back Home Sharing
Apple Updates iOS 9 Public Beta, Welcomes Back Home Sharing For those daring users who have been running Apple’s iOS 9 Public Beta on their iOS devices, a little bit of relief is arriving in the form of an update to iOS 9 Public Beta 2. Launched a few days ago, the beta update
27 Jul 2015
How Long Will Microsoft Support Windows 10?
How Long Will Microsoft Support Windows 10? Microsoft has updated its Windows Lifecycle page, which shows how long the company will support and update recent versions of the operating system. The lifecycle fact sheet now includesWindows 10, as well as XP Service Pack 3, Vista Service Pack 2, Windows 7 Service Pack 1, and
27 Jul 2015
Twitter Takes Down Joke Stealers’ Tweets
Twitter Takes Down Joke Stealers’ Tweets Why did the chicken cross the road? We’d tell you, but Twitter has withheld our punchline in response to a report from the copyright holder of the original joke. Scratching your head? We don’t blame you. However, if you pilfer a joke on Twitter, and the person who
27 Jul 2015
Get started with hardware: The Complete Arduino Starter Kit & Course Bundle
Get started with hardware: The Complete Arduino Starter Kit & Course Bundle If you have an interest in electronics, an Arduino is a fantastic entrypoint. The Complete Arduino Starter Kit and Course Bundle provides you with your very own microcontroller, plus the hardware accessories and necessary knowhow for building projects. From a garage door
27 Jul 2015
A new Instagram quick edit screen means even Instagram knows filters are passé
A new Instagram quick edit screen means even Instagram knows filters are passé
27 Jul 2015
BuzzFeed and iHeartRadio now vying for your eyeballs in Snapchat Discover
BuzzFeed and iHeartRadio now vying for your eyeballs in Snapchat Discover Snapchat Discover quietly got an update today to add two news sources: Buzzfeed and iHeartRadio. BuzzFeed’s channel doesn’t contain the sort of lists you might have expected to see, and instead opts for short videos and images that are likely to be well