From the archive

September 2021

30 posts

Superhero Stamps from the Royal Mail

To celebrate DC's collection of superheroes and villains, the British Royal Mail is bringing out a collection of 18 first-class special stamps. Based on two of DC's iconic comic characters, the main set of 12 celebrates Batman - the superhero, his sidekicks, and the villains. The second set shows off Justice League, featuring Batman (again), Wonder Woman, and Superman among

Sling cuts Locast ties fast, offers alternative for local channels

The past few days have been a whirlwind for Locast, and unfortunately, it was all a downward spiral. Initially, the company lost in court versus major media companies CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox. Locast rebroadcasts them and, since it’s free, the channels don’t get a cut.  However, since the rebroadcaster does ask for donations, the media companies seized on that,

Twitter Introduces Safety Mode

Twitter introduced a Safety Mode on September 1, 2021. Twitter will be testing Safety Mode out with a small group of people on Twitter in the coming months. Eventually, the pool of beta testers will be expanded. What is Safety Mode? Twitter explains that it is designed to make people feel more comfortable and in control of their experience on

Apple Delays Rollout of CSAM Detection

Last month, Apple provided an explanation about its expanded protection for children. In short, Apple stated that the purpose was to protect children from receiving or sending sexually explicit photos. Parents would get a message if their child or teen viewed or sent one. In addition, Apple stated that was going to scan user’s iCloud photos in an effort to

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Your driver license on an iPhone

Kirk here for Todd while he is away on travel for this Thursday's episode. Apple made the announcement that if you live in the US, you can have your state ID or driver license stored on your iPhone, while for some people it's great to have it on your iPhone however Apple has been criticized on privacy issues for quite

Philips Boosts Hue with new Bulbs, Lamps and Spotify Integration

Philips Hue saw a major boost with Spotify integration and whole raft of new lamps and lights for the smart home, including some super bright 1600 lm models. There's news for gamers too, with an upgrade to Hue Sync. Let's step through the changes. While there are several smartphone apps that will synchronise the Hue lights with sound, this is

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