With iOS 14, Apple has added a new automatic switching feature to the AirPods and AirPods Pro earbuds. This feature is meant as a convenience; when you start playing content on another Apple device, the AirPods connection automatically switches in unison. However, some people don’t like this behavior and would rather connect to each device manually, just like how it worked in iOS 13 and earlier. Good news! There is a way to get the old behaviour back …...

But how can you combat loneliness when you’re surrounded by media-hungry friends and family members? Most social media sites encourage “likes” to determine whether your post is a hit or miss. But what if there was a different, healthier, way to interact with your social circle? A new app is in the works that promises to benefit your mental well-being. It can make you feel less lonely and can also encourage you throughout the day....

Walt Disney Pictures recently announced that famed archeologist Indiana Jones would return once more to the big screen, scheduling the currently untitled Indiana Jones 5 for theatrical release in July 2019. Franchise veterans Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford are returning to direct and star, respectively, but little else is known about the project. In the days since the confirmation, fans have been theorizing about what could happen and discussing the things they’d like to see in the adventure series’ latest installment....

Using Video on Instagram New is the video camera option on the lower-right corner when you use the app. Just like with Vine, you hold your finger down to record. When you let go, it stops filming. This actually allows for cool, fast cuts. The allowed recording time is a lot longer than Vine. Vine allows for six seconds, and Instagram gives you 15. What’s cool is that you can delete cuts you don’t like....

Live video broadcasting has become a standard feature in apps like Facebook and YouTube since being popularized by Meerkat then Periscope, and now Instagram is looking to take the feature to the next step. Instagram is starting to test two-person live broadcasting for select users with a new split-screen layout. Refinery29 says the new group live stream feature will start appearing for some users today before the feature launches to everyone:...

Users of Insteon’s connected home automation products will now be able to control their Sonos speakers directly from Insteon hardware and the company’s iOS app. The feature comes thanks to a new integration with Sonos that the company announced today at CES 2016. With the integration, users will be able to control their Sonos speakers from the Insteon wall keypads, handheld remotes and sensors, as well as the company’s Hub app for iPhone and iPad....

The processor company Intel launched its first desktop graphics card in China, a mid-budget powerful GPU. Intel’s new graphics card is based on X-HGP. The Intel Arc 380 is the first graphic card of its Arc A-series 3 visual desktop brand. Intel Arc A380 Graphics Card Specifications Intel Arc 380 desktop graphic card has an 8-Xe core and a dual-slot design. This new desktop graphic card utilizes 6GB GDDR6 memory clocked at 16 Gbps....

One of the iOS 12 features to generate a lot of buzz has been Screen Time – a way to monitor app usage and set limits to reduce the amount of time spent staring at your phone. You can use it yourself, of course, but parents can also use it to limit the time their kids spend using particular apps, like games or YouTube. One company, though, thinks it has an even better idea: require kids to exercise to earn app time …...

A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a security concept designed to allow remote users to connect to a particular local network to the internet via a secure tunnel. In simpler terms, a VPN is an encrypted connection between two (or more) remote computers. The main two applications of this technology are either employee who are working remotely yet require access to their company’s network resources, or privacy-minded home users who wish to keep their web traffic protected from any prying eyes that may be watching....

For the first stage of the program, all existing Google Voice users will have three invites each via a link under the Google Voice Inbox. Google said this would slowly increase. Apparently, it’s going to work the same way as Gmail accounts a few years back. Similar to the best email addresses on Gmail, the best phone #s I’m sure will go fast so now is the time to start sending out emails to friends/family to secure your invite to the service....

Apple prides itself on its fanatical attention to detail, with many stories of the lengths to which Steve Jobs would go in the pursuit of perfecting even the smallest of UI elements. In one of them, Google’s then VP of engineering Vic Gundotra describes being called by Steve at home on a Sunday. Tim Cook and Jony Ive have both said that this legacy means a great deal to them, and that they aim to maintain this obsession with detail....

The European Courts of Justice has now published Apple’s appeal against a European Commission ruling that it must pay Ireland €13B ($13.7B) in underpaid tax. Apple accuses the EC of ‘fundamental errors’ in its interpretation of the facts and lays out no fewer than 14 different objections. Apple’s appeal document is best described as an aggressive defence … The company accuses the EC of making basic errors in its interpretation of both Irish tax law and the basis of the profits made by Apple....

Avengers: Infinity War is one of the biggest movies of all-time - and not just because of its impressive box office gross but also for its sheer number of characters and interconnecting storylines. It has been billed as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s culminating film, uniting the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes with the Guardians of the Galaxy for an ultimate showdown with the Mad Titan Thanos and his unwaveringly loyal Black Order....

After less than a week in theaters, Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War has already passed Justice League on the worldwide box office chart. It was no secret that the MCU’s latest blockbuster was going to be a huge financial success. Kicking off the culmination of the MCU’s first 10 years of films, Infinity War promised the biggest threat to Earth’s mightiest heroes yet, in the form of intergalactic conqueror Thanos. The Mad Titan will stop at nothing to accomplish his goals, and said goals are never good....

[tweet https://twitter.com/FabulousButEvil/status/337737589702418432 align=”center”] UPDATE: Some users are reporting that their accounts have been restored following the deletion earlier this evening. We’re still waiting on an official response from Instagram. UPDATE 2: Instagram has responded with the following comment. It seems many Instagram were caught off-guard today when the free photo-sharing app suddenly deleted a significant number of accounts, citing “terms of service violations” as the reason despite many affected users having no such content on their profiles....

Instagram this evening is alerting users that it has suffered a security breach exposing the contact information of “high-profile” users. The news of this hack comes just days after celebrity Selena Gomez had her account comprised, but it’s unclear if the two events are related. Instagram says the breach has revealed the email addresses and phone numbers associated with each account, but passwords were not exposed. The social network attributes the hack to someone exploiting a bug in an Instagram API....

“When you think about what’s happening, we’re using 5G phones to connect over 5G networks. But we’re also starting to see 5G utilized across many different industries and enterprises,” Dan Rodriguez, corporate vice president at Intel, said to ZDNet. “Lockheed Martin is a great example, but we’re also partnering with industrial automation and retail companies, as well as different cities around the world to implement 5G – supporting cities becoming safer and more secure....

Universal has released a Super Bowl 2020 TV spot for The Invisible Man. After multiple failed attempts to reboot its classic monster movie universe, the studio has decided to take it one film at a time, instead. Up first is The Invisible Man, a loose re-imagining of the 1933 sci-fi horror film and the 1897 H.G. Wells novel that inspired it. Written and directed by Saw and Insidious co-creator Leigh Whannell, the movie stars Elisabeth Moss opposite Harriet Dyer, Aldis Hodge, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen (The Haunting of Hill House)....

Apple has released iOS 11.2.1 for iPhone and iPad. The software update restores remote access in HomeKit for shared users which was temporarily disabled last week to address a vulnerability in Apple’s smart home framework that allowed unauthorized access in certain circumstances. Apple has also released tvOS 11.2.1 which is likely related to the fix. Apple promptly resolved the issue server side so HomeKit users needed to take no action to ensure security....

———————————————————————————————– Introduction A report from Wisegate, a peer-based IT knowledge service, states that the threat from inner computer users is one of the biggest concerns when it comes to protecting corporate data. Furthermore, Wisegate claim that user security awareness was a top concern in 2013. Most companies already do training and have a relatively high expenditure on computer-based training programs. These trainings just do not prove as efficient as they are planned to be....