“Microsoft has confirmed that it has acquired the London-based startup SwiftKey, maker of the popular predictive smartphone keyboard of the same name.”
T-Mobile JUMP! Prices Increase for Some on March 1, Drop for Others
“On March 1, customers participating in T-Mobile’s JUMP! upgrade program that currently costs $10 per month will either see a $2 dollar increase per month or a $1 reduction.”
Microsoft adds Mac testers to its Office Insider preview
“Microsoft today announced its Office Insider preview program now accepts Mac users of Office 365 Home, Personal and University, following up on the the same beta offer to Windows customers in November.”
How to Create a OS X El Capitan Boot Installer USB Flash Drive
“Many Mac users like to make a bootable installer drive for installing OS X El Capitan, whether for performing a clean install, or for making it easier to install OS X 10.11 onto multiple Macs.”
Woman unknowingly tosses a first-gen Apple computer worth $200,000 at a recycling center
“A recycling center in Silicon Valley is looking for a mystery woman who unknowingly dropped off a rare, first-generation Apple computer that fetched $200,000 at a private auction.”
Google vs. iCloud: Which wins the pick for your pics?
“One of the best things to come out of Google’s I/O keynote on Thursday was Google Photos, a brand new service for storing, sharing, and organizing your images and videos. It’s totally free — no matter how many items you upload — but is it better than the competition?”
Hands Free by Google could be way better than Apple Pay
“Yesterday’s Android Pay reveal at Google I/O was a slight disappointment in that, it’s pretty much just like Apple Pay.”
Tech Talk: Apple Rumored to be Buying BlackBerry
“Some of you may remember earlier this year, when the rumors were spreading that Samsung was looking to buy Blackberry. Which rose BlackBerry’s stock by about 30%.”
Critical HTTPS bug may open 25,000 iOS apps to eavesdropping attacks
“At least 25,000 iOS apps available in Apple’s App Store contain a critical vulnerability that may completely cripple HTTPS protections designed to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks that steal or modify sensitive data, security researchers warned.”
The Magzet adapter is like MagSafe for your headphones
“A new Kickstarter project named Magzet is promising to do for headphones what Apple’s MagSafe connector did for power cables. The two-part audio connector works with any standard 3.5mm jack to magnetically attach your headphones to your laptop, MP3 player, or smartphone.”
