Apple resolves the MacBook Pro battery life issues found in Consumer Reports testing
Apple and Consumer Reports have been working together to determine the issues that Consumer Reports had with the new MacBook Pro’s battery life during its review, and on Tuesday, both issued statements on their findings. It turns out that Consumer Reports uses a developer setting that typical users don’t use, and also that the same setting has a bug that affects performance. In its review of the MacBook Pro, Consumer Reports said its battery life test results varied wildly, from 4 hours t..>> view originalAn Asteroid That Could Do Damage Just Flew Past The Earth
As people slept peacefully in their beds Monday morning, an asteroid narrowly missed the Earth at around 7:47 a.m. EST. The moving rock, which was discovered two days prior to the event by University of Arizona's Catalina Sky Survey, flew very close to the planet and was travelling about 10 miles per second."This is moving very quickly, very nearby to us," Slooh's astronomer Eric Feldman said in a live broadcast Monday. Slooh is a robotic telescope service with a live feed available for viewers...>> view originalBumblebee is first bee in continental US to be listed as endangered
The rusty patched bumblebee is in worrisome decline and it is a race to keep it from becoming extinct, the agency said. "Listing the bee as endangered will help us mobilize partners and focus resources on finding ways right now to stop the decline," Wildlife Service Midwest Regional Director Tom Melius said.The population of the rusty patched bumblebee has shrunk by 87% since the late 1990s, the wildlife service said. Bees help pollinate 35% of the world's food, and bumblebees pollinate everyth..>> view originalVerizon takes aim at its unlimited data plan customers once more
Here's Verizon's full statement on the matter:"Because our network is a shared resource and we need to ensure all customers have a great mobile experience with Verizon, we are notifying a small group of customers who are out of contract on unlimited plans and use more than 200 GB a month that they must move to a Verizon Plan by February 16, 2017. If they don't choose to move onto a Verizon Plan by that date, the line will be disconnected."A couple things to note here -- while the statement says..>> view originalWindows 10's privacy settings will be simpler but more limited with Creators' Update
Microsoft said Tuesday that it plans to simplify the privacy options in the upcoming Creators’ Update, though some may see one component as limiting user choice as well. Microsoft plans to revamp how privacy is managed in the upcoming Creators Update to Windows 10, both as part of the initial setup as well as the amount of data it collects in day-to-day diagnostics. That amount will actually decrease, if a user so chooses. But Microsoft has also eliminated an intermediary option, forcing ..>> view originalAirlines can stop warning passengers about the Galaxy Note 7 before boarding
The Department of Transportation has lifted a requirement that airlines notify passengers that the recalled Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is a prohibited flight risk, according to a press release from the Federal Aviation Administration. The phone remains ...>> view originalThe guy who created one of Apple's most beloved technologies is leaving Apple
Chris Lattner, the inventor of Apple's relatively new programming language called Swift, is leaving Apple, he announced on the Swift mailing list on Tuesday as spotted by MacStories' John Voorhees. Lattner didn't at first give a reason for his exit, simply saying he would leave later this month "to pursue an opportunity in another space." However, Tesla later announced via a blog post that Lattner was joining Tesla as its Vice President of Autopilot Software. (He's replacing Jinnah Hosein, Spa..>> view originalNew Xbox gamepad colors are simple, subdued
Alright, fine, the first is closer to drying blood and looks similar to the previously-released Gears Of War 4 edition controller stripped of its logos. That one's available at the Microsoft Store and Gamestop today for $65. The other, a sort of subdued Master Chief-esque dark green hiding exciting orange undertones, will be available at the Microsoft Store and Walmart on January 24th. Like all the latest Xbox One controllers, these can also be used with Windows 10 and Samsung Gear VR.>> view original
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Apple resolves the MacBook Pro battery life issues found in Consumer Reports testing and other top stories.
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