The fall gadget rush is finally winding down as we enter the charge
into holiday shopping season. That doesn’t mean the tech world is any
less interesting, though. While you were busy placing Amazon orders for
your Halloween costume, the technology news machine kept turning. We’ll
catch you up in case the costume party conversation turns to the new
Palm smartphone or the latest waterproof Kindle.
On this week’s episode, we talk about the slightly confusing new mini-smartphone from Palm and recap our full Google Pixel 3 smartphone review. We also dive into the ever-increasing presence of facial recognition at the airport and whether or not working too much can kill you. Perfect for a Monday, right?
Last week, Paul Allen passed away from cancer at the age of 65. His friend and Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, wrote a tribute that you may not want to read at your desk unless you have a tissue handy.
The
suite of Adobe software on the iPhone and iPad has been complicated for
some time. It has a number of photo editing apps, some of which have
Photoshop in the name, but none of which provide the same experience you
get on a desktop. Now, that’s changing. The company announced that an
honest-to-goodness version of Photoshop is coming to iPad in 2019 as
part of its Creative Cloud suite.
If
you’re dying for a ride in a subterranean tube that’s not, you know, a
subway, Elon Musk says the first Boring Company tunnel will be ready to
propel passengers and their vehicles at up to 155 mph starting on
December 10th. Of course, that date could change and this tunnel is more
of a test than an actual mode of transportation, but a successful run
would be a big step for the tech.
Remember a few weeks ago when Bloomberg
claimed a company called Supermicro was involved in placing Chinese
hardware hacks into servers? Well, Apple claims the story is wrong and
it’s so sure that it’s demanding Bloomberg retract the report. This fight will likely go on for some time, but is worth watching—a retraction this notable would be a big deal.
For
$129, the new Kindle Paperwhite is a fairly impressive e-reader. It now
has a brighter LED backlight, a screen that’s flush with its bezel so
there’s no crud build-up around the edges of the display, and it’s now
waterproof, so if you drop it in the tub, you won’t have to revert back
to paper books.
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RIP Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen
Adobe is bringing full Photoshop to the iPad
Elon Musk says the first Boring Company tunnel is almost done
eBay wants to buy your old smartphone
Selling a
smartphone on the secondhand market is typically about as fun as diving
headfirst into a swimming pool full of hornets that have somehow learned
to send you lowball Facebook Marketplace offers as they sting you.
eBay, however, now offers a relatively simple trade-in program
in which you get credit on the auction site for your used device.
Prices for devices are listed on the site itself, but you’ll have to
prove with photos that your old phone matches the condition you claim.
Sure, you have to spend the money on eBay, but there’s a lot of value
for some people in the ability to side step the scam-laden lands of
Craigslist.
Apple asks Bloomberg to retract its story about a Chinese hardware hack
The Kindle Paperwhite is now waterproof
You can now subscribe to Lyft rides for $300 per month
If you find yourself taking a lot of ride shares per month, then Lyft’s new $300 subscription plan
could end up saving you’re some money. For that hefty price tag, you
get up to 30 rides valued at $15 each. You have to pay the difference if
your ride goes over the limit. Once you hit your cap, your regular
rides get a five percent discount.
It’s a lot of money and it really probably only fits people with very specific schedules—you obviously couldn’t use it for a regular commute—but expect Lyft to tweak the concept (they’ve been talking about this idea for a while now) going forward to try and find the sweet spot and keep people in their cars.
It’s a lot of money and it really probably only fits people with very specific schedules—you obviously couldn’t use it for a regular commute—but expect Lyft to tweak the concept (they’ve been talking about this idea for a while now) going forward to try and find the sweet spot and keep people in their cars.
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