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Play Music gets gapless playback for streaming over a Chromecast, while Gmail includes hints of rich text formatting and deeper calendar integration. Both Google Play Music and Gmail got a couple of nice updates this week that will have you listening with ease to your tunes and soon crafting better formatted Gmail messages. With Google … Read more
When it’s hard to tell a button from a link, the iPhone 6s and its 3D Touch feature could put more power into the hands of the visually and motor impaired. In March, I wrote a piece for MacStories on the accessibility merit of Force Touch. I said, in part: Imagine, for example, iOS 10 … Read more
A small number of Nvidia Shield Pro consoles suffer from ‘a hard drive issue that can worsen over time.’ Nvidia’s sure having a rough summer as it attempts to branch out beyond butt-kicking graphics cards. In late July, the company recalled 88,000 Nvidia Shield tablets due to a potential heat risk, and now, hard drives … Read more
Microsoft confirms auto-download of massive Windows 10 files, even for users who don’t opt into the upgrade. Whether you want Windows 10 or not, Microsoft says it may download the files to your PC regardless. In a statement to the Inquirer, Microsoft confirmed that it automatically downloads Windows 10 installation files on eligible PCs, provided … Read more
Spotify is making amends for its privacy policy mistakes with plainer, clearer language. “What do you mean?” has been a big theme around Spotify in recent weeks. Justin Bieber’s tune of the same name just had the biggest first week for a single on Spotify to date. The phrase also sums up perfectly the public … Read more