Now that the Federal Communications Commission has decided to open its plan to allow for Internet “fast lanes” up for discussion, you might be wondering how to give the commission a piece of your mind. Redditor 2ShakesofaLambsTail has put together a handy guide that will take you through everything you need to do to register a public comment on the FCC’s proposal in just a small number of steps.
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iOS 8 is packed full of great new features, but these are the 5 hottest ones
Apple blew developers away when it unveiled iOS 8 on Monday during its annual WWDC 2014 keynote presentation. Did the company’s announcements blow iPhone and iPad users away as well? That remains to be seen, but there’s no question that Apple added some much-needed and much-appreciated new functionality to its popular mobile platform.
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Apple on Monday unveiled iOS 8, its next major mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The company also released the first iOS 8 beta version to iOS users who have developer accounts, or access to developer accounts. However, it looks like anyone with compatible iOS 8 devices – here’s a full list of compatible devices – can now try out iOS 8 beta for themselves, regardless of whether they have access to a developer account or not.
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We’re still recovering from Apple’s huge WWDC 2014 event on Monday. The company didn’t announce a single new device during its 2+ hour keynote, but it still managed to set Apple fans abuzz as it revealed its latest and greatest software. OS X 10.10 Yosemite will bring Mac users the software’s biggest visual overhaul in years, and a host of great new functionality will come along with the interface tweaks. On the mobile side, iOS 8 addresses a number of pain points that have existed for years on Apple’s mobile devices.
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As we’ve mentioned before, one underrated aspect of Apple’s decision to buy up Beats is that teenagers apparently love Beats headphones — a recent survey conducted by Statista showed that 46% of American teens preferred Beats headphones to others, for example. And now Re/code points us to a huge new survey of 10,000 students conducted by education tech company Chegg showing that roughly half of them think that buying Beats will make Apple more popular among teenagers while around a quarter say that the deal would make Apple more cool. Re/code points out that this could be good news for Apple’s ambitions to take on Spotify in the music streaming market, especially if it can seamlessly integrate Beats Music into both its iOS devices and Macs.
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We still have a bit of a wait before LG’s new flagship G3 smartphone launches in the United States, but consumers in LG’s home market of South Korea already have access to the company’s latest and greatest. Announced just last week, the G3 is the first mass-market smartphone to feature a quad HD display that packs twice as many pixels as the full HD 1080p screens on devices like the Galaxy S5 and HTC One (M8). The G3 has plenty more to offer smartphone buyers as well, and it looks like LG’s new flagship phone is flying off the shelves so far.
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Intel on Tuesday at Computex 2014 unveiled a brand new processor, the Intel Core M, that may be crucial for future ultra-portable devices including tablets and Ultrabooks, but also a future MacBook Air model. To demo the processor, Intel unveiled the “world’s first 14nm fanless mobile PC reference design,” a 2-in-1 12.5-inch Windows tablet/laptop that’s just 7.2mm without a keyboard, and which weighs 670g.
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Apple users have the reputation for being blindly loyal but a surprising number of them have crossed over to “the dark side” by buying an Android phone. According to a new survey of more than 3,800 people from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, roughly 35% of iPad owners and 28% of Mac owners have an Android smartphone. Even though a clear majority of iPad and Mac owners do own an iPhone, it’s still somewhat surprising to see such a big chunk of users using both iOS and Android, especially given all of the comically whiny essays we’re read from Apple diehards who couldn’t even stand to use Android for a day.
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HTC’s flagship HTC One (M8) smartphone is the best in the business, but it’s also a bit pricey thanks to its metal housing and unique Duo Camera. Thankfully, those looking for similar styling at a cheaper price point will soon have a new option in the HTC One (E8).
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Google Now is easily one of the coolest things about Android but do you know how to take full advantage of it? The team at Phandroid have put together a comprehensive list of all the voice commands that you need to know to get all the information that you need from Google Now, including basic functions such as snapping a picture, going to a website, checking voicemail or opening email, along with more complicated tasks such as giving you translations for English phrases into different languages and converting English measurements to the metric system.
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