Happy 50th Birthday FTP
FTP (file transfer protocol) celebrated its 50th anniversary this week. Long-time Slashdot reader sandbagger shares an article commemorating a half-century of FTP: Over the years, the FTP protocol got refined with 16 different revisions(*1) adding.....»»
9to5Mac Happy Hour 428: watchOS 10 rumors, Weather app woes, and why an Apple Passwords app would be a good idea
Benjamin and Chance take a look at this week’s news, including rumors of significant UI updates to watchOS, Weather app stability woes, and the reasons why a dedicated Apple Passwords app would make sense. And the Steve Jobs Archive announces its.....»»
Intel hasn’t given up on GPUs yet, and we should all be happy about that
Intel's second and third-gen discrete graphics cards are alive and well according to a new report. This is great news for the market as a whole......»»
9to5Mac Happy Hour 427: iPhone 15 action button, WWDC 2023 announced, Apple Music Classical launches
Benjamin and Zac react to the rumors that the iPhone 15 Pro mute-switch button may actually be a customizable action button a la Apple Watch Ultra. Apple Pay Later is now available for a select random few. The strategically-confusing Apple Music Cla.....»»
iOS 16.5 beta enables screen recording via Siri [Video]
iOS 16.5 developer beta 1 doesn’t appear to contain many new features and changes, but there is at least one new feature that will surely make some users happy – the ability to ask Siri to start a screen recording. more… The post iOS 16.5 bet.....»»
I love my OLED gaming monitor, but I feel like it’s gaslighting me
The Alienware 34 QD-OLED is still the best gaming monitor you can buy, and I'm happy I bought one. But the constant reminders of OLED burn-in are fatiguing......»»
The best feel-good movies on Netflix right now
It's finally spring! If the weather doesn't make you happy, maybe these feel-good movies on Netflix will do the trick......»»
cURL, the omnipresent data tool, is getting a 25th birthday party this month
cURL, the omnipresent data tool, is getting a 25th birthday party this month.....»»
9to5Mac Happy Hour 424: Apple Music Classical announced, iPhone 15 mute switch, M3 Mac schedule
Benjamin and Zac react to the announcement of Apple Music Classical, and recent rumors about the new design for the iPhone 15 mute ‘switch’ and the rollout for the next generation M3 Apple Silicon Macs. Plus, we discuss the experience of using H.....»»
CATL"s EV battery dominance draws scrutiny from Xi
After CATL Chairman Zeng Yuqun described in a private meeting how the company commands 37 percent of the global battery market, Chinese President Xi was quoted as saying that he was "both happy and worried," glad about its leading position but conce.....»»
Researchers design a ‘space salad’ to keep astronauts healthy and happy
Researchers have come up with an astronaut salad, that meets the nutritional needs of astronauts and features foods that could be grown in space......»»
Hands-on: Three of my favorite task management & productivity apps for macOS
It seems as if our daily lives continue to get increasingly busy, from both a professional and personal perspective. Whether it’s remembering to email an important client or buying a gift for your child’s birthday, there is always something loom.....»»
Rocket Report: Rocket Lab may drop helicopter recovery; ULA up for sale?
"This turned out to be quite a happy turn of events." Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket launched a Starlink mission near sunset on Tuesday, and yeah, the result was gorgeous. (credit: SpaceX) Welcome to Edition 5.28 of the Roc.....»»
9to5Mac Happy Hour 423: iOS 16.4 beta 2, 2018 iPad Pro in hindsight, MLS Season Pass experience
iOS 16.4 changes include the return of the much beloved Book page curl, the EU commission continues its anticompetitive case against Apple Music, and Benjamin and Zac reflect on just how good the 2018 iPad Pro was, and still is. Plus, Apple boosts t.....»»
Snapchat launches ChatGPT integration, warns to not share your secrets
Snapchat is the latest app to bring OpenAI’s ChatGPT experience to its (paid) users. The platform calls the integration “My AI” and pitches it to get birthday gift ideas, plan trips, suggest recipes, and more inside Snapchat. However, it has a.....»»
Happy birthday, Steam Deck: console and PC gamers debate its first year
With the Steam Deck reaching its first birthday, Digital Trends' resident console and PC gamers got together to give the handheld a progress report......»»
There is much more coming from the Steve Jobs Archive
On what would have been Steve Jobs's 68th birthday, the Steve Jobs Archive has teased that it has "so much to tell," and has begun with a 1984 photo of him spotting someone using a Mac.The Steve Jobs Archive was launched in September 2022 by entrepre.....»»
New way to check if turtles are "fat and happy"
A groundbreaking technique developed by a JCU researcher could revolutionize how we measure the health of sea turtles and other threatened species......»»
Remembering Steve Jobs on his 68th birthday
How the circumstances of Steve Jobs's birth, and his decisions over education, would shape both his entire life — and then the entire world through the creation of Apple and the Macintosh.Steve JobsThe Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was born on Februa.....»»
9to5Mac Happy Hour 422: iPhone 15 Pro design leaks, iOS 16.4 new features, non-invasive glucose monitoring progress
Benjamin and Zac explore the rumors swirling about a 15-inch MacBook Air supposedly coming soon, and how it would fit into the current MacBook lineup. They also discuss the latest news that the AR/VR headset has once again been delayed, and ponder w.....»»
One in four of all children in Scotland are referred to children"s social care before their fifth birthday
More than one in four of all children in Scotland are referred to children's social care before their fifth birthday, according to new research......»»