iPhone Xs Anyone? đźŽľ

The new iPhone models were debuted during yesterday’s Apple event.

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In addition to the entry-level iPhone R, there are 2 variants of the iPhone XS (pronounced Ten-S, like the sport, not excess like, well, most anyone who feels a need to get the latest greatest iPhone). The major cellular providers are taking pre-orders and the models are expected in store by Sept 21.

Specs:

  XS XS Max XR
Description Latest Latest and greatest Budget
Price 999 1,099 749
Storage (in GBs) 64, 256 or 512 64, 256 or 512 65, 128 or 256
Case Stainless Steel Stainless Steel Aluminum
Display 5.8” OLED 6.5” OLED 6.1” LCD
HDR Yes Yes No
Rear Camera resolution Dual 12MP wide-angle & telephoto Dual 12MP wide-angle & telephoto Single 12MP
Front Camera 7MP 7MP 7MP
3D Touch Yes Yes No
CPU A12 A12 A12
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Yes
Weight 6.24 oz 7.34 oz 6.84 oz

Google ditches Inbox

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Following the successful adoption of the new Gmail, Google has announced it will discontinue the not so great experiment, Inbox, by March of 2019.

The announcement marks a decision to reinvest their R&D efforts back into the existing platform.

Good riddance (of course I said the same thing to my CompuServe and AOL accounts, way back when)

For more, read: TC: Say goodbye to Inbox by Gmail

Cheers,

quincy

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eevrooom: Harley-Davidson to Open R&D Center in Silicon Valley

The Milwaukee-based motorcycle manufacturer is going electric and coming to Silicon Valley. Harley-Davidson announced it will open an R&D Center in the Bay Area by the end year’s end, to support its commitment to building electric vehicles.

I still haven’t found a good onomatopoeia for the sound of an e-bike. Your thoughts?

For more, follow like: Harley Davidson is opening a Silicon Valley R&D center to power EV production — Tech to Technology

Cheers!

quincy

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Outlook Rules: Delay Delivery

Because who couldn’t benefit from a moment of pause?

If you’d like to delay your email delivery by 5 minutes, create this Outlook rule. The message will sit in your Outbox for the specified length of time, giving you the necessary time to re-open and, if so warranted, edit the item before re-sending.

Setting a Send Delay Rule in Outlook

  1. On the Home Tab click Rules and select Manage Rules & Alerts.
  2. Click New Rule. The Rules Wizard  Dialog appears.
  3. At the bottom of Step 1: Select a template area, click Apply rule on messages I send, then click Next. The dialog will advance to Step 1: Select conditions.
  4. Click Next. A message appears; “This rule will be applied to every message you send. Is this correct?” Click Yes to confirm.
  5. In the Step 1: Select action(s) area, check defer deliver by a number of minutes.
  6. In the Step 2: Edit the rule description area, click a number of, enter the delay (e.g., 5), then click OK.
  7. Click Next. The dialog will advance to Step 1: Select exceptions. Click Next.
  8. In the Step 1: Specify a name for this rule, enter a name  (e.g., “Send in 5 minutes”)
  9. Check Turn on this Rule, and click Finish.

Cheers!
quincy

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Google Maps Goes Round (‘n round, n round..)

Take that, Kyrie Irving!…

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Perhaps in a bid to win over Flat-Earthers, when zoomed out in Google Maps, you’ll see a round Earth instead of a flat map.

Cheers!
quincy
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View Your friend’s battery status with Google Maps’ location sharing

Because Sharing is Caring!…google-maps-battery

Google Map’s Location Sharing just received an update that allows you to view your location sharer’s battery status.

Why? Well, if your friend’s battery goes dead, the phone, and it’s location information, is sure to follow. At least, armed with this foreknowledge, you’ll know why they went off the grid and not take it personally.

Cheers!

quincy

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An Interactive Newspaper

The future of printed press?

While vacationing in Zürich, I had the privilege to visit its Landesmuseum, the Swiss National Museum).

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Of the great many exhibits here, one that most impressed me was this interactive journal; a digital journal, projected onto plain paper, that changes and reacts as you scroll through it.

 

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Reading can be a tactile and even olfactory pleasure. For any one who’s sat curled up in an armchair, or tucked away between the aisles of bookstore,  book in lap..scent of aged paper wafting in their nostrils… fingers gliding across a page, their anticipation builds as one nears the bottom of the page, readying for that page turn.

The format of book appeals to us bibliophiles who appreciate the weight of a printed page. It equally appeals to we tech-savvy research moles, who prefer to navigate across the web, in order to pull together a larger narrative.

Cheers,

quincy

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