Goodbye Power Adapter, Hello USB-C to Lightning Cable In announcing the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max, Apple also noted the 2020/21 handsets would no longer ship with a power adapter or Earbuds. New packaging for the previously released iPhone SE (2020), iPhone XR, and iPhone 11 will also come without the accessories. As Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president for environmental policy and social initiatives, explained during the iPhone 12 unveiling: She continued: Both statements are correct and make sense from an environmental perspective....

Chinese tech geeks will be happy to hear this. A 32 GB iPhone 4S was reportedly selling for $2000 in China in October. Now, there’s a difference between that and the $399 it will cost via official channels (or $ 199 – 16 GB and $ 399 – 64 GB). It will be available for free at some carriers with a two year contract. Apple also says the device will also be available in 21 other countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, China, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Guam, Guinea Conakry, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Niger, Senegal, St....

By default it supports these video file formats – H.263 (.3gp, .mp4), H264 AVC (.3gp, .mp4), MPEG 4 SP/ASP (.3gp), VP8 (.webm). Add Your Videos to Kindle Fire Connect your Kindle Fire to your computer with a MicroUSB cable. When AutoPlay comes up on your screen, click Open Folder to View Files. If your system doesn’t automatically detect it, swipe the Lock Screen and enter the Lock Screen Password if you have one....

LastPass Hacked In a blog post, LastPass gave some limited details about what happened: The company also said, “We are requiring that all users who are logging in from a new device or IP address first verify their account by email, unless you have multifactor authentication enabled. As an added precaution, we will also be prompting users to update their master password.” We are confident that our encryption measures are sufficient to protect the vast majority of users....

Netflix last week announced a new mobile data control tool with the latest update of its app for Android and iPhone. Here’s a look at how to set it up and help protect yourself from consuming more data than is permitted by your plan. Set Netflix Mobile Data Controls First, make sure you have the latest version of the Netflix app on your Android device or iPhone. You should have it if you have apps set to update automatically in the background (which is often the default on mobile devices)....

The band announced details of the last leg of their 2015 final tour on its official website. As part of the celebration, Mötley Crüe is making its Greatest hits album free on Google Play for this week only. The Greatest Hits on Google Play Whether you’re a huge fan or just a casual fan, there are some great classic songs on this album (regularly $12.99) that you’ll want to add to your collection....

Make Folders Open When Windows Boots To make sure your open folders reopen when you start a new session, open File Explorer and from the ribbon, select the View tab and Options > Change folders and search options. Alternately, you can hit the Windows key and type: folder options and hit Enter or choose the best match from the top of the search results. Whichever way you do it, the File Explorer Options window will open....

Create Automatic Restore Points for Windows 10 Pro It’s usually not turned on by default, so the first thing you need to do is enable System Restore. Hit the Windows Key and type: restore point and hit Enter. Then click the Configure button and make sure System Protection is marked. There you can also set the amount of disk space used for the restore point backup. If you’re running Windows 10 Pro you can set this up using Group Policy....

A few details from the Developers: Take on the role of Max, a barbarian berserker on a quest for total destruction and massive loot. Draw axe paths outward from Max to slay foul beasts, collect ridiculous treasure drops, and score crazy point totals. Compete with friends to rule the leaderboards! #1 Arcade Game in over 27 countries!Featured by Apple on the iTunes & App Store front page! I gave Max Axe a whirl and it’s not bad....

Bing Desktop Beta First, download and install the Bing Desktop Beta from the Microsoft Download Center. It’s currently only available in the US, and you’ll need Windows 7. It doesn’t work on Windows 8 Consumer Preview. It installs in seconds. Before using it, you’ll have the option to set Bing as the default search engine in Internet Explorer and set your wallpaper to the Bing Image of the Day. Uncheck the options if you don’t want them....

There are a few caveats however – aren’t there always? You can download, read, view, and present documents…But without an Office 365 subscription you can not do any editing. To the home user this isn’t probably a big deal, but in corporations where iPads are deployed regularly, it should help with productivity. To make things a bit easier, Microsoft is allows first time users a free 30-day trial of Office 365....

Windows 10 1809 KB4464330 If you installed the October 2018 Update before it was pulled due to personal files being deleted, there is an update for your version. You can get it via Windows Update on your PC or manually download it. This update will bump your build number to 17763.55. Here is what’s included: Addresses an issue where an incorrect timing calculation may prematurely delete user profiles on devices subject to the “Delete user profiles older than a specified number of day” group policy....

KB4601319 for Windows 10 Versions 20H2 and 2004 If you are running Windows 10 versions 2004 or 20H2 your update will come in the form of KB4601319. After installing this update Windows 10 version 2004 will be bumped to build number 19041.804. And Windows 10 version 20H2 will be bumped to build number 19042.804. Here are the highlights of today’s update: Updates to improve security when using input devices such as a mouse, keyboard, or pen....

The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is scheduled to be released to everyone on October 17th and there will be a lot more preview builds rolling out at a rapid pace. In fact, the leader of the Windows Insider program, Dona Sarkar, tweeted out a message about how busy it will be during the final stretch. — Dona Sarkar (@donasarkar) September 22, 2017 Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16296 Here is a list of the fixes you can expect in this most recent build according to Dona Sarkar’s announcement:...

Today, Microsoft published a Knowledge Base article (KB3095675) with information about the changes in the Windows 10 Upgrade Notification. The report details instructions how to manage, schedule, and disable the upgrade. Microsoft Guides Users for Cancelling Automatic Upgrade to Windows 10 We have already covered some of the information discussed in the article, which describes how to use the Get Windows 10 app (GWX) itself to disable the upgrade. Since then, modifications have been made to GWX, and it is more verbose about when it will happen....

Microsoft today delivers a second cumulative update (KB3081436) that the company says will improve functionality and resolve security issues. Here’s a look at how Microsoft describes this most recent update: Of course this update will be delivered and installed automatically, but if you want to manually update now, head to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update to download it. A restart is required to complete the updating process....

Do you have an old iPad 2, 3, or 4 that you want to get rid of? Microsoft said earlier this week it is willing to take them off your hands for a minimum of a $200 gift card at the MS store. The promotion is running to increase Microsoft Surface tablet sales, but thankfully when you trade in your iPad you won’t be limited to purchasing only a surface since the gift card they give you will work on anything in the MS store, even online....

More Control Over Windows Updates and Restarts Users have wanted better control over Windows update for years. In fact, the recent file deletion issue with the release of Windows 10 1809 is a good example of why you want to delay feature updates. Still, in 1809 Microsoft is making efforts to give Windows detect a better time of the day when you’re not working on your PC and forcing the update and restart....

Powered by the new Intel 11th Gen Intel Core I7 processor (Tiger Lake) and its embedded Intel Iris XE GPU, the MSI Prestige 14 EVO (A11M-220US) is, hands down, the best business Ultrabook I’ve ever used. It’s fast, ultra-light, has a solid build design, and has plenty of battery life. Now, is it perfect? Of course not. Read on for all the details of what I both liked and disliked about the MSI Prestige 14 Evo during the past month of using it....

Features Jukebox ModeSync and Rip MusicPlayback modifiersCustomizationTaggingLibrary organizationDownloads lyrics, meta data, and album artPortableSkins The first thing I noticed about MusicBee is its tagging feature. It reminds me of iTunes, but without the lag. If meta data is already attached to the music, it will pull it up. The program can be skinned to a wide variety of themes. Many of these are included in the initial install. If none of them catch your fancy, there are even more available online....