Month: October 2020

Ring Ring! Our Favorite Landline Phones Are Calling

Smartphones have made our lives easier, but let’s face it: telephones used to be so much cooler. Source

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Our Favorite Retro Toys and Games: Tamagotchi, Spirograph, Easy-Bake Oven, Furby

Before YouTube and TikTok, there were keychain pets and chalky brownies. These classic toys from yesteryear are all still available today. Source

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MiniDiscs Helped Me Keep in Touch With My Brother, a World Away

Mailing each other packages of tiny discs filled with music kept us connected. Source

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Apple’s HomePod will soon support Dolby Atmos with the Apple TV 4K

Apple’s HomePod is getting a lot more useful as a home cinema speaker for Apple TV 4K owners. Apple has confirmed to The Verge that an upcoming software update will let the speaker output Dolby Atmos audio as well as 5.1 and 7.1 channel audio from Apple’s streaming box. The…

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Zoom finally catches up with Microsoft Teams with new native app integrations Zoom apps

Zoom has unveiled a series of key upgrades to its video conferencing platform, including native app integrations that will expand the functionality of its client. At its annual Zoomtopia conference, the company revealed it would bring both first and third-party apps (called Zapps) onto its platform and arm developers with…

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Small businesses to take a hit as Amazon escapes new digital services tax null

In a week that for many online shoppers has been dominated by Amazon Prime Day comes the news that Amazon will not have to pay the forthcoming digital services tax in the UK. And, while Amazon Prime Day is seen by many consumers as a way of supporting small business,…

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