DIRECTV NOW – The best or worst streaming TV package?

DIRECTV Now is essentially a streaming equivalent to cable TV or the traditional DIRECTV satellite service. It has a bunch of live channels, the number of which depends on which plan you pay for, and some on-demand content (the way everyone watches video now). This is a product aimed squarely at would-be cord cutters, people who are tired of the cost and hassle of traditional cable or satellite TV and their requisite boxes and upward trending monthly bills.

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iOS 10: A Take Control Crash Course – Book Review

Many people buy an iPhone or iPad and don’t know how to put it to good use. They know what they know, and they may be afraid to explore further. Others dread the iOS update because the interface may change and they fear being unable to use their device. For those users, and the rest of us, there’s iOS 10: A Take Control Crash Course.

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Apple out of gas?

So Apple had a lackluster 3rd quarter where they ONLY sold 40 million iPhones and ONLY made profits of nearly 8 billion. Yes, it was down from a year ago, but there’s no way Apple could have improved on the crazy gains made last year based on the iPhone 6 and 6+. Tech journalists love to bash Apple these days like it’s 1999 and while some of what they say is accurate, it’s also misleading.

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Adventures of Poco Eco: Lost Sounds for iOS – Review

Once upon a time, games in iOS were deeply criticized for being bad, annoying, In-App-Purchase generating machines. This was largely accurate, and remains largely true today. But in 2014, a game called Monument Valley punched a hole right through the theory that iOS games had to be this way to succeed. Instead, it focused on beautiful art, deeply rich audio effects and music, outstanding logic puzzles, and inscrutable yet intensely relatable characters.

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TechFan #243 – Mark Chappell

With David still on vacation, Tim welcomes special co-host Mark Chappell to the show. Tim and Mark discuss the rise of the iPhone, how Mark got into the Apple universe, gaming on the Mac, taking photos, football, hockey, and of course Apple vs. the FBI

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All that Jide! (1st look)

No, MyMac has not become an Android site (unless Tim follows through on his threat to switch if Apple drops the headphone jack in the next iPhone), but while surfing around I found an article talking about a company called Jide. Never heard of them?

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