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Facebook wants you to vote online for your favorite US election candidate

Publié: octobre 29, 2016, 2:06pm CEST par Mark Wilson

There is just over a week to go until the most important US election in living memory is over. On 8 November voters will hit booths to indicate their preference for Trump, Clinton, or one of the various independents. Facebook is getting in on the action, looking to let users know about the candidates and to encourage voting. While the new Facebook feature lets you vote for candidates by favoriting them on the new site, the social network is quick to point out that this is not online voting -- votes placed on the site will not count towards the… [Continue Reading]
Apple wants to limit how the new MacBook Pro (2016) Touch Bar can be used

Publié: octobre 29, 2016, 11:55am CEST par Mark Wilson

When Apple unveiled the latest MacBook Pro, it was the Touch Bar that stole the show. But if you were expecting this touchscreen addition to the keyboard to become an all-singing, all-dancing fun parade, you may be disappointed. Apple -- loving, as it does, to remain firmly in control of everything -- has issued developers strict guidelines that restrict how the Touch Bar can (or should...) be used. The company is very keen for the Touch Bar to be seen as an extension of, or addition to, the keyboard, and not the screen. As such, Apple is keen to avoid… [Continue Reading]
GIPHY has a tool to save all of your favorite Vines as GIFs

Publié: octobre 29, 2016, 10:54am CEST par Mark Wilson

Twitter's decision to shut down Vine disappointed many people, but there was some reassurance that while it is not going to be possible to create any more Vines, existing ones will be saved on the website for the foreseeable future. Recognizing the potential for things to change, GIPHY has announced that it is actively developing a tool that will make it possible to further safeguard the future of your favorite Vines. The animated GIF company is working on a tool that will convert Vines into GIFs. "Long live the loop!" exclaims the company. Even though the conversion tool is not yet… [Continue Reading]
Customizing Windows 10 Creators Update could become a costly habit

Publié: octobre 29, 2016, 10:07am CEST par Mark Wilson

If you're the sort of person who likes to change the look of their desktop with themes, you had better start saving up ahead of the launch of Windows 10 Creators Update. We already know that Microsoft is using the next update to bring 3D tools such as Paint 3D to the masses, but it will also be used to make a bit of money. A video showcasing what we can expect to see in Windows 10 Creators Update in early 2017 focuses mainly on the 3D side of things. But it also reveals that it will be possible to… [Continue Reading]
Relive the 1990s in animated GIFs, at the Internet Archive

Publié: octobre 29, 2016, 9:48am CEST par Wayne Williams

The 1990s were great -- multiplayer shooters like Doom and Quake were revolutionizing gaming, Friends and ER were on the TV, and we were all enjoying a new, fledgling technology called the World Wide Web. Before Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter came along, there was GeoCities, a web hosting service eventually acquired by Yahoo, that allowed users to place their websites in virtual 'cities'. But if there was one thing that most people remember about GeoCities, it was the animated GIFs. SEE ALSO: Play thousands of classic Amiga games for free in your web browser Now, thanks to the Internet Archive,… [Continue Reading]
LaCie Bolt3 2TB M.2 PCIe-based Thunderbolt 3 SSD is perfect for new Apple MacBook Pro

Publié: octobre 29, 2016, 3:27am CEST par Brian Fagioli

Apple's newest MacBook Pro with Touch Bar has four Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) ports, making it amazingly versatile. While all the ports can charge the device, they can all transfer data and video too. If you are investing in Apple's latest pro laptop, and you need blazing fast external storage, LaCie has a Thunderbolt 3 product that will make you giddy. Called "Bolt3", it offers 2800MB/s read, and 2200MB/s write. The beautifully designed drive also has two Thunderbolt 3 ports, so you can daisy-chain to other devices, such as displays or additional storage. "For the Bolt3, LaCie harnessed the breakthrough performance potential of… [Continue Reading]