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New Siri to work with only a select set of third party apps!

Apple announced a ton of great stuff during their Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2016, such as macOS Sierra , iOS 10 , and updates to watchOS and tvOS . In an unprecedented, yet widely welcomed move, Apple opened Siri up to developers, enabling Siri to work

Affinity Photo 1.5 released, packed with new features and Windows support

In a definite shift towards platform parity, Affinity Photo has finally been relased for Windows, delivering everything that the hugely popular Mac software does. The availability of a Windows version coincides with the release of version 1.5, which is a huge update packing the Photoshop rival with

New Raspberry Pi Release Targets Industry, IoT

The Raspberry Pi Foundation on Monday launched its long-awaited industrial strength Compute Module 3. The latest version of the low-cost Raspberry Pi computer, it is designed for more robust manufacturing and technical demand uses than prior versions, which target consumer and basic business needs. The idea behind

Norway’s new passport – already a design classic?

‘ If the passport is a symbol of national identity, then the new design for Norway’s travel documents has undoubtedly cemented the country’s reputation as a land of sleek, minimalist beauty. This week, Norway’s National Police Directorate announced the winners of a competition launched in February to

Facebook Adds New Post Prompts for Pages

Facebook’s added a new Page posting options listing to help guide Page admins on the various outreach tools and functions available, making it easier to try out new tools. Once enabled in your region, when you log into your Page, you’ll see a new notification like this beneath the update window.

The best new portfolio sites, December 2016

It’s that time of the year when people all round the world gather in their homes, with their loved ones. They sing songs, consume beverages both warm and cold, and tell stories of the greatest portfolio sites they’ve ever seen. Then Jeffrey Zeldman comes down the chimney,

Facebook has emerged as a new kind of media platform

Facebook is neither a “traditional” media company, nor it is a “traditional” technology company, CEO Mark Zuckerburg has said, adding that it is a new kind of platform. Zuckerburg on Wednesday invited his 82 million followers on Facebook to sit in on his discussion with Chief Operating

New EU rules decree free, public 100Mbps Wi-Fi in every town in Europe

According to the president of the EU’s executive body, Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU is in trouble. Between the refugees and the terrorists and the finances, Juncker says, the EU is facing an “existential crisis,” and what Europe really needs right now is… more internet. Wait. More internet?

Dennis the Menace to get CGI makeover for new series on CBBC

Dennis the Menace is to get a CGI makeover for a new generation in a series set to air on the BBC next year. The mischief-making Beano character and his faithful companion Gnasher will make the 3D leap in the new series for CBBC. “We’re thrilled to

New Ethernet standards will offer up to 5Gbps performance using cables you already own

Consumer Ethernet performance has been stuck at gigabit speeds for nearly 20 years. Apple was the first company to ship gigabit Ethernet in motherboards. Intel’s 875P chipset popularized the feature in the PC market by connecting the Ethernet controller to the northbridge, thereby offering improved performance. Thirteen