Amazon has an army of new Echo devices coming your way (The 3:59, Ep. 290) – CNET

Like | cnet | Sep 27, 2017 | Technology

Ry Crist/CNET Amazon’s got a few new tricks up its sleeve. We’re barely able to keep up with all of its new products. At a launch event in Seattle on Wednesday, Amazon unleashed a slew of new Echo devices, including the Echo Plus, the Echo Spot, the Echo Connect and Echo Buttons. We break down all the new Alexa-enabled devices coming from Amazon, and when you can expect to see them. We also chat about which new Echo device has the most potential and what we want to see with future products. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about ...

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Amazon Echo Plus packs in better sound and a smart home hub – CNET

Like | TechCrunch | Sep 27, 2017 | Technology

Amazon announced the new Amazon Echo Plus on Wednesday. Ry Crist/CNET Amazon announced a slew of new products on Wednesday, and given that a couple of them are colorful and new, you might be tempted to look past the Echo Plus. After all, it looks just like the original Echo, only with more of a silver sheen. However, if you’re a fan of using your Echo to control your smart home, the Echo Plus might be the most important device of the bunch. In addition to promising better sound quality than the original Echo, the Echo Plus comes with a ...

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7 things to know before upgrading to MacOS High Sierra 10.13 – CNET

Like | cnet | Sep 25, 2017 | Technology

Photos in High Sierra now has all the adjustment tools easily accessible on the side panel. Lori Grunin/CNET Update 4 p.m. Sept. 25: A previous version of this story advised readers not to update due to a Keychain security vulnerability reported by ZDNet earlier today. Turns out this vulnerability is in a lot of previous versions of the operating system too, so we’ve changed our advice. Whee! Apple hasn’t respond to a request for comment. Of course, now it makes the update a little easier to sell, ostensibly to get cumulative security fixes, though you’ll still get fixes for Sierra and ...

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iPhone 8 survives bend, burn and scratch test – CNET

Like | cnet | Sep 22, 2017 | Technology

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. It’s made of sterner stuff. JerryRigEverything/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It seems a lifetime ago that the devoted foamed at the gills, as the iPhone 6 was bent out of shape in torture tests. iPhone 7 had a much stiffer upper lip. Now, with the iPhone 8 emerging, the torturers have immediately seized one, in order to pummel it. Zack Nelson, aka JerryRigEverything, who recently tried to set the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 on fire, did his usual thing with Apple’s new iPhone, a few ...

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An opportunity to receive funds for your district

Like | Dr. John Q. Porter | Sep 21, 2017 | CIO, Education, OTSS, Technology

Hi CIOs, Earlier this month the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation issued a call to all districts interested in tackling their tough data problems. Please feel free to share the information below with districts in your state. If you are interested in talking more about state level opportunities for support around Ed-Fi implementation please let me know. The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation is seeking to fund and support school districts, district collaboratives and charter management organizations across the country in implementing the Ed-Fi technology and data standard to improve data quality and accessibility. To get the full ...

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