Новости за 18.11.2021

Most of the ebikes we’ve tested at TNW have futuristic designs, ample smart features, or minimalist aesthetics. But sometimes you just want something a little more classic, and for that, the Electric Bike Company’s Model Y exactly fits the bill. Made in the USA Electric Bike Company is a relatively rare breed of an ebike brand in that its bikes are actually designed and built in the USA. Pretty much all of the company’s bikes are some variety of beach cruiser, and though some components are sourced from outside the US... Читать дальше...

Google News holds a special place in the world of journalism. When multiple media outlets report on the same topic in a short amount of time, the articles that make it to the main News page are seen by the most people. It’s no different than any other media industry. If you’re a musician, you want your song to show up on Spotify’s main page. If you’re in a comedy movie, you want it to be listed first in the “comedy” section on Netflix. That’s why one of my crowning achievements as a journalist was... Читать дальше...

On a crisp autumn morning in London town, I awoke to an email from someone whom I hate but just can’t quit: Amazon. The company was writing to notify me of some important news: it will soon stop accepting Visa credit cards for UK payments. Customers will still be able to use Visa’s debit cards, but the firm’s credit cards are getting dumped on January 19. The coverup story notification email from Amazon. Amazon blamed the move on Visa’s high processing fees, but conspiracy theorists suspect something bigger is afoot. Читать дальше...

China’s dominance in manufacturing has made it the factory of the world. The subsequent economic growth enriched an ever-expanding middle class, and the country’s retail industry has quickly adapted to supply a growing appetite for consumption. Some of these developments in the way people spend their money, powered by the latest technology, will soon be appearing on a device near you. Indeed, at the start of this year, The Economist suggested that retailers everywhere should look to China, and some are already doing so. Читать дальше...

The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed how and where people work. Although it’s difficult to predict the long-term trends that will evolve as a result, it’s clear that many tech workers are considering moving away from expensive city centres. Back in February, Spotify announced that its 6,550 employees can choose where they want to work in the future. Whether that’s in an office, a coworking space, or a beach in Bali. It doesn’t matter! In 2020, Dropbox also announced they were going to have a ‘virtual first’ workplace. Читать дальше...

TLDR: With nearly 2,000 courses between them, the Stone River eLearning and StackSkills Unlimited Lifetime Membership Bundle offer all the training you need to learn virtually anything. 2021 is rapidly counting down to its final days, with 2022 just a few short weeks away. When you step back and think about everything you accomplished this year, are you happy with those results? Ask most people about their annual resolutions and for those who didn’t accomplish their goals, more than half say lack of self control is what did them in. Читать дальше...

TLDR: This award-winning app can help you complete any PDF project, from editing to filling out forms to even creating PDFs of your own. PDFs pulled away as the primary web document format of the digital age in the early 90s because they offered high quality versions of those documents in a comparatively small file size. But while they looked great and didn’t take up much space, the downside of PDFs have always been just as forward-facing. Even with many editors and across all operating systems, PDFs can still be a bear to hassle with. Читать дальше...

On Monday, I received the draft of a new marketing campaign for a company I follow. It looked professional, but not in a good way. It was easy to imagine what kind of conversation preceded this campaign. Someone probably said, “I want it to look professional,” and so the marketers went with that. The campaign reflected a mature and professional organization. But it also looked like it could fit any organization. It was polished, clean, and corporate. But not original, emotional and personal. As you can tell... Читать дальше...

Facebook has rebranded itself to Meta, and is fully committed to building a metaverse. To achieve its grand vision, it’ll need to launch multiple groundbreaking devices, controllers, and supporting hardware. The company has already shown off some concepts and research projects in this area, and some of them are fascinating. Here’s a list of what we’ve seen so far: Haptic gloves In its series of prototype devices, gloves with haptic feedback for VR. These gloves are meant to make you ‘feel’ grabbing... Читать дальше...

Another day, another Snapchat feature lands up on Instagram. The Meta-owned app has now implemented a ‘rage shake’ feature that lets you shake your phone to report a bug. Last night, Instagram‘s chief, Adam Mosseri, announced this feature alongside another one that will let you delete a specific photo from a carousel. Pretty neat. You can watch the feature in action in the video below from the 55-second mark. You can also turn the toggle off so you don’t accidentally land on the bug reporting page. Читать дальше...

Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write, let alone in 2021: Apple today announced Self Service Repair, a program that will allow everyday customers to buy genuine Apple repair parts and tools to fix their own broken devices, starting with the iPhone 12 and 13. In related news, the domestic pig, Sus domesticus, has recently been spotted flying south for the winter. Seriously though, my mouth was agape as I read Apple’s press release. I can still hardly believe it as I type this. Apple notes that the program... Читать дальше...