Apple fuels TV service rumors with cable exec hire and other top stories.

• Apple fuels TV service rumors with cable exec hire

  

  Of course, Stern has also developed a reputation for increasing Time Warner's customer base by placing an emphasis on customer service. It's entirely plausible that he's simply a promising executive who is being poached for a role within Apple's growing services team. After all, with Apple Music and iCloud, Apple is developing a business that collects subscription revenue for its products, much like a cable company. That's an area where Stern has plenty of experience and a track record that cou..

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• 1800-Car-Wreck Explains Reasons Auto Experts Are Worried About Tesla Car Accidents

  

  Even With Advancements, Tesla Vehicles In Autopilot Mode Still Susceptible To AccidentsDALLAS, TX / ACCESSWIRE / September 15, 2016 / In May of this year, the driver of a Tesla Model S in Florida was involved in a fatal car accident. What is more troubling beyond the tragic death of the motorist, is that the vehicle in question was equipped with autopilot technology that was designed explicitly to lower the chances of a car accident.Anyone living in the Dallas/Ft. Worth or Houston area, who has ..

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• Apple's AirPods: Blessed are the early adopters

  

  A version of this essay was originally published at Tech.pinions, a website dedicated to informed opinions, insight and perspective on the tech industry. There has been a lot written about Apple’s move away from the audio jack — before and after it actually happened. Many people are outraged a technology that has been around for so long and is still supported by so many hardware vendors was “taken away” so abruptly, so prematurely. We heard similar outcries when Apple adopted a USB Type-C only..

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• Epson did the impossible: It got us excited about a scanner

  

  A scanner is not one of those peripherals you usually jump for joy about, but Epson’s new FastFoto FF-640 is an exception. The FF-640 is touted as the world’s fastest photo scanner, and is capable of scanning as fast as one photo per second, and 30 in a single pass. When Epson gave us a sneak-peek a few months ago, we were genuinely giddy, because if you’ve ever tried using a flatbed scanner to manually digitize printed photos – one at a time – then you know what a godsend this machine is. Desi..

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• Microsoft Gains Major Allies in DOJ Gag Order Battle

  

  TOP OF THE NEWS   SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 CRM SYSTEMS Salesforce Boosts Lightning with Bolt To help firms connect with customers.

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• Here's why complaints about Apple's iPhone 7 design are ridiculous

  

  Though the iPhone 7 introduces a number of improvements designed to vastly improve the overall user experience — from improved battery life and water resistance to absolutely jaw-dropping system performance — critics still can’t help but raise their hands and point out that the iPhone 7 design is far too familiar. Now, it’d be one thing if this was nothing more than a minor point of frustration among pundits yearning for something new, but some have taken the familiar iPhone 7 design as unequi..

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