Sunday, May 15, 2016

Tequila, zoos, Mets games: What you pay depends and other top stories.

  • Tequila, zoos, Mets games: What you pay depends

    Travel companies can be very sneaky when it comes to trying to get you to click that "purchase" button. But don't let them manipulate you. Frank Miller, a partner in a series of eight bars in San Diego, shows off some of the tequila collection at The Blind Burro, in San Diego, where the tequila prices can change every five minutes based on demand. The electronic Tequila Exchange board, behind and above Miller, shows the current prices for the bar's tequilas.(Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS)Down..
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  • Apple to send out update this week to help prevent iTunes bug from deleting more music from users' libraries

    Apple to send out update this week to help prevent iTunes bug from deleting more music from users' libraries
    If you are noticing that music is disappearing from your iTunes library, you're not alone. Others are complaining about missing music. With Apple baffled as to the reason behind this, the tech titan tried to replicate the situation, hoping it might stumble onto the explanation for this mystery. But apparently Apple could not recreate the issue.Apple says that it will be sending out an update to iTunes early this coming week which takes "additional safeguards." The company believes that an iTunes..
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  • 'Battlefield 1' breakdown reveals a close attention to history

    'Battlefield 1' breakdown reveals a close attention to history
    There are some obvious concessions to gameplay (a medic probably wouldn't be carrying crutches around), but even some of these make sense. That British soldier carrying a German anti-armor rifle? There are many examples of one side using the other's weapons in a pinch. In fact, the trailer is more realistic than The Great War suggests. That seemingly implausible metal body armor you see at one point is the "Sappenpanzer Gesichtsmaske," an uncommon form of protection given to machine gunners..
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  • Lenovo might release two sizes of the next Moto G

    Lenovo might release two sizes of the next Moto G
    The Moto G was Motorola's most popular phone back in the final era when "Motorola" still existed. So it would make sense that Lenovo wants to capitalize on that success. Some leaked images and FCC filings point to the next Moto G being offered in two sizes, with a larger "Plus" model meant to compete with the army of existing phablet-sized Android phones. According to frequent leakster @evleaks, the below photo is of the regular-sized Moto G; you can tell it apart from the "Plus" version by its..
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  • Report: Security and Privacy Fears Can Affect Internet Use

    Report: Security and Privacy Fears Can Affect Internet Use
    Worried about online security? You're not alone. Plenty of others worry, too; in fact, some even go so far as to do fewer things online because they're concerned about security and privacy. According to the results of a survey from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which tapped just around 41,000 households or so to get its data, just shy of one-fifth indicated that they were the victims of some kind of negative personal experience online related to security and..
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  • Privacy online: OKCupid study raises new questions about 'public' data

    Privacy online: OKCupid study raises new questions about 'public' data
    When you sign up for a dating website, you are making your information available for other users to see. But does that mean your information is “public”?Experts are now mulling this question after a group of researchers released a data set of nearly 70,000 users from the online dating site OkCupid.The researchers, Emil Kirkegaard, Oliver Nordbjerg, and Julius Daugbjerg Bjerrekær – who are affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark – used a "scraper," or a browser extension designed to collect..
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  • Verizon Ups Data Caps On Prepaid Plans But You'll Need To Setup Auto-Pay To Tap In

    Verizon Ups Data Caps On Prepaid Plans But You'll Need To Setup Auto-Pay To Tap In
    Verizon plans on raising its data limit for prepaid smartphone plans. Starting May 15th, the data limit on Verizon's $45 a month plan jumps from 1GB to 3GB, while the $60 plan has been doubled to 6GB. This includes unlimited talk and text in the United States. The $45 plan comes with free texting to Mexico and Canada while the $60 plan comes with free texting and calling to both countries. There is, however, a catch -- you will need to set up Auto Pay in order to reap the benefits. Verizon’s ..
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