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May 11 Tech news roundup: Apple launches new iPad Pro, OpenAI wants to launch its own search engine, Google no longer needs your phone number for 2SV

Apple releases iPad Pro with M4 chip Apple has launched a new tablet called the iPad Pro 2024. The device is powered by a brand-new Apple M4 Silicon chip, which is 1.5x times faster than the M2 CPU, and can deliver up to 10 hours of battery life. The iPad…

Adobe Acrobat Pro is the ultimate solution for increased productivity

Disclosure: Our team is always looking for things we think our readers will value. We have received compensation for publishing this article. Despite our many technological advances today, we still sit with situations where we open several apps for a task. You use one to compile a document, another one…

GOM Mix Max’s Big Launch

GOM & Company is releasing its newest video editing software, GOM Mix Max, with a big launch celebration. Focused on balancing high-quality and plentiful features, GOM Mix Max will be a powerful tool for new editors and veterans alike. Users who sign up now can get GOM Mix Max for free for…

Rare Corvettes In Museum Disappear In Sinkhole
All businesses have a bad day now and again. Poor sales, rude customers, bad weather – all of these things are pretty well out of the control of upper management, yet they still have a huge effect on employees and customers alike. I’m not sure what you’d consider as... Read more
Marty McFly’s Power Laces Are Coming in 2015
If you watched Back To The Future Part 2, (and let’s be honest, who didn’t watch it?) you’ll remember Marty McFly’s shoes. You remember them because they were all kinds of awesome – they laced themselves up without Marty having to do anything! And, if you’re anything like me, you immediately... Read more
Order Taco Bell From Your Smartphone
I have good news for everyone who loves to indulge their Mexican fast-food tastebuds every once in a while – Taco Bell is about to make it easier than ever to make a run for the border. Whether it’s lunch time or time for your second dinner around midnight,... Read more
Woman Goes to Jail for Not Returning 9 Year-Old VHS Movie
Wow. It seems some places in the United States are sticklers when it comes to following the letter of the law. It also seems like some police departments have a little too much time on their hands. You may find yourself agreeing with me as you read on. A... Read more
Wise Button Controls & Keeps Track Of Your Devices
Have you ever found yourself wishing that you had one device to control all of your other devices? Or, have you ever wanted to have a device that could easily tell you where you left one of your devices – especially when you can’t find your phone in the... Read more
Dyson To Open Robotics Lab At Imperial College
If you’re anything like most “normal” people, part of your daily and weekly activities revolve around housekeeping. Whether it’s doing the dishes, cleaning the bathroom, or vacuuming the floor, we all have duties around the house that we wish we didn’t have to do. If you have children, they... Read more
Fish On Wheels Makes Life in a Fishbowl More Interesting
I’ve never been a fish, obviously, so I’m not really an authority on their quality of life. (I did own a Beta fish once, though). But it seems to me that the life of a fish, especially the life of a fish in a fishbowl, would be all kinds... Read more
Scentee Allows Your Smartphone To Remove Bad Smells
We live in a wonderful world, but if we’re being honest, it doesn’t always smell like a wonderful world. Oftentimes, it smells just the opposite. Whether it’s someone at work who forgot to apply their deodorant that morning, or if it’s the popcorn you burnt in the microwave the... Read more
ii Earphones Snap Strap Keep Earphones From Falling Out
In this day and age, a quality pair of earphones (or earbuds, headphones, whatever you want to call them) are essential to get through the day. If you use public transportation to get to work, then there’s a fair chance that you listen to music during your commutes. If... Read more
Don’t Want To Buy Lamps? Use This USB Cork Light
Do you find yourself with several glass bottles waiting to be thrown out? Could you use some extra light in your home and don’t want to go out and spend who knows what on lamps? If this sounds familiar, I think there’s a new product out there that can... Read more
Drone Hovers Over Fatal Car Wreck
While it may be part of human nature to let our eyes linger longer than we should at the site of a car wreck, what’s not so normal is for a drone to do the same thing. Yet, that’s exactly what happened recently in Hartford, Connecticut. While the police... Read more
U-blox GPS Chip Never Loses Signal
Who hasn’t been en route to a destination being guided by whatever name you’ve given to your GPS when all of a sudden, out of nowhere, you hear these words: “GPS signal lost?” It’s a fair bet that most of us, in today’s generation, have had to deal with... Read more
Kohler Adds A Nightlight To The Toilet Seat
I think it’s a safe bet that everyone reading (or writing) this has had a very similar experience when it comes to waking up in the middle of the night and having to use the bathroom. Heck, some of us even wake up multiple times throughout the night in... Read more
Flag App Will Print & Mail Your Photos For Free
Since smartphones came along, we all do things a lot differently than we used to. Take developing pictures for instance. In years gone by, we had to take a roll of film from a camera into a photo center and choose how we wanted it to be developed. Then,... Read more
Prince Drops Lawsuit Against His Fans
The artist formerly known as Prince, or Prince, however he likes to be called these days, has been popular in the news lately. And he hasn’t been in the news for promoting a new album or anything like that, either. He’s been in the news primarily because he decided... Read more
This iBag Makes Sure You Stick To Your Budget
What is your best defense against spending too much of your hard-earned money? Do you use Dave Ramsey’s envelope system where you carry cash in predetermined amounts? Do you use some kind of a buddy system where you only go shopping with good friends who will make sure you... Read more
Airport Security Could Soon Be Smelling Your Body Odor
If we didn’t already have enough to worry about when boarding a plane, now we may also have to make sure our deodorant hasn’t worn off before we stepped in line. If you’ve ever grown tired of digging out countless ID’s, passports, and Lord knows what else, you may... Read more
Government To Decide if Justin Bieber Will Be Deported
If you search the internet for more than 2 minutes, you’ll find that someone has started a petition regarding just about anything. It seems the popular petition in the news these days is one regarding Baby singer Justin Bieber. I should also add that if you search the internet for... Read more