• Tidal now works with Apple's CarPlay

    Spotify, Google Play Music and the BBC's iPlayer Radio all work with Apple's CarPlay. Now Tidal users can get in on the action, too; the company tweeted the compatibility of its streaming app with the iOS-based in-car system. Source: Engadget | Tidal now works with Apple's CarPlay

    December 7, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Female senators asked Al Franken to resign. The GOP could learn something from their example.

    The nation’s capital is not where most Americans look for leadership on sexual harassment and assault.  President Donald Trump’s aides, supporters, and even the Republican party still insist he never committed sexual assault, despite the fact that more than a dozen women have shared credible evidence to the contrary — and he admitted to such …

    December 7, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Google shuts down Chrome ‘apps’ section on Mac and Windows

    Way back in August 2016, Google announced that it would be shuttering the apps section in the Chrome Web Store. As the company had stated in a blog post, this was one step in a process to shut down standalone Chrome Apps that nobody really downloaded… Source: Engadget | Google shuts down Chrome ‘apps’ section …

    December 7, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Sufjan Stevens just released a song about 'American star' Tonya Harding

    Tonya Harding might seem an unlikely muse for Sufjan Stevens.  But on Wednesday, ahead of I, Tonya‘s Friday film release, the singer shared a new song about the Olympic figure skater and her rocky experience in the spotlight. SEE ALSO: Trailer for Tonya Harding biopic ‘I, Tonya’ is worthy of a perfect score Though one …

    December 6, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Cut the cord and switch to these wireless power solutions for your phone

    Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Charging cable rage: it’s real. They’re never long enough, they’re always tangled, and they fall apart if you even look at them the wrong way. The good news is that as our smartphones get smarter, so do our …

    December 6, 2017 | by Raheel
  • White House lets NSA's warrantless surveillance continue until April

    The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's Section 702, which authorizes the NSA's warrantless data gathering, is supposed to expire on New Year's Eve. Don't tell that to the White House, though. Lawyers for the executive branch have determined th… Source: Engadget | White House lets NSA's warrantless surveillance continue until April

    December 6, 2017 | by Raheel
  • How an iconic LA art museum prepared itself for devastating wildfires

    The wildfire-prone Santa Monica Mountains might sound like a terrible location for a billion dollar museum containing priceless works of art. But when Los Angeles’ Getty Center was conceived by its board in the late 1980’s, they were well aware of the risk. In fact, the fire currently raging across the highway from the Getty …

    December 6, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Discover won't force you to sign for purchases anymore

    Forget signing your name on credit and debit card purchases with Discover. Starting in April, the credit card company won’t require a signature after buying something in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Caribbean. SEE ALSO: MasterCard will finally stop forcing people to sign receipts Chip technology — along with biometrics and multi-factor authentication — has …

    December 6, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Holiday sales are still happening: Get a Ticwatch 2 for less than $170

    Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Maybe your alarm didn’t go off, maybe you merely snoozed it a few too many times, maybe you flat-out forgot to set it whilst in that sleepy post-turkey haze. Whatever your excuse, the truth is that you didn’t …

    December 6, 2017 | by Raheel