1010Tech Talk archive
Practical computer-repair, security, maintenance, and small-business IT information from 1010Computers.
October 17, 2014
E-commerce retailer ModCloth has laid off additional staff across engineering, creative, product, producer, social teams and more in a second wave of layoffs. The news follows earlier cuts…
Read articleOctober 17, 2014
On the heels of the release of Apple’s new Mac OS, OS X Yosemite, blogging platform Tumblr has just rolled out its first official desktop application with the…
Read articleOctober 17, 2014
Music is a special kind of content, and people discover it on Twitter. That’s why building a music experience outside the main Twitter app was a boondoggle, and treating…
Read articleOctober 17, 2014
Jolla, the Finnish smartphone startup that expanded the MeeGo open source project into its own Sailfish OS, has released its first Android launcher — to give users of…
Read articleOctober 17, 2014
“To be brutally honest, I’m not enamored with the UK VC scene and don’t rate it very much if at all from a technology business success perspective,” says…
Read articleOctober 17, 2014
A week after a video of an argument between a handful of local teenagers and Dropbox and Airbnb employees went viral, hundreds of demonstrators protested at San Francisco City…
Read articleOctober 16, 2014
Microsoft is working to repair its public image and change course by addressing the damage that CEO Satya Nadella caused last week by saying that women should, perhaps,…
Read articleOctober 16, 2014
In early July we reported exclusively that Spotify community and playlist sharing site Playlists.net was in acquisition talks, with one suitor — a prominent music industry company —…
Read articleOctober 16, 2014
If you’re in the market to buy a new iPad, your choices just became dizzying. As expected, Apple announced new iPads this morning at its news conference in…
Read articleOctober 16, 2014
Whoaaa — here’s an interesting bit that went unmentioned in today’s Apple announcement: Apple has seemingly built a SIM card that lets you swap between AT&T, Sprint, and…
Read articleA staging preview that answers from approved 1010Computers information and helps you find the right website destination.
1010Assist provides general guidance, not a diagnosis, final quote, warranty decision, or guaranteed completion time. Do not enter passwords, payment details, or other sensitive information.
