Notes from Today’s Apple Special Event

Apple has announced several new products to its hardware and software lineup.  Here’s an overview: MacBook Air: Retina and Edge-to-Edge Display. Touch ID. 3rd Generation Keyboard. Backlit Keyboard. 20% more area Force Touch Trackpad. 2 Thunderbolt Ports, USB-C. 32 or 64 Memory Configurations. Starting at $1,199.00.  Pre-order today. Available next week. Mac mini: Space Gray Finish. […]

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The Disney Channel is Streaming Halloween Movies on YouTube

For those who want to see a scary movie on their computer or tablet, The Disney Channel is streaming popular Halloween Movies on their YouTube channel. Here are the details that the channel posted about the feature:   Happy Halloween from Marnie and her magical family! Watch all 4 Halloweentown Movies 24/7 throughout October (Movies […]

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Apple begins migrating Shazam’s User Data over to its servers this week

Thanks to a current Shazam for iOS user, he posted this notice (via LinkedIn) that notified him that Apple is going to begin the process of migrating Shazam’s user data over to its own servers and make the iOS app free for all users. The user should have an option if he/she wants to opt-in […]

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IBM Acquires Red Hat Linux for $34B Deal

IBM announced Sunday it will acquire software maker Red Hat in a deal valued at $34 billion. The computing giant will pay $190 a share for the North Carolina company, whose market capitalization stood at roughly $20.5 billion before the deal was announced. Red Hat’s open-source enterprise software will move into IBM’s Hybrid Cloud division […]

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