Can Apple Predict How Long a Transfer Takes?


Can Apple Predict How Long a Transfer Takes?
Really, it’s crazy. One minute I look at the computer and it says 11 hours left. Next time I check (maybe 10 minutes later) and it says 2 hours. Later it will say 8 hours. Here is some useful advice. If you don’t know something, just say “I don’t know.”

October 10, 2014 at 08:41AM
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Thousands Of Snapchat Photos May Have Been Hacked Via Snapsave


Thousands Of Snapchat Photos May Have Been Hacked Via Snapsave
Snapsave (not associated with Snapchat itself), a service that lets the recipients of Snapchat pictures save them for repeated viewing, without notifying the sender, has allegedly been hacked. Those responsible have claimed that they will make hundreds of thousands of Snapchat users’ private images and videos available in a searchable database.

October 10, 2014 at 07:28AM
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Volvos Will Soon Plot ‘Escape Routes’ to Avoid Wrecks


Volvos Will Soon Plot ‘Escape Routes’ to Avoid Wrecks
Volvo wants to stop anyone from getting seriously injured or killed in its new cars by 2020, but advanced air bags and blind-spot warning systems can only go so far. It needs cars that can detect, predict and avoid trouble, all on their own.

October 10, 2014 at 02:21AM
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Tesla: No self-driver, but exotic features and go-fast model


Tesla: No self-driver, but exotic features and go-fast model
Tesla announced Thursday that the all-wheel drive versions of its Model S electric car will manage a slight increase in range of about 10 miles on a charge vs. the rear-drive models — for a maximum of 275 miles — because of efficiencies designed into the new system.

October 9, 2014 at 09:10PM
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