TipTop Shop App Offers Single-Transaction Buying, Selling and Device Trade-Ins

TipTop, an app for trading in used devices and getting instant cash, today launched a new feature called Shop. With TipTop Shop, users are able to buy new, open box, and refurbished items, while also trading in old devices at the same time. The feature allows customers to sell items, trade them in, and/or buy … Read more

iTunes tops 50 million song downloads: Today in Apple history

That’s worth a quick dance! Photo: Apple March 15, 2004: The iTunes Music Store hits a musical milestone, having sold an astonishing 50 million songs in less than a year. The achievement cements Apple’s place at the center of the rapidly changing music business — at least for the moment. “Crossing 50 million songs is … Read more

Nanoleaf’s early Easter sale only lasts this weekend, but its new Black Mini Triangles smart lights are here to stay

Nanoleaf makes some of the best smart lights around, especially if you like something more creative – and now it’s unveiled Ultra Black Mini Triangles as the newest additions to its Ultra Black Shapes range, as well announcing some exciting Easter offers on its other product ranges. Keeping up Nanoleaf’s modular and customization features, the … Read more

an early-career researcher’s checklist for prioritizing projects

Deciding which projects to pursue can be daunting, but a simple framework can help you to decide which ones are the best fit.Credit: Biwa Studio/Getty All three of us have, at some point in our academic careers, taken on one too many projects. For example, M. P. is finishing his PhD programme in management at … Read more

The best early Amazon Big Spring Sale deals you can shop today

There’s another jumbo-sized Amazon sale on the way. The Big Spring Sale, as it’s called, will run from March 20 to March 25 and include a variety of discounts on “seasonally relevant items.” This doesn’t look to be another Prime Day situation, however; Amazon says most of the offers will be available to everyone, with … Read more

MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPad Air and Rock Paper Pencil Kit From Astropad

For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with Astropad to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an iPad Air, an Apple Pencil 2, and two Astropad accessories. Astropad is known for the Astropad Studio app that turns the iPad into a drawing tablet for a Mac, but also for the Rock Paper Pencil and … Read more

iLoud MTM speakers power MacBook Pro setup’s sound

You can also stand them up vertically, as shown here. Photo: IK Multimedia High-quality speakers in MacBooks and Studio Displays and the like are all well and good. But if you want great sound in your computer setup, you’re better off with studio monitor speakers like those in today’s MacBook Pro setup. They’re IK Multimedia … Read more

A simple trick to remember for using your Galaxy phone one-handed

It’s Friday, and we would like to close the week with a short and sweet piece of advice. We’re aiming it at Galaxy phone users who became fans of One UI because of Samsung’s philosophy to make everything easier to reach with one hand. The solution Samsung came up with a few years ago to … Read more

US government probing security risks of mobile devices using Russian or Chinese satellites

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is investigating the potential risks posed by Russian and Chinese satellite systems that are used by some US mobile devices. There are concerns that some satellites operated by Russia and China could be siphoning Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data. The FCC rules state that only approved satellite systems can … Read more