The ‘Moana’ star called for fans and followers to donate to the Hawaii Community Foundation to help those affected by the fires in Maui.
The ‘Moana’ star called for fans and followers to donate to the Hawaii Community Foundation to help those affected by the fires in Maui.
Britney Spears wore a revealing outfit for an energetic dance session on her new ‘X-Pole’ in her latest Instagram video.
Britney Spears wore a revealing outfit for an energetic dance session on her new ‘X-Pole’ in her latest Instagram video.
Billy Porter criticized Anna Wintour for exploiting his ‘community’ by putting Harry Styles on the cover of ‘Vogue’ in 2020.
Billy Porter criticized Anna Wintour for exploiting his ‘community’ by putting Harry Styles on the cover of ‘Vogue’ in 2020.
There is something so great about when a device you really want — but don’t want to fork up the money for — goes on sale. If you’ve been eyeing an Amazon Kindle Scribe, then, for you, that time is now. Currently, the 16GB Kindle Scribe is 18 percent off, with its price dropping from $340 to $280 — the best deal for it we’ve seen outside of Prime Day.
Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is the most premium option of the series, providing the benefits of its counterparts while also allowing you to read and write on a 10.2-inch screen with 35 front-light LEDs. It includes a basic pen for note-taking or marking up one of the millions of books available on Kindle. Plus, you can send notes to friends or yourself through email or text.
Adults aren’t the only ones who can benefit from Amazon’s current Kindle sales. The Kindle Kids is 29 percent off right now, dropping from $120 to $85, and comes with one year of Amazon Kids+, a two-year warranty and parental control. It features a 6-inch screen, 300 ppi resolution, four front-light LEDs and Audible via Bluetooth. Plus, it comes with a cover and 16GB of storage.
If you’re looking for a few more features for the child in your life, the 16GB Kindle Paperwhite Kids is also 29 percent off, in this case dropping from $170 to $120. It has many of the same features as the Kindle Kids but with a 6.8-inch screen, 17 front light LEDs, an adjustable warm light and — potentially most importantly — a waterproof design.
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The big music labels, led by Sony and Universal, are filing a lawsuit against the Internet Archive to stop the non-profit’s Great 78 Project. It’s an effort to digitize and preserve recordings on old 78 RPM records, a format discontinued in 1959. The labels feel the Archive, the closest thing the web has to a public library, is infringing its copyrights after digitizing tracks from big names like Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. And the labels are asking for damages of $150,000 per still-copyrighted recording – the better part of $372 million in total.
The project’s aim is to preserve “underrepresented artists and genres” that might otherwise languish in obscurity. For all the songs of yore that still linger in the public’s consciousness, there are countless more now consigned to the dustbin of history. For them, the best-case scenario is their publisher properly stores the masters in case there’s ever a need to reproduce them. But given how easy it is for a company to junk material for a tax write-off, like in the recent case of Warner Bros., we can no longer rely on companies to treat their own history with the proper respect.
It doesn’t help that 78s are notoriously fragile, and if work to digitize them isn’t handled properly, their material could be lost forever. If we’re being honest, most of it is probably now only of interest to historians as a snapshot of what culture was really like. But, as weird as listening to Conrad Veidt’s When the Lighthouse Shines Across the Bay is to our modern ears, we all deserve a chance to listen to what was pop music in 1933.
– Dan Cooper
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Apple’s decision to go all in on Major League Soccer and Lionel Messi has already started to pay off. Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas tweeted that, since the World Cup winner came to the US, Apple has seen MLS Season Pass subscriptions more than double. That his missive was retweeted by Apple CEO Tim Cook suggests the otherwise notoriously secretive company is happy to brag about the virtuous cycle Messi has had on football’s impact in the US and Apple’s bottom line.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-the-music-industry-battles-the-internet-archive-111517932.html?src=rss
Since its 2015 release, a new model of the Apple Watch has made its way into stores every year — often with minimal upgrades. Well, that might change when the Apple Watch X rolls around as the company is reportedly working on more substantial changes for its tenth-anniversary model, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman.
The Apple Watch X upgrades could include a magnetic band attachment, replacing the slide-in design currently in use and allowing space for a larger battery. It might also have a thinner watch case and a microLED display, providing a better picture than current OLED screens. On the health front, the Apple Watch X will reportedly include a blood pressure sensor alongside the heart rate monitor, sleep tracking and blood oxygen detection already present in current models.
This updated Apple Watch won’t likely hit the market for another year if it follows the annual release schedule or two if Apple wants to wait a whole decade after its first release. The Apple Watch Series 9 is on its way first (and expected to be unveiled at an event this September), bringing with it a faster processor for the first time since the Series 6 and some new colors. It’s expected to stay the same size as the Series 8 across its models and, overall, will be a limited upgrade.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apple-watch-x-will-reportedly-feature-a-thinner-casing-and-magnetic-bands-092419190.html?src=rss
The rapper spent some fun time on a yacht with a large group, after dropping a new album less than a month ago.
The rapper spent some fun time on a yacht with a large group, after dropping a new album less than a month ago.
The model also wore a white tee and added a dark red sweater over her shoulders during the summer outing.
The model also wore a white tee and added a dark red sweater over her shoulders during the summer outing.
Jennifer Lopez appeared to enjoy a day off in Italy as she lounged on a boat with friends in a sultry swimsuit.
Jennifer Lopez appeared to enjoy a day off in Italy as she lounged on a boat with friends in a sultry swimsuit.
The Coldplay frontman wore shorts and a helmet as he splashed in the waves of the ocean during the memorable outing.
The Coldplay frontman wore shorts and a helmet as he splashed in the waves of the ocean during the memorable outing.
