The Switch: The quiet computing revolution built into Apple’s 12-inch MacBook

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The quiet computing revolution built into Apple’s 12-inch MacBook There's going to be a lot of ink spilled this week about the Apple Watch. Others are focusing on Tim Cook's exclusive deal with HBO. And still others are concentrating on the new, 12-inch MacBook.I'd like to zoom in on a tiny feature of that last machine: The new USB port. There's only one on Apple's latest MacBook, and that's giving some road warriors a real headache. But look past the MacBook for a moment and it's easy to see how, with USB Type C, Apple may be leading an imminent revolution in computing.  Read full article »

Wikipedia is suing the NSA over online spying

The nonprofit behind Wikipedia, the Wikimedia Foundation, is suing the National Security Agency and the Department of Justice over a government surveillance program. The suit challenges a program that collects data by tapping into the infrastructure, or backbone, the Web is built on.  Read full article »

Innovations: 4 lessons from a viral timelapse video of Austria

On Monday, film students Thomas Pocksteiner and Peter Jablonowski posted a three-minute video of Austria to YouTube. They didn’t even promote it, but by Tuesday it already had over 650,000 views. Here’s how they created something so amazing:  Read full article »

Innovations: The one Chinese innovation that could change the way we think about money

The new China International Payments System (CIPS), which is set to debut before the end of 2015, has been described as a “worldwide payments superhighway for the yuan.” What the creation of such a system means in the short-term is that the Chinese currency (officially known as the renminbi) has the potential to become a truly international, convertible currency and a more attractive currency for conducting international trade and finance. What it means in the long-term is that America’s long reign of economic dominance is at risk.  Read full article »

The Switchboard: What it’s like to use the Apple Watch

Published every weekday, the Switchboard is your morning helping of hand-picked stories from the Switch team.Over the next few weeks, we’ll be switching things up with a new Switchboard feature we’re calling "On Our Radar.” If you hate it, tell us.  Read full article »

The new MacBook: Hands-on with Apple’s two-pound wonder

Apple revealed a completely redesigned laptop on Monday alongside its new smartwatches, a droolworthy super-thin MacBook. I only spent a few minutes with the newest MacBook, but here are some of my key takeaways of this sleek (if a bit impractical) laptop:  Read full article »

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