Your fortnightly technology news wrap-up - to 21/5/16

Here is a great set of articles that iTandCoffee has found online over the past fortnight or so - on all sorts of technology-related topics, and from a range of news services from Australia and around the world.  The focus is on articles about topics that we know iTandCoffee clients are interested in.  

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Articles about iPhone and iPad (and Accessories)

Read these articles about the iPad and iPhone

Using your iPad and iPhone

• 4 iPhone tricks you might not know
• Apple made it harder for the feds to force you to unlock your iPhone | ZDNet
• How to connect hearing aids and use audio accessibility on iPhone and iPad

Apps

• Scan and annotate with the new Evernote for Android - Evernote Blog
• 8 Tips to Master a More Paperless Life With Evernote - Evernote Blog
• The best iPhone apps for tracking steps - CNET
• Heads Up! on the App Store
• 38 Of The Best Educational Games For iPad
• Why Apple Music Is So Bad When the iPhone Is So Good - The New Yorker

Security

• Apple Quietly Added New Passcode Requirement for Touch ID

Updates and Upgrades

• Apple's iOS 9.3.2 lets you use Night Shift and Low Power Mode at the same time
• iOS 9.3.2 Bricking Some 9.7-inch iPad Pro Devices With 'Error 56' Message
• Apple looking into iOS glitch that clobbers iPad Pro tablets - CNET

Apple News

• Apple denies plans to kill off iTunes music downloads | theage.com.au

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Articles about your Mac

Read these articles about your Mac
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Updates and Upgrades

• Apple Releases OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
• Apple Releases iTunes 12.4 With Design Tweaks
• Apple says a bug in iTunes might be deleting users' libraries
• Apple Working on OS X 10.12 Feature Allowing Macs to Be Unlocked via iPhone's Touch ID
• Screenshots confirm Siri is coming to the Mac

Photos

• Export images from Photos for Mac in their original format

Apps

• WhatsApp introduces new desktop app for Windows and Mac
• FileMaker 15 launches with support for Apple’s latest hardware features
• Alfred 3 — The Mac's best launcher just got a whole lot better
• Apple News
• Apple denies plans to kill off iTunes music downloads | theage.com.au​
• Chromebooks outsold Macs for the first time in the US

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Articles about other Technology topics

Read these great articles about technology

Apple News

• Apple denies plans to kill off iTunes music downloads | theage.com.au

Social Media

• Twitter to stop counting photos and links in 140-character limit: report | theage.com.au
• Instagram is changing its iconic logo – here’s why
• Why Instagram's new icon and black and white design suck

Microsoft/Windows

• Microsoft is removing its nagging Windows 10 upgrade notifications soon
• 10 Best Extensions to Enhance Windows File Explorer
• WhatsApp introduces new desktop app for Windows and Mac
• Stop Windows 10 from automatically updating your PC
• Is Your Printer Ready for Windows 10?
• 20 fixes for a Windows 10 update meltdown
• Windows 10 subscriptions aren't happening. Here's why | ZDNet

Buying Guide

• 2016 Smartphone Comparison Guide

Google

• Google still trying to figure out social web with confusing new app | theage.com.au
• Google Ending Automatic Chrome Support For Flash - InformationWeek
• Google launches time-saving keyboard for iPhones
• Chromebooks outsold Macs for the first time in the US

Accessories and Hardware

• The Best Photo Scanners of 2015
• How to scan and archive your old printed photos
• How to connect hearing aids and use audio accessibility on iPhone and iPad

Kids and education

• Researchers say computer screens change how you think about what you read
• Students who use digital devices in class 'perform worse in exams'

Travel

• Telstra's global roaming travel tax continues to sting | theage.com.au