Month: June 2016

Video

Pornhub now offering Porn to the Visually Impaired

Dan Uff June 21, 2016 0

PornHubLogo The porn (Porn Hub) site released a new category of videos for people who are visually impaired called "Described Video" on Wednesday.

"Each video includes special narration that has been tailored and crafted to give the user full enjoyment of the scene," Pornhub said in a statement.

The audio descriptions go into detail about what the models are doing, what they're wearing, where they are and how shots are edited.

"The original audio remains intact but will act as an underscore to the scene," Pornhub said.

In a safe-for-work YouTube demo, a sample audio description went something like this: "Cut to a side shot inside the cab ... A girl gets in, black hair, lots of makeup, and squeezing a nice curvy figure into a tight blue dress."

The new feature is launching with 50 videos, chosen from Pornhub's most viewed videos, spanning all varieties. Voiceovers are recorded by professional voice actors and Pornhub Aria, its social media personality.

Accessibility for online entertainment and news has become a mission for many digital media companies.

Netflix last year added audio descriptions to some of its popular shows. And Twitter and Facebook rolled out image captioning earlier this year.

Pornhub plans to add more videos in the future and is encouraging people to make and upload similar videos "with the differently-abled user in mind," said Corey Price, Pornhub's vice president, adding that the goal is to "initiate a larger conversation with our user base on how to make Pornhub more accessible to all."

Pornhub's new Described Video category launched under Pornhub Cares, the platform's philanthropic group. Pornhub Cares has raised money for breast cancer, testicular cancer, and domestic violence awareness.

Via: CNN/Money

Apple releases important security update for mDNSResponder

Dan Uff June 21, 2016 0

ComputerVirusSign Current versions of Apple products use the updated version of Bonjour. For previous versions, Apple has issued a security update.

Apple has issued a security update for mDNSResponder, the low-level open source software that implements Bonjour in Apple and third-party products.

Which Apple platforms are affected?

OS X:
• Versions prior to OS X El Capitan v10.11.1
• Versions prior to OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 with Security Update 2015-004 Yosemite
• Versions prior to OS X Mavericks v10.9.5 with Security Update 2015-007 Mavericks
• iOS versions prior to iOS 9.1
• watchOS versions prior to watchOS 2.1
• AirPort Base Station Firmware versions prior to 7.7.7 and 7.6.7

Apple has coordinated with many third-party vendors to make sure that they are aware of the availability of this update. For non-Apple products, Apple suggests that you reach out to your vendor to determine if a product you use is affected and whether the vendor has already updated their product.

Media

MacNN.com to Shut Down on July 1st

Dan Uff June 21, 2016 0

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“Cast your mind back to the spring of 1995. Apple was making Macs — the last of the Performas, among other models — and the Clone Wars were already underway, all while MacNN was starting out as a serious journal covering Mac technology. Nothing has changed since then, and yet everything has changed: Apple is now a cultural force, it’s shaping new industries, and it’s even making some money now, we hear,” Charles Martin writes for MacNN. “From when the company was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy and irrelevance, to the crowning of Apple as the most valuable and influential tech company in the world, MacNN has been there. As of July 1, Apple will carry on — but MacNN will not, we’re sorry to say.”

“It’s kind of amazing we made it this far – only TidBITs and MacWorld are older and still around – but we’ve been told we’re packing it in,” Martin writes. “We’ve joked before that Apple becoming a huge mainstream company is the worst thing that ever happened to us, but it’s true: there’s less need for an Apple-specific news site when news about Apple is plastered everywhere, on every site, all the time.”

“As mentioned, we’ll be around through the end of the month, and we hope you’ll stay here until then — we plan to continue our coverage of major Apple news, though we’ll be ratcheting down our columns and such,” Martin writes. “We’d like to tip our hat to the other Apple-Mac news sites — they have never been thought of as our competition, more a part of a larger family.”

Read more in the full article here.

Editor's Note:
The above story is about MacNN.com shutting down, NOT US! We plan to be here for a lllooonnnggg time to come!

Use MyCokeRewards with Apple Pay and get Free Coke!

Dan Uff June 21, 2016 0

CokeLogo The Coca-Cola Company has started accepting Apple Pay for its "MyCokeRewards" program at participating retailers where ever the soda is sold. Customers who add the card to their Apple Pay Wallet and receive a free coke at any coke rewards vending machine.

As an added bonus, for those who add the coke card to the wallet app in iOS will automatically receive 30 coke reward points.

Because the Coke Rewards Program works with Apple Pay, there is no need to scan a bar code to get the benefits of the program.

For more information, and to sign up You can log in and add MyCokeRewards to Wallet and use Apple Pay without even downloading an app at mycokerewards.com.