It's Friday, August 18th, and Apple is getting closer to releasing iOS 11 for the iPad and iPhone, so they've posted up a bunch of videos showing off some new features, like enhanced multitasking, file access, document file markup, the new iOS dot functionality using the camera as a document scanner, and more. Except there were no new videos on the planet augmented reality or AR features that will be included in the next update. Some Apple critics have argued that Tim Cook and crew are behind the curve when it comes to touch interfaces for computers; Mac's have never had one, but the new abilities in iOS 11 seem like they could cross over to a touchscreen iMac pretty easily. That Apple's plan is hard to tell, but with more and more Windows 10 PCs getting touch capability, we have a hard time thinking Macs are going to be mouse driven forever.

iOS 11 is due to come out this fall if you're still struggling to pick a cell phone service provider. The list just got a bit longer, not with some fringe startup promising unlimited data and no reception for $10 a month; no this time it's big hitter Comcast getting into the game with a nationwide rollout of its Xfinity mobile service, and according to PC Magazine their rates will indeed be lower than most competitors, so hopefully that will drive down everyone's bills. Xfinity Mobile has been in a sort of limited beta phase since April but now Comcast is piggybacking on Verizon's full national network and also leveraging their vast mesh of 18 million Wi-Fi routers so coverage should be good; it's not great but what about customer service? Yep, we'll see Xfinity Mobile is offering the full spread of devices including iPhones Galaxy phones, and so on. Hit the link for more details.

Let's see there's something big happening Monday now what could it be all right a full solar eclipse is working its way across the entire United States and it sounds like maybe a few people are going to drive somewhere to check it out; ok maybe more like a few billion people so good luck out there in the 14 states that the rare astronomical spectacle will cross Monday morning, the fun starts here in our home state of Oregon at about 10:15 a.m., and local officials are expecting about a million people to flood the 70 mile wide totality zone which should make for some interesting traffic situations. Some quick tips unless you're in actual totality and you'll know if you are since it'll be dark out; please do not look at the Sun without proper eye protection even at 99% eclipses, it's more than bright enough to quickly fry your eyeballs if you want to photograph or record the eclipses on video; you'll also need special protection for your camera gear since you know you'll be pointing it at the Sun which can fry your camera or cellphone image sensor in short order. If you're going to be in the totality zone, you might want to pack some food water a tent and a stove since traffic is expected to be apocalyptically bad anywhere near the totality stripe but hey at least you get to see it.

We've got lots of safety tips and photo tricks for both enjoying and capturing the Eclipse on digital trend calm which is also where you can get the rest of the day's tech news along with our Facebook page and YouTube channel. And don't forget to check out between the streams are entertainment podcast where we'll be talking about the Obi-Wan Kenobi origin film, thanks for watching we'll see you on Monday.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enit's Friday August 18th and Apple is getting closer to releasing iOS 11 for the iPad and iPhone so they've posted up a bunch of videos showing off some new features things like enhanced multitasking file access document file markup the new iOS dot functionality using the camera as a document scanner and more except there were no new videos on the plant augmented reality or AR features that will be included in the next update some Apple critics have argued that Tim Cook and crew are behind the curve when it comes to touch interfaces for computers Mac's have never had one but the new abilities in iOS 11 seem like they could cross over to a touchscreen iMac pretty easily that Apple's plan hard to tell but with more and more Windows 10 pcs getting touch capability we have a hard time thinking Macs are going to be mouse driven forever iOS 11 is due to come out this fall if you're still struggling to pick a cell phone service provider the list just got a bit longer and not with some fringe startup promising unlimited data and no reception for 10 bucks a month no this time it's big hitter Comcast getting into the game with a nationwide rollout of its Xfinity mobile service and according to PC Magazine their rates will indeed be lower than most competitors so hopefully that will drive for everyone's bills down a bit Xfinity Mobile has been in a sort of limited beta phase since April but now Comcast is piggybacking on Verizon's full national network and also leveraging their vast mesh of 18 million Wi-Fi routers so coverage should be good it's not great but what about customer service yep we'll see Xfinity Mobile is offering the full spread of devices including iPhones Galaxy phones and so on hit the link for more details let's see there's something big happening Monday now what could it be all right a full solar eclipse is working its way across the entire United States and it sounds like maybe a few people are going to drive somewhere to check it out ok maybe more like a few billion people so good luck out there in the 14 states that the rare astronomical spectacle will cross Monday morning the fun starts here in our home state of Oregon at about 10:15 a.m. and local officials are expecting about a million people to flood the 70 mile wide totality zone which should make for some interesting traffic situations some quick tips unless you are in actual totality and you'll know if you are since it'll be dark out please do not look at the Sun without proper eye protection even at 99% eclipses it's more than bright enough to quickly fry your eyeballs if you want to photograph will record the eclipses on video you'll also need special protection for your camera gear since you know you'll be pointing it at the Sun which can fry your camera or cellphone image sensor in short order and if you're going to be in the totality zone you might want to pack some food water a tent and a stove since traffic is expected to be apocalyptically bad anywhere near the totality stripe but hey at least you get to see it we've got lots of safety tips and photo tricks for both enjoying and capturing the Eclipse on digital trend calm which is also where you can get the rest of the day's tech news along with our Facebook page and YouTube channel and don't forget to check out between the streams are entertainment podcast where we'll be talking about the obi-wan Kenobi origin film thanks for watching we'll see you on Mondayit's Friday August 18th and Apple is getting closer to releasing iOS 11 for the iPad and iPhone so they've posted up a bunch of videos showing off some new features things like enhanced multitasking file access document file markup the new iOS dot functionality using the camera as a document scanner and more except there were no new videos on the plant augmented reality or AR features that will be included in the next update some Apple critics have argued that Tim Cook and crew are behind the curve when it comes to touch interfaces for computers Mac's have never had one but the new abilities in iOS 11 seem like they could cross over to a touchscreen iMac pretty easily that Apple's plan hard to tell but with more and more Windows 10 pcs getting touch capability we have a hard time thinking Macs are going to be mouse driven forever iOS 11 is due to come out this fall if you're still struggling to pick a cell phone service provider the list just got a bit longer and not with some fringe startup promising unlimited data and no reception for 10 bucks a month no this time it's big hitter Comcast getting into the game with a nationwide rollout of its Xfinity mobile service and according to PC Magazine their rates will indeed be lower than most competitors so hopefully that will drive for everyone's bills down a bit Xfinity Mobile has been in a sort of limited beta phase since April but now Comcast is piggybacking on Verizon's full national network and also leveraging their vast mesh of 18 million Wi-Fi routers so coverage should be good it's not great but what about customer service yep we'll see Xfinity Mobile is offering the full spread of devices including iPhones Galaxy phones and so on hit the link for more details let's see there's something big happening Monday now what could it be all right a full solar eclipse is working its way across the entire United States and it sounds like maybe a few people are going to drive somewhere to check it out ok maybe more like a few billion people so good luck out there in the 14 states that the rare astronomical spectacle will cross Monday morning the fun starts here in our home state of Oregon at about 10:15 a.m. and local officials are expecting about a million people to flood the 70 mile wide totality zone which should make for some interesting traffic situations some quick tips unless you are in actual totality and you'll know if you are since it'll be dark out please do not look at the Sun without proper eye protection even at 99% eclipses it's more than bright enough to quickly fry your eyeballs if you want to photograph will record the eclipses on video you'll also need special protection for your camera gear since you know you'll be pointing it at the Sun which can fry your camera or cellphone image sensor in short order and if you're going to be in the totality zone you might want to pack some food water a tent and a stove since traffic is expected to be apocalyptically bad anywhere near the totality stripe but hey at least you get to see it we've got lots of safety tips and photo tricks for both enjoying and capturing the Eclipse on digital trend calm which is also where you can get the rest of the day's tech news along with our Facebook page and YouTube channel and don't forget to check out between the streams are entertainment podcast where we'll be talking about the obi-wan Kenobi origin film thanks for watching we'll see you on Monday\n"