Dozens of adult content creators have signed an open letter to Patreon challenging restrictions it has placed on the creation of pornography.The crowdfunding service updated its rules last week to explicitly ban the sale of pornographic content and provision of sexual services.It said at the time that it was clarifying an existing policy.But the firm has been accused of betraying some of its members who say their activity is not illegal.”We know people who would be homeless if it wasn’t for making porn on Patreon – and it’s not a small number,” the letter states.”Your fuzzy position on ’adult content’ versus ’porn’ gives you the freedom to discriminate at will.”And it makes content creators live in fear of that discrimination, itself leading to self-censorship of important viewpoints.”

The iPhone X officially goes up for pre-order on Friday morning and Apple has dramatically overhauled its homepage tonight to better showcase the upcoming flagship. Apple.com now features nothing but the iPhone X, with a slew of images and animations touting various features of the device.If you head to Apple.com right now, you’ll see a large banner up top with Apple reminding visitors that the iPhone X goes up for pre-order on Friday at 12:01 PT. Below that are a slew of boxes, each highlighting a different feature of the device. One showcases the bezel-less design, while another showcases Face ID and another the TrueDepth camera.

AN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The launch of Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) second-generation Google Pixel smartphones has been hampered by display screen problems and pricing and shipping issues, prompting the company to open an investigation and issue multiple apologies to customers.FILE PHOTO: Google’s Pixel 2 phone is displayed during a launch event in San Francisco, California, U.S. on October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File PhotoThe Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, whoch start at $649 and debuted in stores on Thursday, are the lynchpin of Google’s efforts to take on Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) iPhone directly.Early Pixel 2 users have voiced frustration with mishaps, including a potentially serious problem with the screen.Google said on Sunday it is investigating whether graphics are burning into the display of the Pixel 2, following a report on the AndroidCentral blog detailing the issue after a week of use. Burn-in, whoch usually becomes a problem only after several years of activity, can make it difficult to see information on the display.

When it comes to keeping tabs on the World Series, these apps do the best job!With the World Series just around the corner, you know you’re going to want to know everything that’s happening. Who’s pitching, who’s at bat, who’s on base, who’s leading, and of course you want to hear about all the big hits and catches as they are made.While there are plenty of sports apps for your iPhone and iPad, there are few that are especially good for following the World Series as closely as possible.

ColorWare, a company that lets you give all your favorite tech and accessories custom paint jobs, is now offering the Apple Magic Keyboard with numeric keypad in 34 eye-popping colors that may actually make you want to work at your desk. And because the keyboard itself is manufactured officially by Apple, you won’t have to stress about it being incompatible with your iMac or anything functioning differently than the Magic Keyboard you’re used to.When you go to order your keyboard, you can choose the color you’d like (there are both solids and shimmery metallics to pick from) as well as a gloss or matte finish. If you want to make your keyboard the brightest and shiniest thing you own and double down on both metallic and gloss, go for it, because there’s no difference in price no matter what color or finish you select. Each keyboard will come with a one-year ColorWare warranty.

Major Lazer documentary ‘Give Me Future’ coming exclusively to Apple Music next month | 9to5Mac

As it continues to expand original content efforts, Apple Music has secured the rights to an upcoming documentary about electronic music trio Major Lazer. The film depicts the process of organizing the first Cuban-American concert in Havana and is entitled Give Me Future.The film starts shortly after President Obama announced that the “United States of America is changing its relationship with the people of Cuba. And begin a new chapter among the nations of the Americas.”After President Obama made that announcement, Major Lazer’s Diplo, Jillionaire, and Walshy Fire set out to organize the first Cuban-American concert in Havana. The three are followed as they set up the concert, meeting with local Cuban artists and planning the intricacies.