If you are familiar with Chromecast, then you already have a pretty good idea of what Matchstick is, it's a streaming HDMI stick that connects to your TV and allows for streaming media from the internet such as Netflix, Hulu, and others.  Well unlike Chromecast Matchstick is based on Firefox OS, so it's open source.  The product hasn't hit shelves yet, but they are preparing to launch a Kickstarter for it. With the first 500 backers getting the device for $12, after that the Matchstick will go for $18, with delivery in January 2015.  Once it goes to retail it will be $25.

Ok so by now you've downloaded iOS 8 and noticed that visually there aren't huge changes, not like in previous releases of iOS but there are some changes that are pretty handy, and some that you may just find annoying.  Well of course with any major upgrade, there are some settings that need can be modified.  Apple included a Tips app to help guide users through the newest version of iOS.  But here are some pretty handy ones if you haven't bothered to check that one out.

Today is the day well one of two big days for Apple this week, iOS 8 will be available this afternoon.  You can download the new iOS OTA (Over the Air) or connect it to iTunes.  If you are doing the OTA option make sure you are connected to wifi.  The usual time for the release is 1PM EST time (10AM PT Time) and the Apple servers are usually bombarded so don't be surprised if the download takes some time or you run into errors when trying to get it.

This geek will be amongst the fray to get the new iOS!

~ChicDivaGeek

Last week when Apple announced the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, they had U2 perform at the event, unbeknownst to the millions of Apple users, they would also get a gift that day.  Apple automatically added the band's new album Songs of Innocence to your iCloud library.  Now for most people this is a pretty cool gift, but maybe the way Apple went about it was wrong.

Millions of Gmail addresses were hacked and the passwords have been leaked.  The file was uploaded to a Russian Bitcoin forum, there is a site to check to see if your account has been compromised  http://isleaked.com/en.php, but you could also just change it to avoid that and also Gmail has the two step authentication that you could also enable as well.

~ChicDivaGeek

So unless you were living under a rock yesterday you undoubtedly heard Apple's big announcement yesterday.  They are releasing as expected the iPhone 6 and an Apple Watch.  Although we all knew these things were coming that doesn't make them any less exciting, let's take a look at some of the details that were revealed about Apple's latest products.

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