Guides Microsoft

Microsoft Flow Basics

Microsoft Flow automates repetitive tasks, allowing you to devote more of your time to important matters. It does this by linking different cloud-based apps, collecting data from them, synchronizing files, sending you notifications, and much more. In Microsoft Flow, automated workflows are simply referred to as “flows.” Currently, Microsoft Flow allows you to link apps […]

News

Oculus Rift S revealed

The Oculus Rift S promises improved resolutions, easier setup and maximum comfort Oculus has announced the Rift S, a follow-up to 2016’s Oculus Rift. The news broke at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, where Oculus announced its newest headset in partnership with Lenovo. The new VR headset promises “improved optics and display technology,” […]

Apple News

New AirPods 2 launch with better battery and hands-free ‘Hey Siri’ feature

After months of speculation, Apple has launched new-and-refreshed AirPods 2 true-wireless headphones, boasting improved battery life, smart Siri assistant functionality and an optional wireless charging case. At first glance, the new AirPods 2 look very similar to the original Apple AirPods. Again, they’re completely cable-free, drawing battery from a pillbox-like charging case, with stem-like protrusions […]

Laptops

Acer Swift 7

Good Excellent design Built-in LTE option Decent battery life Bad Touchpad doesn’t click Awfully weak performance for price Poor webcam placement Lacking audio The Acer Swift 7 is an ultra-compact notebook that is well suited for mobile use. The Swift 7 slightly improves on its predecessor in all areas; the greatest difference is the larger […]

Android News

Xiaomi’s Black Shark 2

Last year’s Black Shark proved to be a decent, if unremarkable entry into the gaming smartphone market for Xiaomi, but now the Chinese phone maker seems set to deliver the goods with its follow-up, the Black Shark 2. Announced today, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 boasts a pressure sensitive 6.39-inch AMOLED display, allowing players to […]

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Galaxy Fold vs. Motorola Razr: Foldable

Motorola is making a foldable phone that will be out this summer and there’s a lot of reason to be excited about it. The company is rumored to revive its beloved Razr brand which dominated the phone landscape before smartphones were a thing. But the Razr will have to face stiff competition from the Galaxy […]

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MySpace lost 12 years of user content

MySpace the once-dominant social media platform that was largely subsumed by Facebook may have lost a decade’s worth of music uploaded by users, the company says. MySpace started in 2003 and quickly gained traction as a platform for uploading and sharing music, particularly for new bands trying to find an audience. The fact that it […]

Android News

Most Android antivirus Apps Are Garbage

Antivirus is already fraught. You’re basically inviting all-seeing, all-knowing software onto your device, trusting that it’ll keep the bad guys out and not abuse its own access in the process. On Android, that problem is compounded by dozens of apps that aren’t just ineffective—they’re outright phony. In a survey of 250 Android so-called antivirus apps, […]

Apple News

Apple unveils new iPad Air and iPad mini

Apple unveiled a new iPad Air and iPad mini Monday, ahead of its video streaming service announcement next week. The updates were announced in a press release today in an unusually quiet approach for Apple, which has typically held announcement events even for smaller iPad updates. The upgraded models offer keyboard support for the first […]

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Apple Watch may spot heart problems

A huge study suggests the Apple Watch can detect a worrisome irregular heartbeat at least sometimes – but experts say more work is needed to tell if using wearable technology to screen for heart problems really helps.  More than 419,000 Apple Watch users signed up for the unusual study, making it the largest ever to […]