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Microsoft has started rolling out the Windows 10 November 2019 update. In theory, it’s the second big update for Windows 10 of the year, but don’t get too excited, it’s more like a traditional Windows service pack of old. For a start, you’ll have to proactively seek out the update Settings > Update & Security […]
It turns out that Intel’s CPU security fixes from May didn’t address everything the company mentioned. Intel is rolling out another patch that does more to close the speculative execution flaws that could let attackers swipe passwords and other sensitive info. The New York Times reports that the fixes earlier this year only patched some […]
Disney has revealed that over 10 million people have already signed up for its streaming service. For context, the company’s own Hulu has ‘just’ 28 million total customers Disney+ has already racked up over a third of that subscriber base. Netflix has over 60 million subscribers in the US, but it also took years to […]
Disney+, the subscription-based streaming video service from media and entertainment is now live in the US, Canada and the Netherlands although the launch hasn’t gone as smoothly as company executives had hoped for. As CNBC reported, some users were met with an error message when attempting to connect to the new streaming platform. Reports of […]
Libra isn’t Facebook’s only big leap into the payment world. The social media giant has unveiled Facebook Pay, its bid at simplifying both purchases and money transfers. Facebook Pay was announced today, with the primary goal of providing Facebook users with a “convenient, secure, and consistent” payment experience throughout various company properties, including Facebook itself […]
Google’s Chrome web browser may have an answer for you. Google announced a plan to identify and label websites that typically load slowly by way of clear badging. Google says it may later choose to identify sites that are likely to be slow based on the user’s device and current network conditions, as well. Google […]
Apple plans to release its first augmented reality headset in 2022, followed by a smaller device a pair of AR glasses in 2023. The Information sources claim Apple held an internal presentation in October where it expected to release the AR headset (really a mixed AR/VR headset). The design would superficially resemble an Oculus Quest, […]
Realme keeps on increasing its share of the Indian smartphone market, growing shipments more than 400 percent year-on-year to take 14.3 percent in the third quarter of 2019, according to figures from IDC. That’s a big increase on the 3.1 percent recorded a year ago when the brand had only just launched, initially as a […]
David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails and co-founder of Basecamp, went viral yesterday after alleging that the algorithm making credit decisions for the Apple Card, backed by Goldman Sachs, is making inherently sexist decisions. The tweets have prompted the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) to investigate. The latest allegations of algorithmic […]
Apple has always been known as one of the most privacy-focused tech giants, but no company is perfect. IT Specialist Bob Gendler on Wednesday published a Medium blog post that claims Apple’s encrypted email technology is perhaps not as encrypted as you might think. While investigating the link between macOS and Siri — particularly, the […]
This week, Netflix began notifying customers that it will no longer support Samsung smart TVs, circa 2010 and 2011, or Vizio smart TV more than four years old. It’s also dropping support for first-generation Roku boxes. The changes go into effect December 2nd. The news isn’t too surprising Netflix cannot support all hardware indefinitely but […]
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro X computer may not have taken the world by storm as a Windows-on-ARM showcase, but as iFixit’s teardown reveals, the new hardware design is groundbreaking in other respects by being far easier to repair than other Surfaces. It starts with how Microsoft has built the SSD into the Surface Pro X. […]
Visit YouTube today, you’ll see a pop-up window alerting you that the platform’s Terms of Service will be updated on December 10th. The new terms do not change the way YouTube treats your info, and YouTube isn’t changing how it uses creators’ content, but it is clarifying a few of its policies. The new terms […]
T-Mobile promised its nationwide 5G network was coming before the end of the year, and now we have a launch date: Dec. 6. The carrier announced today during a live stream dedicated to its upcoming merger with Sprint. According to CEO John Legere, 200 million customers will have access to the network on day one, […]
Yandex, is working on its own autonomous package carrier, called Yandex.Rover. Russia’s search and services giant has expanded its ambitions in the world of autonomous transportation, building on its work with self-driving cars to deploy a six-wheeled robot that adopts the popular cooler on wheels style pioneered by Starship Robotics. Its self-driving division is trialing […]