Facebook users who request or offer help during a crisis can now message via WhatsApp. Facebook said Monday that it’s giving users more ways to communicate and share real-time information during a disaster or attack. The world’s social network has a
Read More about Facebook rolls out tools to help you find real-time info in a crisisWindows 10 November 2019 Update: Version 1909 is available now–here’s what’s new
Windows 10 Version 1909 is now available as an optional feature update. Electing to install it will add several subtle quality-of-life features and improve your user experience. Nov. 12, 2019, was more than just a normal Microsoft Windows 10 Security Patch Tuesday.
Read More about Windows 10 November 2019 Update: Version 1909 is available now–here’s what’s newFacebook’s plan to integrate Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram might be tougher than it looks
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton calls Facebook’s efforts a “very tall order.” Facebook confirmed this year it’s planning to add an extra layer of security to its messaging services as part of an effort to make it possible for WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram users to send messages
Read More about Facebook’s plan to integrate Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram might be tougher than it looksIntel spends $27 million on a new 5G push
Intel has agreed to purchase a software business from Toronto-based Pivot Technology Solutions for $27 million, the U.S. chipmaker said on Tuesday. Intel said it would buy Smart Edge, a software that helps split up data and store it closer to users to
Read More about Intel spends $27 million on a new 5G pushMicrosoft releases Windows 10 patch that fixes audio issues, also breaks printers
We’ve been here before Facepalm: Can Microsoft release a bug-fixing update for Windows 10 without it causing new problems? Apparently not, it seems, as yet again the company has released a cumulative update that breaks something else. This time, it’s printers that
Read More about Microsoft releases Windows 10 patch that fixes audio issues, also breaks printersGoogle reportedly under antitrust scrutiny for new internet encryption protocol
The new standard aims to improve security and privacy by encrypting internet traffic. Google’s plans to use a new internet protocol has raised concerns among congressional antitrust investigators who worry it could give the company an unfair competitive advantage, the Wall Street Journal
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Chromium Edge is now one step away from general availability In context: Beta is the third and most stable of Microsoft’s preview channels. Major updates are rolled out approximately every six weeks alongside the occasional bug fixes and security patches. Microsoft’s Chromium-powered Edge
Read More about Microsoft’s Chromium Edge browser hits the beta channelMicrosoft offering some customers an extra year of free Windows 7 updates
In brief: With Windows 7’s extended support period set to end on January 14, 2020, businesses that can’t or won’t upgrade to Windows 10 face paying Microsoft’s high fees to keep receiving extended security updates (ESUs). But the company is running
Read More about Microsoft offering some customers an extra year of free Windows 7 updatesMicrosoft: Flash will die on Windows 10’s new Edge in line with Google Chrome
Microsoft updates its plans for Adobe Flash on the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser. Microsoft has detailed how it will follow through with its plan to remove Adobe Flash from its Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser. Not surprisingly, Microsoft will retire
Read More about Microsoft: Flash will die on Windows 10’s new Edge in line with Google ChromeWi-Fi 6 will upgrade your workhorse wireless network
5G is great, but it’s a big Wi-Fi upgrade that’ll likely help you out sooner with faster speeds and longer range at home, school, and work. We get it. 5G is a big deal. But honestly, you likely use Wi-Fi networks as much or
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