Microsoft this week released the Windows 10 May update, which includes a handful of nice improvements, such as a Windows light theme that the OS applies across the entire system, including the Taskbar, Start menu, Action Center and touch keyboard. To grab the update, go to Settings, then Update & Security, then Windows Update and check …

Trainers, get ready. On Saturday, June 8, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in your local time zone, get together with fellow Pokemon trainers at your favorite spots to look for the Normal-type Slakoth. During the monthly community day event, the slothy Slakoth will spawn more frequently in the wild. While you are out you may encounter a Shiny Slakoth, …

After a wobbly 2018 where the company had to address a US government ban, ZTE seems to be finding its balance with the new Axon 10 Pro, a beautiful 4G flagship phone now available in Germany. Announced in February at the Mobile World Congress, the Axon 10 Pro is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor and comes with three rear-facing …

Duplex is Google’s name for AI software that can be used like a super-smart assistant to make reservations for you, both over the phone and online. There are two services right now that use this name, one that’s decidedly creepier than the other. We’re going to break them down. Google first rolled out Duplex last year as a powerful voice …

Google has big plans for the second half of 2019 that run from the home to the auto. At its just-concluded Google I/O developer conference, the tech giant unveiled the Google Nest Hub Max, talked about its plans for Lens and AR, showed a more personal side of Google Assistant, debuted cheaper Pixel 3A and 3A XL phones and revealed …

Google released Tuesday the third beta of Android 10 on the first day of its annual Google I/O developer conference. And at the event, company executives offered a glimpse at a few new features for Q, the next version of the company’s Android operating system due in the summer or fall. Among the new Android 10 features previewed are a …

Over the past year, Apple has restricted or removed a collection of third-party iOS apps that help parents manage a child’s iPhone ($899 at Amazon) and iPad ($170 at Amazon) usage. Apple said it has taken the step because the apps present a privacy and security risk. At least one of the affected developers claims Apple is being misleading about its …

At its F8 developer conference this morning, Facebook said starting today you can preorder its Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S. The two VR headsets and controllers will ship May 21, the company said. The all-in-one Quest will start at $399 and is a solid step up from the company’s entry-level Oculus Go VR headset — which starts at $199. …

Google’s Calendar offers crazy powerful search, letting you find names, locations and events you’ve added to your calendar events. Now, in the Calendar app on Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon), you can now perform similar searches and hunt for events, names, locations and more. You can search through old and upcoming events by name, location and words that are part …

Microsoft said late last year it planned to swap out the rendering engine used in Edge and swap in one based on Chromium, the open-source foundation used in Google’s Chrome browser as well as in Brave, Opera and other popular browsers. If you’ve been waiting to see what Microsoft is up to with Edge, you can now download an early …