Now playing: Watch this: Encrypt your smartphone 1:28 The battle between Apple and the FBI has brought a renewed focus on the importance of encryption. Regardless of what your opinion on the case may be, I shouldn’t have to explain the significance of protecting your personal data — and it all starts with your smartphone. …
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“Back to the drawing board.” That’s how Chief Executive Satya Nadella addressed Microsoft’s recent gaffes with Tay, its artificial-intelligence teenage chatbot. Microsoft took the chatbot offline last week after it spewed racist and sexist remarks on Twitter. However, Tay managed to sneak back online for a couple hours Wednesday and continue her nonsensical rant before being grounded again. A Microsoft …
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Windows 10 will get its first major update this summer. Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s executive vice president of the Windows and Devices Group, detailed the free update at the company’s annual Build developer conference on Wednesday. The “Windows 10 Anniversary Update” will bring improvements to the Hello login feature and the Cortana voice assistant. It will also add support for Microsoft’s …
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The Apple Watch wasn’t a focal point during a press event on Monday at Apple’s Cupertino headquarters. The company instead shone the spotlight on two new products: a smaller 4-inch iPhone called the SE and a 9.7-inch version of its iPad Pro tablet. Apple CEO Tim Cook spent only a minute discussing the company’s first smartwatch, which was released last …
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You can now download iOS 9.3 on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system will run on any iDevice from 2011 or later. That means if you have an iPhone 4S or later, an iPad 2 or later, or a fifth- or sixth-generation iPod Touch, you are good to go. One new feature …
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Apple on Monday announced CareKit, an open source framework that will help developers build apps that aid in improving health and wellness of users. These will be different from the current crop of health and fitness apps that are available in the App Store. CareKit apps will be designed to help patients better understand and manage their medical conditions. The …
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There’s a new software update available for fourth-generation Apple TV boxes. Apple on Monday announced tvOS version 9.2. The latest software update adds a variety of new features to the Apple TV that help make it easier to use. You can now organize apps into folders, pair a Bluetooth keyboard, enter text using Siri, and view photos from your iCloud …
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Apple is holding a special event at its headquarters in Cupertino in just a few hours. The iPhone-maker is expected to announce a smaller iPhone SE and a 9.7-inch version of its iPad Pro. We may also see new features and bands for the Apple Watch, and quite possibly some new Macs, along with some other surprises. Here’s everything you …
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There’s a new software update available for fourth-generation Apple TV boxes. Apple on Monday announced tvOS version 9.2. The latest software update adds a variety of new features to the Apple TV that help make it easier to use. You can now organize apps into folders, pair a Bluetooth keyboard, enter text using Siri, and view photos from your iCloud …
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Sony on Friday announced preorder information for its upcoming PlayStation VR headset. The Japanese electronics giant will be offering the virtual reality headset as part of a special bundle starting on Tuesday, March 22. The bundle will cost $499 in the US, $100 more than the headset by itself, but with it you get two Playstation Move motion controllers, the …
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