Correction, May 4, 2017: It’s free for schools to upgrade from Windows 10 S to Windows 10 Pro. May 2, Microsoft held an event to launch a new education-focused version of its Windows 10 operating system that can run on ultracheap laptops. Windows 10 S is a locked-down version of Windows 10 Pro: Microsoft made …

If you can’t beat ’em, offer a really cheap alternative. That seems to be one of the themes of AMD’s Radeon RX 500 series of GPUs, the successor to the not-very-old RX 400 series. The most notable news is the way-cheap entry-level RX 550, which will start at $80 when it goes on sale in a couple of days. It’s …

Microsoft Surface Dial redefines a creative accessory +12 more See all photos Now that the Windows 10 Creators Update is available and the big, content-creation-focused NAB show is nigh, Microsoft’s drawing attention to some new application support for its Surface Dial creative accessory. In the Dial’s case, every little bit of support counts; there are still only a handful of …

While a leak of personal information is never a good thing, Ask.com’s public display of its server log this morning seems fairly benign. The log shows IP addresses, as well as the search queries and outgoing links related to them. The leak was spotted by Paul Shapiro and posted to his Twitter feed on Friday. Ask says the issues has …

Facebook is giving its Instant Articles publishing partners new tools to keep you in their clutches. Instant Articles is the feature that lets publishers load content quickly and within the Facebook ecosystem, making surfing for news on your phone a lot faster. Now, thanks to new “call-to-action” units, the flow of the story you’re trying to read will soon be …

Bringing its top-end graphics card up to speed for 2017, Nvidia‘s updated its Titan X monster gaming GPU with a bump up in CUDA cores and increased memory bandwidth for the Titan Xp. It’s already been slipped into the line replacing the X. More cores — the Xp has 3,840 vs. the X’s 3,584 — allows for a greater number …

Now playing: Watch this: Meet Microsoft’s big-screen Surface Studio 2:27 While Microsoft’s big announcement Wednesday was the availability of its Windows 10 Creators Update, it also took the opportunity to announce the arrival of its Surface products in more parts of the world. Aussies will now have the opportunity to buy the company’s expensive Surface Studio all-in-one computer, plus the …

As India’s cash issues continue to create incentives for new mobile payment systems, it’s no surprise that Samsung has jumped into the fray with its its Samsung Pay digital wallet. The Apple Pay competitor’s implementation includes support for PayTM and the Unified Payments interface. It has a ton of network financial services partners, though Citibank India is still forthcoming. Samsung …

Now Safari users on Apple iOS devices can take advantage of the Kindle e-book app as a read-it-later solution, thanks to the latest update from earlier this week. You access the feature via the share sheet in the browser (that’s the upload icon). Oddly, when I tried it the document appeared on my Android phone before it finally synced to …

It was inevitable that DxO, long-time benchmarkers of camera sensors, would inevitably turn its attention to the eyes in the skies. The company tested a handful of the cameras that come with popular drones — 5 DJI models, the GoPro Karma’s Hero5 Black and the Yuneec Breeze 4K. The results aren’t very surprising, though they do serve to drive home …