The Windows 10 notifications system is still a work in progress — universal-ish app notifications that appear on your lock screen, on your desktop and in your action center. In the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft has added more notifications (Windows can now link to your Android phone via the Cortana app and mirror Android …

Windows 10 is all about keeping your devices — and your app and system notifications — synced up. The main hub for all of this informative activity is the action center, which you can find by clicking on the small taskbar icon located to the right of the clock. The new action center is basically the Windows 10 version of …

The Apple Watch Series 2 is finally here…and I have to admit, it looks pretty appealing with its waterproofing, built-in GPS and brighter screen. But before you jump on the preorder train, you might want to consider what you’re going to do with your original Apple Watch. (After all, it’s not the kind of thing that can be easily repurposed.) …

Your Windows 10 lock screen is starting to look a little cluttered with notifications, spotlight feedback, Windows tips and Cortana. And now…ads? Related: 6 ways to customize the Windows 10 lock and sign-in screens Ads on your lock screen aren’t a totally new thing — we first saw them in February, when Microsoft started pushing the game Rise of the …

Now playing: Watch this: Jumping on AT&T’s cheaper unlimited plan? Not so fast… 2:46 T-Mobile is “doubling down” on its single, unlimited data plan — T-Mobile One — by making it super confusing. Let me explain: On August 18, T-Mobile announced that it was killing all of its current data plans in favor of a “single, unlimited data plan” called …

Microsoft Edge still has a way to go before it wins any “browser of the year” awards, but it’s a much better browser after the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. The improvements include support for browser extensions, a right-click history menu and click-to-play Flash video. In other words, it might be time to consider switching over to Edge as your primary …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple patches major flaws with iOS 9.3.5 1:49 Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET If you have an iPhone, you need to download the latest iOS updateright now. Apple released the “important security update” in response to an active malware threat that can be used to read texts and email, record calls (including WhatsApp and Viber calls), track your …

The highly anticipated Windows 10 Anniversary Update dropped earlier this month, but for some users it’s…not great. Specifically, many people found they can no longer use their webcams for things like Skype video chat or Open Broadcaster Software. Microsoft is currently working on a fix, but said fix may not drop until September. If you’re having the webcam issue or …

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update has some cool features, but it also — like all Windows updates — has some bugs. One major bug has caused many users’ webcams to stop working in apps like Microsoft’s own Skype video chat. According to Microsoft rep Mike M. on the Windows developer forums, Microsoft is currently working on a fix that should …

Thanks to the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft Edge finally has browser extensions (albeit only a handful so far). We’ve been waiting for Edge to support extensions for over a year — the browser debuted stripped-down and barely customizable because Microsoft wanted to keep it as secure as possible. So here’s everything you need to know about installing, managing and …