If you’re running Windows 10 with default settings, you’ve probably noticed apps creeping into the right (tile) side of your Start menu — apps you didn’t put there. Clicking on these “apps” opens up the Store, where you can purchase and download them. Microsoft calls them “suggestions,” but they’re actually just ads. That’s right, Microsoft …

The Apple Pencil has gotten a fair amount of ribbing for its retro name, but it has also sparked some concern based on the awkward position it has to be in to charge. The Pencil is placed into the power port on the iPad Pro, and it just sticks out from there, open to the world and any passing person …

There are plenty of reasons to change your computer’s name — especially if you bought it directly from a manufacturer and it’s named something generic like “windows-user-pc” or “TUF000445811EE”. If you want to connect computers through a homegroup, or just be able to recognize which computers are on your network, changing your computer’s name to something more descriptive is definitely …

LG has stopped taking orders for its Urbane Second Edition smartwatch a little more than a week after the Android wearable went on sale. The company canceled the rollout of the device, the first Android Wear smartwatch with 4G LTE connectivity, because of an unspecified hardware issue, LG said Thursday. It couldn’t say if sales of the smartwatch might be …

Many find social media difficult after a breakup, struggling with the posts and pictures of their ex but not wanting to take the drastic measure of unfriending or blocking them completely. On Thursday, Facebook started testing a tool to help solve this dilemma. After changing your relationship status from “in a relationship” to “single,” Facebook will give you the option …

If you have a well-equipped computer, running Google Maps in all its glory will have little to no impact on your browser. However, try using Maps on a computer with limited resources and the performance of the website really suffers. At this point, Google should take over and automatically switch you to Lite mode — a slimmed down version of …

Sprint will match its rivals’ current rate plans and offer a 50 percent discount in a new promotion unveiled Wednesday. The program, similar to one Sprint launched a year ago and beginning on Friday, applies to customers switching from Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile. The 50 percent discount applies to advertised rates for “most plans,” Sprint said. The company had been …

Eager audiophiles in Asia who want to get their hands on the latest Sonos Play:5 speaker will be in for a shock. That’s because the “best sounding Sonos speaker yet”, which costs $482 in the US, will sell at a much higher price of S$999, the equivalent of $700. The wireless speaker will be available in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong …

Apple’s new iPad Pro is suffering from production problems, though they’re apparently not taking much of a bite out of sales, according to one analyst. Released last week, the iPad Pro is being affected by two production woes, KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said on Tuesday in an investors note seen by blog site AppleInsider. First, Sharp is not ramping up …

Photographic technology has long since been able to nullify the red-eye effect, and now Japanese venture firm Morpho looks to deliver what could be the next big innovation in clearer images. The company revealed the new video processing technology at this year’s Mass-Trans Innovation Japan convention last week in Chiba, Japan. Marketed as Morpho Dehazer, it’s capable of removing visually …