Now playing: Watch this: 8 ways to repurpose your old phone 2:10 It’s hard to believe, but smartphones as we know them have been around for nearly a decade. And chances are good you’ve upgraded at least once during that time, if not many times. Usually, that upgrade leaves you with your old phone and …
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It’s a phishing scheme that even multifactor authentication and changing your password won’t fix. On Wednesday, a massive Google Docs phishing attack spread across Gmail, hijacking people’s accounts and spamming itself to the victims’ contact lists. Google quickly shut down the attack, which affected about 0.1 percent of Gmail’s users. Even at that low number, with roughly 1 billion Gmail …
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Samsung’s new virtual assistant Bixby might prove have its drawbacks, but rapping may not be one of them. When the Galaxy S8 released to the public last month, Bixby’s voice controls were absent. The feature finally went live this Monday, but only in South Korea. Still, this gave the rest of the world a preview of what Bixby Voice (the …
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China’s internet rules are about to get even tighter. China’s internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), announced newly updated regulations yesterday that will require online news broadcasters to be licensed by the government to publish news on the internet and social media platforms. The new rules are effective from June 1. Related stories China to launch state-sponsored Wikipedia …
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It’s back to school for Microsoft. Microsoft wants its laptops and software once again to have a prime place in the classroom, where it once held a stronghold until Google’s cheap, efficient Chromebooks came along. At its EDU event on Tuesday, Microsoft announced a new Surface laptop, along with some partner PCs, meant to help it win back schools across …
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Microsoft wants people to experience augmented and mixed reality, both via affordable headsets and the more expensive Hololens. But, there’s a catch: not everyone has these headsets. That’s where Microsoft’s announcement of View Mixed Reality gets interesting. It’s Microsoft’s attempt to get 3D objects into AR without a headset, using a regular Windows computer with a basic RGB camera. It’s …
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Your kid’s next computer may say it’s powered by Microsoft’s software, but it may not be the Windows you’re used to. If it’s running Windows 10 S, Microsoft’s new software announced Tuesday at an education-focused event in New York, it’ll feature more security and faster load times. It’ll also start faster, its battery life will be better and its performance, …
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With Chrome 57, Google’s browser is less of a resource hog than it has been in the past. It achieves this efficiency by a new mechanism for throttling background tabs so they consume less power. Since updating to version 57 of Chrome, I have found I can let my open tabs grow to obscene numbers without it killing my MacBook …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S8: The good, the bad, the beautiful 4:41 Once again, Samsung and LG’s rival phones come face to face. And once again, we’re here to help you figure out which is best for you. Both the Galaxy S8 and G6 are excellent high-end phones with slim bezels, waterproofing and the latest Android 7.0 software. …
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Like nabbing free games and other apps via Amazon Underground? Better get ’em while the gettin’s good. Amazon is putting the kibosh on the Underground Actually Free program, the company said Friday. The program offers thousands of premium apps, games and even in-app items at no cost, including extra lives, unlocked levels, unlimited add-on packs and more. If you’re on …
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