Tag Archives: microsoft

Break open your piggy banks, cheeps. This might be the TV deal you’ve been saving for. It’s a rerun, sort of, because last time out it was a smaller model (55-inch) at a higher price ($1,400). You know what I always say: Cheap things come to those who wait! For a limited time, and while …

Bill Gates has conceded that his “greatest mistake ever” was failing to put Microsoft in Android’s position as the world’s biggest “non-Apple” mobile operating system. The Microsoft co-founder was reflecting on the era when the market was shifting toward mobile, in an interview at venture capital firm Village Global. “In the software world, particularly for platforms, these are winner-take-all markets. …

Microsoft is reportedly working on a foldable Surface for release in the first six months of next year. It’s likely to have two 9-inch screens with a 4:3 aspect ratio, market research firm IHS Markit told Forbes, citing a source within the supply chain. The hybrid device will apparently use the company’s Windows Lite OS, which is a slimmed-down, dual-screen …

Huawei on Monday said it’ll increase its investment in 5G in spite of the US ban on its products. The Chinese tech giant also made a point of emphasizing cybersecurity and privacy as its “top priorities.” Huawei was blacklisted last month as it was added to the United States’ “entity list” (PDF). In addition, President Donald Trump signed an executive order essentially banning …

One of the advantages of Fortnite is the minimal amount of computer power needed to play the game. As Fortnite season 10 approaches, developer Epic Games gave a heads-up that players will need to have a proper graphics cards to play the game. Fortnite season 10 will require a DirectX 11 graphics card, according to a blog post from Epic …

The US Commerce Department has blacklisted another five Chinese tech companies, preventing them from buying US-made chips and components. Like Chinese tech giant Huawei last month, the companies were added to the United State’s “entity list” (PDF) due to national security concerns.  The filing, spotted earlier Friday by CNBC, blocks China-based Higon, Sugon, Chengdu Haiguang Integrated Circuit, Chengdu Haiguang Microelectronics Technology …

It’s a big week for Niantic, which expanded its UK studio just before Harry Potter: Wizards Unite lands in the US and UK (here’s how you get started playing Harry Potter: Wizards Unite). The Pokemon Go developer acquired London-based Sensible Object, known for games like the AR-tabletop hybrid Beasts of Balance and Amazon Alexa-powered When in Rome, which basically combine physical …

The Mac App Store has received significant criticism, but Apple’s efforts to improve it apparently have paid off, as Adobe started using the store to sell its Lightroom software for the first time on Thursday. The photo-editing and cataloging software, geared for photo enthusiasts and pros who want something richer than Google Photos or Apple Photos, costs the same as …

Chinese mobile phone maker Huawei is set to lose $30 billion this year because of trade problems with the US and other countries around the world. But the company’s CEO, Ren Zhengfei, isn’t stressing out about it, he told CNBC in an interview on Wednesday. Huawei’s original forecast for this year was $130 billion, but at an event on Monday, …

In internet-fail news, it looks like streaming service Hulu, gaming service Xbox Live and self-described “front page of the internet” Reddit all experienced outages Wednesday afternoon. Down Detector recorded over 10,000 reports about Microsoft’s Xbox Live being down and another 10,000 reports of Hulu being down. The Xbox Live status page confirms that core services are “limited.” “Our team is working hard to …