Microsoft’s rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) is back on again, sort of. The tech giant paused the rollout after two days to investigate isolated reports of users missing files after updating. The update was only available to users who manually checked for updates in Windows settings. Following the reports, however, …
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When Google pushes a device like its new Pixel 3 phone, it’s not really about the phone. It’s about all the ways the hunk of metal and glass can get you to use Google’s software — and, as a result, help the company find out more information about you. But what if your faith in Google’s ability to protect your …
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I watched Google’s reveal of the much-leaked Pixel Slate with great interest. This was a sharp-looking Chrome OS device, with a great screen and the promise of excellent front-firing speakers. Sure, $599 felt like a lot for a quasi-Chromebook (unless you’re the even-more-expensive PixelBook), especially one that starts with an Intel Celeron processor — but I firmly believe Chrome OS …
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Google announced on Monday that it will sunset the consumer version of its social network Google+ by the end of August 2019 after a vulnerability exposed the personal data of up to 500,000 users between 2015 and March 2018. A review of Google+ as part of the company’s Project Strobe “crystallized what we’ve known for a while: that while our engineering teams …
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One of the worst-kept tech secrets in recent history is officially out of the bag. Google has announced a new tablet, the Pixel Slate, alongside a handful of other new products including the Pixel 3 phone and Home Hub. Google Pixel 2018 event Pixel 3, Google Hub and Pixel Slate: Everything Google announced Google Home Hub wants to finish the job …
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Repeatedly calling it “the world’s best gaming processor,” Intel on Monday launched the ninth-generation Core i9-9900K, its flagship mainstream unlocked, overclockable CPU with eight cores, intended to appeal to gamers and that most nebulous of market segments, creators. It’s joined by ninth-gen versions of the Core i7 and i5, an 18-core i9-9980XE for people who need workstation power but not …
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Microsoft pumped the brakes on the rollout of the latest version of its Windows 10 operating system, after users reported the recent update deleted files on their computers. On a support page, the software giant said it had “paused” distribution of the software while it investigated the reports of missing files. The notification appears to have been posted to Microsoft’s …
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Magic Leap, one of the most talked-about, overhyped startups in the tech industry, reached a major milestone this summer when it released its mixed reality headset to developers after years of promises. Now CEO Rony Abovitz and his team are working to convince developers and creative types who’ve paid $2,295 for the first-generation Magic Leap One “Creator Edition” to invest …
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Microsoft revealed Monday that it’s testing an Xbox game streaming service, currently called Project xCloud. The company demonstrated its work on the service so far in a video showing Forza and Halo, games designed to be run on an Xbox One console, being played on Android phones and tablets. The games work both with an Xbox wireless controller paired over Bluetooth …
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Microsoft officially rolled out its Windows 10 October 2018 update (technically, version 1809) on Tuesday in conjunction with its updated Surface devices. But initial upgraders have begun to report the disappearance of files in their Documents and Pictures folders. You might want to hit pause on that update — here’s how. Users in r/Windows10 on Reddit and elsewhere have posted claims …
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