Information has been bubbling up within the developer community about “Campfire,” an update to Chromebook firmware that would allow people to securely boot the systems into Windows 10 in addition to Google’s Chrome OS. XDA Developers first noticed it mentioned within references to Google’s own Pixelbook, but has since seen enough code variations to imply …
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Floating holograms. Space-age goggles. The Magic Leap One, the mysterious augmented reality headset, has been promised for so many years, it started to seem as unreal as the worlds it supposedly creates. We’re here to tell you: Magic Leap is a real thing. Its debut headset is now available to buy, but at $2,295 with availability in only a few …
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With the launch of Samsung’s latest top-tier Note 9 phone, the company introduced a handful of new features including an AI-powered camera, a larger 4,000mAh battery and tons of internal storage. But the phone’s signature S Pen stylus underwent a refresh of its own, too. Not only does it flaunt a snazzy vibrant yellow color, but it also has Bluetooth …
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Microsoft’s Edge browser has a dark mode… sorta. Thankfully, an honest-to-goodness dark mode is only an extension away — just as you’ll find with Chrome. Let us review your options for painting Edge black. Edge’s built-in dark theme Edge has a light and a dark theme. To go dark, click the triple-dot button in the top right of Edge, scroll …
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The Samsung Galaxy 7 is reportedly at risk from hackers due to a microchip security flaw. The Meltdown vulnerability can be exploited to attack the Galaxy S7, researchers from Graz Technical University in Austria told Reuters on Wednesday. Samsung phones were previously thought to be immune to Meltdown, which is said to endanger most computing devices. The team will release …
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The next stage of computing doesn’t happen on a laptop or a phone. It happens in the space around you, hanging in the air, awaiting a command from a flick of your hand. That company presentation? An animation beamed to the table in front of you. The next hit video game? Blaster fire shot from aliens hiding behind the sofa. …
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A quick update regarding yesterday’s 6-deal roundup: The Tacklife rotary tool had promo-code problems (and limited inventory), but the vendor has promised to repeat the deal soon. If you missed out, stay tuned! Surface Go? I say Surface no. I don’t get Microsoft’s new tablet at all. It’s under-powered, too small to be of practical use and still sold without …
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The death of Skype 7 (or Skype classic) has been delayed, following “customer feedback”, according to Microsoft. Microsoft originally announced on July 16 that classic Skype would be discontinued on Sept. 1, 2018 and encouraged users to upgrade to version 8.0. After many lamented the “upgrade” and clogged up the comments on the original discontinuation blog post, Microsoft have decided …
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Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are seem to have been on the cusp of mainstream success for years. But you can’t decide if they offer something for you until you understand what they offer at all. Now playing: Watch this: What is AR and how does it differ from virtual reality? 3:17 Augmented reality AR is when you …
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On this podcast, we talk about: CNET’s review of the new Microsoft Surface Go tablet. T-Mobile‘s latest strong quarter of customer growth. The huge demand for the Nintendo NES Classic mini-console. Now playing: Watch this: Microsoft’s low-cost Surface Go isn’t actually that cheap… 4:58 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought …
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